A playlist of songs that intrigued me from Sunday to Saturday. Week of 29 May 2022 to 4 Jun 2022.

WILT_2022-22

1. Unnsa – Lord Of The Isles
2. Untitled A1 – SW.
3. Creature, Pt. 1 – DjRUM
4. Untitled B1 – SW.
5. Crackdown – Psyche/BFC
6. Chemare Cosmică – Ada Kaleh
7. Taken Effect – Shed
8. On The Magic Bus – Move D, Benjamin Brunn
9. Bounce Erec – Roy of the Ravers
10. 700007A – Wax
11. 653 Miles – No Moon
12. Cycle – Human Space Machine

Hyperlink to Spotify playlist: WILT_2022-22

Notes

I started the listening week with a craving for the voice and words of Ellen Renton, accompanied by the atmospheric arrangements of Lord of The Isles. From there Unnsa, Creature, Pt. 1 and the music of SW. were introduced to me. This helped set a tone for the rest of the week, that a mild, minimal techno was what I wanted to explore.

Crackdown and Chemare Cosmică are generated recommendations from music like the SW. EP Moving IN Moving OUT, because that’s when I started being intrigued by SW. and went digging around his discography.

Taken Effect and subsequently the tracks after till 700007A were added from generated recommendations of the current list thus far. I do this sometimes when I am enjoying the current development of a playlist, and use the algorithm as a tool to unearth tracks of a similar vein. Sometimes they converge and sometimes they diverge.

Taken Effect is a showcase of techno beats that I would dream about on a night leading to another night. It’s a prelude to something even if it ends up as nothing. Sometimes the prelude is the something.

On The Magic Bus is a chilled mid-tempo track with just the right amount of bustle without needing to hustle.

Bounc Erec starts out like a 16-bit video game of old with its ostinato piano intro that also makes up the majority of the song.

700007A is the sort of beat that I fondly remember during the clubbing of my youth. It still leaves me slightly drunken, and that is a fond sentiment.

653 Miles has the sort of ambient flourishes that remind me of a compilation album known as Inspirational Moments. Specifically Return To Announce by Enigma.

I think I added Cycle for its slightly more upbeat bassline. I do tend to be a downer most times when it comes to music, but I think that is also why I do enjoy the euphoric moments of music. And in the electronic realm, it is somewhat manufactured although it still tricks our senses enough to surrender to the abstract and less tangible. For a brief moment, loneliness lifts and you connect as the ego breaks down.