Afternoon all,
Im off to Hampton Court Palace to watch the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with some picnic action and fireworks tonight, which could really be something - cant wait. Not that the RPO will be gracing my selections anytime soon I wouldn't have thought, but in such a setting it should be an evening of aural pleasure. Speaking of which, my grateful thanks for your recent selections...
S-Dog
Enola Gay is a tune I am sure I must have heard before - the infectious hook sounds very familiar as does the melody. Proper nice tune that, and while its very 80's the lyrics are not as asinine as you usually got from the synth bashers at that time. Nice.
Dreamy Days is a tune I havent heard before, and neither have I listened to Roots Manuva at all - MacArthur Park again - impressive effort there Kev. Best rapper from the UK ? Hmmm not so sure about that but this is a boss cut, added to my list. Top work.
Fantastic man - I see what you say about it being bonkers; its certainly that but I have no idea whether I like it or not. Even after at least half a dozen listens I cant tell, some days I like it some days its like someone dragging an iron glove across a blackboard !
Winter in June - solid enough prog record for me, cant quite feel the amount of love for it that you do my friend but nice enough.
All Together Now is a stone cold classic. Takes me back to my mis-spent youth and even though it fills me with some melancholic feelings thats more to do with what was happening at the time rather than the record. Top tune.
H-Bomb
Sorry mate, but Joy to the World is bringing no joy to me at all. To me it's really bleak, cant get onside with it, just makes my skin itch.
Broken however is an absolutely wonderful tune - so atmospheric and that bass break is immense. Great filtered vocal and a wonderfully restrained feeling to the whole thing - on a big system it would blow your socks off. Definitely deserves that medal !
Okinawa - you are right, I totally wouldnt associate this with Digweed but its been so long since I heard him or one of his mixes that to be honest I have no idea what he plays. This is very nice though, understated for me against 'hugely uplifting' for you - which says a lot about our difference in tastes I think !
The Rift Valley - no idea what 'burning man' mix you mention here, but then I am so far out of the dance music groove in the last few months thats not surprising. Care to forward on. This reminds me strongly of 'somewhere over the rainbow' by the IZ and really is very nice indeed - great use of melodies and strings you're right. Top job.
Ok my lot - a summery selection that always gets my toes tapping or makes me smile...
Gonna Make you sweat - C&C
On first impressions this is just a throw away pop song - certainly those lyrics suggest so, but I think its so much more than the normal trash that is wheeled out - the difference here is the production is immense. The layout and arrangement is very clever, bringing parts of the record in and out and thankfully keeping the 'rapping' to a minimum which actually gives it some charm for me. A step up from normal pop records.
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
I have to fight the urge to strut when I hear this and Im walking somewhere. If I was at a party or a club and it came on - I'll be giving it plenty. Proper party music.
Sister Sledge - Lost in Music
Stone. Cold. Classic. No idea why we dont have a sister sledge record in DHS already...
Fresh - Daft Punk
Filtered summer beach fun with the Punk, one of several stand out tracks on their debut.
The Ecstacy of Gold - Metallica
Pretty sure they're just playing the Morricone recording as they use this for their intro, AND we've had this before but I absolutely adore the crowd joining in, gives it another dimension. So here it is. And here it is on youtube if you are so inclined: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihimYfIbrVo
One love
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