If you ever need to get pumped up to do something daunting, this is the song for you. I happened upon this song while listing to Bossanova Radio on Pandora. From the very first sound, I was enthralled with the production of this track. I am so glad there are no vocals to disturb the absolutely mesmerizing instrumentation of Beats Antique.
This "experimental world fusion and electronic music group" has gotten my attention! Check out their site here. Apparently, the live shows are nothing short of magical, so I guess I'll be checking for tour dates. They remind me of Daft Punk but with their own sense of sound and imagery. Well, sense I mentioned Daft Punk I might as well add a couple of their tracks.
Aha! I’m late, but that’s OK because good music stands the test of time. Sam Smith’s Stay With Me has been stuck in my head all morning. This song was stuck in my head yesterday:
Anyway, back to Stay With Me that's such a soul hugging song. No matter how you apply this song to your personal situation, we all have made the cry for someone, something, or a feeling to stay with us just a little while longer. We are an emotional bunch we humans! It’s not often that a song touches you to your core. This song does it whether with Mary J or by himself (or even covered by Ed Sheeran who I love by the way). Not to take away from the passion that Sam injects into each lyric, but this song is just simply beautiful. Belt this song out in the shower and you'll feel like a super star!
Here are few more songs about staying. We don’t like transition which makes the plea to have a situation to stay or remain is a longing that connects us…in this case through song. There are many more, but here are a couple of my favs. Enjoy!
I'm back again with another music review. I was going to tackle Prince this Friday, but I decided to save that for another day because there is just so much material to cover with his TWO projects he just recently put out. I decided to introduce to some and present to others the wonderful music of Jason Moran.
Listening to NPR one afternoon, I heard a review on Jason Moran's new album All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller. Check the broadcast out here. Let me start with the fact that I have truly eclectic taste in everything including music, but jazz is one of my favorite genres of music. I like trios, big band, and that gritty hard-to-keep-up-with jazz. Smooth jazz isn't my thing, and Jason Moran is far from smooth. It's edgy and informed by his love of hip hop. I think this is a great place to stop and let you listen to this...
Ahhh! Now that I got that craving to hear A Tribe Called Quest out the way, let's get back to Jason Moran. His album was recorded and mixed by Bob Power who is known for honing the sound on A Tribe Called Quest albums. Well, look at that! It all ties together.
The snippets played during the NPR review by Kevin Whitehead reeled me in and I definitely wanted more. When I finally got a chance to listen to All Rise, I was more than satisfied with what I heard. There aren't any snippets around the internet, but here is just a preview of the type of joyous jazz you'll be jumping and vibing to when you hear his work. This clip features Meshell Ndegeocello's sultry vocals which can be found on other cuts on All Rise.
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