A music tumblr without the snobbery. Well, maybe just a little snobbery.
Erykah Badu - A.D. 2000
“This world done changed/
So much, yeah/
This world done changed/
Since I been conscious”
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Name: That’s classified information.
Tumblr Name: loudersounds
Nicknames: I plead the fifth, thank you.
Birthday: June
Age: 21
Location: Chicago, IL by way of South Florida
Current school/job: Photojournalist/Aspiring Writer/Future DJ
Status: Not touching this with a ten foot pole.
Random fact about yourself: I read the dictionary for fun
Hobbies/Interests: music, literature/reading/writing, greenery, cooking, existentialism, photography, traveling
Do you smoke/drink: Yup
Favorite Tumblr blogs: I really dig resunsaysdope annnnd dubstepfriday
Why Tumblr: Because I had a livejournal for eight years and got tired of it and facebook sucks for sharing art and music and actually having a conversation about it. Plus, tumblr is sexy. rawrr.
The Roots - Complexity (ft. Jill Scott)
“Maybe our signal’s getting crossed/
For the case Love, you feel like you making a waste of/
Your precious time you need to get a taste of/
Some space to breathe, a moment as friends/
We should’ve felt ourselves slipping into it again/
Cuz it’s like off and on, on and off/
Passion, lost and found, found and lost/
Clashing, asking for nothing but understanding/
Your hearts made of glass, use care when handling”
I love how Jill’s voice just grazes the surface of the beat, sort of like a leaf floating on the top of the pond. Yeah, I’m rediscovering the Roots and oh, what a wonderful rediscovery it is. I’m heading back home to Palm Beach for Thanksgiving, subsequently, I’ll be on a mini vacation so happy early Turkey Day y’all. Break bread, relax, and listen to some good tunes.
MIXTAPE MONDAYYY
succinct, subtle - a conversational mixtape in two voices. Inspired by verbal and non verbal communication, or the art saying exactly what you feel with words or exactly what you feel without words.
TRACK LISTING
1. Naima - John Coltrane
2. Waters - Electric Wire Hustle
3. Victoria’s Secret (ft. D1) - Caspa
4. Time and Space - Hiromi
5. Nova - Amon Tobin
6. Blackeyedsusan - Jose James
7. Less Than Zero - Omni Trio
8. Don’t Look Back - Telepopmusik
9. Caribbean Temptress - GB
10. Tea Leaf Dancers - Flying Lotus
DOWNTEMPO FRIDAYYY
Telepopmusik - Brighton Beach (Ft. Angela McCluskey)
Calm. Smooth. Ethereal vocals (who is this Angela McCluskey!?). Chillaxation.
JAZZ FRIDAYYY
Hiromi (Uehara) - Desert on the Moon
You ever watch rain droplets plopping into puddles on pavement? That’s what Desert on the Moon evokes in my brain whenever I hear it. Hiromi is an absolute genius with the piano and for those of you who are familiar with (and love) Chick Corea, it’s kinda obvious that he’s one of her heroes. Plus, she’s like the cutest thing ever.
loudersounds Favorite sounds (I think I’m gonna start doing this every Tuesday. Yay or nay?)
Naima - John Coltrane
I am convinced that Coltrane managed to encompass what it feels like to be so fully in love when composing Naima. Music just doesn’t get any more beautiful or powerful than this. (Bit biased, seeing as though this is my favorite song of all time. OF ALL TIME.)
Omni Trio - Renegade Snares (High Contrast Remix)
DRUM AND BASS FRIDAYYYYY
Ambient + DnB = bliss. DnB is so hit or miss for me. I find much of it way too frenetic for my usually chilled out, bass loving palate BUT I loooove Omni Trio.
Incubus - Dig
We all have something that digs at us/
At least we dig each other/
So when weakness turns my ego up/
I know you’ll count on the me from yesterday/
Lyrics like these are why I’ve been an Incubus fan for the past nine years of my life. They just keep getting better with time.
