WILT_2024-25

A playlist of songs that intrigued me from Sunday to Saturday. Week of 16 Jun 2024 to 22 Jun 2024.

1. SAOKO – ROSALÍA
2. POPPER – AKRIILA, TAICHU
3. Nanai – Amaia
4. lunes feriadooOoOO (Garden Remix) – AKRIILA, lilen
5. Water – Saramalacara, TAICHU, Evar
6. Hi-C – TAICHU, Molok0
7. NADA QUEDARÁ – AKACATS, KUINA
8. MONA XINA – AKRIILA
9. Finoraro – Intendente, Manuel Matarasso
10. La Favorita de Dios – Akatumamy, Ovyze
11. gaZzZzZ – CONDY, AKRIILA

Hyperlink to Spotify playlist: WILT_2024-25

Notes

I’ve entered into uncharted territory of my listening journey.

A lot of the artists and songs in this week’s playlist come from Latin communities with representatives from Spain, Chile, Argentina, and possibly more that I am unaware of. The influences present touch on sub-genres like trap, cyberpunk, drum’n bass, industrial, neo-soul, hyper-pop, and whatever delicious things are brewing in a cultural melting pot. 

Everything started when I came across the Instagram account, 미라이, and was quite enamoured with their representation of late 90’s to early 00’s polygon graphics paired to an assortment of music. SAOKO by ROSALÍA was referenced in one of these videos and I remember being transfixed by the beat. I’d been living under a rock because I’d never come across Latin-esque music arranged in such fashion before. I went on to listen to more of ROSALÍA’s music.

From there, AKRILLA was recommended to me which also led to more similar artists and musicians in similar experimental veins. One thing that really stands out to me in the music represented here are the rebellion and assuredness of craft. I don’t know what experiences these musicians have had, but their songcraft make me curious about their stories.

I’m quite excited because I feel like I’ve managed to touch a little on one of the sounds of the future. It may not be incredibly mainstream in Western-dominated markets, but this sound has the potential to capture a certain listlessness and somehow channel that into creative aggression.