Giungla

Nov 3, 2024

Giungla - Something

"'Distractions' is a word that felt immediately right for this album," says the Italian singer/songwriter Ema Drei, aka Giungla, about her debut record. Distractions from things we should accomplish in life and the ubiquitous distractions of the digital kind that soften our focus. The latest single, "Distractions," shows Ema from the grunge-pop side with fuzzy guitars, acoustic drums, and subtle electronics. Ema explains how the album came together. "'Distractions' is a word that felt immediat

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May 31, 2024

Giungla - Limited Edition

The Italian singer, songwriter, and producer Ema Drei, aka Giungla, combines rock guitars and electronic beats to stunning effect. Since 2016, she has been releasing a string of brilliant singles and EPs, but now it is finally time for her debut album, Distractions. The first single, “Limited Edition,” is a hard-hitting track about living in the moment. “It’s quite unusual for me to find the lyrics already when I’m writing music, but with this song it happened instantly. The message behin

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Jun 25, 2021

SONG PICK: Giungla - Little Problem (ft. Jessica Winter)

Today, singer, guitarist and producer Ema Drei aka Giungla has released her second EP “Turbulence” after 2016’s “Camo.” The latest single is the hard-hitting “Little Problem,” which shows off her unique way to fuse heavy guitar work with smacking electronic beats. The track was recorded a while ago in London in collaboration with Jessica Winter and like many other songs, its meaning changed in light of the pandemic. Ema recalls: “The title was the first thing that came to mind and suddenl

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Nov 7, 2020

SONG PICK: Giungla - Walk On The Ceiling

There is a lot of great music coming from Italy, Ema Drei aka Giungla was the first who caught our attention five years ago. Now she is back with a new track “Walk On The Ceiling,” that perfectly showcases her unique signature sound: hard-hitting guitar riffs, smacking beats, subtle electronics and intimate vocals. The song is about something that has become an integrate piece of our lives as Ema reveals: I like to think of the phone light as a candle to be protected and given to someon

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Feb 8, 2019

SONG PICK: Giungla - In My Head

Italian one-woman powerhouse Ema Drei aka Giungla is back! She dazzeled us with the irresistable combination of heavy distorted guitars and glitchy electronic beats almost three years ago on her debut EP “Camo”. Her latest song “In My Head”, out today, picks up from there, but adds more melody and inches a bit closer to what one could call pop music. Ema gives some insight about the song: Why don’t we change the rules? Finding the words to say something can be liberating, but it can also

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May 24, 2016

SONG PICK: Giungla - Wrong

Italian artist Giungla released another track “Wrong” from her debut EP “Camo”, out now (Apple Music, Spotify). “Even You / Sometimes you’re wrong” she sings with distorted vocals over thumping beats. For sure, she is not wrong with this kind of music and I hope to hear more from her soon.

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Apr 5, 2016

SONG PICK: Giungla - Sand

We were already in love with Italy’s Emanuela Drei aka Giungla last December, when her song “Cold” simply blew us away. Our Song Pick of the Day is the follow-up “Sand” that shows a quieter side of her music with more guitar melody and less of her crazy beats. The EP is announced for May.

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Giungla - Something

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SONG PICK: Giungla - Little Problem (ft. Jessica Winter)

SONG PICK: Giungla - Walk On The Ceiling

SONG PICK: Giungla - In My Head

SONG PICK: Giungla - Wrong

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