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Today”™s playlist is courtesy of moi. It”™s pretty funky, I think, but somewhat obscure. Give it a go, and let me know what you think. Next time I”™m giving you some random lo-fi electro, so be warned”¦
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David
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Playlist? This one!
- Shuggie Otis – Aht Uh Mi Hed
- Aloe Blacc – I Need A Dollar
- Blackalicious – If I May
- Rize & Kronos, Main Flow, Rebels To The Grain – Something to build
- Frank Pleyer Big Band – Sally
- Jazzanova – L.o.v.e & You & I – Madlib Love Phase Mix
- Serge Gainsbourg – Intoxicated Man
- Gil Scott-Heron – Jose Campos Torres
- 4hero – Conceptions
- SOIL & “PIMP” SESSIONS – The White Widow
- Jazztronik – Samurai
- The Root Source – Beyond The Haze (Vocal)
- Atjazz – Kidnapped
- Gilles PetersonӪs Havana Cultura Band, Mayra Caridad Vald̩s РChekere Son
- Jack Constanzo – The Inch Worm
- Kyoto Jazz Massive – Kudu
- Wibutee – Once You Get There
- New Cool Collective – Perry
- Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Ballicki Bone
- Trio Töykeät – Perfect Make Out Music
- Mike Fuerstein, Mainframe – Metaphysical
- Hans Ulrik – Before
- Miles Davis – Blue In Green
- Animals As Leaders – Modern Meat
- Nouvelle Vague – Love Will Tear Us Apart
Ready for the pretentious bit?: I wanted to do something completely different with this playlist. It started mainly as a challenge to myself – I wanted to put together a playlist of tracks I”™d not heard, from genres I don”™t pay enough attention to. Most of my playlists seem to be pretty indie or electro, so this was designed to take me out of my comfort zone. I think it was a success – I”™ve gotten into a couple of really awesome artists off the back of this one playlist, and hey what more can you ask for than that?
I really love Aloe Blacc”™s “I Need A Dollar”. Let”™s be honest, it”™s pretty freaking catchy, and hey, I feel the guy”™s pain. I just found out it”™s the theme tune to “How To Make It In America”, which is a new comedy drama by the producers of “Entourage” – might check it out on the basis that the soundtrack to the series is going to be pretty awesome. Followed immediately by Blackalicious, I really get a summery vibe from this section of the playlist. Nice weather, cold cider and good company. Summer can”™t come quickly enough, really.
Serge Gainsbourg. I”™ve never heard any of his tracks. I know, I know, I really suck. So, felt I needed to rectify that. Had a bit of a mammoth sesh and this is one of the tracks that jumped out at me. I think it sets us up nicely for another artist I”™ve not really heard much of (except for his work with Massive Attack). Gil Scott-Heron”™s poem about the Moody Park Rebellion is somewhat of an odd choice for this playlist, I think, but it”™s powerful stuff.
Jazzanova are a band I have a crapload of respect for. I”™d never heard this track, but was glancing through their catalogue for a corker and found this Madlib remix. Now, I love Madlib, and I love Jazzanova. Result. Lovely, laid-back strings with a sweeping buildup.
Miles Davis. ”˜Nuff said.
One track I just had to shoehorn into this playlist was Nouvelle Vague”™s awesome cover of “Love Will Tear Us Apart”. I couldn”™t find anything to transition from, though. Solution? Music-guru James Cook came to the rescue and suggested the wonderful Animals As Leaders as a perfect segue. As he quite rightly pointed out, the rest of Animals As Leaders self-titled album would feel completely out of place in this playlist, but this one track in particular is just right. Ta, dude.
Cheers kids, hope you enjoy.