DHS - a Spotify adventure

DHS is all about music - specifically music chosen, on Spotify, by D, H & S.

The three of us choose five songs at a time, add them to a Spotify playlist, and explain why we've chosen them. Once we've done that six times each we close the list and open the next one. Occasionally we review what we've picked and add it to 'the best of' playlist and once in a blue moon we each select an entire album.



Sunday, 8 February 2015

DHS 12 - Part 14 (H)

Sorry.  I truly am.

D
The Field - right up my street and gone into my masterlist.
Alt-J - this is all new to me but I've heard the name mentioned lots...nice stuff.
Aim - :) If we were still keeping track of points you could take one for this... when this LP came out I pretty much played it non-stop for a month...love it and still do now...The Grand Central boys knew how to churn out decent moody, melodic hip/trip-hop. Top addition.
D-O-H - absolutely bloody lovely and has been added to my low bpm playlist.

S
Touch of Magic - well this has gone down exceptionally well in our household... has had Poppy dancing along to it!  Love the vocal so much.
Space Dancer and Captain - both lovely and both went straight on my masterlist, superb.
Co2o - you know my thoughts on this - one of my very fave tracks of last year.
LotI rmx - hard not to love the bass on this tune... LOVE the shimmering treble noises the most though.

I think I can be a bit guilty of not mixing it up a bit sometimes so I'm gonna try and throw some different moods/styles in for a change....some of this is real memory lane stuff for me so I'm sorry if it doesn't ring true for you.

Grand Puba - SOOOOO happy to have recently found this on Spot... I first heard this on a mix on (*cringe*) Westwood's show back in the 90's.... it was the standout track on the mix, just great beats and a quality flow.

Aphex - his new album came out and it's got some double lush stuff on it... it reminded me to go back to my uni days and dig this out.... we' be smashed, put this on repeat and just float away.  one of his most accessible, melodic ditties.

Sailor & I - one of my fave tracks of last year.  Without getting too deep there's some pretty poignant stuff in this lyrically... beautiful melodies and nicely produced.... interesting to have it in essentially a house music format.

John Talabot - I think this guy is easily one of my fave producers since I stopped going to clubs... the pace is a big factor but also his productions just seem to nail it every time, really crisp/attention to detail  ... I love the hypnotic/acid groove in this - it's got a touch of that old Goa sound to it... beautiful top end melody.... it doesn't really go anywhere and it doesn't need to, it just chugs along and draws you in.

Essay - very, very simply:- one of the most beautiful sounding records I've heard in a long time.  Thanks - and thanks for the mix it sits within.

Right crack on, D - what the f.. are you waiting for ?  How long do you need to load up 5 tracks for crying out loud?? 

Again, Gents - I'm sorry for the hiatus.
H



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