Hippo Campus – ‘Bambi’

Despite their upbeat band name, Hippo Campus dive into topics such as depression and isolation, mixed with self-deluded fantasy. The name refers to the part of the brain in the temporal lobe, which plays an important part in the roles of learning and memory. Hippo Campus the band channel deep feelings, and by the use of poetic writing infused with light production and electronic elements, they create worlds where intense emotions are able to be released.

Delerium & JES – ‘Stay’

Delerium started in the late 1980s as a side project for Bill Leeb and Michael Balch, who were both at that time part of the electro-industrial group, Front Line Assembly. Balch left the group in 1989, after the release of their first album, ‘Faces, Form & Illusions’. The band was joined by Rhys Fulber soon after. Delerium have blended everything from dark trance, to electro-pop, and since the release of their album, ‘Semantic Spaces’, in 1994, they’ve teamed up with guest vocalists, releasing classics such as ‘Silence’, which featured Sarah McLachlan. More recently, their track ‘Stay’, appeared on their album ‘Mythologie’, which was released on Philadelphia label, Metropolis Records, in 2016.