A playlist of songs that intrigued me from Sunday to Saturday. Week of 24 Oct 2021 to 30 Oct 2021.

WILT_2021-43

1. Alpha Alpha – Aural
2. Equinox – Dezron Douglas, Brandee Younger
3. 愛・おぼえていますか (Do You Remember Love?) – Mari Iijima
4. CAT’S EYE (NEW TAKE) – Anri
5. Just Communication – TWO-MIX
6. 『82.99 F.M』 – Macross 82-99

Hyperlink to Spotify playlist: WILT_2021-43

Notes

Listen to Alpha Alpha with ear-buds on. It is akin to having a massage inside your skull.

There is something very primal and intimate in the duet between the harp and double bass performances of Brandee Younger and Dezron Douglas. There’s a clash of creativity when you encounter the harshness of the double bass’s fret buzz against the angelic resonance of the harp strings. It is this sort of friction that creates universes.

I was prepared for this week’s playlist to end at the first two songs because of how busy with work I had been the past week. However, I did feel nostalgic on Friday evening for an old anime that I used to adore, Macross: Do You Remember Love. I came across this beautifully remastered animation of the movie’s theme song, and if you have similar memories as I do of this iconic media franchise, you will undoubtedly enjoy the video.

As anthemic as the chorus to 愛・おぼえていますか (Do You Remember Love?) is, I live for the bridge’s melody.

I’m not alone anymore now that you’re here with me

愛・おぼえていますか (Do You Remember Love?), Mari Iijima

Came across Anri’s music, and I’m a new fan.

More techno blasts from TWO-MIX.

Dirty, dirty bassline on 『82.99 F.M』