Questions – Cinthya Garcia
Music to write to is such a subjective thing – whether you’re looking for energy, distraction or pure emotional inspiration – what works for me may not work for you. As a result I tend to go for longer form tracks – tracks that you put on repeat so you don’t have a jarring “vibe” change as you move through the playlist…
Chariots – TransGlobal Underground
Can their album “Psychic Karaoke” really be over twenty years old now? Released in 1996, I heard “Chariots” up first and was absolutely hooked by the depth of sound, the subcontinental/Arabian voice of Natacha Atlas (!) and the changes of rhythm and sounds. The super duper highway indeed!…
Yallah – Sebastien Triumph
Comin’ in f****** hot this week with “Yallah” by DJ Sebastien Triumph
This track inspires the f**** out of you and drives you to f****** to dance as if it was your own religion. Here in the dance world our religion is known as P.L.U.R. which stands for peace, love, unity and respect…
Picture Day – Gorilla Social
Formed in late 2017/early 2018, the Chicago native indie-rock band, Gorilla Social, has been found playing the local underground music scene relentlessly. The band has been establishing itself as a major presence with a fresh new sexy sound to indie rock music…
Heavy, California – Jungle
Wow.. cuando vi el videoclip de “Heavy, California” realmente me
encantó tanto el concepto como la música, sobre todo la coreografía es
bastante genial, es en serio quedé encantando,…
Wonder – Happy Walters ft. Ruelle
It’s amazing quite how much power an amazing hook has:
“Is anybody out there can you lead me to the light
Is anybody out there tell me it’ll all be alright”
Wonder – Happy Walters ft. Ruelle
This week’s track is a poignant performance by Happy Walters and Ruelle, we are lucky enough on the music to community to receive amazing music through the submissions, this one is yet another example of the many incredible music talented artists can create…
All That I Can Say – Mary J. Blige
Keeping the theme of soft string openings, this week’s track is coming from the Ms. Mary J. Blige. Curating hip-hop soul over the last 26 years, Mary J. Blige is credited for merging hip hop and R&B music, coining her the “Queen of Hip Hop Soul”. The track “All That I Can Say”, was released in 1999 off Mary J. Blige’s fourth studio album, “Mary”…
Loyal – ODESZA
Remember when I said this playlist was about providing a superhero soundtrack to your everyday routine? This week I’m laying it on thick with ODESZA’s new-but-not-really release ‘Loyal’ – brace yourself as military snare rolls, mysterious arpeggios and a FILTHY brass section collide to weave a cinematic soundscape that just screams EPIC…
No Names (feat. Yung Bans) – KILLY
This weeks track is from KILLY and Yung Bans. The track is heavily trap influenced, both rappers singing with autotune. Both artists have been gaining popularity recently and are making themselves household names in the rap community…
The Bar At The End Of The World – Poppet
I was told a few days ago by a considerably younger person that the world is a wonderful place. No sorry, she said that her world is a wonderful place, which I instantly found both slightly irritating as well as rather amusing…
The Sun – Baxter Dury
Un joven solo, sentado en la oscuridad, jugando con su arma es todo lo que necesita Baxter Dury en “The Sun” para darle una mano de pintura fresca a la soledad Made in “All the lonely people” de Eleanor Rigby. La imagen esta circundada por un coro en pijamas que canta “No one ever told us that we’re going to be left alone”…