NOTEP drops new single ‘Radio’ for Earth Day 2026
The track teases her upcoming EP ‘Pakarang’ that explores the connection between coral reefs & the human body
NOTEP today releases her latest single ‘Radio’ via Platoon in commemoration of Earth Day.
The track marks the first single from her forthcoming EP ‘Pakarang’ (the Thai word for coral), a six-track project described as an “exploration of the quiet parallels between coral reefs, the ocean, and the human body”.
The track itself feels spacious and unhurried; ambient textures underneath ethereal pop, with NOTEP's voice drifting and blending into subtle rhythmic patterns.
NOTEP is well known for blending electronic production with natural soundscape and traditional instruments, and you can hear that here. Small details surface gradually, hints of natural sound design adding an organic edge to the electronic core.
Speaking on the track, she explains: “‘Radio’ is about finding the frequency that was always there. Not discovering something new, remembering something you already carry.”
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“The ocean and the body are made from the same minerals. They follow the same logic. This project started when I understood that the most radical thing I could do was attune, not resist,” she continues.
The lyric video, co-produced with digital artist Cyrus James Khan and filmed on the open ocean off Koh Tao Island, visualises that statement directly.
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In it, NOTEP appears on a traditional Thai long-tail boat in a couture gown by Eric Tobua constructed from reclaimed soda can tops, with skirt and hair details she made herself from ghost nets and buoys pulled from the sea.
The materials aren't incidental; they're the ocean giving something back, transformed rather than lost. It's the same logic the song is working with.
Watch the video below.
Amira Waworuntu is Mixmag Asia’s Managing Editor, follow her on Instagram.
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