It's Summer Y'all

Here's some breezy tunes for a do-nothing weekend.

1. Chilly Gonzalez - Kenaston
2. White Denim - River to Consider
3. Foxygen - No Destruction
   Started out as a joke band - then they got good... like really good.
4. Generationals - Put a Light On
   You've heard it by now, but it's still worth a listen.
5. Toro y Moi - Rose Quartz
   The best song off of TM's latest album. A real creeper.
6. Airbird & Napolian - In the Zone
7. Tourist - Your Girl
   This kid has serious talent.
8. Gabrielle Aplin - Home (umami & Alle Farben Remix)
   We're not there yet, but we'll get there.
9. Tanlines - Yes Way
10. Andrew Ashong - Flowers 
    Big weekend morning jam.
11. Au - RR vs. D.
    Nonsensical vibe + upbeat bells = summer jam
12. Mark Maguire - Get Lost

 

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Get Weird

Occasionally there is a need to bust out some stupid dance moves. 
When that time comes you need stupid music to dance to.  

This is that music.

So put on your Daniel Boone hat, cape and bowling shoes and lets get to this.

Inspired by

TomHaverFoods.com

The dancing in Stop Making Sense

Crimpin'

The fan dance move that Phil Collins does here at 1:25

Moving Like Bernie
any music video from the tracks below
annnd

Maths. 

1. Shannon - Let the Music Play (The Best of Shannon, 2004)
   Well, no use beating around the bush. Might as well get this started...
2. Tensnake - Get It Right (Get It Right, 2010)
   It was a mistake to listen to this on the plane.  I was shaking the seat in front of me and leading conga lines down the aisle.
3. Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait (Poolside, 1986)
   I always imagine the synth player when I listen to this.  He isn't jamming nearly hard enough.
4. Toro y Moi - New Beat (Underneath the Pine, 2011)
   The weird is most definitely catching on these days.
5. Madonna - Holiday (Madonna, 1983)
6. B.B. & Q. Band - Imagination (Imagination 12", 1982)
7. Daft Punk - Short Circuit (Discovery, 2001)
8. Fantasy - Move to the Groove (He's Number One, 1985)
9. Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better (Dream Into Action, 1985)
   Like really?  Sometimes I feel like people were asleep at the wheel in the 80s.  The video is ridiculous too.  The piano jam at 2:40 is money.  Almost as money as his orange suit.
10. Banarama - Cruel Summer (Banarama, 1984)
11. Polygon Palace - Tokyo Getaway (Tornado Wallace Remix) (Tokyo Getaway, 2010)
    Can't get enough of this one.  Head to Polygon Palace's bandcamp page to name your price.  Thanks to Headup for this.
12. The Funkmasters - It's Over (It's Over, 1983)
    Tensnake samples this in In the End

Get Weird Mix by SNDTRKDLFE
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Days of Wine & Roses

Feeling quite Parisian lately.  Here's a little mix for a leisurely sunny afternoon.

Inspired by white wine, gruyere and Portland's many public parks. 

1. Django Reinhardt - I'll See You in My Dreams (The Best of Django Reinhardt, 1996) 
2. Monarch Jazz Allstars feat. ‘The King’ – Lover Come Back to Me (Monarch 10”)
   "Just infuse it with love." 
   
3. Lydia Mendoza – Mal Hombre (Crazy Heart, 2010) 
   
4. Billie Holiday - Did I Remember (The Quintessential Billie Holiday Vol. II, 1936)
5. Devendra Banhart – Quedate Luna (Cripple Crow, 2005) 
6. Wes Montgomery – Days of Wine and Roses (Boss Guitar, 1991)
7. Irma Thomas – Take a Look (Take a Look, 1968) 
8. Paul Desmond – Samba Cantina (Boss Antigua, 1964)
   Excellent guitar solo here.
   
9. Robert Duvall – Live Forever (Crazy Heart, 2010)
10. Emilio de Benito - Granada (Vicky Cristina Barcelona, 2004)
11. Dire Straits – Romeo and Juliet (Making Moves, 2000)
    On a big Dire Straits kick recently. 
    Although I wish they had looped the lick at 4:53 and went into a sprawling jam.
    

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Mems Day Weekend

Have a ball.

Cults - Go Outside
Brothertiger - Feel
Robyn - Dancing on My Own (Buraka Som Sistema Remix)
Really nice work.  Might be too poppy for you, but I give him credit for laying it over some serious dub fundamentals.  Sleek.  Its the kind of song you can listen to when girls are in the car.
Sleigh Bells - Tell 'Em
Sorry for the volume in your face, but I really like the solo with the whammy pedal effect at 2 minutes.

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