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Love the Bomb: Potential

“Half-android, Ahye hides the formula for love in her still-human heart (the Oculons seek to destroy this, in order to extinguish life on earth forever!) Captain Braxton, her lost love, has been on another planet fighting the Oculons. Returning to…

Tidelands: Holy Grail

Tidelands is the duo of San Francisco’s Gabriel Montana Leis (Guitar, Flugelhorn, Vocals) and Mie Araki (Drums, Keyboards, Vocals). Sharp, poignant, poetic lyrics are uniquely arranged with looped guitars, Moog bass and beautiful harmonies on the duo’s debut album, If…,…

Sentinel: Dark End

We sometimes describe often featured bands as “Network Favourites”, but to use that term for Oakland’s Sentinel is an understatement. Sentinel could justifiably be described as an Insomnia Radio House Band. Dark End, their latest single, is their sixth appearance…

Dust of Vraj: By the Heart

Taking their name from a spiritual village in India, Dust of Vraj is a cultural presentation of east meets west in a musical style that’s cutting edge, incorporating classical Indian instruments, ancient Sanskrit Mantras and positive English lyrics. Despite having…