From Palenstine, TX comes 5 piece hard rock outfit Blacktop Mojo. Formed in 2012, Blacktop’s debut release I Am was a cultural mix of southern style music and heavy riffs and an almost old west atmosphere. [Which I looked at in a previous article] After a successful crowdfunding campaign…
French journalist and philosopher Albert Camus once said “To know oneself, one should assert oneself.” True words from one journalist to another. As the pursuit of interesting music the main mission on Contrast CTRL, we look further and further for musicians who simply want to create and share. Bobby…
Ballroom Cuts is the debut effort from Grandmother Corn that focuses on 50s and 60s era sound and songwriting. With the intention of calling to mind a 50s ballroom soiree, Grandmother Corn use analog recording techniques and the power of digital mixing to bring us their debut effort that vibrantly…
Jumping right out of the gate Contrast CTRL has been a wholehearted supporter of local music and arts, so it’s with great pleasure to introduce you to East TN’s Big Valley Mustangs! Comprised of 4 members, Big Valley Mustangs is a Alternative/Country/Rock outfit that certainly lives up to the genres…
In the ongoing search for great music, listeners like myself get caught up in traditional arrangements and genres of music that often can get drab and call for a dose of some creative freedom. Uyama Hiroto is a Japanese DJ who offers a escape from the mundane and familiar, and…
In this business, the writing business, life can often get in the way and either delay or totally push back projects. Contrast CTRL is a one man operation with the help a few friends and family as support. So in that vain what does it take to write? What motivation…
Contrast CTRL is back at it with an interview of a unique musician by the name of Kenny Dubman. Kenny is from New Jersey and has been playing guitar since he was 9. Now many years later, Kenny Dubman has several albums with bands and solo projects under his belt. …
Life in Motion. That’s a term that comes to mind when Indie Rock is involved in life. From the hustle and bustle of the music that is often chaotic, melancholic, or airy, indie rock proves to be a genre of never ending wonder and fun. Mansell is a 3 piece…
In the midst of all the recent negativity in the news and airwaves of radio, Denver based RnB sensation Mawule contributes to his thoughts on all the unrest. ‘Black is Beautiful’ is a social piece that features a chorus beautifully sang by Bianca Mikahn and a rap breakdown by…
Örebro, Sweden is home to 4 piece Post-Rock band Oh Hiroshima. Formed by Leif Eliasson and Jakob Hemström, these two friends created atmospheric vision and interpretation on modern contemporary society. With airy soundscapes of vocals and texturing guitars and subtle instrumentation from electronics, Oh Hiroshima is a abstract music project with…
London, England brings us Lianne La Havas, a songbird with a passion for singing and also a multi-instrumentalist who fuses pop, RnB, Soul, Jazz, and a hint acoustic and electric guitars. With that said we bring our focus to Blood, the second album from La Havas that truly shines brightly…
In this review we will take a look at Strange Daze, Out of Minnesota, Strange Daze began as a 3 piece band who performed mainly cover songs. Now two albums in and a newly inked record deal with Sony, Strange Daze are firing up for the re-release of Shine Through,…
On Contrast CTRL we always love jumping inside the artists thought process on their music, life, and everything in between. This time around we take a look at Not A Planet, a 4 piece band that comes from all around the country to establish their home in Kansas City. Not…
Coming out of Palestine, TX is Blacktop Mojo, a band that has been featured several times on this site. Blacktop Mojo are set to release new material before the end of this year[2016] and have had great success through their PledgeMusic campaign. Matt James, lead singer of the band spoke…
The one thing I love most about writing is getting to express my own thoughts and feelings on a specific artist, song, or topic. In doing so I find that I’m able to say things in this format that I couldn’t in regular speech. Mawule is much the same in…
