Healado Negro is one half of Ombre, who I posted a few months ago. This is similarly smooth and mellow.
Helado Negro:
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Richie Havens* – Here comes the sun
Sad news today about the iconic Richie Havens. This is an excellent cover version of a Beatles classic.
Richie Havens:
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The Waterboys – Fisherman’s Blues
Classic track from Irish band The Waterboys. Its taken from the 1988 album of the same name and features some very vivid imagery and solid violin.
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Björk – Joga
Paul Simon – The Obvious Child
Revisiting Pet Sounds last weekend (in various forms) got me thinking about albums. Of late, they have lost all meaning to me. I can’t think the last time I listened to one from start to finish.
But there will always be a few that I can’t escape. One such is The Rhythm of the Saints, from which this is taken. It got me thinking about World Music before I even knew it existed. If you don’t know it I recommend you give yourself a treat and check it out.
The Rhythm of the Saints:
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The Cure* – Boys don’t cry
This song seems to have been following me around recently. The guitar riff is utterly infectious. It is also a slight surprise to me that The Cure haven’t featured in my 365 days journey until now.
The Cure:
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Wiz Khalifa* – The Thrill | (GPF)
I feel conflicted about liking this song. The sheer nihilism of the lyrics is depressing but I really like the (rather appropriately I suppose) languid beat. Does that make me a bad person?
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Freddie Cruger* – Pretty Little Thing feat. Linn | (NAT)
I discovered this track silky smooth track from Swedish producer/DJ Freddie Cruger earlier in the week on the awesome Far From Cyan blog. I haven’t been able to get it out of my head since.
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Passion Pit – Little Secrets
I can always rely on Massachusetts band Passion Pit to infuse my day with a burst of positivity. This is an oldie, taken from their debut studio album Manners, but it still made me smile when I heard it earlier in the week. It’s hard to ask much more from a song than that.
Passion Pit:
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The Beach Boys v J.Dilla – Wouldn’t it be nice? (Buillon Remix)
The journeys that music can take you on just blow my mind sometimes. In this instance from disquiet to thrall.
While writing up my post from Saturday, I spotted this remix album by London producer and chillwave trailblazer Bullion. It mashes up some beats from the late hip hop legend J.Dilla with The Beach Boys seminal Pet Sounds album in a mix that he rather nicely called Pet Sounds in The Key of Dee.
At first I was outraged, but a little intrigued. The more I have subsequently listened to it the more it has grown on me. The whole album is here, I can’t seem to stop listening to it.
Songs in the Key of Dee:
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