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Kaytranada, Haitian x Canadian x hiphop
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Kaytranada, Haitian x Canadian x hiphop

Posted on October 16, 2017 by sillygoon • Leave a comment

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 … Continue reading →

Nightmares on Wax, trip hop reference
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Nightmares on Wax, trip hop reference

Posted on October 16, 2017 by sillygoon • Leave a comment

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 … Continue reading →

Amour, Imagination, Rêve (AIR)
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Amour, Imagination, Rêve (AIR)

Posted on May 13, 2016 by sillygoon • Leave a comment

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 … Continue reading →

Major crush on the album After The Disco by Broken Bells
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Major crush on the album After The Disco by Broken Bells

Posted on March 25, 2016 by sillygoon • Leave a comment

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 →

Where have you been MGMT ?
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Where have you been MGMT ?

Posted on March 25, 2016 by sillygoon • Leave a comment

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, next up in our trip hop vibes
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Flume, next up in our trip hop vibes

Posted on December 5, 2015 by sillygoon • Leave a comment

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, and another French electro crush
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Yuksek, and another French electro crush

Posted on July 15, 2015 by sillygoon • Leave a comment

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 →

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