Accents of: vacations!

I'm going on vacation!! Quite late, but better than never... So, I'm leaving tomorrow, destinations unknown, heading South. Ok, I'm already at South, I live by the sea, but vacation is different, souther, more beaches, clearer sea, totally different.
I wanted to leave with a proper soundtrack for sun, fun (poetic license), and stuff:


This is my little gift for the people that can't enjoy the sea sight and sounds, as I do. Waves, waves and more waves. For a hot summer night if you want to be cradled by the sea.


Who better than a ocean scientist can get music out of the sea?


For more traditionalist people, this album is the super classic beach&surf pop music, by a Florida band.


This album is kind of out of my usual taste, but I liked so much the first track that I had to listen the others. And it's good, really good. A pinch of folk but something more than folk.

Mixtape #8

Looking for music for the week-end. i found this mixtape by a serbian dj which I immediately started to follow. This mix has the perfect balance between coolness and relax. The perfect Saturday. And Sunday too.

Givin Out Friday Hugs by Vlada Stojanovic on Mixcloud

Jill's back in da house!

Jill Scott is one of the best female voices of our generation. She sounds so soulful, and funky, not only great voice, but excellent writer. She kind of disappeared for a while. But she's back and she's totally at her best! Check out two of her tracks directly on her Soundcloud page and, if you have always liked her, take a journey on some different versions of her hits.

Jill Scott "Golden" (Grant Nelson Remix) by Grant Nelson

JIll Scott - He Loves Me (Qalvrs Lost Love Remix) 320kbps (FINAL Unmastered) by qalvr

Jill Scott & Anthony Hamilton - So in Love (Sounds of Soul Rework) by SOS Remix

Jill Scott – Honey Molasses (bydesign edit) by bydesign

De Montreal a la Habana

I found this album looking for some new music tagged Cuba. I stopped and listened. And I liked it. It's kind of a weird product, with this strange voice, a little too much melancholic, a little too much gentle. But there's the rough sound of the direct registration, the cuban percussion, so thick and contrasting, and a good bass, and that contrast between the foggy, cold environment of the tunes and the warm and velvety sound of the cuban band. I found it kind of magic.

Accents of: Bass

Electronic, electric, acoustic, contrabass... when I listen to music the sound of bass is the first line that attracts me. No matter what kind of bass and what genre of music, those vibrant waves full the space of something that lies between melody and armony. Sometimes you could even recognize a music just by the vibrations that your body receives by the bass, without earing it.
Looking for a selection of bass tagged albums I found that there are very few things, but some of them are absolutely worth of a post. Like these:


This man is kind of a genius. This album is not new, but is really amazing. Bass tunes totally fascinating. Beautiful sounds, nice variations of rhythms between jazz and latin classics. I fell in love with this album at the first notes.


Totally different ambient but same great talent. Here you can find a bunch of tunes that celebrate the authentical funky and rock and american electric bass, with a sense of originality that makes each tune a surprise.


Hip hop inspiration, jazzy declination, for another bass player that steps outside of the mass.


I wanted to include in this selection the sound of contrabass. And I found this artist, from Israel, that didn't publish an album but a selection of single tunes, all played with different types of basses. I chose this tune because it's original, well played, and evocative. Try to surf around in his page and you'll find other nice suprpises.

Mixtape #7

This mix is amazing. Here you have 15 tracks of duos one better than the other. Male and female voices perfectly balanced between genres and times. Great idea and great choice!

LeYan - The Koople's Mix by Chinese Man Records on Mixcloud

How to roll with Adele

I like Adele's voice. But I must admit that I can't listen to more than two tracks without getting bored. Then I found that Rolling in the deep is one of the most mixed&mashed songs of the year and that surfing through the different versions was absolutely fun. I chose five of the best tunes but if you don't get tired you could spend an entire night rolling in different levels of deep.

Adele vs Swamburger - Rolling in the Sun Vibes (Jimi Needles Light Night Cocktail) by Jimi Needles
This is the coolest version I found and - judging by the number of the comments - I'm not the only one. The funky bass line is just irresistible and perfectly mashed with the melodic line. Great work!

ADELE Vs JAMIROQUAI - WHEN YOU GONNA LEARN TO ROLL (110 BPM @daftbeatles MASHUP) by DAFT BEATLES
Funky and acid version. Perfectly mashed, precise bpms and tuning, astonishing melted. I don't exactly understand the logic of 1:50 sounds but it's ok, just personal taste.

Adele vs. Mashup Allstars - Rolling in the Deep (Platten-Karton's Moombahton Edit) by Platten-Karton
This one was totally unlikely. I mean, if somebody told me I would've said noo way. But... here it is. And in its original, unconventional way, it works!

Madonna vs. Adele - Holiday In The Deep (Stelmix 4' Mashup ROUGH EDIT) by MixmstrStel
I think that Adele is definetely an 80's singer. So what's wrong in mashin her up with Madonna? Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Adele vs Will Smith (WKF Mashup) by WKF Productions
Bonus track: I couldn't resist. No comments, just step on your feet and pump the volume up! Black suit, please.

Traveling: Ibiza

It's August. The sun is totally shining, nights are warm and long. Time to dance on the sand, chillout till dawn or watch the sunset with the people you love. There's no place in the world that recalls this kind of atmospheres as Ibiza. A little, beautiful island in the spanish Mediterraneo that has become homeland for the best dance music in the world. Want to taste it and take it home?
Here we go:


Deep down to the roots of the Ibiza's groove. This compilation comes from the past but it's so extremely fresh and contemporary. Lacks just the sea taste. The rest is all here.


Jumping to 2009, this album is a good example of the most "typical" Ibiza spirit: two dj's (one from London one from Ibiza) working together to create this peculiar, irresistible trance sound that has become the hallmark of Ibiza night parties.


Another sound, different vibes, still totally fascinating. French roots, spanish inspiration. Much more electronic and rhythm mixed with the right amount of coolness and chillout. Maybe it's rage, but of the nice ones.


Ibiza's not only trance and chillout and smooth athmospheres. There are lots of music movements under the island sun. And this is an example of the spanish rap wave that goes around por allà.