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Sync24 – Dance Of The Droids

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This is one song where the rather lengthy intro is totally worth it and does a great job of laying the ground for the coming of the mighty dancing droids. The melody sparkles to life soon enough, like a champagne that was rattled for far too long.

It doesn’t take long for the “opposing forces” to show up. To contrast the happy tinkling come the rowdy bass worms. These party animals waste no time in burying deep into the eardrum. They proceed and engage in a thoroughly good time. As the song progresses, the lows get lower and the melody becomes a panorama of a shifting canvas of well-rounded sound textures.

It’s one of the best songs I’ve heard this 2017.

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 SYNC24’s album :).

https://sync24.bandcamp.com/track/dance-of-the-droids^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joI6Dg1uNBY^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/4ETrYR73v4sKb7hHez5Dbo^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/126776947^

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Lulu Rouge – Landscape of Love (feat. Fanney Osk)

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Oh, my Music, I’m fascinated by you. Sometimes you blow my mind. This song is like a steady, patient wind that will either freeze or melt anything in its path, depending how you choose to feel it. The flawless punctuation will make sure that whatever path you take will turn into a memorable adventure. Just hit play and you’ll understand what I mean by “punctuation”.

I always had a soft spot for minimal electronica. This melody hit me straight in the headheart. In the seven months that have passed since I discovered this tune, it has not yet been dethroned as “song of 2017” and I’m “losing hope” that I’ll come across anything better. But paradoxically, I also hope I won’t.

After listening to the song for plenty of times, I went and looked for the video. That’s when the song went from “amazing” to “mind-blowing”. I didn’t expect such a gorgeous video. I now consider this pair as one of the best song-video combinations I ever saw. Every time I listen to this song, I roam seemingly-barren lands and challenge myself to find the love hidden among the human detritus.

“My landscape of love
Different patterns all around.
My landscape of love
Seeking for the special vow.
My landscape of love
Lonesome in my soul,
I’ve found.

Down the waterfall
My heartbeat falls.

Oh, my Heart,
I’m fascinated by you.
Oh, my Heart,
I’m fascinated by you,
You.

Bathing passion,
Drifting drops
Over my whole body.
Lust comes with the Sun,
And blows my mind
To the blissful stars.

Oh, my Heart,
I’m fascinated by you.
Oh, my Heart,
I’m fascinated by you,
You.”

YouTube (decent quality):

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

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/082dwf5Qy02NmYyQjj6k3Y^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/115519804^

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Digitonal – Polestar

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This song strikes a sublime balance between mood, diversity and calmness. There is just enough going on to make it a highly entertaining listen while in the same time keeping it a well within the threshold of something you can meditate on. This well-arranged combination of electronica and air instruments has brought to fruition a splendid mood-setter and journey song.

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 Digitonal’s album :).

https://digitonal.bandcamp.com/track/polestar^

Sadly, the song is not available on YouTube, but that’s fine because you can listen for free on BandCamp (see above) and Deezer.

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/2WeMe27gIV9FFjKD7nKw5u^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/96772702^

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Şuie Paparude – Marajkee

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A guitar passed through several filters joins forces with sweeping electronic textures, setting the mood before the monolithic beat arrives. Echoing and contrasting the tribal-industrial feel of the rhythm is an airy female voice sample, cleverly intertwined with the electronic arrangement. A beautiful mood-setter by one of the best electronica bands hailing from Romania.

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x081vs75hS8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x081vs75hS8^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/1E4uluWHjrZrczWDwHriYk

https://open.spotify.com/track/1E4uluWHjrZrczWDwHriYk^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/116037828^

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Argaman – Life In The Pocket (Day)

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You can’t play this song. It plays you. If you let it, it’ll stretch your mind far towards funkyland and load it up with a sphere of crazyjoy. Then, the intellectual bow will be fired and the ball of crazyjoy will be shot back into our reality with a noisy twang. It will reach Earth at full power, trumpeting and tip-toeing its chaotic-yet-charming dance, changing tempo, keeping the ear guessing at what’s going to play its drum next.

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 Argaman’s album :).

https://argaman.bandcamp.com/track/life-in-the-pocket-day^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m279ptwK84^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/5xamcgXvBq2weeJyW9KI2Y^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/63182650^

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The Crystal Method – Wide Open

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It’s one of The Crystal Method’s most lyrically-inspired songs. It’s also one of the more mellow ones – this tune is not as danceable as some of the band’s other creations. Instead, they wisely opted for crafting an intricate arrangement of atmosphere-enhancing sound textures. These are the perfect accompaniment for Hanifah Walidah’s voice, as it punctuates the flowy instrumentals with lyrical surgical strikes.

This is one of those times when a lot can be communicated through not so many words. Two of the song’s verses in particular have impressed me: Open like a child’s mind? / But then you start talkin’. I interpreted this as “a child’s mind is open until it starts talking”. Food for thought: just how much is language restricting the mind’s full and total openness? Isn’t language to the mind what the lines on millimeter paper are to a virgin canvas?

“Open like what?
Open like a child’s mind?
But then you start talkin’

[…]

Totally wide open
know how to shut it down”

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yInOn0Kn3Hk^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/1Cni970keVzhK5KiTzT0Yq^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/6152059^

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Deep Forest – Will You Be Ready

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Deep Forest is known for its interesting blend of electronic music and folk elements from around the world. This song, however, is a departure of sorts from the usual ethnic electronica. There’s a rock feel to it, but only enough to make it stand out.

To be sure, Deep Forest has been true to its style and the melody takes the listener through a fascinating array of interwoven arrangements. Through it all shines her beautiful voice, imparting mysterious words, challenging the mind.

“An eye for an eye, will only make this world go blind
Another lie for a lie, we’ll be wiping out mankind

[…]

Will you still sing out in ecstasy
To know that while you live
Only love can see deep down inside
Will you be ready
Will you be strong?
Throw the love away”

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXvJWPtKa64^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

http://open.spotify.com/track/3GXZeoDQgmWUbzh80efVmx^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/13160669^

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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Tomas Dvorak – The Bottom

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Music is play. While listening to such melodies, this simple fact can really be appreciated, commended and truly felt. It’s a wonderful composition, brimming with diversity. The creation is part of the soundtrack of awesome Machinarium^ (which I highly recommend, especially since the game and its soundtrack are in such amazing symbiosis). It’s lovely when a healthy dose of graphical inspiration brings artists to the point of creating such beautiful music.

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 Tomas Dvorak’s album :).

http://store.floex.cz/track/the-bottom^

The song can also be listened for free available in high quality on SoundCloud, another great website when it comes to supporting emerging and independent artists:

https://soundcloud.com/minorityrecords/01-the-bottom?in=minorityrecords/sets/machinarium-ost^

YouTube (decent quality):

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

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/6VZf0fnX3X8Un6lcxSWiFV^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/15618007^

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Ganga Giri – Earthwise

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Mixing multiple musical styles is not an easy feat. This melody is filled to the brim with Australian folk beauty and aboriginal sounds. It’s so diverse it can end up being divisive. Regardless of taste, this song deserves a listen even if to simply marvel at the mish-mash of a sound palette used here. Let loose the didgeridoo!

There are some even better tunes on Ganga Giri’s Earthwise EPs (Parts 1 & 2). I preferred to feature this one because of the message. It’s an excellent introduction for the two EPs.

“True wealth
is the health of our earth
We stand together
to uphold true worth
Global conscious community
One world family”

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 Ganga Giri’s EP :).

https://gangagiri.bandcamp.com/track/earthwise^

Sadly, the song is not available on YouTube, but that’s fine because you can listen for free on BandCamp (see above) and Deezer.

For Spotify Users (high quality):

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

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/115925460^

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Alex Smoke – 6am

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Here’s some flowing, groovy electronica to put some spring into any late evening, work assignment or workout. Alex Smoke wastes no time during these 6 minutes of solid musical craftsmanship. The simple acoustic guitar that shows up and intertwines with the rhythm really adds to the melody. What more can be said? Nothing more needs to be said. Just sit back and enjoy the vibration.

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrcFR7LBxvA^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/1fWOYbEu7M3BCg4atJnpZU^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/3844099^

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