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Jeff Beck – Live in the Dark

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Catchy hard rock’n’roll with witty lyrics, amazing energy and a sweet, sweet buildup. It’s the perfect song to lift anybody from the dumps, to kick a party to 11 and to wake up to. This one can move dead bodies :D.

“I’m not afraid of the dark
If we gotta live in the dark
We will live in the dark
Won’t see me dying in the light
We will live in the dark
We will dance in the dark
We’ll bring candles down to the the dark
We will love in the dark
We’ll go home in the dark
We’ll hold hands in the dark
‘Cause when you hold hands in the dark
You don’t know whose hand you hold
We’re just humans letting the love flow”

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6dsffOrOoI^

For Spotify users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/3hxKRXZ1yxqCuOSoZTphwV^

For Deezer users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/127743095^

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

https://www.discogs.com/Jeff-Beck-Loud-Hailer/release/8767543^

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Dusty Kid – Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata Rework

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Ready to submerge? This electronica reinterpretation of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata takes us down, down, down. Down into the calm, bobbing on the river of melancholy. I wonder what the long-departed composer would have to say about how his work echoes through the ages.

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn_A9Yb6cgk^

For Spotify users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/20GaLZN85W78ol0UlMW7SX^

For Deezer users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/395321492^

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

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Reworks-Piano/release/10917476^

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Beck – Loser

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Failure can now be celebrated with this paradoxical hymn that manages to be both catchy and apathetic. The lyrics are somewhere at a crossroads between humor and despair, surrender and pessimism, with a side-dish of sarcasm. And they’re being delivered with the perfect voice and intonation.

“Someone keeps sayin’ I’m insane to complain
About a shotgun wedding and a stain on my shirt
Don’t believe everything that you read
You get a parking violation and a maggot on your sleeve
So shave your face with some mace in the dark
Savin’ all your food stamps and burnin’ down the trailer park
Yo, cut it
Soy un perdedor
I’m a loser baby so why don’t you kill me?”

YouTube (decent quality):

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

For Spotify users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/4b8GTae6rqb9oPiRzVa3Gy^

For Deezer users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/422033092^

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

https://www.discogs.com/Beck-Mellow-Gold/master/44787^

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R. Carlos Nakai – Catfish Muse

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A flute floats on the river of violin. Levitating has never been so easy.

Flute master Carlos Nakai’s life work is ample, to say the least. Seek it out.

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxPXnX1666M^

For Spotify users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/2DKbXqZMXNQ44SsfkEyIig^

For Deezer users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/78240860^

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

https://www.discogs.com/R-Carlos-Nakai-Inner-Voices/release/6512225^

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ZETA – Causeway

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Catchy hooks and a wavy bassline do a great job of delivering this melody’s passionate vocals. Reverb plays an important role here, and is used with great skill both on the vocals and for building some monolithic bass constructions towards the end of the song.

”I can feel it in my bones

But I just can’t stop the feeling

Take me far away from you

‘Cause I’m not safe when defeated

The TV’s on but the kids still cry

You wanna be clean but you still get high

And you pull me in faster, faster love

And you’re taking the weight from my mind

And you’re pulling me deeper, deeper love

And you’re taking the pain from 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.

https://zetamusicuk.bandcamp.com/track/causeway^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s17CReWmKQs^

For Spotify users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/1t0naLXZNUqtDFou2W4kQc^

For Deezer users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/370549561^

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Bird Of Prey – The First Step

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Solid beat and energizing soundscapes power this mental dancefloor gem. This goes out to powerful new beginnings and amazing journeys. Take that first step, the adventure begins now.

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://addictechrecords.bandcamp.com/track/the-first-step^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbHESo4SuiE^

For Spotify users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/0PGE54v94chG0EeofAye1S^

For Deezer users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/68546929^

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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Bensley – To The Moon

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Replay-abuse warning. Weaving a deep bass line with reverbed synths, it’s hard to stay still when stuff like this is blasting from the speakers. Get ready for take-off!

YouTube (decent quality):

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

For Spotify users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/1y8H1M0vKVZzRSoM4wEzBz^

For Deezer users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/135456278^

For SoundCloud users (high quality):

https://soundcloud.com/bensley/to-the-moon^

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Skald – Seven Nation Army

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Here’s a strong, neo-folk pack of energy straight outta Valhalla. I don’t know what’s the name of the female singer, but her chanting is a perfect match for the solemn male choirs. A piece to march on through “bad” weather. Even all the way to Uppsala :).

“I’m gonna fight ’em all
A seven nation army couldn’t hold me back
They’re gonna rip it off
Taking their time right behind my back
And I’m talking to myself at night
Because I can’t forget
Back and forth through my mind
Behind a cigarette
And the message coming from my eyes
Says “Leave it alone”
I’m going to Uppsala
Far from this opera for evermore
I’m gonna work the straw
Make the sweat drip out of every pore
And I’m bleeding, and I’m bleeding, and I’m bleeding
Right before the Lord
All the words are gonna bleed from me
And I will think no more
And the stains coming from my blood
Tell me “Go back home””

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMznpUsdH54^

For Spotify users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/1NdfWHmjZkJDi1YpgoBZyS^

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

https://www.discogs.com/SKÁLD-Vikings-Chant/release/14244591^

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Digitonal – 93 Years On

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This original composition showcases a unique fusion between air instruments and electronic orchestration. It is Digitonal’s trademark sound, coming from one of the earliest releases of this ambient, neo-classical project.

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://digitonal.bandcamp.com/album/save-your-light-for-darker-days^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sju5eqRKFAk^

For Spotify users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/6KYlz3Pvjs5yYkEk11uLly^

For Deezer users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/60759448^

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

https://www.discogs.com/Digitonal-93-Years-On/release/1463612^

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Zero Cult – Embryon

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This melody builds around a male sample (which says something in a language not known to me), combining synthesized guitars with echoing keyboards and dripping percussion. It is a journey song with many soundscapes; psybient at its finest.

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 Zero Cult’s album :).

https://cosmicleaf.bandcamp.com/track/embryon^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5NpHldGPj4^

For Spotify users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/6j9xu7YZulaQyxmUw6fHOm^

For Deezer users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/133549038^

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