Kaytranada is a Haitian-Canadian hip hop DJ and music composer, also part of the duo The Celestics. I was introduced to his music through his track “Leave Me Alone”. From then onwards, I also discovered his amazing DJ sets as well, where he plays mostly his own tracks and remixes such as the track “If” by …
After a long hiatus on this blog (I always stay active on my SoundCloud page though), I would gladly like to share with you a big crush of mine: Nightmares on Wax. He is a DJ from the UK and has unique trip hop vibes. His tracks and his playlists never disappoint, and always transport …
I’m sure everyone in their 20s and 30s knows already about the french electro duo AIR. The acronym stands for Amour Imagination Rêve, which defines well the tone of their airy and downtempo tracks. I was nostalgic lately so I compiled my favorite tracks from them, even after decades passing by I can still listen to …
Can you guess where does this remix come from ? I discovered this track from one of the playlists of Soulection, a hip hop label and radio show based in Los Angeles: Have you guessed yet? It’s A Tribe Called Quest, 1nce again, a classic hip hop track from the 90s. 🙂 I … Continue reading
Broken Bells is an indie American band, I discovered them through their tracks “The High Road” and “October”, both from their first album Broken Bells (2010). Since then, they have released their second album After the Disco (2014), which has much more of that “space” rock sound. I just constantly play the full album on … Continue reading
I am having nostalgic feelings about my favorite synth-pop band MGMT, their peak times were 2008-2009, the years I was a careless student in Madrid, hence I always keep a good association between those good times and tunes. 🙂 Their best songs are in the album Oracular Spectacular (2007). They launched afterwards the albums Congratulations (2010) … Continue reading
Flume is Harley Edward Streten, Australian dude now aged 24. He has been producing electronica and trip hop tracks since 2008. He is popular for his very experimental and trippy beats, and his associated acts such as with Chef Faker and What So Not. Without further ado, here are my favorites: Continue reading
Yuksek is a French electro producer, remixer and DJ part of the record label Kitsune. His name is Pierre-Alexandre Busson, and his stage name actually means “high” in Turkish. His sound is a mix of indie pop, futuristic disco and pure electro, as you are about to discover: Continue reading
Little Dragon is a trip hop / dream pop (i.e. trippy) band from Sweden formed since 1996. Here are my favorite tracks and the full album Ritual Union which was my favorite. Continue reading
Tristesse Contemporaine is a French psychedelic punk and electro trio founded in 2009. I tend to associate some of their tracks like a non-commercial version of Godzilla because of the tone of the singer. Below are my crushes, from which a remix by Chloe, one of my favorite french electro dj ever. Continue reading
Andhim is the german duo Simon and Tobias who compose great house tunes and label them as the genre “super house”. Their presence on stage and in their video clips is always fun and goofy so you immediately get into their positive vibe :), first example below with their music video for “Boy Boy Boy”. Continue reading
Yellow Magic Orchestra (also known as YMO) is a Japanese electro/techno band active since the 1970s. They are considered influential innovators and avant-gardistes in electronic music as they were the pioneers in using synthesizers, digital recording, sampling and drums in popular music, which was not common at all back then (literally like the more-popular German … Continue reading
“The Kids Are All Right” is about two children with lesbian mothers who were conceived by artificial insemination and who bring their sperm donor/father into their family life at the age of 18. This movie makes us realize the importance we give to the “male” for the balance of a family (I was surprised to discover … Continue reading
