“The forth, the fifth, the minor fall, the major lift” and yes, this probably is half of the magic in this track, probably, one of the most covered songs in the world. The melody is haunting, simple, soothing, relaxing, but at the same time powerful. Can talk directly to your soul.
Emocionado de escuchar a un cantante y multi-instrumentista a la vez, descubrí al gran Jordan Rakei a través de las series acústicas “Mahogany Sessions” tocando un tema llamado “Nerve” a capela y con un par de coristas, transmitiendo un sonido muy limpio y puro, sin necesidad de aumentar el volumen de su ejecución, me deje llevar inmediato por su sonido y en la parte del coro me perdí totalmente en la melodía!
Palmiyeler (The Palms) is an indie, alternative and psychedelic band from Turkey. Unlike many Turkish bands, they avoid fancy lyrics and serious topics. Their success is in this: they manage to make simple lyrics sound profound. Their integration of lyrics is very effective.
A member of legendary hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, Phife Dawg died in 2016, but left an interesting solo work too. His 1999 EP “Bend Ova / Thought u wuz nice” was produced by J. Dilla (also a hip hop icon, gone 10 years before Phife) and contains pearls such as this track.
German poet Rainer Maria Rilke belongs to the great minds of European literature and lyricism. He grew up an only child, his older sister having died only a week after his mother gave birth to her. She tried to cope with that pain by dressing young René (he would change his name later) as a girl. His history, and the gender ambiguity of the name, was one of the reasons the band Rainer Maria was inspired by.
The culmination of two years of peace activism by John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono, Happy Xmas (War is Over) is a perennial Christmas singalong that started life with the very specific aim of reminding the world, at a time of peace and good will to all men, that war is a choice.
Bobby Hutcherson was a great jazz vibraphonist, one of the many great artists we lost last year. “Montara” is from Hutcherson’s album of the same name, released in 1975 on the jazz label Blue Note. Montara is also a city in Northern California, where he lived with his wife until his passing last year.
Kaytranada’s At All was my first introduction to the future bass genre and the first time a genuinely enjoyed house music. This song singlehandedly made Kaytranada a cult favorite and a one of the OG’s of the future bass genre. Everyone wanted to be Kaytra, everyone had a house song but nobody had that Kaytranada flair. His swing and basslines were unmatched and those classic Kaytra synths couldn’t be replicated.
What’s the point in Saving the World! if the world isn’t worth saving? I think we all have days where we think everything is so completely fucked up that to try and change anything is pointless.
This week’s track is by one of my all-time favorite artists – Bruno Mars. Guys, I can’t tell you how badly I’ve needed this track this week. I just came back from a mini vacation in the city of Los Angeles. The seventy degree weather and sunny skies almost tricked me into thinking it was May back here in the Midwest.
It’s a beautiful day on the beach. The sun is shining, the water is peaceful. Time for a swim. The water caresses your skin as you glide through the currents.
Something grazes your foot, perhaps some seaweed. Suddenly, a pain shoots up your leg like a fire in a wall cavity. A bullet of venom is shot from a translucent organic pistol straight up into the sole of your foot.
When you listen to hip hop in the south right now there is a sound that seems to be heard in a lot of the new generation artist. This sound seems to be getting hatted on quite a bit by some that feel hip hop should sound a certain way or be portrayed a particular way. What a lot of them don’t realize is this sound has been around in the south long before the generation and artist they try to give the credit to and has been done very well on top of that.