Axis Neptune • Cherry Red • 2022

Axis Neptune is a project created by Josh Cotterill, a producer from Scarborough, UK. His music is heavily inspired by soul, jazz, indie, and synth pop, creating falsetto-driven songs with live instruments and deep grooves. He learnt to play guitar at the ago of 7, after becoming obsessed with Jimi Hendrix and John Frusciante.

ISTA • Spell It • 2020

"ISTA has returned with a new music video for “Spell It,” a complete visual delight of colorful, often trippy animation that fits perfectly with catchy song that strongly resembles to many of the bands of the early 00s such as JET and The Hives."

-Vents Magazine

Ludic • Love Me Like • 2020

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“Love Me Like” was inspired by music in the neo-soul and pop genres that we love so much while intertwining modern production and hooks with vintage songwriting sensibilities. This is a song about a one-sided relationship from the eyes of the beholder, grappling with internal frustration and romantic invisibility. 

Ludic · Love Me Like

various • F​.​A​.​R. OUT • 2019

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F.A.R. OUT is the 3rd compilation curated and released by Fadeawayradiate Records. This time we chose a late 60's sunshine pop theme: sunny tunes full of harmonies with a dab of psychedelic. 

Unlike the forerunner comps that were cover comps, these are all originals! It's a wonderful eclectic bunch of international bands; from lofi indie champs to veterans of the scene... 

The Grus - Nest - 2015

"Based in north-west Russia, The Grus create their unique palette of sounds using analogue synths, old-fashioned guitars from the Soviet-era, tape recorders and an array of handmade instruments and microphones. The down-tempo beats team up with a mix of vintage analogue synths, hooky bass-lines, deliciously icy atmospheres, and the band’s trademark female vocals. This is a cornucopia of sound! It’s chilled out, it’s moody, and it’s dreamy. The album is lyrically very poetic and expressive with just the right touch of tortured love." 

© Follyphone Records

My Drunken Haze - 2014

Greek five piece band My Drunken Haze are based out of Athens in the Mesogia area and make 60's psych-tinged melodies with fiery pop flourishes. Their self-titled debut album, released by Inner Ear Records on 3th of November.  

Produced by King Elephant, best known as the drummer of Baby Guru. An album starring the character of a woman in search of love, longing, separation and redemption, set against a backdrop of daydreaming, drugs and the hot sand of a summer beach. 

My Drunken Haze formed in the spring of 2010 by guitarist-songwriter and Spir Frelini, as an endeavor to reconcile neo-psychedelic music with the 60's garage guitar sound. In 2011 guitarist Harry Kane joined the band, while in 2012 they found the ethereal singer, Matina Sous Peau. The rhythm section was staffed with Nick Zoura on the drums and Costa Gunn on bass.

Inner Ear Records

Born in 2007 Inner Ear Records is based in the Greek city of Patras. It began as a one-man project and is currently Greece’s leading indie music label, home to some of the most interesting new local bands. Inner Ear is mainly focused on english-speaking alternative rock, pop and modern folk music but it keeps horizons and ears open to any other genre.

photo by: Dionyssis Matiatos