All the Playlists

Altamont – The Modern World

2 October 2018

The other day, I was watching a new TV series about separated couples who’ve been unsuccessful in signing the divorce papers. The basic idea of the show was that these individuals, some of them stuck in their own indecision for years, were bought together to work with therapists, social workers and lawyers to put it all to rest….

Lonely Too – Evan Lesniak

2 October 2018

Unrequited love…

Is there anything so ruinous to the soul?

What do you do with all that emotion – all that raw feeling that you know – deep down – will never be reciprocated? Maybe you cling to hope – hope that one day they’ll see you – that they’ll learn to love you- that you’ll ultimately be together,…

Issues/Hold On – Teyana Taylor

1 October 2018

For a long time, Teyana Taylor was hovering around the spotlight, but never really took centre stage. She helped choreograph Beyonce’s “Ring the Alarm” music video, has appeared in Tyler Perry movies, dropped guest vocals on Kanye West’s Dark Fantasy album and starred in his “Fade” music video.

If Only – Erica Lee Martin

27 September 2018

One of the hardest things about grief is how you incorporate it into your daily, “normal” life. We all know the visceral immediacy of a tragic event – a death, a breakup a loss etc – grief is expected and overwhelming and allowed – but then – when everything dies down and attention has turned away, what then?…

Soft Sunrise – Charles Szczepanek

26 September 2018

Yes I’m on a solo piano groove again – not surprising really considering the genesis of the playlist – it’s not as if I don’t have some really interesting beats and even some noise tracks lined up but – for now – it’s all about the keys…

Part 42 – Given Circumstances

26 September 2018

I’ve lazed the early weeks of summer holiday 1981 away. Bit of cricket. Bit of social. Lot of thinking. Bought a copy of “Face Value” by Phil Collins which is welded to my turntable.

To my surprise, on the morning of summer school starting, I’m awake early, a stirring in my guts. Why?…

Finest Hour – Submotion Orchestra

26 September 2018

My second submission, after “Red Dress”, by this Leeds based band featuring the dulcet tones of Ruby Wood, and the lush pseudo-orchestration led by the trumpet of Tommy Evans. This is a seven minute build of electronica/jazz which pretty much sums up the musical style you can expect from each of their four albums…

Hotel Beds – We Were Sharks

26 September 2018

Ever felt like someone had full control of you? No matter where you run off to you see them in EVERYTHING?! We Were Sharks puts that into perfect words with a song that gets stuck in your head before the first verse even starts!…

Criminals – Paul de Leon

26 September 2018

It’s been a bit of a hiatus for this playlist, but I’m excited to get back into the swing of things. This week’s track, was a submission I received from artist Paul de Leon. Here’s what he has to say about his song, Criminals…

Brindis – B.texon

26 September 2018

Éste es una canción muy especial porque pertenece a un buen amigo mio
músico, productor y compositor, que actualmente radica en la ciudad de
Monterrey, Nuevo León, donde promueve su música, y además apoya a
muchos artistas en perfeccionar su sonido, justo como lo hizo con
muchas canciones mías, sin duda es un tipo con grandes ideas,…

Himalaya – Ellipsis

26 September 2018

“No matter how much you want the mind to be free of thoughts, resisting them only creates tension.”

It takes tremendous rootedness, strength, power, and perseverance to acknowledge what is happening right in front of you…

Answer – Tyler, The Creator

26 September 2018

Sometimes life is just a scream at the vast silence of the universe. We keep waiting for an answer but in reality we are the answer.

Sometimes we wish to find out there all the love that always lied in our hearts, we wish people loved us and we forgot that the only reality is love, the rest is just an illusion, a lie…