Murat
@muratesmer.bsky.social
London-based Digital Marketing Consultant, former Chemical Engineer, passionate about technology, trends, and music production. https://muratesmer.com https://muratesmer.bandcamp.com
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Infected Mushroom’s “Becoming Insane” featuring Gil Cerezo - how flamenco guitar, Spanish vocals, and Israeli psytrance collided in Los Angeles to create their most successful track in 2007. buff.ly/V0J9TCK
February 15, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Infected Mushroom’s “Becoming Insane” featuring Gil Cerezo - how flamenco guitar, Spanish vocals, and Israeli psytrance collided in Los Angeles to create their most successful track in 2007. buff.ly/V0J9TCK
Riddarna's "The Power of Love" - the Swedish cult rock trio returns after nine years with an emotional second single from their 2026 comeback album Utomjordingar. buff.ly/VlLeJch
February 6, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Riddarna's "The Power of Love" - the Swedish cult rock trio returns after nine years with an emotional second single from their 2026 comeback album Utomjordingar. buff.ly/VlLeJch
Nightmares on Wax’s “You Wish” - how George Evelyn chopped a Judy Clay sample in two hours to create a downtempo classic that hit #1 on Beatport eight years after release. buff.ly/Vl3KGtI
February 5, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Nightmares on Wax’s “You Wish” - how George Evelyn chopped a Judy Clay sample in two hours to create a downtempo classic that hit #1 on Beatport eight years after release. buff.ly/Vl3KGtI
Megadeth's "Ride the Lightning" cover - Dave Mustaine reclaims the Metallica song he co-wrote 42 years earlier on his band's 2026 final album. buff.ly/Wjjtc7M
February 2, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Megadeth's "Ride the Lightning" cover - Dave Mustaine reclaims the Metallica song he co-wrote 42 years earlier on his band's 2026 final album. buff.ly/Wjjtc7M
Patrick Watson’s “Know That You Know” - Montreal singer-songwriter crafted a seven-minute meditation on letting go with cinematic orchestration on his breakthrough Love Songs For Robots album. buff.ly/MyjzFD1
January 26, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Patrick Watson’s “Know That You Know” - Montreal singer-songwriter crafted a seven-minute meditation on letting go with cinematic orchestration on his breakthrough Love Songs For Robots album. buff.ly/MyjzFD1
New music discoveries from Iceland to Pakistan: Sólstafir, Arooj Aftab, Glass Beams, plus The Prodigy, David Bowie's essentials, and Krautrock's history. buff.ly/vcjcwbG
January 18, 2026 at 5:25 PM
New music discoveries from Iceland to Pakistan: Sólstafir, Arooj Aftab, Glass Beams, plus The Prodigy, David Bowie's essentials, and Krautrock's history. buff.ly/vcjcwbG
UNKLE’s “Lonely Soul” featuring Richard Ashcroft, how a Mo’ Wax label boss and DJ Shadow created the nine-minute trip-hop epic that became the benchmark for Psyence Fiction in 1996-1998. buff.ly/v3hlWdz
January 18, 2026 at 8:56 AM
UNKLE’s “Lonely Soul” featuring Richard Ashcroft, how a Mo’ Wax label boss and DJ Shadow created the nine-minute trip-hop epic that became the benchmark for Psyence Fiction in 1996-1998. buff.ly/v3hlWdz
Sólstafir’s “Fjara” - how Iceland’s post-metal band created their biggest hit with a haunting song about betrayal and endings, featuring a striking music video shot at Skógafoss waterfall in 2011. buff.ly/lBrooFP
January 16, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Sólstafir’s “Fjara” - how Iceland’s post-metal band created their biggest hit with a haunting song about betrayal and endings, featuring a striking music video shot at Skógafoss waterfall in 2011. buff.ly/lBrooFP
Glass Beams’ “Rattlesnake” from their debut EP Mirage, how the masked Melbourne trio created a serpentine psych-funk finale that would help launch one of music’s most mysterious viral phenomenons. buff.ly/DHJF4Nt
January 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Glass Beams’ “Rattlesnake” from their debut EP Mirage, how the masked Melbourne trio created a serpentine psych-funk finale that would help launch one of music’s most mysterious viral phenomenons. buff.ly/DHJF4Nt
The Prodigy’s “The Fat of the Land” (1997) - the breakbeat masterpiece that brought rave culture to MTV, sold 10+ million copies, and changed electronic music forever. buff.ly/crqpO3b
January 11, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The Prodigy’s “The Fat of the Land” (1997) - the breakbeat masterpiece that brought rave culture to MTV, sold 10+ million copies, and changed electronic music forever. buff.ly/crqpO3b
Katatonia’s “July” from The Great Cold Distance, how the Swedish masters of melancholy crafted a paradoxically uplifting anthem about heat, violence, and abandonment in 2006. buff.ly/e837w6q
January 8, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Katatonia’s “July” from The Great Cold Distance, how the Swedish masters of melancholy crafted a paradoxically uplifting anthem about heat, violence, and abandonment in 2006. buff.ly/e837w6q
Norrda’s “Remedy” - how a Turkish trio living on three continents created a melancholic electroacoustic masterpiece blending Eastern percussion, Northern melancholy, and Western guitars in 2007. buff.ly/A1UcLso
January 7, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Norrda’s “Remedy” - how a Turkish trio living on three continents created a melancholic electroacoustic masterpiece blending Eastern percussion, Northern melancholy, and Western guitars in 2007. buff.ly/A1UcLso
Carbon Based Lifeforms - Derelicts, the comeback album that proved ambient music could chart while staying true to its hypnotic roots. buff.ly/k820Vmd
January 6, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Carbon Based Lifeforms - Derelicts, the comeback album that proved ambient music could chart while staying true to its hypnotic roots. buff.ly/k820Vmd
Krautrock history from 1968-1985: Can, Kraftwerk, Neu!, and how post-war Germany rejected rock to invent electronic music’s future. The definitive guide. buff.ly/xqDT036
January 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Krautrock history from 1968-1985: Can, Kraftwerk, Neu!, and how post-war Germany rejected rock to invent electronic music’s future. The definitive guide. buff.ly/xqDT036
Sleep Token’s “Emergence” featuring Gabi Rose on saxophone, how the anonymous masked metallers created a genre-defying six-minute epic that broke chart records and earned a Grammy nomination in 2025. buff.ly/5cOKP7o
December 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Sleep Token’s “Emergence” featuring Gabi Rose on saxophone, how the anonymous masked metallers created a genre-defying six-minute epic that broke chart records and earned a Grammy nomination in 2025. buff.ly/5cOKP7o
Kerala Dust's "The Bay" - Edmund Kenny's post-breakup closing track from An Echo Of Love, recorded across five cities with Tim Gardner and Pascal Karier in 2025. buff.ly/trRCrKS
December 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Kerala Dust's "The Bay" - Edmund Kenny's post-breakup closing track from An Echo Of Love, recorded across five cities with Tim Gardner and Pascal Karier in 2025. buff.ly/trRCrKS
Korn’s “Blind” launched nu-metal in 1994, how a song from Jonathan Davis’s previous band became the genre-defining anthem recorded at Indigo Ranch with producer Ross Robinson. buff.ly/IZ5WUn5
December 28, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Korn’s “Blind” launched nu-metal in 1994, how a song from Jonathan Davis’s previous band became the genre-defining anthem recorded at Indigo Ranch with producer Ross Robinson. buff.ly/IZ5WUn5
A Grammy winner found her favorite song on Night Reign through an Instagram video of a Pakistani actress reciting an impromptu poem about waiting for a lover who never arrived. buff.ly/sIz59FL
December 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A Grammy winner found her favorite song on Night Reign through an Instagram video of a Pakistani actress reciting an impromptu poem about waiting for a lover who never arrived. buff.ly/sIz59FL
Brixton's David Bowie changed music forever. His top 10 tracks from Major Tom to Ziggy to the Thin White Duke, five decades of fearless reinvention revealed. buff.ly/ictTd2g
December 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Brixton's David Bowie changed music forever. His top 10 tracks from Major Tom to Ziggy to the Thin White Duke, five decades of fearless reinvention revealed. buff.ly/ictTd2g
Chartreuse's "Offerings", how a Black Country four-piece retreated to an Icelandic studio five hours from Reykjavík and emerged with their most melancholic meditation on solitude and survival in 2025. buff.ly/xTiU5Q5
December 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Chartreuse's "Offerings", how a Black Country four-piece retreated to an Icelandic studio five hours from Reykjavík and emerged with their most melancholic meditation on solitude and survival in 2025. buff.ly/xTiU5Q5
The Sound Vault’s most-loved discoveries: Portishead’s essential tracks, Massive Attack’s trip-hop masterpiece, Makis Ablianitis, and the songs you searched most. buff.ly/4j6eonB
December 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The Sound Vault’s most-loved discoveries: Portishead’s essential tracks, Massive Attack’s trip-hop masterpiece, Makis Ablianitis, and the songs you searched most. buff.ly/4j6eonB
The best music newsletters on Substack for 2025, from Ted Gioia’s cultural criticism to First Floor’s electronic deep dives. Human-curated discovery that algorithms can’t replicate. buff.ly/nu0kW0o
December 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The best music newsletters on Substack for 2025, from Ted Gioia’s cultural criticism to First Floor’s electronic deep dives. Human-curated discovery that algorithms can’t replicate. buff.ly/nu0kW0o
The 10 best music blogs of 2025: Aquarium Drunkard, Bandcamp Daily, The Quietus, and more. Real human curation that beats Spotify's algorithm every time. buff.ly/XKBZc2V
December 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The 10 best music blogs of 2025: Aquarium Drunkard, Bandcamp Daily, The Quietus, and more. Real human curation that beats Spotify's algorithm every time. buff.ly/XKBZc2V
Leifur James' "Smoke In The Air II" - instrumental version revealing Formanta drum machines and Mellotron textures from the London/Lisbon producer's 2025 release. buff.ly/EjjaOdJ
December 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Leifur James' "Smoke In The Air II" - instrumental version revealing Formanta drum machines and Mellotron textures from the London/Lisbon producer's 2025 release. buff.ly/EjjaOdJ
London Calling by The Clash—the double album that transcended punk with reggae, ska, rockabilly, and rock. Rolling Stone's #16 greatest album of all time. buff.ly/3CiWXpZ
December 16, 2025 at 8:56 AM
London Calling by The Clash—the double album that transcended punk with reggae, ska, rockabilly, and rock. Rolling Stone's #16 greatest album of all time. buff.ly/3CiWXpZ