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SONG OF THE DAY

Day #27

Today's choice is Chase the Sun by the Italian group Planet Funk. Released in 2000 and then included in their 2001 debut album Non Zero Sumness, the track has a lush production with stunning vocals provided by finish artist Auli Kokko. This track is a breath of fresh air and as the lyrics of the song suggest, the track is a bright and summery dance number that transports you to better times.

“I’m flying away

Running like the wind

As I chase the sun”

Music rec #28:

Steve Miller Band's ninth album is one of my favorite albums of theirs. I absolutely love the synthesizer delay lines with the first song, Space Intro, and it blends really well into the next song, Fly Like an Eagle. The titular song features a quote of part of their prior song My Dark Hour, which featured Paul McCartney, and has lyrics about a seemingly leftist revolution. This is a dorky thing to dig, but the drums on this album are well recorded and sound really good. The song Take the Money and Run is an interesting song about people who steal and contains a fun section where there are five claps in quick succession. I think its pretty neat the use of synthesizer in a few songs. My favorite track is Take the Money and Run.

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Spotify:

𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 - 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟓

𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐞, 𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰𝐦𝐚𝐧

SONG OF THE DAY

Day #17

OKAY OKAY OKAY I MAY BE OPEN TO SENDING NUDES FOR CASH TO SURVIVE THIS SUMMER FESTIVAL SEASON. That Boiler Room Brisbane announcement has me quaking in my little booties. So in honour of that today's pick is Jungle by Fred Again referencing my favourite Boiler Room video which is Fred Again’s July 2022 London set. I have other sets I love, like Sara Landry's August 2023 recording and recently Charlie XCX’s internet-breaking set with the Dare and George Daniel, however, I keep rewatching that Fred Again video due to its infectious energy.

Jungle by Fred Again was released as a single in 2022 and was included in their 2022 EP USB. The track samples vocals from Elley Duhe’s 2017 release Immortal and includes Four Tet in its production credits (who is fucking iconic in their own right). Fred Again has rapidly become a cultural phenomenon, and I was super lucky to see him live at a festival set for Laneway Brisbane 2023. Jungle is one of their more DnB EDM songs, and the production for this one is uncomplicatedly punchy using Duhe’s vocals and beats to create a hair-raising track. Best played in the car obnoxiously loud, it's a headbanger.

Bong-Ra - I Am The God Of Hellfire

(2005, full album)