If you haven’t listened to the first playlist in – what is clearly going to be an epic series – you should check out Otis and Andrew get High. The first list is a little more upfront about its “Stoner” nature – the opening bong rip from the Easy Star All Stars sets the stage.
This time round we’re just assuming that you’re on the ride with us and your ears are ready for some sonic goodness.
From the stereo spanning of Siouxsie’s cover of Iggy’s classic to Method Man and Redman’s inquiry of your state – you know this list is going places and we’re not sticking to any particular genre. What we are doing this time around is setting it up so the front end of the list contains the energy and the back the chills.
You know how it goes – when you first imbibe – that’s where the energy is – that’s where you want to be up and with it – grooving hard on Mac Miller’s good vibes and getting transported to different worlds with the Sitar work of Shakti and John McLaughlin.
You’ll notice the vibe start to relax – maybe the tempo comes down a bit, maybe it’s a bit more reflective. By the time you arrive at Brigid Mae Power’s Mother In The Sky closing track the intent is that you’re mellowed out – super relaxed and just floating with the world.
If you see us up there – be sure to say hi!
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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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