‘Tapedeck’ by Nabuma threaded synergy, soul and intuitive riffs into weightless RnB transcendence –

Cyprus-based neo soul outfit Nabuma let more than a little love into Tapedeck, the title single from their debut EP, written for listeners who want RnB with groove, feeling and that slow build that keeps you properly locked in. The track achieves gravity-defying weightless transcendence through pure accordance, chemistry through synergy and warmth through swathes of soul capable of warming up the coldest corridors of your world.

The official music video gives you a fly on the wall view as you watch every element become more than the sum of its parts, which only leaves you even more enamoured with the artists; if you cut them open, rhythm would move within them like lifeblood.

The way they cut away from the easy listening grooves to build into one of the most intuitive riffs of the year for the middle-eight gives you all the proof you need that Nabuma are in the here and now, delivering for audiences who crave the time when it felt easy to be broadsided and subsequently spellbound by sound.

Formed in 2018, the Cyprus-based quartet, vocalist Nicole Ardanitou, bassist Andreas Matheou, guitarist Alexis Kasinos and drummer Kris Grecian, have been shaping a reputation across their local scene with sets that move between introspection and release. The Tapedeck EP, which landed in April 2024, laid out their taste for textured arrangements and emotionally honest lyricism without letting go of accessibility. With a new record already in the works and their name slowly travelling further into Europe, Tapedeck feels like the moment listeners outside Cyprus finally get to tune into the room Nabuma have been building.

Tapedeck is now available on all major streaming platforms. For the full experience, stream the official music video on YouTube.

Review by Amelia Vandergast