All the Playlists

Hello It’s Me – Todd Rundgren

20 June 2017

This song is the quintessential 70s pop song. Sweet, breezy, but with potent lyrics. Like a lot of 70s songs, it’s happy with a touch of melancholy. Released in 1972, it was Todd Rundgren’s first original song and proved to be a chart-topper for him, hitting #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. It’s now considered a staple of the pop rock genre.

Love’s Theme – The Love Unlimited Orchestra

20 June 2017

This song is so heavenly. The love maestro himself, Barry White, fronted the Love Unlimited Orchestra, and definitely gave this song his own flair, classical with a tinge of disco. In the 70s, many groups had lush instrumentation: Chicago, ELO, Earth, Wind and Fire. This song, however, was one of the few purely orchestral arrangements to make it to number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 and deservedly so.

Fuersattel – Boozoo Bajou

20 June 2017

Here’s another gem from the Boozoo Guys. I can just picture myself turning some miles out in the Desert on dusk or heading for a surf at the crack of sparrows. Again and again, these guys assemble some uber cool shit.

God Save The Hungry – Grace Petrie

20 June 2017

Apparently every nation has to have an anthem. Presumably this is so that footballers can stand awkwardly before important matches, incoherently mumbling the words while a TV camera probes their faces in close-up before they’re allowed to get on with what they came for.

Veil Enchantress – Öona Dahl

20 June 2017

This week it’s my absolute pleasure to feature my dear friend Öona Dahl on the Music To Go Underground playlist. Öona and I met back in San Francisco in 2012 a long over due meeting since we lived three times in the same states and knew all the same people. A chance meeting on Facebook of all places would bring us to meet in person for the very first time.

Dancing in the Moonlight – King Harvest

16 June 2017

To me, this song captures the essence of the seventies. It’s whimsical, magical, ethereal, groovy, light/dark, cold/warm. The Wurlitzer electric piano that’s used throughout the song gives it a jovial, yet melancholy feel. The song sounds like a carnival rag dipped in teardrops.

Werewolf – Fiona Apple

16 June 2017

I know what you’re thinking.

“How cliche. The first song she picks is by Fiona Apple? What is she? Some kind of angsty, male-bashing feminist?” 

Well, not exactly.

Motorcycle – Rumble Strips

14 June 2017

This song is the perfect playlist starter. It starts with a cymbal and little by little drums fade in and trumpets giving no clue of what to expect from the song. There you get the attention of the listener.

Ami – Adra

13 June 2017

Every week I share with you all stories throughout my journey as a raver and DJ that includes music that inspires me on this path. However this week I’ve decided to share with you all something even closer to home by presenting you a track from my label Occultists. 

Hard as Stone – Duncan Reed

12 June 2017

Hard As Stone was written about a realization that it didn’t matter where you were in life as long as you were comfortable with the people around you. The story behind the song was about getting lost in the mountains when mist came down but not really caring as I’d become content with who I was with.

I Hung It Up – Junior Brown

10 June 2017

If you don’t know Junior Brown, well here’s your introduction. Armed with his Git Steel Junior does it for me with his cool blend of Country / Surf Guitar .

Anywhere but Here – Grace Askew

10 June 2017

It’s not only the music and Grace’s sexy southern drawl that made me add this track but her tale of wanting to skip town.