Mentatul

Month: July 2020

  • Zenzile – Pearls

    Zenzile – Pearls

    The zinging bass kickstarting this song gives some clue about what’s to follow. The bassline is indeed hefty but, as it soon turns out, this is actually a laid-back piece, a head-bobber and slightly melancholic low-rider. The sparse instrumentation acts as an enhancer for sinuous synths, scattered percussion and that awesome sax towards the end.

    “Dark eyes pearls in disguise

    Nested in fossil cases

    Recording encoding

    Time and continuum

    All bassines and the beats

    Cause those earthquakes and tsunamis

    And centuries reunborn

    Spawned a new breed

    Hidden in the shapes of seaweed

    And sand a right band of lunatics

    Leaving dark cloud stained hieroglyphe

    Above mediterranean waves were

    A moon sits cutting the horizon”

    YouTube (decent quality):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBqY0njNOlY^

    For Spotify users (high quality):

    https://open.spotify.com/track/0wUb0LyyAvHg5Z1cuWxSW7^

    For Deezer users (high quality):

    https://www.deezer.com/track/469745642^

    For SoundCloud users (high quality):

    https://soundcloud.com/zenzilemusic/zenzile-pearls-feat-jamika-jay-ree^

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  • Daemonia Nymphe – Deo’s Erotas

    Daemonia Nymphe – Deo’s Erotas

    Plucking strings, banging drums and working the windpipes, this one is meant for unleashing the dancer within. Rise with the ecstatic choirs, ride the wave and let the body follow. Even in this day and age, sometimes there’s simply no competition to traditional instruments used right.

    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://daemonianymphe.bandcamp.com/track/deo-s-erotas^

    YouTube (decent quality, awesome video):

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

    For Spotify users (high quality):

    https://open.spotify.com/track/6y5INCsGB3SFeuJQO0cigu^

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  • Calibre – Sand Promise

    Calibre – Sand Promise

    Time for some moody minimal electronica. Some songs have a visual quality to them. What imagery will this moody piece bring forth? For me, it’s a luminous night where an orange moon is just starting its climb upon the sky while I’m driving home on a lightly populated motorway.

    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://calibre.bandcamp.com/track/sand-promise^

    YouTube (decent quality):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibPN2MO3o2M^

    For Spotify users (high quality):

    https://open.spotify.com/track/1swtjCHbfP9aiC6Yr8zJ9T^

    For Deezer users (high quality):

    https://www.deezer.com/track/144982092^

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  • VAST – Touched

    VAST – Touched

    Guitars meet ecstatic chanting in what is a daring, powerful rock melody. Completed by beautiful lyrics, it’s clear that this song is touched.

    “Touched,
    You say that I am too,
    So much,
    Of what you say is true,
    I’ll never find someone quite like you,
    Again,
    I’ll never find someone quite like you,
    Like You,
    The razors and the dying roses,
    Plead I don’t leave you alone,
    The demi-gods and hungry ghosts,
    God, god knows I’m not at home,
    I’ll never find someone quite like you,
    Again,
    I’ll never find someone quite like you,
    Again,
    I looked into your eyes and
    Saw a world that does not exist,
    I looked into your eyes and,
    Saw a world I wish I was in,
    I’ll never find someone quite as touched as you
    I’ll never love someone quite the way that I loved you.”

    YouTube with video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S_R13jV11Q^

    YouTube (decent quality):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=160mRmA8eFo^

    For Spotify users (high quality):

    https://open.spotify.com/track/6hfGLM67CObcwG4AWVlsSz^

    For Deezer users (high quality):

    https://www.deezer.com/track/62789782^

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

    https://www.discogs.com/VAST-Visual-Audio-Sensory-Theater/master/27843^

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  • Deva Premal – Tumare Darshan

    Deva Premal – Tumare Darshan

    Embrace each other and let the body swing on gentle yet purposeful rhythms. And know that the words you hear are a mantra for love and life:

    Sanskrit:

    “Tumare Darshan Ki bela
    Ye mausam ras rachane ka.
    Liye ullas ki sanse
    Samai masti me jine ka.”

    English:

    “The season has arrived where,
    I will finally see you and dance with you.
    With the breathing in of joy,
    it is time to live in bliss.”

    Deva Premal has, for decades now, put her voice and skills in service of adapting mantras to Western audiences, mostly by elegantly adding orchestration that is popular over here, such as additional percussion and the occasional synthesizer. All her art is a joy to listen and I warmly recommend you to seek it out.

    YouTube (decent quality):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZreTrLA7zEU

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZreTrLA7zEU^

    For Spotify users (high quality):

    https://open.spotify.com/track/1Ut3B20p5ICF1YLfOHIYev^

    For Deezer users (high quality):

    https://www.deezer.com/track/12074523^

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

    https://www.discogs.com/Deva-Premal-The-Essence/master/376405^

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