“It begins with Siyakuphi, a haunting question in Lalla’s native tongue: Where are we going? A raw reflection on a youth lost to addiction and silence — the echo of a world adrift, searching for direction, meaning, and a way back home.”
Then comes The Other Side, a luminous love song in English — a moment of warmth and intimacy where two souls mirror one another beyond time and borders. The trumpet of Julien Mercier runs parallel to the melody, like a distant signal, never overpowering, always present.
The EP closes with Lost in Harare, a powerful instrumental led by a striking dialogue between Motsek’s production and Mercier’s trumpet. Here, the brass takes center stage, soaring and searching, carrying the emotional weight of memory, longing, and release.
Based in Los Angeles and San Francisco, Tori creates music across multiple genres- EDM, rap, metal, country, screamo) using a unique process to blend her original vocals & melodies with technology to harness emotion and storytelling.
“This song is a testament to the transformative journeys we all experience and serves as a reminder that every day offers a chance to start anew,” he says.
Known for his ability to blend vulnerability with vibey grooves, Ghanaian-born CAYZEE delivers a song that feels both exciting and heart-wrenching – a sonic push-and-pull between passion and pain.
“GIMME A REASON” explores the breaking point in love – where silence becomes louder than words, and longing turns into confrontation.
“This song came from a place of emotional honesty,” says CAYZEE. “Sometimes, you’re just waiting for that one reason to stay, to keep fighting. And when it doesn’t come… the silence says it all.”
Scope a Nigerian Afrobeats artist based in the UK, is hoping to connect with fellow Gen Z’s all over the world with the release of his debut EP Son of the Light.
He describes the six-track project as a “journey through the shadows for the youth”
“In a world often shrouded in darkness, we all yearn for a beacon of hope-a flicker of light that guides us through our struggles and uncertainties,” he explains.
“In creating this project, I sought not just to tell a story but to illuminate the path for those who feel lost in their own shadows.
American singer-songwriter artist A.L.I.A.S turns up the heat with “Fever”, one of the tracks from his newly released album, Sometimes I’d Rather Have Fun.
Inspired by artists like Chris Brown, Tyla, and Tems, “Fever” is both hypnotic and emotionally charged — a song that feels like slow-burning fire on the dancefloor.
“Fever” was created to feel like heat in motion — sensual, rhythmic, and immersive. I wanted it to be intimate but danceable, like catching eyes across the room and knowing it’s on from there,” says A.L.I.A.S
He describes hia signature sound as Freeform house. sensual, sometimes funky, often introspective and minimalist but always driven by a singular energy.
The composer had never previously published the drafts which were written in 2018 on Sibelius and piano and lost to a broken hard drive.
The inspiration for the single was born from a trip to the stunning Alila Jabal Akhdar resort in Oman, a birthday gift to the artist from their girlfriend.
One evening, as the sun began to set over the dramatic landscape, the couple found themselves lost in a dried riverbed, with darkness falling fast.
With only the light from their phones to guide them, they navigated their way back towards the hotel under a vast and brilliant canopy of stars, a humbling and unforgettable experience that became the creative seed for the new track.
“Gravity, or the starry night above Oman”masterfully captures this scene. The music is both intimate and expansive, reflecting the feeling of being a small part of an immense and beautiful universe.
“We were starting to get worried about 6pm as the sun was getting lower and lower in the sky , but before we knew it we were out in the pitch dark making our way back to the hotel to the lights on our phones, it was terrifying and beautiful all at once,” says Alex. “There’s a unique feeling that comes with being truly lost, but then you look up and see this cosmic map laid out above you. All we could hear was the crunch of our feet on the gravel and our own breathing”.
About Bistro of art:
Alex is British Neoclassical composer who composes under the name Bistrot of art, inspired by travels in the Middle East, Scandi and his time studying French art history.
Born in 1989, he started playing piano at age 16 and wrote his first compositions shortly afterwards. He had a creative spell while living in Dubai for work, and released several pieces influenced by the Arabian starlit night sky. He takes breaks from composing, sometimes for years at a time, to draw deep inspiration and focus on other things but he always comes back refreshed with something new.
After a long break from composing he came back to another creative spell while on holiday in Nice where he finished writing drafts of several EPs.
“Music has a deep calming effect on me, medicinal even. I often keep working and reworking original ideas into different pieces that reflect my current mood. I would like to create more for piano and it’s my desire to write in a neoclassical style.”
