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Active Child - Rapor EP

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Pasadena-based electropop musician Patrick Grossi, a.k.a. Active Child, has made his latest project, the Rapor EP, available to stream a week early via his Soundcloud page. The EP features vibrant arpeggiated synth phrases that range from chill to bubbly, and Grossi's voice is thoroughly captivating in its soulfulness. Mikky Ekko and Ellie Goulding also lend their vocal talents two of the tracks - "Subtle" and "Silhouette," respectively.

Rapor EP will be released October 22 via Vagrant Records, but in the meantime, you can stream it in full above. Enjoy!

Active Child - "Subtle" ft. Mikky Ekko

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This new Active Child track floored me a bit, and it's features from great guest vocals from Mikky Ekko. It's one of a few cuts that's set for release on Active's forthcoming EP Rapor, which is dropping on October 22nd. Active Child's music has always displayed some strong influences coming from R&B, soul, 80s pop, and electronic music, but all of these elements are blended more seamlessly than ever on this new cut. The tune ain't bad either. Enjoy!

Check a a review for Active Child's You Are All I See below:

Active Child - "She Cut Me"

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Singer and producer Active Child has a new instrumental track that's just dropped on SoundCloud with little warning. While the song doesn't feature the emotive lead vocals we'd usually expect from a song out of this project, we are getting some angelic background singing against some plucked strings and moody synths. Enjoy, and check a review for Active Child's last album below:

CFCF - "Jump Out of the Train"

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Canadian electronic musician Michael Silver, a.k.a. CFCF, has made a new single titled "Jump Out of the Train" available to stream on Soundcloud. The song is taken from his upcoming sophomore LP, Outside, and is a nearly seven-minute-long new age odyssey. It also features what sounds to be a vocal contribution from Active Child.

Outside is due for release on October 22nd via Paper Bag Records.

Active Child- "Johnny Belinda"

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An immaculate new video for the Active Child song "Johnny Belinda" is out. Beautiful, just beautiful. Props to director Dylan Wiehahn on this one.

Active Child has some European tour dates to take note of at the moment, too:

Jul 03 - Paradiso Kleine Zaal, Amsterdam, Netherlands Jul 05 - Village Underground, London, United Kingdom Jul 06 - Soup Kitchen, Manchester, United Kingdom Jul 07 - Haunt, Brighton, United Kingdom Jul 11 - Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland

"Johnny Belinda" is a track that comes from the album You Are All I See. The album is out now on Vagrant, and you can check a review for it here.