All the Playlists

Dirty South – James Leg

2 April 2019

I recall lying on the floor in my teens, with In a Gadda da Vida blaring in complete darkness. It wasn’t the first time that I’d crossed paths with the piano or organ, though.

My Mother and Grandmother would play on the old Victorian Upright in the living room everyday – It was like clockwork – just like the old-man inhabiting the shitter at first bird’s of the day…

Can’t Kick The Habit – Spin Doctors

2 April 2019

If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.

–      Henry Ford

And yet that’s what most of us do. It’s actually rather crazy. We just keep going. I for one seem to have a master’s degree in that. It doesn’t matter if what I’m doing or who I am with isn’t good for me, I’ll see it through to the bitter end. I call it quits, all torn and broken, only after all other alternatives have been exhausted…

Water No Get Enemy – Fela Kuti

2 April 2019

Water is the mother of all life, and is the chief ingredient of most of it. Without water, most living things die. We jellyfish are a shining example. The way we move and eat only works in water. Without the buoyancy of water, we would simply melt into the ground…

Lake Song – Deja Blu

2 April 2019

Feeling the mood in your surrounding atmosphere and curating a path of sounds that flows mindfully is where I really fell in love with sharing music. Whether it is a 10 minute drive or an 8 hour road trip, I am always creating a different experience every.single.time…

Championships – Meek Mill

30 March 2019

Sometimes the meaning of winning comes with a lot of pain and suffering. More importantly, the ability to share one’s pain with others can be the driving factor that helps you achieve…

Giant (with Rag’n Bone Man) – Calvin Harris

30 March 2019

Kicking off the beginning of a playlist designed to fill the mind with the energy to conquer any dream, battle or goal. ‘GIANT’ by Calvin Harris and Rag’n Bone Man is the epitome of what it feels like to WIN…

SOHO – Jaden Smith

28 March 2019

SOHO belongs to Smith’s latest album named “The Sunset Tapes: A Cool Tape Story” that was released on the last quarter of 2018. He really did try something new again. I love being a witness of his musical progress as years go by from The Cool Cafe to his latest…

High Street (feat. Skepta) – Blood Orange

28 March 2019

When I was working on building Take Over the Night, Dev Hynes was one of the first artists that came to my mind. I kept listening to his latest, Negro Swan, all the time back then and I really wanted to include one song to the list from the album…

Jewel – Flume

27 March 2019

The thing about works borne of pure creative passion is that they tend to take a lot to complete. This doesn’t just mean they take a lot of time (although time certainly accounts for a lot of the taking), they also take a lot of focused mental energy. This is the real sacrifice we have to make for our art…

Sleeping Through The Flood – Sticky Fingers

27 March 2019

Don’t be too shocked when I introduce yet another aussie band. You may gasp. I know it’s getting a bit out of hand. At this point my musical garden is beyond fecund with sun kissed flora in the form of Australian born tunes…

Loving Is Easy (Feat. Benny Sings) – Rex Orange County

27 March 2019

Loving Is Easy is an earworm indie pop song from Rex Orange County. One of the track’s strengths is the innocent and playful instrumental. Specifically, the fun piano melody and the simple drum pattern as it gives listeners an easy going vibe. Also, the dream-like violin sections in the background sound like they belong in a Disney movie…

I Got 5 On It (Tethered Mix from Us) – Michael Abels, Luniz, Michael Marshall

27 March 2019

A man after my own heart, Jordan Peele loves to create movies with hidden meanings that are thought-provoking and intentional. In film school, we were always told that there’s a reason for everything in a film, accidents don’t happen. Jordan Peele takes that to another level, making sure to leave easter eggs and clues throughout his films…