It was a slow day yesterday in all the best ways. Leftovers from the feast on Thursday, friends stopping through to share light and being, and great music playing in the back. Mr. Oakland was digging this mix I did a couple weeks ago, so here it is. Several of the artists are definitely worth [...]
Posts Tagged ‘downtempo’
8 Jan
New Year, New Day, New Music
And lots of older music too. Though perhaps not that old. Just a great selection of music to get you through the day, or set off your evening. Downtempo, jazz, indie disco, electronic, Latin, French, rock, reggae, lullabies, and even a Xmas selection which isn’t at all schmaltzy. La la la. Beauty and imagination. It’s [...]
19 Dec
Autumn Leaves Pt. 2
It’s been a long couple of weeks grinding at my job. Long days, long nights. It always is this time of year. Tired back, aching shoulders at times, and my focus solely on what’s right in front of me. Usually I’d have more of my attention diverted towards music and thinking about what I’d like [...]
5 Dec
Autumn Leaves pt. 1
It being a beautiful and brisk fall day, a not too often occurrence for the Bay Area, I cannot help but to think of New York and the greater New England area, where I lived for 9 years. It’s sweater weather. Wool, scarfs, gloves, mittens and knit caps. The falling leaves being rushed about the [...]
24 Aug
Real Radio #1 AJB
Radio, where for art thou, radio ? Where hast thou gone ? Commercials and bleeps, iced chains and angst, smoothed out instruments and popless pop, talk, talk, talk and schlock. Maybe it’s just me, but I just don’t tune in for very long. Just isn’t much music on you anymore, radio. We’ve heard it all [...]
18 Jun
dusty vinyls + dubs
An mp3 file gathers no dust, but vinyl always seems to attract dirt. Just part of its electrostatic nature. Vinyl djs always need to clean their tools/sonic weapons aka records. Not so for the computer dj. I play a mix of both, as do many of the djs I play with. One such dj will [...]
