Danz CM - "Over the Ocean"

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Danz CM is a self-produced musician, composer, and songwriter formerly known as Computer Magic. Their latest single, "Over the Ocean," is a ballad heavy on synths and acoustic guitar. It might be the space/astronaut theme of the video, but this one sounds and feels like a modern version of David Bowie's "Life on Mars" or "Space Oddity" meets The Cars. It's updated, but still has that 60's space age sound to it. "Over the Ocean" is a song that is as beautiful as it is cool. It's the kind of song that sucks you in deeper with every second that you listen, and only gets more addictive with each spin. Despite how synth laden the song is, Danz CM has crafted it so that it still feels organic and not electronic.

Danz CM says of their latest single:

“You don't know if the character has made it out alive; either it's a reverse chronological narrative where the dreamscape you just witnessed was reality all along and where the character has crash landed; or the character slowly loses consciousness and fades along with the dreamscape.

"I've always been inspired by sci-fi stuff, which you know if you've been a fan of mine. Ideas like the holodeck from Star Trek, the hypersleep pods from Alien, the implanted memories from Total Recall, the Devs system in Devs were all inspirations for the video."

You can watch the video for "Over the Ocean" below. The single is out now on Channel 9 Records. For more on Danz CM, check out the artist's website.

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