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Tomasz Kowalczyk – AMBASADORIA (Review) There’s something about AMBASADORIA that doesn’t ask to be understood immediately. It plays like an audio notebook from a parallel world: fragments of memory, shifting moods, and untamed musical co…

AMBASADORIA is messy, emotional, and refuses to sit still. Kowalczyk and Limami piece together fragments of memory, rhythm, and noise into something that feels personal and unfinished on purpose.
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Jakob The Liar Lights the Fuse with Debut EP ‘Wake Up Mr. Kupferberg’ Jakob The Liar’s debut EP feels like the start of a movement. ‘Wake Up Mr. Kupferberg’ lands with the force of someone who’s been through too much to say anything half-hearted. It’s personal, but n…

Jakob The Liar Lights the Fuse with Debut EP ‘Wake Up Mr. Kupferberg’

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Cinematic Giants Spotlight – June 2025 This month’s Cinematic Giants Spotlight brings together five standout tracks that blur the lines between classical composition, electronic experimentation, and cinematic atmosphere. From modern rew…

This month’s Cinematic Giants Spotlight features 5 tracks that blur the lines between classical, electronic, and cinematic. From Apashe’s raw edge to Olesya Kolos’s sweeping scores... these aren’t just songs, they’re scenes waiting to happen.

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Post Death Soundtrack – IN ALL MY NIGHTMARES I AM ALONE: A Fractured, Ferocious, and Fearlessly Personal Album Stephen Moore, the mind behind Calgary-based Post Death Soundtrack, has returned with his most unfiltered release yet. IN ALL MY NIGHTMARES I AM ALONE is less an album than it is an exorcism, built…

Post Death Soundtrack – IN ALL MY NIGHTMARES I AM ALONE: A Fractured, Ferocious, and Fearlessly Personal Album

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Review: MrMessy – I Want to Make Her Happy EP MrMessy’s I Want to Make Her Happy EP feels like it crawled out from the wreckage of old drives and unfinished ideas, only to arrive sounding entirely current. Built from glitches, vocoders, sharp …

Three tracks of warped synths, glitchy bass, and vocoded hooks that lean into the imperfect. MrMessy’s 'I Want to Make Her Happy' builds emotion through broken textures.
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Geo Chandler – “Spent (Edit)” Geo Chandler’s new single “Spent (Edit)” quietly earns its place in the space between classical detail and electronic music. Without leaning on genre clichés, Chandler finds a bal…

Geo Chandler’s Spent (Edit) blends late-night piano loops with violin and quiet electronics.
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Ben Heyworth – Creature EP After some time out of the spotlight, Ben Heyworth returns with Creature, a three-track EP that feels deeply rooted in place, memory, and the offbeat corners of the human experience.  Narrowbo…

Ben Heyworth’s Creature EP is three tracks of strange, quiet beauty. cinematicgiants.com/2025/05/31/b...

Martin Leroux – “Butterskies” Martin Leroux’s new single “Butterskies” balances heartbreak and acceptance with quiet grace. Rooted in a ’60s folk style, the track moves with fluttering classical guitar lines and a soft st…

Martin Leroux’s Butterskies is a soft, clear-eyed song about saying goodbye without bitterness. cinematicgiants.com/2025/05/31/m...

STREAMER Go Cinematic With Stirring New Single “The Island” Alternative rock trio STREAMER, known for their high-energy indie trance blend, pivot in a new direction with their latest release, The Island. Rather than chasing the pulse of the dancefloor, this…

STREAMER’s new track The Island pulls back from their usual energy for something more reflective. A slow-build song about grief and memory, simple but effective. Feels like it was written for both a crowd and a long walk alone. cinematicgiants.com/2025/05/31/s...

Bernadett Nyari Releases New Album Heart of Diamonds and Music Video “Radiance” Globally celebrated violinist Bernadett Nyari introduces a new chapter in her career with Heart of Diamonds, a project that draws deeply from her own life while opening up new creative territory. K…

Bernadett Nyari Releases New Album Heart of Diamonds and Music Video “Radiance”
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THREE – Darren Pickering Small Worlds The third release from Ōtautahi-based quartet Darren Pickering Small Worlds builds on the thoughtful foundations laid by their previous two albums. THREE presents a refined evolution in their sound…

THREE – Darren Pickering Small Worlds
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Kat Koan – The Night Circus EP Review Kat Koan’s new six-track EP The Night Circus is as unfiltered and playful as it is theatrical. Billed by Koan herself as a “carefully crafted hot mess,” this is a record that throws out the ruleboo…

Kat Koan – The Night Circus EP Review
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Inez Leon – Del Alhelí Del Alhelí is not just Inez Leon’s most ambitious EP to date—it’s her most personal. Written during a year she spent living in Mexico, the record documents a period of deep emotional and cultural r…

Del Alhelí is Inez Leon at her most personal and precise.
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Tic Tic Returns with a Brooding, Guitar-Laced Single “While the Shadows Grow” Norwegian-French duo Tic Tic reenters the scene with “While the Shadows Grow”, their latest single and the first preview of their upcoming second album. Known for balancing eerie synth …

Tic Tic – “While the Shadows Grow”
Cold air, sharp edges, haunted beauty. Tic Tic returns with While the Shadows Grow: a slow-burn single that hits like a memory you can’t shake.
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Sakura Fukubi’s “Carpe Diem” Brings Cherry Blossom Season to Life With Graceful Precision The Hong Kong-based group Sakura Fukubi has released “Carpe Diem,” a track that draws from Japanese tradition and spring symbolism to create something soft, meaningful, and reflective. The title ma…

Sakura Fukubi – “Carpe Diem”
Like petals in spring wind. “Carpe Diem” from Sakura Fukubi blends tradition and tenderness, guided by flute and feeling.

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Raynald Grenier Releases a Collection of Classical Works With a Clear Cinematic Core Raynald Grenier, a composer based in Quebec, has released The Compilation Album, a selection of orchestral pieces pulled from across his catalog. It’s a focused release, with each track reflecting …

Raynald Grenier – The Compilation Album
Classical without the clutter. Raynald Grenier’s Compilation Album distills emotion and structure into cinematic clarity.
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Light and Shade’s “This Is Water” Is a Raw and Personal Rock Statement from Memphis Memphis duo Light and Shade return with their second album, This Is Water, a rock record steeped in memory, loss, and the kind of personal clarity that only comes from living through real things. T…

Light and Shade – This Is Water

This Is Water is Light and Shade at their rawest: grief, grit, and guitars that mean it.

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Ninni’s “A Meravilha” Balances Wonder and Warmth Through Classical Guitar With “A Meravilha,” Italian composer and guitarist Luca “Ninni” Caligiuri returns to his roots—leaning into his deep connection with instrumental storytelling while explorin…

Just one guitar, telling the truth. Luca “Ninni” Caligiuri’s “A Meravilha” is a quiet kind of wonder.

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Review: OHNomad’s “Universal Connection – Junko” Honors Identity Through Precision and Intimacy OHNomad’s new piece, “Universal Connection – Junko,” does something most compositions don’t even try to: it tells a personal story without saying a single word. The trio for flute, cello, and…

A tribute in trio form. OHNomad’s latest piece, “Junko,” tells a quiet story of strength and grace.

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DBsock Debuts Bold, Mythic Vision with EP1: The Journey DBsock doesn’t make passive music. Her debut EP, The Journey, plays like a surreal myth carved into five distinct movements. Each track is a chapter in a transformation story—an outsider goddess na…

DBsock’s debut EP The Journey is art pop in its rawest, weirdest, most intentional form. Five tracks that feel more like transformation than playlist fodder. It’s not background music—it is the moment. Now streaming.

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Rebecca Anderson’s “Lay It All Down” Rebecca Anderson’s new single “Lay It All Down” continues her streak of introspective, emotionally grounded songwriting. While her previous release “In the Beginning” focused on spiritual identity,…

Rebecca Anderson’s new single “Lay It All Down” is a quiet gut-punch about letting go. cinematicgiants.com/2025/05/21/r...

Lenny Jennings ft. Evida – “Phases” “Phases” is the kind of debut that doesn’t aim for loud fireworks, it just lands, solid and raw. The track is led by Lenny Jennings’ guitar, which feels more like a lead character than a supp…

Lenny Jennings's “Phases” feels like it came from a real place, and that’s why it lands so hard. Debut track now live. cinematicgiants.com/2025/05/21/l...

ARMINÉ – “My Dreams” With “My Dreams,” mezzo-soprano ARMINÉ steps into a cinematic sound that feels both intensely personal and theatrically grand. The song begins with a sparse piano motif, delicate and icy, soon enve…

ARMINÉ’s “My Dreams” is cinematic, intimate, and emotionally real. cinematicgiants.com/2025/05/21/a...

Daniel de Boer – The Turnaround The Turnaround’s new self‑titled EP is a warm, globe‑trotting collection of six songs built around Daniel de Boer’s intimate bass and vocals. From Texel to Berlin, each track spotlights musicians f…

Daniel de Boer’s The Turnaround EP is a globe‑trotting journey on bass and voice. From Texel’s gentle grooves to Berlin’s brass and beats, every track blends cultures without missing a beat.
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Ivy League – American Love Brooklyn’s Ivy League channel raw emotion into tight, hook‑driven rock on American Love. The album pulses with gritty guitar riffs and frank lyrics, capturing the tension of a love that’s frayed be…

Brooklyn trio Ivy League roar back with American Love. Think gritty riffs, snap‑to‑attention hooks, and lyrics that land like punches—heartbreak never sounded so urgent. cinematicgiants.com/2025/05/19/i...

Cinematic Giants Spotlight · May 2025 Francesca Pichierri – “Anime Vaghe”Pichierri pairs hushed piano with a solo that feels almost confessional, then lifts the roof with a choir‑driven chorus that pushes you out of your seat. It’s equ…

New spotlight just dropped: Cinematic Giants – May 2025 🎬
Featuring Francesca Pichierri, Gus Defelice, Wolfgang Webb, Astro The Little Man, and Maybe Human.
Hit the link in bio to dive into this month’s most cinematic tracks.

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Edge of Paradise – Prophecy Edge of Paradise comes in hard on Prophecy, their sixth studio album and first with Napalm Records. This release pushes deeper into heavy territory while still holding on to the theatrical, larger-…

Edge of Paradise is back with Prophecy — their heaviest, boldest album yet.
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Julandjim – The Duchess Melody There’s something instantly disarming about Julandjim’s The Duchess Melody. Built around a delicate, looping motif, the track feels like it drifts out of a film you haven’t seen but somehow remembe…

Julandjim’s The Duchess Melody sounds like a memory you forgot you had.

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Indomitus Pax – AfterGlow Bridge Rome’s Solo Artist Turns a Memory into Music That Speaks Without Words There’s a kind of restraint in AfterGlow Bridge that’s rare. The single from Indomitus Pax, a solo composer and producer based…

Indomitus Pax’s AfterGlow Bridge feels like a quiet memory, unfolding slowly.

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Marcela Rivera: A First Song for the One She Hadn’t Met Yet Marcela Rivera’s debut single Little Creature doesn’t feel like a career launch, it feels like a personal letter accidentally made public. Written during her pregnancy and built at home with her hu…

Marcela Rivera’s debut Little Creature feels less like a single, more like a quiet letter from one life chapter to the next.

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