Moments in Love - The Art of Noise: A mix of restraint, heat, passion, poignancy and flow. Any time someone says all techno/electronica is cold, I laugh to myself.
Music and Politics - Disposable Heroes of the Hiphoprisy: The first Michael Franti "love song" I ever heard. Although known for his protest music, he writes these unabashed love songs and this one isn't that. It is ripping open his heart to the person closest to him; A big 6 foot 6 man with an imposing voice; who for two albums uses a driving industrial backdrop to push forward sociopolitical ire and messages, and then this track of acoustic guitar is dropped in the middle of that to remind us how political the personal is.
So What - Miles Davis Quartet: No words are adequate. Childhood. Summertime. Deceptive simplicity. Cool as a cucumber on ice.
Tell Me Something Good - Rufus and Chaka Khan: Oh my God, that woman's voice and the rhythm are hot.
Visions of You - Jah Wobble and The Invaders of the Heart featuring Sinead O'Connor: Holy and early 90s all at the same time. Just depends on what mood I'm in. Beautiful layers of sound, but not overproduced.
Take Five
Moments in Love - The Art of Noise: A mix of restraint, heat, passion, poignancy and flow. Any time someone says all techno/electronica is cold, I laugh to myself.
Music and Politics - Disposable Heroes of the Hiphoprisy: The first Michael Franti "love song" I ever heard. Although known for his protest music, he writes these unabashed love songs and this one isn't that. It is ripping open his heart to the person closest to him; A big 6 foot 6 man with an imposing voice; who for two albums uses a driving industrial backdrop to push forward sociopolitical ire and messages, and then this track of acoustic guitar is dropped in the middle of that to remind us how political the personal is.
So What - Miles Davis Quartet: No words are adequate. Childhood. Summertime. Deceptive simplicity. Cool as a cucumber on ice.
Tell Me Something Good - Rufus and Chaka Khan: Oh my God, that woman's voice and the rhythm are hot.
Visions of You - Jah Wobble and The Invaders of the Heart featuring Sinead O'Connor: Holy and early 90s all at the same time. Just depends on what mood I'm in. Beautiful layers of sound, but not overproduced.