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Stax Osset's debut single is a dreamy slice of trip-hop.. If you're a fan of Allday you will probably have heard Stax Osset's vocals from Allday's Ultra glacial edition of Milligrams. Osset has now released her first official single titled Symmetry and it's a lovely piece of floating trip-hop with a skittering drum beat. Slick vocal chops make it memorable and the music video strengthens this, something that often isn't the case for first-time artists all the way to the big hitters. Indeed, the repeated chopped editing style really compliments the erratic vocals and instrumentals which makes Stax Osset into one tight little trip-hop package to keep your eye on.  Follow Stax Osset: FACEBOOK

The indie-pop trio are streaming their self-titled EP for free..

Cabana's debut single gets a super-8 shot video to go with it..

LCAW remixes Kyiki's latest cut into an atmospheric house gem..

Eschewing away from the heavy end of trap, Tyson Kraft's XXV brings out the chill vibes.. Sydney producer, Tyson Kraft has dropped a seriously chilled out trap cut titled, XXV. Warms drums nicely compliment the coarse snarse sounds as the pitched up vocal cuts weave amongst it all. You can get a free download of the track HERE and listen to it below: Follow Tyson Kraft: FACEBOOK

Warm bass lines and skittering drums make Spirit Faces newest single, Cloudplay a refreshing track.. We've been big of Spirit Faces since he dropped Hold It Down (Which you can listen to HERE) and then we were lucky enough to premiere Anatole's darker, almost James-blakesque remix of Hold It Down. Spirit Faces has released another single from his upcoming EP, Bedroom Music, and it's titled Cloudplay. Cloudplay varies from Hold It Down, being a more uptempo, frenzied track when compared to Hold It Down's emotive piano bed. Indeed, there's a sense of rush throughout the track with the skittering filled drums, the warm bass lines and the tender vocals of of BUOY: Follow Spirit Faces: FACEBOOK

Still Parade's newest track Hunter really nails the genre that is dream-folk.. Nikals Kramer AKA Still Parade has just dropped an atmospheric stand-alone track titled Hunter, which you can download for free. After dropping tracks like Beach with its sparse soundscape filled by Kramer's falsetto, Hunter appears as a shift towards greater instrumental presence alongside Kramer's voice. Kramer reflects elements of folk but to simply label it that seems an insult for the beautiful sonic landscapes that Kramer creates. Kramer also released an EP titled Fields earlier this year.  Follow Still Parade: FACEBOOK

Elements you know, arranged pretty perfectly.. If you tried to imagine all the elements of future-beats/R&B you've come to know and love over the past 12-18 months, then threw them into one song I think that song would be Thank U by Melbourne producer Fossa Beats (heck the title even incorporates the letter 'U' in place of 'you'). You might consider this a knock, but let me also assure you it's not; some people just throw this stuff into their music because it's de rigueur. Fossa Beats fucking owns it and Thank U is the perfect combination of everything you love in the genre. It's beautifully restrained, takes off where it needs to, drops into a tidy little Jersey beat here and there, has some killer percussion, and most enjoyably is just really perfectly produced. Vibes all over the place. Plus check out these choice quotes from some of the country's heaviest hitters: "I always listen to Fossa Beats when I'm hanging out my washing." - DEER "My fav sets are when I play b2b with Fossa '

Forsaking the dream aspects of Snakadaktal, Sean Heathcliffe's new project, Kagu sees a push towards singer-songwriter.. Just about any site that is going to post Sean Heathcliffe's newest project, Kagu, is going to reference the sudden break-up of Snakdaktal earlier this year: Post by Snakadaktal   Furthermore, it'll see many comparisons drawn between Heathcliffe and Snakadaktal but in reality the two projects differ. Kagu represents Heathcliffe moving away from the dream elements in place of a singer-songwriter approach as can be seen in Shadow Of The Wind. And given this debut release, Kagu has already stamped itself as a project to keep an eye on. Follow Kagu: FACEBOOK

Brisbane's Nite Fields merge beach rock with slacker for chilled results.. Nite Fields have been churning out some great slacker-styled beach rock and their latest cut You I Never Know can only prove that they are onto something good. Mixing together some reverb-lathered guitar riffs and sombre sounding vocals, it's definitely an ear-worm. You I Never Know is the first single from their debut album, Depersonalisation, which is set to be released Feburary 3 via LA-based record label Felte, who are also home to Mysteries - a group we featured on a past 5 UNDER 500. The Brisbane-based band are also heading out on tour and you can catch all the dates on their Facebook.  Follow Nite Fields: FACEBOOK

Akouo brings the bass to Gorgon City's Unmissable.. Gorgon City have been making some serious noise this year and will continue to do that into 2015, with tracks like Sirens and now this trap-orienated remix of Unmissable by Akouo. Often with single releases comes a slew of average remixes that murder the original but Akouo accentuates the beauty of Unmissable and adds on-point percussion alongside tweaking the vocal arrangement. It isn't a huge change in direction from the original track but these stylistic changes offer a different sonic perspective on how the song could work. Furthermore, Akouo has allowed for anyone to download the song free, good guy that he is.  Follow Gorgon City: FACEBOOK Follow Akouo: FACEBOOK

Cruel Kids' distills playful indie rock and pop hooks nicely.. Halcyon Drive has just released their debut EP, Cruel Kids, which appears as one of the more engaging guitar-based releases of Australian music this year. It's engagement lies in the fact that it unashamedly merges pop hooks with a mixture of garage rock and indie pop. Currently it is seen as uncool to embrace 'pop' but where the problem actually lies in artists that suddenly became popular because... Surprise, they make music that is accessible.  Crusoe marks this out from the start with it's reverb layered chorus and repeated guitar riffs that make it hard to ignore. Then there is the lead single Whitewash with a down-tempo edge at first that crashes into a series of short, sharp drums breakdowns. But what really makes it are Michael Oechsle's vocals that cut through the instrumentals to hold your attention. Indeed, whether it is the impassioned vocals of Thieves or the indie pop aspects of Blisters Oechsle's voice is wha