Amidst the fervent anticipation of the release of Stac's long awaited second album (due in the spring of 2014) our favourite soulful songstress has found the time to gather together ten of her favourite pieces of contemporary music for your delictation, in the shape of the third instalment of the "Allo Love" series.

Stac is a real music lover (not a fighter) and her selection exemplifies the breadth of her knowledge, and her perfectly pitched taste. A sonorous collection, it kicks off in grandiose style with music from The London Bulgarian Choir, no less, and remains in deep musical waters with the Matthew Herbert produced Hejira, trumpeter and friend Matthew Halsall and close contemporaries, Natural Self and Blue Daisy.

You'll also find a quartet of cherry picked Wah Wah 45s nuggets, with music from The Gene Dudley Group, Henri-Pierre Noel, Lea Lea and Scrimshire fitting perfectly into Stac's personal soundtrack, and the latter's cut also featuring the lady herself on fine vocal form. 

Finally, Stac also appears on a stunning downtempo delight from the mysterious William Sommers with whom she duets on the delicate "Delight", a tune that sums this compilation up perfectly. Enjoy.

Matthew Halsall - The Sun in September

Astronauts - Skydive

🎷 Basement Blues – Lounge Jazz Café Collection

Basement Blues sinks into the warm glow of lounge jazz and café-style blues, a soundtrack for dim corners, clinking glasses, and late-night conversations. 🕯️🍷 Smooth saxophone lines, mellow piano chords, upright bass, and brushed drums flow together to create an atmosphere that’s both intimate and timeless.

Each track feels like a smoky evening in a tucked-away jazz bar, where the music lingers in the air like perfume and stories unfold slowly. Perfect for unwinding, studying, or savoring a quiet night with good company. 🌙🎶

Moon Distractions

This song is a necessary revival/remaster. “Kitty Paws” is a dedication to kitties everywhere. We bump fists, then push thumbs for the kittens. Meow is what they tend to say—but Grampy P? He has so much more to say. If I could’ve gone all the way and made him a full-on AI chatbot, I would have. What we have now is a Q&A bot with secret codes. Ask him about haiku or jokes and you might get something completely off-menu; ask him about recipes and he’ll actually give you a menu!

But this song? Listen to it. Each note—especially the bass—emulates little kitty paws playfully prancing about. In reality, this song is only ever meant for one cat at a time… at one point, it only ever served… her… Cassidy… she will be… Cassidy… My Little Dead Kitty. But now the song is back in service—serving a cool cat named Grampy P. The cat, the man, the myth, the legend—the chatbot with a soundtrack. Go get some MathTips and jam out to “Kitty Paws”!

Kitty Paws

Open Till Midnite

from marbert rocels longplayer -catch a bird- (2009) on compost records

marbert rocel-love me

The Cinematic Orchestra - The Awakening Of A Woman

09 To Know This - Alice Russel

More music from me at https://costals.net/music

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Another draft I "finished". It started with the piano loop from a jam I recorded in December 2016 at my friend's in Rodalquilar. I added up an additional trumpet take I didn't use for 'bristol chords'.

Vocals are taken from a CD I found at the library : "Le Chant Des Femmes Bulgares".

As I get more emotionally detached from my work, I don't really know much what to think about it. I kinda like it, though I hear a voice that says "it could be better". Sure, but in in the end, it is what it is. And I move on.

Alif Tree – I Feel Blue

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