It's a cold, cold world.

I'm not a snow type. I'm the kind of person that would absolutely choose a winter in bikini on a tropical beach rather than ski slopes and snow boots and all the rest. But, winter's come eventually and it's undeniably cold. Some people love it, some people get the magic of a snowy night and icey air. This post is for them.


These russian guys know what cold and ice are. You can feel it in this music, made by "real" musicians, with a solid rhythmic and armonic backbone and a range of athmospheres that can surprise track by track. Beautiful.


If you want to relax with a cup of hot chocolate in your hands, looking out of the window on a chilly night, this is the album you should listen to. Relaxing without being soporific, electronic without being disturbing, it's a nice example of how chill and ambient can go together without making you instantly sleep.


Chill is certainly appropriate for cold weather, but there are times when chill is too much. So what about some rock? Cool and icey rock, obviously, like this, made by a one-man-band of Dayton (Ohio, I presume..). Healthy and refreshing, or warming, you choose.


And then... then sun comes out, and all that ice and snow start to melt, and it's time to get out and breath. Winter's over. Ok, I'm dreaming. And that's why I wanted to close this post with this album. It's an "old" one, but I totally loved it at the first listening. It has everything it takes to be cool: rhythm, sounds, imagination. From Texas, where they're not suppose to know exactly what a winter means.

Best Christmas notes! ...at least for me.

Are you tired of the jingling-tingling-dindongling that's invading your ears everywhere you go? I surely am. So, I wanted to leave my blog for a little Christmas holiday with good sounds on it. Ok, it's Christmas, I can't deny it even if I try, but can we please please make the effort to listen to some decent christmas music? I did it:

and if jingle must be, be like this:

I could go on... but I have to cook a Christmas cake, so Happy Christmas everybody! See you before the year ends C.

Christmas preview

I know it's a little bit early. But tonight I was coming home from the hospital where I study and I realized that the streets were already decorated with christmas lights and stuff... By the way, I'm going out for a little travel next week, so when I'll come back it will be totally christmas pre-time. And I'll be totally unprepared, like every year. So I thought that it would be alright to take a first look for some good christmas music. And I found this:


A string quartet playing a nice folk and jazzy version of holiday music. Very well played, very enjoyable, very christmas time. It almost made me desire a snowy landscape, a fireplace, and a christmas tree... almost.

Say Summer! And make it sound.

I'm so totally focused on my med exams that I didn't realize it's soooo summmer now. I see people on the beach from my windows, having fun and getting tanned. Me, I have to wait one more week. Meanwhile I was looking for an appropriate soundtrack. To make my summer begin...


This work came out just a month ago. When I heard it I decided it could be my new fav for sunset hour on my terrace. I love this album. It's extremely cool, and full of different nuances, perfect for summer nights and for smiles. And, it's free. First of the list.


And this... this one is for summer mornings!! I absolutely want to wake up with this tunes on my alarm clock. Come on, could you resist to the Domeshaker track? Another free download. I've been so lucky this time.


Could you imagine something more "summery" than Hawaii? Beach, surf, waves, flip flops, bbqs, reaggae and pop. Nice and fresh. Like a mojito under a palm shadow.


In this case, there's no summer in title or band name. Summer is one of the tags and is in the mood of this album. For hip hop lovers certainly a nice finding. Kind of Philadelphia sound, even if it's from Seattle. There's something warm and slow that makes this music perfect for summer afternoons and evenings. Or, for people like me, for eternal study sessions.