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Fever Ray – Keep The Streets Empty For Me

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Despite eagerly pulsing to life, the song’s moody and melancholic landscape is coming into shape less than 20 seconds in. The percussion really stands out on this one, but so is the dream’s voice. Together, they’ll cradle the morning crowds back to sleep.

“I will never disappear
For forever, I’ll be here
Whispering
Morning, keep the streets empty for me
Morning, keep the streets empty for me
I’m laying down, eating snow
My fur is hot, my tongue is cold
On a bed of spider web
I think of how to change myself”

Unfortunately, I can’t find any way of purchasing the album digitally from any ethical shop (such as BandCamp).

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWFb5z3kUSQ^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/0J4UUKvw1lgqt8TjmnZRIn^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

https://www.deezer.com/track/124111772^

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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Balligomingo – Lost

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Camille’s passionate, dreamy voice is exactly what such lyrics needed to be carried on. The music contributes to the majestic atmosphere through sweeping arrays of synths and energetic percussion. It’s a different kind of love song – a specialty of Balligomingo (as can be heard here^ and here^).

“Lost far away in you
Promise of a lifetime
Lost
Miracle of mankind
Lost

Childlike love lingers
Skin is fading, but not your eyes
Can I hold you?
But now you’re gone

Lost far away
The wind carries me away
Lost far away
The wind carries me away

Memories fall like water
Shelve too high to reach
Moments short of a lifetime
Skin is fading, but not your eyes

Lost far away
Can I hold you?
But now you’re gone

Life chain reaction
Willing at any cost
Living without you
I’m lost”

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9t3Mx704lY^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/2Kc2WfW4vblbGGRB8c2ki5^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/24906251^

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The Polish Ambassador – Live Inside A Dream (feat. Ayla Nereo)

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It starts airy and carefree but the melody doesn’t waste a second to make it clear that despite Ayla’s soothing voice, this is still a groovy electronica song. Call it psybient, call it tribal electronica, call it whatever you want, this is one solid creation.

Like all songs from The Polish Ambassador’s “Ecozoic” album, this one ends with an outro that is in the same time fitting and seems like it’s coming from another story. “Ecozoic” is a massive album that is filled to the brim with all manner of sound experiments.

“my sheets were cold tonight
had to leave them for a dying fire
burn up time for dreams
lovely soul, you’ve gone to sleep
silence empty house I cannot breathe
you’ve said too many nice things

can I keep spinning to your turns
can I just fall back in your open arms
and when you ask, I’ll always sing you a song
bout a girl who tried to live inside a dream
won’t you speak, she wants to hear all of it, everything
go to sleep, cause morning will come sooner than you think…”

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 The Polish Ambassador’s album :).

https://thepolishambassador.bandcamp.com/track/live-inside-a-dream-ft-ayla-nereo^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LekKWbS-W3s^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/6fdx0cZd8FMiCtTwy1UwTY^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/68000114^

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Conjure One – Like Ice (feat. Jaren)

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This one starts off with an arguably unremarkable, 1 minute long intro. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not bad. An intro is valuable to emphasize the part when the melody gets going. I just think that this intro doesn’t really do justice to the song.

The melody is groovy yet dreamy, showcasing the strong, evocative voice of the one called Jaren. She’s accompanied by an army of synths and sparse piano arrangements. Rhys Fulber (of Delerium^ fame) doesn’t waste a beat here (which I measure by thinking if I would like the song if I would listen to the instrumental-only version). Even after a couple of listens I can still find new intricate sound textures. The lyrics are quite good too and that’s always a bonus.

“When the sun was strong
And shadows grew so long
She stole her way
Into your empty heart

And she moved like ice
She was cool and blue like ice
No flaws on her, no imperfections
She changed your direction
What could you do”

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy1KQZKl1hA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy1KQZKl1hA^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/0AOzhhZwRRhq2dS84aNoIV^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/85020419^

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