Season 2, Post #1: Off to a Hot Start

I can't believe we're back!

Just wanted to say how thankful I am for everyone that is still here, all these years later!  I'm excited to share some really great music with you all, and I would love to feature your music as well!  Submit songs through this google form and I would love to share your favorite songs as well! 

I was inspired by a game I've been playing with some friends called Music League.  Everyone submits a song for a category, everyone votes, and results are shown after all votes are in!  (IF anyone is interested in this, please let me know!) I posted this song for our last category, Songs You Love To Play Loudly, as it truly is one of my favorites.  A magical mix of funk and rap that is too hot to handle!  (This was my 6th most listened to song last year)

Keeping with the theme, song #2 is an absolute banger from JOYRYDE.  The mixture of steel drums and the vocal samples kept me coming back for more (This was my 23rd most listened song of last year).  Great big bass and just beautiful glitchy basslines!

Enjoy and welcome back!

My My, Would You Look At the Time!

Long Time No Talk everyone! 
It has truly been a long time but I am hoping to bring this blog back focused on songs that I have been really enjoying!  This blog, alongside the N64 Game Review and playthrough Blog, are coming back to help me practice my writing, focus my energy, and keep me accountable!  

Prepare yourself for at least 2 songs a week to start and then hopefully ramping up in the future! 

0693 - How Ambient Do You Like It?`

Today we are going to cover some very beautiful and simplistic tracks that I basically use as the background noise of my everyday life.  Let's start with the Eleve remix of Toby Hedges' track Miria.  This one is so beautiful and well produced, that it actually put me to sleep with its peacefullness the other night!  Second up today is the Blood Groove and Kikis remix of Stendahl's song Synthetic Love and this one had me feeling so much real love.  The piano is so beautifully interwoven into the tonality of this progressive masterpiece.  Enjoy guys and I will see you back here again soon!

Toby Hedges - Miria (Eleve Remix)

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Stendahl - Synthetic Love (Blood Groove & Kikis Remix)

0692 - Never be Alone

Cosmic gate have been on my radar for quite some time, so seeing an Andrew Rayel remix of Alone got me really excited!  This song has such beautiful vocals from Kristina Antuna, mixed in with a really killer tonal drop.  I couldn't resist holding onto this one during the hiatus and am so excited to share it with you now!

Cosmic Gate - Alone (Andrew Rayel Remix)

0692 - Artist Feature: RUNAGROUND

I have heard some wonderful music lately from an artist who goes by the name Runaground.  Most of the music I have found has been absolutely wonderful, and one of my favorites by far is the track Chase You Down.  This one is so chill and driving, combined together in a beautiful fashion.  The guitar mixes perfectly with the moving bass, and the vocal samples really take this one to a whole new level in my book.

He also did a really great track with Dmitry KO that has a really deep house vibe to it called Rest of Me.  This one has a really soulful feel to it mixed with a house sequence, and it really is just the perfect mix of each in order to get the groove going and keep you moving.

RUNAGROUND - Chase You Down

RUNAGROUND & Dmitry KO - Rest of Me

0691 - What Happens Next?

Meraki by Cormak is a roller coaster of a song, that took me though so many different expectations in such a short amount of time.  The beginning of the track is beautiful and tonal, and then it gets beautifully melodic as it starts to build.  The build feels like it may drop into something big and unexpected, but it moves to a tonal guitar funk drop.  I sure as hell didn't see it coming, but I love the feeling of "What Will Happen Next" that this one inspires!
Another track that gave me this feeling was a remix of Arcade from Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike, and W&W by Magic Wand.  Hearing the start of this one and then the movement into the build, I sure as hell did not expect the funky and groove-worthy drop that followed.  It caught me off guard, and I loved every second of it!

Cormak - Meraki

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs. W&W - Arcade (Magic Wand Remix)

0690 - Don't Lose the Beauty

Pierce Fulton continue to make stellar with his track Losing You.  With great use of horns and other instruments, this one feels like it was recorded live and has that jazzy-house vibe that I have really come to love.  I feel the vocals are a bit much, but overall they do add something special to the track.  Enjoy this one!
Second up on this Monday is a track that I feel the title really captures the nature of the song.  Everything is Beautiful by Disfunktion and Husman features beautiful vocals, great and catchy tonality through the entire track, and the drop is heavy enough to be danced to while still feeling relaxed and beautiful.  This one is just really well done, and I enjoyed the simplicity and wonder that it inspired.

Pierce Fulton - Losing You

Disfunktion & Husman - Everything is Beautiful