Matt Jenko
Playlists
Skip a Beat – Second Floor Rumour
29 May 2018
Seeing as how May seems to have completely fallen out from underneath our feet and the hot weather we’ve been having in the UK hints at the chance of an actual summer, it seems only right to include what may very well become the soundtrack to your 2018…
Beyond the Sun – Imagined Herbal Flows
22 May 2018
I’ve had enough of trying to Save the World! this week. I mean, I’ve been putting in some serious hours in this silly little thing we call life, and now I’m ready for some maximum chill time.
Adieu, Pt. II – Tchami
15 May 2018
The chilled vibes continue this week with Adieu, Pt. II! (what a stylish little rhyming phrase that was)
We both love adventures, don’t we? Sometimes we just wanna hop into our boat made of stars and sail out across the celestial sea, just to see what’s out there…
Kerala – Bonobo
7 May 2018
Following in the same vein as last week’s entry, Bonobo’s ‘Kerala’ is a super-chill fest that’s gotten me through some pretty hard work over the weekend.
It always seems to happen that whenever Britain has some good weather, I’m cooped up inside working on an important deadline. It’s worth it though; playing the long game always pays off in the end, so if missing out on a bit of a tan this weekend is the price for some hard earned success, I can handle that!..
clarity – vivaellipsis, har:low
1 May 2018
Writing up this week’s entry has been such a bizarre experience. Normally I’m not one to be stuck for something to say, but writing about my own track is like staring into the looking glass the wrong way.
I Could Be The One – Noonie Bao Acoustic Mix – Avicii, Nicky Romero
23 April 2018
The news of Avicii’s death this week shook me pretty hard. To lose such a talented person is always tragic (and it comes off the back of the death of Stephen Hawking last month, another huge hero of mine), but when that person is hardly a year older than you it reminds you that death really doesn’t care how old or how successful you are. It reminds you that you really have to live life properly, and not waste it on pointless bollocks…
All Four Walls – Gorgon City, Vaults
16 April 2018
This week’s entry is only a shorty, which I’m given to understand from the great philosopher Iyaz is also a term of endearment for someone who’s not unlike a melody in one’s head, or an iPod stuck on replay (what a genius that man was. Absolute genius).
Rise and Shine – Deorro
10 April 2018
I’ve been a very busy little bee recently. I can’t say what I’ve been working on just yet, but believe me, it’s exciting.
When you’re deep in the headspace forest, you tend to come across a lot of strange and interesting psychological creatures, and not all of them are friendly. If you’ve ever completely thrown yourself into a creative project, you’ll know what I mean…
Mein War (feat. Julia) – Dakon First
26 March 2018
Every once in a while, we get a track sent to us that catches us quite off-guard. Sure, we’ve spent the past few months talking about the victories we overcome in our daily lives (and the music we listen to as the soundtrack to those victories), but it’s easy to forget that there are people out there going through a much more dangerous form of struggle. The kind that can get you killed…
Waves – Hemmit
20 March 2018
This week, we’re doing things a bit different. Because that’s what heroes do. They break the rules (but not the law, that’s more the realm of the villains and we aren’t interested in those sorts)…
Little Lies – Fleetwood Mac
13 March 2018
If you told me I could only ever listen to one band for the rest of my life, well first of all I’d say you were a bit of a dick for forcing such an unnecessary restriction on me. But if you insisted, because that’s just the way you are, I’d answer with Fleetwood Mac. When it comes to taking you on a journey, there’s just no one quite like the Mac.
Trophies – Drake – Young Money
6 March 2018
Being a hero isn’t easy. Most of the time, our feats of superhuman prowess go unrewarded, even unnoticed. Usually this isn’t an issue: after all, we do what we do because of the people we are, not because we want a pat on the back for biting our tongue during a difficult exchange or a high five for getting to work on time every day…