A playlist of songs that intrigued me from Sunday to Saturday. Week of 26 Sep 2021 to 2 Oct 2021.

WILT_2021-39

1. Don’t Be Afraid – Diplo, Damien Lazarus, Jungle
2. By Your Side – Sofia Kourtesis
3. Never Come Back (Koreless Remix) – Caribou, Koreless
4. Something in the Water – Carrie Baxter
5. Es Vedra – Linkwood, Greg Foat
6. La Perla (Tourist Remix) – Sofia Kourtesis, Tourist
7. Wind – John Carroll Kirby
8. 5,6,7,8 (Dance Is Life) – Jab
9. So Humble The Afternoon – Julia Holter
10. Drown – NewDad
11. summer bruises – april june
12. Ghostride – Crumb
13. Humid Mood – John Carroll Kirby
14. Oiran II – Meitei
15. Inheritance – Lord Of The Isles, Ellen Renton
16. Evening Shadows – D.K.
17. Soared Straight Through Me (Kareem Ali Remix) – Tom VR, Kareem Ali
18. I Had To Slow It Down – Galcher Lustwerk
19. Gush – bdrmm

Hyperlink to Spotify playlist: WILT_2021-39

Notes

Jungle collaborated with Diplo? That sounds interesting. Ooooh, that sounds nice. Somewhere in the middle, the song seems to shift from oganic to electronic. Very cool.

By Your Side reminds me of those 4pm afternoons at drinking holes where the alcohol flowed and the music was good.

I am living for that sub-bass in Never Come Back (Koreless Remix).

There’s really something in the water for Something in the Water. The energy of the performance immediate perks you up. It’s not about intensity, but about confidence and intent. It is a very purposeful performance, as if the musicians did not squander a single measure.

So immersed in the nebulous nature of Es Vedra by Linkwood and Greg Foat. Apparently there’s an album called Linkwood & Foat. I will check that out.

The pulsing hypnosis on La Perla unlocks some chamber of euphoria within the brain.

Just taking in the piano work by John Carroll Kirby.

And damn, the marriage of beatwork, percussion, and string arrangements on 5,6,7,8 (Dance Is Life). This is music to lose yourself in.

I decided to play a dreampop playlist because I wanted some music to relax to which was not just binaural beats. It turned out to be a real surprise, because the dreampop curated in this playlist is quite different from the dreampop I grew up with. The chord phrasings and melodic arrangements are more sophisticated, and the ethereal nature of the music is more nuanced. However, the vulnerability and soft melancholia is still there, waiting to be discovered if you just dig a little.

The melody to So Humble the Afternoon reminds me of Sing to the Moon. [Spotify / YouTube]

Love the tone of the intro chords to Drown. And damn, playing bass on this track sounds fun.

I just like the simplicity and raw nature of summer bruises. There is a certain nostalgia and naivety in the song. I remember being drawn to the guitar tones and lines, as well as the primal interplay between bass and drums.

Ghostride exemplifies what I mean by the aperture of dreampop opening up. There are some sonic ideas from nu-soul leaking into this easy sunset vibe of a song. I’m all for it.

We transition out of dreampop back to soundscapes and beat maps. John Carroll Kirby takes us on another sojourn with Humid Mood.

The samples and arrangements on Oiran II are sick. What a great burst of sonic ecstasy.

The spoken word performance of Ellen Renton in Inheritance is a fragile beauty when backdropped against the cautious and contemplative synthscapes of Lord Of The Isles. I am so in love with this duo.

Evening Shadows came on for a split second before I had to do something else, but the introduction was promising enough to let me know that the song was going to be synth-glorious, and I have not been disappointed.

Adding Soared Straight Through You (Kareem Ali Remix) because of how deep the house beats and bass are.

There is a very awkward sexy confidence behind I Had To Slow It Down.

I’m happy to close out the list with Gush, a pleasant and earnest dreampop number with all the right amounts of decay in the delayed guitar lines.