Alt/Electronica

Lost In City returns to SOL with emphatic second instalment in the ‘Reveries’ series
After initiating the SOL imprint with the captivating first chapter in the Reveries series, Canadian producer Lost In City returns to deliver the equally emphatic second instalment. The enigmatic newcomer evolves the story with three cuts of sleek, emotive electronica. ‘’Wild Sea” offers a mesmerising and, now signature, cinematic experience with calming organ notes... Read more »

HOKI close out the year with thrilling sophmore album ‘Today’
‘Today’ is the second full length album from rising duo HOKI. The collaboration, which brings together the talents of Canadian-Armenian producer Varti Deuchoghlian and Australian vocalist Brent McCormick, has fast garnered an international reputation for exhilarating indie electronic ballads. ‘Today’ provides the latest chapter in the story and follows the release of lead singles ‘Water’,... Read more »

Premiere: HOKI fuse the worlds of indie and electronic with the tantalising ‘Mid Air’
HOKI showcases the best of the melting pot that is Montreal, its people and its music. The breadth and the impact of their unique sound was conceived by their debut album ‘Strangest Of Us All’ and cemented by standout early EPs in 2020; ‘Memories Of Love’ and ‘King Of Hearts’. November 13 seems the rising... Read more »

HOKI return with exhilarating new track ‘The Walls Can Talk’
‘The Walls Can Talk’ is the third and final single from the upcoming HOKI album ‘Today’. The Montreal indie electronic duo have teed up an exhilarating album release through a storied Summer of captivating songs in ‘Water’, ‘Crash’ and now ‘The Walls Can Talk’. The vibrant track sees HOKI craft a pulsating experience that combines... Read more »

1984: Ambient Playlist curated by Lost In City
Fresh from a debut on SOL with the mesmerising ‘Reveries Ch.1’, Canadian producer Lost In City shares a soothing ambient selection that is sure to ease your woes in this time of global turbulence. Including music from Hosini, Diamond Note, Michael FK, Amparo and more. Listen below! Stream/Download ‘Reveries Ch.1’ here. Follow Lost In City... Read more »

Canadian artist Lost In City takes first steps with lush EP ‘Reveries Ch.1’
Canadian artist Lost In City inaugurates the SOL imprint with the first chapter in the Reveries series. The enigmatic newcomer presents a sleek, cinematic experience in a three track EP. Opening the release is the mystifying ‘Murron’, a delectable ambient cut with an intricate and challenging atmosphere. ‘Where Stories Live’ offers a similarly profound journey... Read more »

Premiere: Amtrac puts his touch on Zimmer’s ‘Make It Happen’
Almost 1 year after the release of his first album, Zimmer comes back with a Remixes EP, always on the line between techno and disco. On this occasion, Zimmer calls upon 6 artists: a mix of his heroes (Gerd Janson, Lauer) and his friends (You Man) but also a tribute to the rising French Italo... Read more »

Duke Dumont Releases Duality Remixed Album
Multi-platinum record maker Duke Dumont has unveiled Duality Remixed, a twelve-track remix package of his acclaimed debut album Duality, out now. Featuring some of the biggest names in dance music, Duality Remixed includes no fewer than five tracks that have already been released as singles, including remix king Purple Disco Machine’s funk-laden rework of ‘OceanDrive’, German DJ and production wizard Tensnake’s synth-driven edit of ‘Nightcrawler’ and Yorkshire... Read more »

Powel selects 10 iconic tracks to mark the passing of Burning Man in 2020
With Burning Man 2020 just a dream in the current global turbulence, we’ve been taking the time to mark its passing with a look back on great moments and music from years past. Continuing our series in the footsteps of Buenos Aires artist Facundo Mohrr and Montreal’s own Kora, we welcome Berlin-based All Day I... Read more »

Premiere: Mark Slee gets remix treatment by downtempo master Lusine
For release number twenty-three on San Francisco’s Manjumasi, label co-founder Mark Slee returns with a new EP, his first original showing on the imprint since its debut release, his Nocturne Belle EP in 2016. The Grapeseed EP features three original tracks, all with deep and mysterious elements that have become a marker of Slee’s production... Read more »