Friday, 23 December 2011

Friday Tunes 41

It's been a long while since the last posting, so I'm making up for it with a super sized one this time round...



Playlists
Michael Woods - Essential Mix – Some grimy dance and progressive house BBC mix. Awesome. Cheers FB
New faves - Dec 2011 – So many great tracks on here. Check it out at your pleasure.

Albums
Hackney Colliery Band – Hackney Colliery Band – For those who like a bit of brass
Deadmau5 – For Lack Of A Better Name (Continuous Mix) – Love it at 6:40, one of my favour Deadmau5 moments. Awesome pick-me-up when jogging.
Deadmau5 – deadmau5 at Play Vol. 2 – Amazing, Deadmau5 seems to be publishing his next album options on Spotify!
Hip Hop Pantsula – Just listen to all this guys stuff. A Jo’burg taxi driver introduced me to him. I’ve not looked back

Single tracks
Chris Cornell – Imagine (acoustic) YouTube link A great rendition of Lennon’s Imagine from Cornell
The Antlers – Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out – Beautiful waily indie track. This was an obsession track for a whole week. Credit to NL for this one.
Birdy – People Help The People – Another absolute beauty, Birty with a piano, cello and guitar. Cheers again NL
Elliott Smith – Between The Bars – Yet more beauteous tracks from NL. Smith with an acoustic guitar this time.
Elliott Smith – Angeles – And this was the clincher for me. Incredible track from Elliot Smith. NL, you heroine!
Jose Gonzalez – Heartbeats – This makes me want to be sitting under a tree on a warm summers day with a breeze rolling bye. Not very Christmassy, I know. NL.
Kings Of Convenience – Homesick – Very Simon & Garfunkel
Goyte – Somebody I used to know YouTube link – Beautiful track, and a cool vid
Quantic – Don't Joke With a Hungry Man – Mmm, electro funk with Quantic’s favourite Alice Russell – an old fave
The Blue Velvets – Summertime – Any why not have a bit of some mo-town remix of some Bill Withers?
Nu Shooz – I Can't Wait - Powermix – a good bit of 80s funk
Bad Boy - Remember Me (Youtube link) – some quality electro-soul
Hip Hop Pantsula – Mpitse – Happy happy South African hip-hop
Hip Hop Pantsula – A Vida Tem Dessas RMX – SA hip-hop gets some Spanish vibes
Hip Hop Pantsula – Turn Away And then he goes reggae, this guy is so awesome
Hip Hop Pantsula – Ba Bitse – This track could easily be by Common Sense, aside from the language, of course…
Blackstreet – No Diggity – Classic bit of 90s soul/hip-hop
Hackney Colliery Band – No Diggity – Oooo, and the big band version.
Deadmau5 – Outta My Life - Touch Mix – Loving it, great vocal on this progressive-mouse

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