Everything downtempo should be, and not even the tiniest bit of anything it shouldn’t. Even after all these years, that little silver box is still magical to me.
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/1rUA4PZLV6UIFgLHOLQC0P
Category: Music
Track of the Day: Dido’s Hurricanes
The thing about this track? Dido and Rollo made this sitting on the couch in her living room. That’s talent, y’all.
https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/0OphUDyllTx00zAlQBGzV9
Album of the Week: Faithless — No Roots (2004)
Faithless’ No Roots remains one of the all-time greats in electronic music. If you combined my iTunes plays with my Spotify ones, you’d have at least 500 complete listens in the last 15 years. Maybe more. It’s THAT good. The combination of Rollo Armstrong, Maxi Jazz, and Sister Bliss…everything they touched turned to gold, but this album in particular…this was one of the greatest bands in the history of electronic music at the very their peak of their powers. Essential, as we used to say. Essential.
And for those of you who prefer your electronic music without vocals, check out the Everything Will Be Alright Tomorrow version, which is the entire thing remixed as a continuous instrumental track.
Like the breeze….even when I’m not there….
Track of the Day: CARBON BASED LIFEFORMS – MOS 6581 (Hardfloor Remix)
Had a really hard time deciding which remix to go with on this release, but in the end I had to go with Hardfloor. Proper old school acid groover, this one is.
Track of the Day: Future Sound of London – Cascade
This one is more than 20 years old, and yet it sounds as good as if it was made yesterday. There’s a radio version out there with an official video, but if you’re going to do this one, do it proper and go with the full 31+ minute version that I’ve included here. One of the all-time classics in electronic music, even after all these years.
Mix of the Week: Sasha – Scene Delete
People are making all kinds of comparisons with this one, but I’m going to go with the legendary German producer Oliver Lieb. Along with Pete Namlook, he defined the German ambient sound in the 1990s, and this album is very much in line with that sound. Not surprising, since Sasha has played god know’s how many of Lieb’s progressive tracks over the years, right? Straight to headphones, this one is, and fantastic to work to. Because I’m old!
Track of the Day: London Grammar – Hey Now (Sasha Remix)
The man like the son of…delivered yet another gem for your collection. Not new, but still newsworthy.
