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Orkidea – Neo Romance (feat. Ben Lord)

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This song kicks off by dropping on us some amazing reverberating bass. The masterful use of reverb permeates throughout the melody. Evocative lyrics seem to prepare us for a ride of passion. And indeed, the drum machine powers on soon after. Dance your eardrums!

“It’s all I want is that first kiss
And all the kisses gonna start a fire
And I know you rightfully
Just try be bold
Come on and we’ll start it up
Nothing to the wise guy
No one is gonna to take us higher
My sunflower
My sunflower
Breathlessly endlessly raving and falling
I’m worried and cold, maybe take me, I’m holding [?]
I’m trying to find out
But the words won’t come out
Baby what’s your name
What’s your name
What’s your name
What’s your name
Oh we could find love, here and now”

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_DDH7dMfnc^

For Spotify users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/08elyPQ09ky78yhY9H2Ep2^

For Deezer users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/101027250^

And here’s the Discogs entry for whoever wants to buy this album:

https://www.discogs.com/composition/df3570f2-5ece-43b0-9539-e1d78171cfe4-Neo-Romance^

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Apollo 440 – The Machine In The Ghost

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A piano, a trumpet, a guitar and a synthesizer walk into a bar. And then everything begins to swirl…

We have this concept of the “ghost in the machine”. But what if at the heart of the ghost there is a machine? With its mysterious textures, this song explores the concept, making use of samples and playing with unexpected sounds. Beware this one. It may throw your mind off balance without a moment’s notice.

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuP8Mvpn3_A^

For Spotify users (high quality):

http://open.spotify.com/track/5IowhXnpsOYkWUvyrjKThb^

For Deezer users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/13161951^

And here’s the Discogs entry for whoever wants to buy this album:

https://www.discogs.com/Apollo-Four-Forty-Gettin-High-On-Your-Own-Supply/release/35462^

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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Apotheist – Salvation

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Some songs just want to rip subwoofers apart. They want to shake walls, drive neighbors nuts and rearrange the listener’s innards. This tight-rhythmed bass-feast works in headphones too, but one day make sure you let it tear through some thousand watts equipment!

It may be tempting to say it’s repetitive, but there’s some clever construction here. The main theme only serves to emphasize changes of tone and breaks in the rhythm. Listen carefully and, for heaven’s sake, move your body! Dubstep at its best!

Oh, and in case you wonder, the sample “look for your own salvation” is from the video game Half Life 2 :D.

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0btO7d17CY^

And here’s the Discogs entry for whoever wants to buy this album:

https://www.discogs.com/Apotheist-El-Haijn-Salvation-In-Control/release/1769934^

For BeatPort users (high quality):

https://www.beatport.com/track/salvation-original-mix/770885^

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Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry Be Happy

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This is the sound of history. The sound of wisdom touching society and transforming swathes of it. It’s a song that touched billions of souls and will continue to echo throughout history as one of the pearls of the 21st century or even the 2nd millennium. Yes, it’s that large. And what’s even more mind-blowing is that Bobby hasn’t used a single instrument other than his body to produce this masterpiece. Now go and listen to it a hundred times and continue to be amazed at finding something new every time and let this wisdom permeate every atom of your body.

“Here’s a little song I wrote
You might want to sing it note for note
Don’t worry, be happy
In every life we have some trouble
But when you worry you make it double”

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU^

For Spotify users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/5YbgcwHjQhdT1BYQ4rxWlD^

For Deezer users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/3127387^

And here’s the Discogs entry for whoever wants to buy this album:

https://www.discogs.com/Bobby-McFerrin-Simple-Pleasures/master/68380^

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Ugress – Lost In Time

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Time’s short, so this tune doesn’t waste any second to reach its climax. It takes us on a quick ride through groovy beats, it rushes to the spicy blend of dreamy voice and echoed synths and then immediately proceeds straight to the dancefloor.

And then, just when you think you got it, it’s over. Thanks the Gods of Technology for effortless rewind capabilities (aka “abusing the replay button”).

“All that I have inside will get lost in time
This is all like fire
And you take me higher
You trip me off I’m flying
Can’t you see I’m trying
All that I have inside will get lost in time
Your information is playing with my mind”

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 Ugress’s album :).

https://ugress.bandcamp.com/track/lost-in-time^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miNvjkc2ZXU^

For Spotify users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/5KZojnBggNnXMbwYlraAqU^

For Deezer users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/593002352^

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Autechre – Basscadet (Basscadubmx)

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Creatures made of sound roam the textured landscapes of Melodic Beauty Land. They call out to each other, either from depths immeasurable or from lofty heights. Their echoes fill endless voids, bringing the vibration of life. Close your eyes and ride your thoughts.

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKeadZgsN10^

For Spotify users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/1QYs8HnVAu0vr1edoVGjDW^

For Deezer users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/29390041^

And here’s the Discogs entry for whoever wants to buy this album:

https://www.discogs.com/Autechre-BasscadEP/master/1799^

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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The HU – Yuve Yuve Yu

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Blasting with originality, here’s a piece featuring heavy metal riffing combined with Mongolian throat chanting and other traditional Mongolian orchestration. This stuff sounds so damn good that I feel a new metal genre emerging!

But what really stands out from this ground-breaking work of art are the lyrics. These words are a slap in the face of a way of life that has spread like a cancer in the world: hypercosumerism and rampant individualism (hyperindividualism). Oh, and the video is freakin’ awesome too!

“It has been so long eating and drinking being merry
How strange, how strange
Taking our Great Mongol ancestors names in vain
How strange, how strange
Yet, would not honor our oath and destiny
How strange, how strange
Why the valuable ethics of ancestors become worthless?
How strange, how strange

Hey, you traitor! Kneel down!
Hey, Prophecies be declared!

You’ve born in ancestor’s fate yet Sleeping deeply, can’t be awakened
How strange, how strange
Blindly declaring that Only Mongols are the best
How strange, how strange
Born to live as nobles Yet, can’t unite as one
How strange, how strange
Why is it difficult to rise up our nation up?
How strange, how strange”

Ride high, ride well, The Hu! As the originality that blasted me straight in the gut when I first listened to this song, I know you are destined for great things!

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4xZUr0BEfE^

For Spotify users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/6J2VvzKwWc2f0JP5RQVZjq^

For Deezer users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/657085202^

And here’s the Discogs entry for whoever wants to buy this album:

https://www.discogs.com/The-Hu-Band-Yuve-Yuve-Yu/release/13114151^

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Silent Rider – Black Crown (feat. Camille Corazon)

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Melancholy and happiness are dancing together. This melody achieves an exquisite balance between joy and sadness when it comes to both the instrumentals and the vocals. The lyrics, though, tip the scales in favor of melancholy.

“Wear a black crown
State of my mind
Everything that I see
Is my own lie
Don’t you see me
as I fall from grace?

Oh oh, lady’s a liar
‘Cause you know she didn’t even fight
As I do every day
‘Cause I’m a weak child
She wore a black crown
Like so”

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRmC88mDK7Y^

For Spotify users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/1qbGvuC0Eco0iN8qN4pNPG^

For Deezer users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/83612074^

For SoundCloud users (high quality):

https://soundcloud.com/silentrider/silent-rider-camille-coraz-n^

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Zymosis – Kycyu

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Sweetness drips from every vibration of this delicate gem of a song. It’s a soul-healing lullaby blessed with a beautiful, gentle voice and a sacred atmosphere.

As a bonus, the cover of the EP this melody is from is a perfect match for such art.

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.

https://sentimony.bandcamp.com/track/zymosis-kycyu-24bit^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xlf5yHFymQ^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/3zqUdbT2rS2daK1DPGXQg6^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/510878662^

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Clawfinger – 15 Minutes Of Fame

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These lyrics are sharper than a scalpel, angrier than a crazed rabid mob and loaded with infinite despise. And what better way to accompany this punch in the face of corporate and political kiss-asses then with a couple of merciless guitar and some creepy synths?

Yeah, this one goes to you, those that chose the dirtiest ways to adapt: lies, manipulation and all the other kinds of spineless trickery. Get an earful of this, jelly-people, and who knows, maybe you wake up and stop sabotaging your and others’ growth.

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I44eza8TYBo^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/5i9BV3JpQgMNXO4KY9L9O7^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/641862662^

And here’s the Discogs entry for whoever wants to buy this album:

https://www.discogs.com/Clawfinger-Zeros-Heroes/master/28113^

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