A Psychedelic Trip with Saint Janus

I can't remember when exactly electronic music started to become so popular, surpassing other genres. It's like one day I'm listening to rock music, the next I'm listening to a rock band playing an EDM inspired music. Though, with the rise of EDM, its getting harder to find artists with their own unique sound. You hear the same beats, you hear the same drops and they all seemed to fall under one inconspicuous genre.

Incidentally, while I was wondering about this, I bumped into this DJ/Producer who seemed to have other things going on. The first dose of his music had been a shot of love! Amidst, the cacophony of bass drops and mushy, pop-ish lyrics here comes someone who has something entirely different to offer.

Definitely, a genre of its own, listening to Saint Janus'music is like a glorious trip to the outer space, one that you don't want to end too soon. His compositions reminded me of those psychedelic music I listened to when I was much younger. They are raw and erratic, yet the overall quality is definitely beautiful. Its like the music doesn't follow any rules except that of it's producer. Sometimes, it certainly feels like the music has its own life and will keep playing even if you hit the stop button.

Avatar records who will be releasing Saint Janus second Ep, described his music as - "A combination of elements from progressive rock and psychedelic space rock while projecting a euphoric relaxed atmosphere. His music suggests a new approach to psybient and psychill. A fusion of deep and relaxed compositions with an array of slow rhythms which will gently cover you." Just like what I said, it's one of kind.

Listening to Saint Janus will definitely make one dig deeper into the electronic scene. One will realize that that there's more to electronic music than catchy tunes, the so called anthems or those bass drops which makes you want to go jumping around. This is the kind of music which will make you realize that electronic music is not just about the mainstream beats and the fame which seems to envelop DJ's these days. Given a proper dedication and letting one's passion to take hold instead of the superficiality of today's music industry, electronic music can still be quite artistic and eloquent as it once had been.

So if you want to hear more than just the usual bass drops or if you're simply tired of the same top 40's mash-ups, you definitely have to look up this Producer. It's a guaranteed trip to another dimension minus any crack you can think of.

Following the Journey of Zander Bleck

There are tons of talented musicians out there but most of them almost, always sound alike that sometimes you feel like nothing would surprise or fascinate you anymore. So when you stumble upon a song that really piqued your interest, you always find yourself digging about the whereabouts of the song, looking up the artist behind it and all the whatnots.

Recently, I came upon such a discovery while browsing youtube. I clicked on a cover of Bohemian Rhapsody and I was awestruck! The voice of the singer was totally beautiful and perfect for the song. Bohemian Rhapsody is one of my favorite songs from Queen and to hear someone singing parts of it with such emotion and with almost the same range as that of Freddie Mercury is simply wonderful. He wasn't just simply singing it, he's owning it and expressing his own style.

That singer had been Zander Bleck. I've heard of that name a couple of times before. Well I'm quite aware that he's a gorgeous model with a perfect physique, but a singer with a captivating voice, that is news to me! Curious and all, I decided to look up his other materials and I was totally surprised, the guy could really sing! His voice reminded me of my childhood days when I would usually wake up on weekends to the awesome sounds of 70's and 80's. Yet you wouldn't exactly get lost in time as his music still have that contemporary feel to it.

Temptation, a recently released track from his upcoming album got stuck with me for a couple of weeks, and until now it is still included in my playlist all the time (both the album and remix versions and I got the remix as my ringtone). It has that old rock n' roll vibe, it's quite upbeat and definitely sexy! That voice and style are both something I haven't heard of for awhile now. Listening to Zander is totally eargasmic! 

I'm really looking forward to the release of his album to hear more of his music and hopefully he'll have more visibility as well. I think he is a very promising artist who has his own flair and style and it's a great thing that he decided to share his gift to the world.

Official video of Temptation