Swiss producer Panaviscope has developed a reputation for being restlessly prolific. His latest single, “De l’autre côté” is a slick and woozy synthesis of hip-hop, electro pop and R&B centered around glistening spaceship-like synth arpeggios, skittering tweeter and woofer rattling thump that features guest spots from rising Montreal-based pop artist and JOVM mainstay Thaïs and Alvin Chris, who croon and spit fire, revealing to the world that they’re both budding superstars.
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New Video: Alvin Chris Releases A Radio and Club Friendly Banger
Alvin Chris is a rising French emcee, vocalist, producer and beatmaker. Two years ago, I wrote about “Question de temps,” a slickly produced, summertime banger that meshed elements of dancehall, Afropop, electro pop and alt-pop paired with an infectious hook, some 80s soul pop sax soloing and Chris sonorous and plaintive crooning. But interestingly underneath the club vibes, the song is a bit ambivalent, as it captures an all-too familiar situation: a narrator, who finds himself in a promising, new romantic situation — but it might be quickly tarnished by his doubts, fears and insecurities.
Late last year, the rising French artist announced that his forthcoming EP Aprés Vous will drop on February 4, 2022. The EP will reportedly see Alvin Chris further establishing his genre-defying sound while revealing an artist, whose songwriting and production has grown more mature.
The EP’s latest single “Bug”is a slickly produced bit of electro pop with elements of dancehall and trap, centered around glistening synth arpeggios, thumping beats, skittering hi-hats paired Chris’ dexterous bars and crooned hook. Underneath the infectious, dance floor and radio friendly vibes, the song lyrically is a subtle yet incisive send-up of our consumerist world.
Directed by Johane Riachy, the recently released video for “Bug” starts off with the rising French artist being approached by security officers while he sits a scooter and looks at his phone. But we quickly flash back to a night at the club with some gorgeous black people — and arguably one fo the oddest meals you’ve seen in some time.
New Audio: Rising Artist Alvin Chris Releases an Infectious and Summery Banger
Alvin Chris is a rapidly rising emcee, vocalist, producer and beatmaker. His latest single, the infectious, summertime banger “Question de temps” is centered around a slick production featuring elements of dancehall, Afropop and contemporary electro pop — chiming percussion, thumping beats, an infectious hook, some 80s soul pop sax soloing and Chris’ alternating between plaintive crooning and rhyming.
“Question de temps” is the sort of infectious song that you can sing in the shower or wine down with someone at the club — but the song is actually kind of ambivalent, as it captures a situation that is all too familiar: a narrator, who finds himself in a promising, new romantic situation — but it might be quickly tarnished by his doubts, fears and insecurities. And as a result, the song is a bit of a bittersweet sigh of resignation.