the journey to make sense of the hot 100 chart continues with #99: marshmello & jelly roll's "holy water".  

a stern look at commercial taste : marshmello, jelly roll "holy water"

a full episode of the lovely work of grouper, because i think everyone should hear it.  apologies for late upload, got suuuper busy. 

setlist:
opening: "rilkean heart" cocteau twins
"heavy water/i'd rather be sleeping" grouper
"alien observer" grouper
"being her shadow" grouper 
"come softly - for daniel d." grouper
"holding" grouper
-set break-
"the man who died in his boat" grouper
"poison tree" grouper
"blouse" grouper
"unclean mind" grouper
"headache" grouper
"living room" grouper
"holofernes" grouper
closing: "rilkean heart (acoustic)" cocteau twins

o d d  d a y  o f f : tribute to grouper

ok, so we're not always keeping it short like a punk song...but it's certainly still lofi.  this episode more like a tapedeck cover of Neu! i guess?   that is if there were some lispy vocal yokel yodeling away about ethics in music, i suppose : P

anywho: i actually liked this song!!! first song i actually truly enjoyed here!

a stern look at commercial taste: emmanuel cortes "amor"

grimace for joy! 

setlist:
opening: cocteau twins "rilkean heart"
jamaaladeen tacuma "LET'S HAVE A GOOD TIME"
steve lehman & sélébéyone "are you in peace?"
steve coleman & metrics "black genghis"
set break: bill evans "piece peace" 
charles mingus "moanin'" 
john coltrane "naima - live from the village vanguard / 1966" 
closing: cocteau twins "rilkean heart (acoustic)" 

o d d  d a y  o f f : jazz head stank face music

super condensed yet arty like a wire song off pink flag!  our endless quixote-like quest to find a Billboard Hot 100 single worth writing about continues with tucker wetmore's "3,2,1".  i do wanna say -and i don't think i emphasized it enough: tunes like this are showcase of pop songcraft.  i think these songs are great examples of the form.  i also wish there was more goin on, but ah well. 

a stern look at commercial taste : tucker wetmore "3,2,1"

more off the cuff and playing some music i love to death - shoegaze & dream pop.  lotta cocteau twins cuz i love their work.  

setlist: 
opening - cocteau twins "rilkean heart"
ride "vapour trail"
lush "for love"
cocteau twins "cherry-coloured funk"
slowdive "crazy for you"
a.r. kane "spermwhale trip over"
my bloody valentine "you made me realise"
set break - slowdive "trellisaze"
cocteau twins "iceblink luck"
have a nice life "bloodhail"
they are gutting a body of water "rl stine"
slowdive "alison"
cocteau twins "frou-frou foxes in midsummer fires" 
cocteau twins & harold budd "sea, swallow me"
closing - cocteau twins "rilkean heart - acoustic" 

o d d  d a y  o f f : shoegaze classics & others

i called this a huntr/x tune and it's actually the version with jeongyeon, jihyo & chaeyoung of  twice on it.  sorry about that!  in this edition i ramble about fish markets, max martin's "melody is king", trap pop and awkward lyrics.   

a stern look at commercial taste : jeongyeon, jihyo & chaeyoung "takedown"

i really liked tagabow's latest record.  i liked the lil beatlet at the end of it.  i'm fascinated by mascarene traditional rhythms.  i'm trying to teach myself dj mixing.  here's an attempt at combining all that.  ravanne from here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxe1Cj4KODM.  most things obvi from tagabow's "herpim".  a few other synths n drums n then mixing it all together by me : )

dj mess arounnd 11 23 (after tagabow's "herpim")

as promised, some rap songs

setlist
opening - cocteau twins "rilkean heart"
earl sweatshirt "shattered dreams"
pete rock & c.l. smooth "they reminisce over you (T.R.O.Y.)"
noname "gospel? (feat. $ilkmoney, billy woods)"
mach-hommy "no blood no sweat"
KING GEEDORAH "fazers"
billy woods, kenny segal "spongebob"
armand hammer, the alchemist "california games (feat. earl sweatshirt)"
set break - earl sweatshirt "december 24" 
busta rhymes, ol' dirty bastard "woo hah! got you all in check (the world wide remix)" 
billy woods, kenny segal, samuel t herring "facetime"
gimisum family "pistol grip pump"
gangsta pat "smoke with the devil"
zelooperz, earl sweatshirt "easter sunday"
gangsta boo "where dem dollas at (feat. dj paul & juicy j)"
earl sweatshirt "riot!"
closing - cocteau twins "rilkean heart (acoustic)" 


o d d  d a y  o f f : some rap songs

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o d d d a y o f f : some rap songs

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