{"id":34396,"date":"2018-03-27T15:54:30","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T14:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=34396"},"modified":"2018-04-07T12:25:05","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T11:25:05","slug":"dani-new-release-blue-sounds-like-waves-of-illusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/03\/dani-new-release-blue-sounds-like-waves-of-illusion\/","title":{"rendered":"DANI &#8211; New Release &#8216;Blue&#8217; Sounds Like Waves Of Illusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/dani.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34397\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/03\/dani-new-release-blue-sounds-like-waves-of-illusion\/dani\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/dani.jpg?fit=958%2C958&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"958,958\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"dani\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/dani.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34397\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/dani.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>DANI is the performance name of artist Danielle Scheidl Koh Shi Rui, a dynamic self-producing singer and songwriter from Singapore. Her unique sound features a wide range of influences and sonic aesthetics, drawing elements from pop, ambient music, and shoegaze, making for a layered, textural, and beautiful set of harmonies and soundscapes.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The London-based artist is set to release her debut single, &#8216;Blue&#8217;, which stands out as a great example of her creative vision and ability to create multi-faceted pop songs with a blanket of ethereal soundscapes, and beautiful melodies.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Produced by DANI with Grammy nominated producer Bryan Wilson, it&#8217;s a true indie-pop gem, with lots of stunning atmospheres, layered vocals, suspended piano chords, and meditative ambient sounds, merging with smooth electronic beats.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Blue&#8217; is set for release on March 28 on all major streaming platforms, with a music video dropping April.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find DANI online on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/DANI.shirui\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/danishirui\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danishirui\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>. Pre-order &#8216;Blue&#8217; from <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/blue-single\/1357494030?app=itunes&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DANI is the performance name of artist Danielle Scheidl Koh Shi Rui, a dynamic self-producing singer and songwriter from Singapore. Her unique sound features a wide range of influences and sonic aesthetics, drawing elements from pop, ambient music, and shoegaze, making for a layered, textural, and beautiful set of harmonies and soundscapes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[57,9],"tags":[2476,11778,13596,77,370,7757,78,304],"class_list":["post-34396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","tag-blue","tag-dani","tag-danielle-scheidl-koh-shi-rui","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-singapore","tag-singer","tag-songwriter"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-8WM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11961,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/07\/laurel-returns-with-blue-blood\/","url_meta":{"origin":34396,"position":0},"title":"Laurel Returns with &#8216;Blue Blood&#8217;","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"09\/07\/2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Twenty year old singer\/songwriter\/producer Laurel is set to return with her new single 'Blue Blood', which is due for release on 31st July.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Releases&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Releases","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/new-releases\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Laurel Blue Blood1","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Laurel-Blue-Blood1.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Laurel-Blue-Blood1.png?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Laurel-Blue-Blood1.png?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16415,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/12\/bea-richie-back-at-the-beginning\/","url_meta":{"origin":34396,"position":1},"title":"Bea Richie &#8211; &#8216;Back At The Beginning&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"09\/12\/2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Released on Q22 Records 27 November, 'Back At The Beginning', the debut single from 22 year old singer-songwriter Bea Richie is an electronia pop soundscape.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Artists&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Artists","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/new-artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bea-Richie-2.jpg?fit=959%2C960&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bea-Richie-2.jpg?fit=959%2C960&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bea-Richie-2.jpg?fit=959%2C960&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bea-Richie-2.jpg?fit=959%2C960&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":93319,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2025\/11\/a-place-i-recognize-elina-pays-homage-to-healing-courage-and-homecoming\/","url_meta":{"origin":34396,"position":2},"title":"\u2018A Place I Recognise\u2019: Elina Pays Homage To Healing, Courage And Homecoming\u00a0","author":"Polly Havelock","date":"14\/11\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Swedish singer-songwriter Elina has never shied away from weaving ethereal melodies with introspective, thought-provoking lyrics. 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