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GrooveGalore MuziK To Release “Is This Love”
GrooveGalore MuziK are going to release a new version of “Is This Love” and they have pulled off something that sounds incredible.
The Caribbean rhythms hit immediately, but this isn’t some lazy reggae makeover. Paul Kastick has genuinely reimagined how the song moves and breathes. The thunderous drums he’s known for create the foundation that lets everything else float on top, while the Jamaican flavor weaves through without overwhelming the rock DNA that made the original so powerful.
KASTICK’s vocals bring serious heat to David Coverdale’s classic melody. There’s raw power there, but also this emotional depth that makes you pay attention to lyrics you might have taken for granted. When Cen’C Love comes in with those harmonies, the whole thing lifts off. The interplay between their voices creates something that feels both familiar and completely new.
What impressed me most is how respectful this feels while being completely fearless. This isn’t a band trying to show off by changing everything. They understand what made the 1987 version work and they’ve found a way to honor that while making it their own. The reggae soul doesn’t fight with the rock edge, it enhances it.
Josh Gold’s mix and master work at The Basement Studio in Boston gives everything the polish it needs without losing any of the energy. You can hear every element clearly, from those soaring synths to the way the rhythms lock together.
GrooveGalore MuziK have created something that crosses boundaries without losing its identity. This is how you do a cover version.
It is releasing on August 8th.
There is a remarkable sense of intention running through The Goddess in the Room, the latest project from Swiss artist Mané. Blending alternative electronic pop with ritualistic percussion and spiritual symbolism, the album presents itself as both a personal statement and a carefully constructed narrative. Across its nine tracks, Mané explores identity, healing, queerness, and empowerment with impressive clarity of vision.
The opening track, “The GODDESS in the Room,” functions as both invitation and thesis statement. It introduces listeners to a world where intuition and self-trust become guiding principles, while establishing the atmospheric production style that shapes much of the record. The song’s spacious arrangement creates room for reflection, a quality that becomes one of the album’s defining characteristics.
That introspection deepens on “perles de sang” and “sappho.” The former grapples with inherited pain and bodily experience, while the latter offers a moving celebration of queer identity. Throughout these songs, Mané avoids reducing complex themes to slogans, instead allowing emotional nuance to emerge through carefully crafted songwriting and evocative imagery.
Musically, the album reaches some of its most intriguing moments on “)O(” and “moonstones.” Both tracks highlight Mané’s growing confidence as a sonic architect, blending electronic textures with organic rhythmic elements inspired by shamanic practice. The resulting sound feels immersive and transportive without losing its emotional immediacy.
Meanwhile, “j’serai tjr là” and “chocolate con sangre” provide some of the record’s most vulnerable moments. Here, Mané strips back some of the conceptual grandeur to focus on connection, memory, and emotional endurance. These songs reveal an artist equally capable of intimate storytelling and ambitious world-building.
The penultimate track, “Witches,” injects a surge of collective energy into the album’s narrative. Drawing on themes of resistance and feminine power, it stands as one of the project’s most direct statements while retaining its atmospheric sophistication. It is both politically resonant and emotionally charged.
By the time “ALIGNED” closes the record, the journey feels complete. Not because all questions have been answered, but because the search itself has become meaningful. The Goddess in the Room succeeds through its commitment to authenticity and vision, establishing Mané as an artist unafraid to follow her own path, wherever it may lead.
TOUR DATES
- JUNE 3rd – Les Docks, Lausanne (CH)
- JUNE 5th – The Waiting Room, London (UK)
- JUNE 27th – Basel Pride, Basel (CH)
- JULY 25th – Garden Parties, Lausanne (CH)
- AUGUST 6th – Zurich Music Week, Zurich (CH)
- AUGUST 15th – Château Festival, Bourgogne (FR)
- AUGUST 29th – Festival Rikiki, Neuchâtel (CH)
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