This month’s new music roundup flexes the diversity and range of St. Louis artists. DJ and music producer Pajmon “Umami” Porshahidy discussed their favorite recently released tracks with host Elaine Cha and music show originator Miya Norfleet on “St. Louis on the Air.” Among the selections is Rachel Bouzier’s romance-driven R&B track “In My Life.”
“She just gives me goosebumps,” Umami said. “She’s just so ethereal, and she obviously has great vocals and writing. I saw her perform this live at Music from a Tent, and the whole park was enamored with her performance.”
Switching gears and picking up the pace on this month’s playlist is MANAPOOL’s remix of “Redline” by Denver musician moth.sanctuary and Los Angeles-based artist Raiika.
“We have a couple of songs on this month’s roundup that have a collaboration with artists outside of St. Louis,” Norfleet said. “That just proves how much we are everywhere and how much influence we have on various scenes across the country. When you listen to all the remixes that are part of this ‘Redline’ compilation, MANAPOOL’s is so unique, so different.”
Also featured this month is “314Deep” by 4Deep and Be.Be the Neosoul – a groovy salute to St. Louis.
“I mean, 4Deep are amazing lyricists. … The vibe of the song is kind of starting to become like a signature of St. Louis hip-hop, where it’s just groovy,” Norfleet said. “And the engineering. There are moments where Be.Be is like kind of whispering behind you, and it gave me chills the first time. How they mixed it is beautiful, beautiful work.”
Umami is one of the founders of Materia, a music collective in St. Louis. Recently they released a compilation album that includes their latest track, “Do Dat.”
“I played [“Do Dat”] the other day at Nicky Slices … everyone in the kitchen was like, ‘Wow!’ and started to scream,” Umami said. “It’s always fun to test songs out.”
Here is a list of our favorite new releases:
Eldraco + FreeNation
Holofoil
Rachel Bouzier
Umami
4Deep
Be.be the Neosoul
MANAPOOL
Kudda & Friends
Noel Spiva
Blvck Spvde
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Genre-bending songs from St. Louis artists you need to hear
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