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It's carried by the versatile, often androgynous but also sensitive character of Danyx's voice. The music varies from edgy to hard, smooth to sick but never soft really. The Kokoon always leaves the standard, sometimes plays with it to destroy it finally - like movies without happy end or with open end.\n\nAnd they work slow. Three long-players in 10 years don't seem to be many but every new album takes as long as it needs to feel right and they select carefully from their impressions and inspirations until they start to work on recordings and all visuals they always create on their own like cover artwork, web site and videos.", "photo" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/img/kokoon.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/kokoon/", "albums" : [{ "sku" : "kokoon-berlinnv", "name" : "Berlin (vocals removed)", "artist" : { "name" : "The Kokoon", "page" : "kokoon" }, "release_date" : "2026-10-21", "genres" : ["Electro Rock","Rock"], "vocals" : "vocals removed", "moods" : ["sensual","elegant","mysterious","nostalgic","dramatic","cool"], "uses" : ["fashion or beauty","documentary","emotional storytelling","podcast background","luxury brand","period drama or history"], "energy" : 4, "instrumentation" : ["synths","drum machine","female vocals","angular guitar lines"], "sounds_like" : ["David Bowie","Siouxsie Sioux"], "summary" : "A 1980's-style new wave rock album with sensual, elegant synths and androgynous female vocals—ideal for fashion, luxury, or nostalgic documentary projects.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/The%20Kokoon/Berlin%20(vocals%20removed)/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/kokoon-berlinnv/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/kokoon-berlinnv", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=kokoon-berlinnv" },{ "sku" : "kokoon-erasenv", "name" : "Erase (vocals removed)", "artist" : { "name" : "The Kokoon", "page" : "kokoon" }, "release_date" : "2026-10-21", "genres" : ["Electro Rock","Rock"], "vocals" : "vocals removed", "moods" : ["melancholic","nostalgic","reflective","dreamy"], "uses" : ["emotional storytelling","podcast background","vlog","period drama or history","documentary","art or gallery"], "energy" : 3, "instrumentation" : ["synths","drum machine","female vocals","electro rock guitars"], "sounds_like" : ["The Cure","Nico"], "summary" : "An English 1980s-style new wave electro rock album with brooding, melodic female vocals, suited for emotional storytelling and nostalgic or reflective media projects.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/The%20Kokoon/Erase%20(vocals%20removed)/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/kokoon-erasenv/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/kokoon-erasenv", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=kokoon-erasenv" },{ "sku" : "kokoon-nothreenv", "name" : "No 3 (vocals removed)", "artist" : { "name" : "The Kokoon", "page" : "kokoon" }, "release_date" : "2026-10-21", "genres" : ["Electro Rock","Rock"], "vocals" : "vocals removed", "moods" : ["energetic","romantic","playful","tender","nostalgic","uplifting"], "uses" : ["vlog","podcast background","advertising","corporate","tech or product demo","emotional storytelling"], "energy" : 4, "instrumentation" : ["synths","drum machine","female vocals","electric guitar"], 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"sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "1980's style new wave electro rock with catchy hooks, emotional female vocals, and energetic yet tender melodies, ideal for modern creative projects needing nostalgic yet fresh appeal.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/The%20Kokoon/No%203/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/kokoon-nothree/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/kokoon-nothree", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=kokoon-nothree" },{ "sku" : "kokoon-berlin", "name" : "Berlin", "artist" : { "name" : "The Kokoon", "page" : "kokoon" }, "release_date" : "2006-12-20", "genres" : ["Electro Rock","Rock"], "vocals" : "vocals", "moods" : ["sensual","elegant","mysterious","nostalgic","dramatic","cool"], "uses" : ["fashion or beauty","documentary","emotional storytelling","podcast background","luxury brand","period drama or history"], "energy" : 4, "instrumentation" : ["synths","drum machine","female vocals","angular guitar lines"], "sounds_like" : ["David Bowie","Siouxsie Sioux"], "summary" : "A 1980's-style new wave rock album with sensual, elegant synths and androgynous female vocals—ideal for fashion, luxury, or nostalgic documentary projects.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/The%20Kokoon/Berlin/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/kokoon-berlin/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/kokoon-berlin", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=kokoon-berlin" },{ "sku" : "kokoon-erase", "name" : "Erase", "artist" : { "name" : "The Kokoon", "page" : "kokoon" }, "release_date" : "2004-04-28", "genres" : ["Electro Rock","Rock"], "vocals" : "vocals", "moods" : ["melancholic","nostalgic","reflective","dreamy"], "uses" : ["emotional storytelling","podcast background","vlog","period drama or history","documentary","art or gallery"], "energy" : 3, "instrumentation" : ["synths","drum machine","female vocals","electro rock guitars"], "sounds_like" : ["The Cure","Nico"], "summary" : "An English 1980s-style new wave electro rock album with brooding, melodic female vocals, suited for emotional storytelling and nostalgic or reflective media projects.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/The%20Kokoon/Erase/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/kokoon-erase/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/kokoon-erase", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=kokoon-erase" }] }, "license" : { "music_license" : "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 1.0)", "music_license_url" : "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/", "listening" : "Stream the free previews, or buy an album for $8 to download it in MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, OGG or WAV. 100% of the price goes to the musician.", "non_commercial" : "Non-commercial projects may use the music under CC BY-NC-SA 1.0: credit the artist and Magnatune, and share alike.", "projects" : "Magnatune members may use any Magnatune music in 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Projects released while a member stay licensed for good; new projects need an active membership. Credit is required. TV or radio broadcast, cinema, and background music in shops, restaurants or on-hold lines are not included: license those from the musician. Membership: $10/month, $99/year or $299 lifetime; agents can buy one themselves with MPP at /api/member-pass ($10 month, $99 year, $299 lifetime, one-off).", "projects_status" : "available", "projects_signup" : "https://magnatune.com/member/signup", "royalty_free" : "Membership is royalty-free licensing: no per-video, per-download or per-view fees, for every project created and released while a member.", "youtube" : "YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, podcasts: members may use the clean songs in monetized videos. Members register their YouTube channel (the set_youtube_channel MCP tool, or their account page) so YouTube's Content ID doesn't claim their videos. The free versions carry a spoken Magnatune voice and are non-commercial (CC BY-NC-SA), so they're not for monetized channels or client work.", "details" : "https://magnatune.com/info/licensing", "how_to_credit" : "Name the artist and \"Magnatune\", with a link to the album's web_url." } }