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Cornershop – Brimful Of Asha (Norman Cook Remix)

Take one groovy, light-hearted song and put it through a couple of Norman Cook treatments and what you’ll get is an even groovier, catchy happy-all-around creation. There’s no way this wouldn’t bring a spark of joy anywhere it’s played. And good luck trying to stand still.

Oh, and you might or might not know that Norman Cook is also known as Fatboy Slim.

“There’s dancing
Behind movie scenes
Behind the movie scenes
Sadi rani
She’s the one that keeps the dream alive
From the morning
Past the evening
To the end of the light
Brimful of asha on the 45
Well it’s a brimful of asha on the 45
And dancing
Behind movie scenes
Behind those movie scenes
Asha bhosle
She’s the one that keeps the dream alive
From the morning
Past the evening
To the end of the light
Brimful of asha on the 45
Well it’s a brimful of asha on the 45
And singing
Illuminate thee main streets
And the cinema aisles
We don’t care bout no
Gov’t warnings,
‘Bout their promotion of a simple life
And the dams they’re building
Brimful of asha on the 45

Well it’s a brimful of asha on the 45
Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow
Everybody needs a bosom
Mine’s on the 45”

YouTube (decent quality, NICE VIDEO):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LBnMRWeV-E^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/6qk9YFIATDEj7STYyCnZA8^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/1120924^

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Hybrid – Salt

Thirsty for your imagination, a whirlwind of percussion and crispy sound textures brings her voice from the cusp of an ocean storm. Listen carefully and get lost deep within the intricacies of a world-class electronic orchestra. And don’t feel too bad when it drops you out just when you want more.

“Burn in the distance
I can see the shape
It won’t be long till you taste salt with me
I heard the wind whisper something to my mind

I feel feverish–a little–it’s just beneath my skin
It’s the moment before something starts and something begins
I can taste salt on your skin

I have found another place to play
And slowly and steadily, I am falling away

And so I’m finding I’m getting the right things
And finally you are losing your head
I always wanted to taste the bittersweet
And you’re swept away

Birds and bees torment me and use my shape
On other matters bring me air to breathe
And let me feel salt in my hair

I will be rolled over and over
You’re getting pulled down underwater
And as the bittersweet digs in
I can taste salt on your skin”

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz0vunnJmlw^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/2ShfEIntjleYKEOQW8Zrhu^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/89888245^

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The Prodigy – Narayan

With its stellar opening and hypnotic buildup spanning more than a minute, Narayan makes a statement: this song will endure. And it has. 20 years later, this massive creation hasn’t lost any bit of its originality.

It’s a lengthy tune, to be sure, but there are several movements at play that will keep the listener entertained throughout. This song is a must for any respectable music collection and, in fact, a distinguished artifact of human musical history.

Om Namo Narayana!

“If you believe the western sun is falling down on everyone
If you’re breaking free and the morning’s come
If you would know your time has come
If you believe the western sun is falling down on everyone
If you’re feeling firm, then I’ll travel on
If you feel it burn, your time has come

And I feel it
You feel another energy and I feel a power growing

Om Namo Narayana
Om Namo Narayana

I feel it
I feel it
You feel another energy…”

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDFbQJkvhzM^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/0eQwLLutkGb8G9BvutEOrb^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/949296^

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Puscifer – Green Valley

This Journey song will caress with its soft chords and dreamy duet, but beware, the rite of passage is just in its infancy. Words of wisdom assist the listener as the orchestration builds up to ritualistic heights. A rock song that courageously breaks all sorts of new ground.

“Hello stranger
Can you tell us where you’ve been?
More importantly
How ever did you come to be here?
Though a stranger
You can rest here for a while
But save your energy
Your journey here is far from over
Come the sunrise
We’ll descend through Judgement Valley
And weigh your worth before her majesty, the Verde River

No direction but to follow what you know
No direction but a faith in her decision
No direction but to never fight her flow
No direction but to trust the final destination
You’re a stranger ’til she whispers you can stay
You’re a stranger ’til she whispers that your journey’s over

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1AE6g8tEkI^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/10aRlbCQF0qnMXXRjMPwbm^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/63322940^

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MOTSA – The Moment (feat. Raie)

Adventurous and evocative, tied to the ground with a strong bass line, this is one highly original body-mover. Rhythms transform, crescendos abound, the story unfolds and before the last vibration dies out there’s already an insatiable desire to have some more. So just hit play again!

“And then he came.
With one arm and four eyes,
Teeth that bit through metal like sugar.
I froze.
Avoided his gaze
And listened intensely to the weight of each footstep
[…]
A star fluctuating in sound from five billion light years away
[…]
He is here.”

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-ArttTKwr8^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/7vOEYVXDrISXV1lKPn1KaX^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/120334642^

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Madrugada – Quite Emotional

Dim the lights, light a candle, embrace, sway. True to its namesake, this atmospheric, moody and melancholy-inducing song features one of the warmest male vocal performances I’ve ever heard. Soothing guitars and gentle keyboards provide the ideal background while the sparingly-used percussion anchors the song to perfection.

There’s a saying that goes like this: while listening to this song for the first time, if you think of good memories, it will always bring you back to those beautiful moments when you listen to it again.

“We’re slow raised by the break of day
You are now entirely mine again
Still I hold you in my arms
There is not much to talk about anyway

Quite emotional now
Drive by noise and straight to the bone, for you
Quite emotional now, not making sense
So I come here in your arms

You keep on whispering that you won’t stop
I take it back, babe
Everything that I have said
And I hold you in my arms
There’s no better place for you anyway”

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6aB2qqfGNU^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

http://open.spotify.com/track/4C201yNPCEnMbTMO1yP5mR^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/7703927^

This Weekly Song entry has been brought from the FaceBook archive of Weekly Song^. This exploration was originally started through a FaceBook page, about 13 months prior to launching Mentatul. Slowly but surely, the entire FaceBook archive will be brought here.

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Bluetech – To Mend (feat. Lynx & Janover)

There are many kinds of Healing Songs. Powerful or unstoppable, divine or mystic, calming or embracing, tender or humble. There are Healing Songs for all sorts of hurts.

This vulnerable gem is here to seed the hope. All around us, there are unseen gifts that time allows us to witness in this life. This is one of them. When words fail, just lie down, open up and let yourself be soothed.

“They spend too many moons
Away from their true homes
Put away in corners their supposed to call their own
But the crow still sings, at the break of day
No matter what the sun brings
They’ll still sing their songs and say
Hope it finds us crawling in the dust
Pleading mercy as you plunge right into trust
See you tremble up to stand
Centuries brought us here so we can mend”

You can listen to the melody for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I did purchase Bluetech’s album :).

https://interchill.bandcamp.com/track/to-mend^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwOXnpO1fTg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwOXnpO1fTg^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/4bUnIY5kXGJKLaIO7rr3N9^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/12666605^

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CubeSounD – Silent Moon (feat. Lori)

Mysterious and epic, this tune is a transporter to other worlds. Transporter Songs aren’t easy to build. First of all, it takes a special kind of wind to move our soul’s sails. Mystic incantations can save us from the storm, but it’s Lori’s voice that fills the soul’s ethereal sails. Now, we’re prepared for the oceanic union underneath the guiding celestial bodies.

“Will my feet touch solid ground again?”

There’s no journey without waves, no life without vibration. The melody’s pulse is always with us – the patterned avatar of ocean waves. But just like getting lost at sea, a storm is in the making…

“Playful shadows start to grow”

We’re treated to an enticing array of sounds and instruments, orchestrations that make up the ship carrying her voice and the message it delivers.

“Oh silent moon, don’t take me away too soon…”

Because the owner of the label that brought me this Transporter is a personal acquaintance, I learned that this melody is dear to its creator. It’s not hard to see why. It’s not often emotion, rhythm and meaning make such good friends. And when it happens, you feel the Universe staring right back at you. This song was meant to be, and these words were meant to be written. And now you are meant to sail with this song.

“Hidden from sight, in the intimate glow
Playful shadows start to grow
Fires on the lake dancing under the stars
Found the secrets to our hearts

Close to the flames,
Lies the body of a dead man
Who ate his soul?
Did he die all alone?

Just like we did in the days of old
We drew first blood, then praised the Lord
But even if I crack your elaborate plan
Will you look into my eyes again?

Time after time,
We pass beyond and pay the dime
To the ferry-man
Will my feet touch solid ground again?”

YouTube (for once, good quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJnsagSjSnc^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/2qZqSEzPgn47heDqPYV6Qu^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/422714342^

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Garbage – Special

I loved this lovely love killer even before I could understand what she’s singing about. It’s interesting how a song can change in one’s mind over the course of 20 years. I was 15 when I heard this song the first time. 20 years later, I love it just as much, but not the same.

Even since back in 1998, Garbage showed that they’re not afraid to mix all sorts of spicy sounds into their rock orchestration. Paired with Shirley Manson, one of the most memorable female vocalist I can think of, it’s a recipe for success.

This song is special.

“I’m living without you
But I know all about you
I have run you down into the ground
Spread disease about you over town
I used to adore you
I couldn’t control you
There was nothing that I wouldn’t do
To keep myself around and close to you

Do you have an opinion?
A mind of your own?
I thought you were special
I thought you should know
But I’ve run out of patience
I couldn’t care less”

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raRGnueg8Lo^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/37tn2j1scmBwBBRPNGtG2Y^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/515103332^

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Sorrow – Arisen

Dark but mellow, this old school drum’n’bass creation is a master class in the clever use and mixing of vocal samples, something I’ve noticed that this artist is particularly good at.

This song also introduced me to one of my all-time favorite album covers. I’ve tried to contact Sorrow to find out who’s behind the masterpiece but no luck. Hopefully one day I’ll find out who’s behind this magnificent drawing.

Sorrow - Arisen
Sorrow – Arisen

You can listen to the melody for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I did purchase Sorrow’s album :).

https://sorrowgarage.bandcamp.com/track/arisen^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvBeXNv0eik^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/05nf0uZhwGRcfp7CXBDk2f^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/128663087^

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