After thirteen years between albums, Blue Cartoon returns with two releases that connect its power-pop history to psych folk, electronic experiments, and a broader musical palette. Blue Cartoon returns after a thirteen-year gap between albums with enough music to make the silence seem deceptive. Stars Align and Worlds Collide document a project that kept developing while the band’s public presence faded. One of the releases is a double album, giving this return the scale of three records. The two albums show a lot of variety and versatility while staying true to the band’s identity. The melodies and harmonies still connect to power pop, even when the arrangements move toward psych folk, electronic experiments, and sounds drawn from further afield. The circumstances behind these recordings help explain that range. Lee Elliott initially approached the material as a solo project before inviting David Loren to join a duo called The Spandrels. Working in Lee’s home studio, the pair built up recordings with contributions from musician friends. Without a drummer, they relied on machines and plugins, a practical solution that complicated their original plans for a more organic folk sound. Work paused when Blue Cartoon regrouped for Are You Getting On?, released in […]
OMNIX Records Welcomes Jason Kushy with New EP ‘Side Effects’
Jason Kushy releases Side Effects through OMNIX Records, under exclusive license to Universal Music Ltda. Featuring two tracks, “No Distractions” and “Veneno,” the tech house EP marks the next chapter in a musical journey spanning more than a decade behind the decks. Side Effects expands a catalogue rooted in club energy, melodic accessibility and the connection between DJ and audience. It follows his Beatport-charting Keep It Moving EP and a series of original releases that have introduced his music to listeners worldwide. Based in Monterey, California, and raised in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, Kushy began teaching himself to DJ at around age 11, using an $80 mixer in his parents’ basement. By eighth grade, he had already started his own DJ business. Following persistent outreach to Wesley Works Entertainment, he began playing weddings, proms and parties as a teenager, developing his ability to read a room years before releasing his own records. His original release catalogue began in 2025. Since then, he has surpassed one million Spotify streams and 120,000 monthly listeners, reaching more than 450,000 unique listeners over the past 12 months. His Keep It Moving EP on Direct Action Records peaked at No. 18 on Beatport’s Tech House Top […]