To celebrate the launch of the Green Space Collection, we thought we’d create the third playlist in what is already a truly epic series – if you haven’t already make sure to bookmark:
We could have called this one: Otis and Andrew Get High in California but we’ve yet to have that experience – of course, Otis is welcome to come stay and we can make that happen. I did get high with Mert on Venice Beach once that resulted in the fabulous Sunday Hangover Cure – so – there is precedent ;-p
The opening to the list is pure Californian vibes – the groove from Motorpsycho into The Doors feels particularly groovy – we could have had Porcupine Tree’s Trains right after but we thought we’d give you a break ;-p
The vibe is – similar to the last list – more energy up front – maybe to stimulate the conversation and enhance the activity – moving to a more relaxed and introspective end – where perhaps a more introspective and internal vibe is appropriate.
You can guarantee that as soon as Otis gets here we’ll be trying this out to see if it works in practice!
Track Listing
- California Soul – Marlena Shaw
- The World Is Yours – Nas
- Open Letter – Mr. Phelps
- Go to California – Motorpsycho
- Riders on the Storm – The Doors
- Miss You – Remastered – The Rolling Stones
- Superfly – Curtis Mayfield
- Are ‘Friends’ Electric? – 1998 Remaster – Tubeway Army
- Looking For Clues – Robert Palmer
- Sledgehammer – Peter Gabriel
- What It Look Like – Todd Edwards Remix – Spank Rock
- Otis – JAY-Z
- The First Song – Band of Horses
- Trains – Remastered – Porcupine Tree
- Love Plus One – Haircut 100
- Sapphire Lake – Pollyanna Blue
- Compared to What – Les McCann
- Boss-A – Big Share
- Coming Back Home – DE’WAYNE
- Controversy – Prince
- Let It Go – Peter Broderick
- Human – Civil Twilight
Playlist image by Jeff W on Unsplash
About the Curators
Otis Galloway
My name is Otis Galloway, and I am a beautiful mess.
- I believe in music as a powerful agent of healing.
- I believe a cassette mixtape can carry powerful emotional gravity that tells stories that span generations, worlds and universes.
- I believe in travel, love, cooking, street food, cold beer and gelato.
- I believe in conversations that go until the sun comes up.
- I believe love comes in a multitude of forms.
- I believe in large kitchens and cooking huge dinners for friends.
- I believe we have so much to learn from one another.
- I believe in growing more hemp, cannabis and bamboo.
- I believe we should say, ‘I Love You’ more often.
- I believe we need more justice for the people.
- I believe we can do better, and should do better.
- I believe in a diverse, colourful world full of happy, realized, loving people.
- I believe gyoza is love.
- I believe in musicto.
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Andrew
The first visual memory I have is that of the white upright piano in Singapore, Hell and the Dark Forces lived at the bottom, Heaven and the Angels at the top, they would play battles through my fingers and I was hooked.
As a psychology graduate I studied how sound affects human performance.
As a musician I compose instrumental music that stimulates your brain but doesn't mess with your language centers, leaving you free to write creatively without distraction.
As a curator I research how music can improve your life and create flow - I can tell you what music to listen to when studying for a test and why listening to sad music can make you feel better.
As a creator / contributor at musicto I believe that music can make the world better.
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