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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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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…
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June 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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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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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…
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June 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Post Death Soundtrack – IN ALL MY NIGHTMARES I AM ALONE: A Fractured, Ferocious, and Fearlessly Personal Album

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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…
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June 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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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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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 …
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June 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Geo Chandler’s Spent (Edit) blends late-night piano loops with violin and quiet electronics.
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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…
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June 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Ben Heyworth’s Creature EP is three tracks of strange, quiet beauty. cinematicgiants.com/2025/05/31/b...
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…
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June 1, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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Martin Leroux’s Butterskies is a soft, clear-eyed song about saying goodbye without bitterness. cinematicgiants.com/2025/05/31/m...
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…
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June 1, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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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...
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…
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June 1, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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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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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 …
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May 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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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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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…
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May 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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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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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 …
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May 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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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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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…
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May 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Just one guitar, telling the truth. Luca “Ninni” Caligiuri’s “A Meravilha” is a quiet kind of wonder.

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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…
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May 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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A tribute in trio form. OHNomad’s latest piece, “Junko,” tells a quiet story of strength and grace.

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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…
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May 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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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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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…
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May 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Rebecca Anderson’s new single “Lay It All Down” is a quiet gut-punch about letting go. cinematicgiants.com/2025/05/21/r...
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,…
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May 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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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...
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…
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May 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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ARMINÉ’s “My Dreams” is cinematic, intimate, and emotionally real. cinematicgiants.com/2025/05/21/a...
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…
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May 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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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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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…
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May 19, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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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...
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…
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May 19, 2025 at 7:51 AM