Thriller - Michael Jackson I can't believe we've made it this far without MJ. Part of my soundstage testing playlist (especially the creepy intro has a great display of what soundstage should sound like, gotta love the early days of stereo for stuff like this right?). Moral discussion bound to
Blood Sugar - Live at Brixton Academy - Pendulum Talk about setting the mood during a live concert. That intro is so sinister, it bodes not very well for the audience: Ladies and Gentlemen we understand that you have come tonight to bare witness to the sound of drum... and... bass We regret to announce that this is not
Jack of Speed - Steely Dan Part of my speaker/headphone testing playlist. If this song don't sound good through the speakers/headphones you're testing, then throw them in the garbage. This track is so absurdly well recorded and mixed, it makes even a toaster sound great if it were able to
Black Video - SX Let me sum up this one real quick: * Belgian band * Beautiful female vocals * Thumping drum groove * Epic build up to the chorus that fully unleashes the song * Beautiful videoclip * Saw them live way back when * Ok, this might be a little longer than 'real quick' * Ok, for real,
La vie en rose - Edith Piaf Sometimes, you just need to slow down and enjoy life as it comes. That's what this song is about. It's a timeless classic, no need for a lot of words:
Fake Is The New Dope - Hooverphonic New Belgian release alert: newest from Hooverphonic is out. There's some weird tracks on this album, but the album opener (Fake Is The New Dope, today's track) is a good old typical Hooverphonic track. Little fun fact: did you know that the frontman is from the
Tino - Bodem Ah some sweet jazzy sax tunes today! Did you know this band is Belgian? And did you know the sax is a Belgian invention? I remember that before the Euro made its grand entry, we had bank notes with a sax on it! Anyway: it's not Sunday, but
Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus / Piano Concerto No.1 / Symphony No. 3 - Einojuhani Rautavaara I know spring is here, but I got the immediate chills when listening to this song for the first time. It's the Arctic symphony: written for birds and orchestra (say whut?). It's weird, it's bonechilling, but it's peaceful in its own way.
Pineapple Kryptonite - Yohji Igarashi Remix Look ma, I'm on the weird part of the internet again! I found this gem of a video, about pineapples, and a very well rehearsed set of dance moves. Look at those moves, they could win the next rendition of 'Stars on the dancefloor' or any
Sure Thing - St Germain Spring is here (already has been for a couple weeks now), so it's time to go and have an aperitif. And this is the song I put on whenever I'm drinking an aperitif. You know: an aperol spritz, gin tonic, negroni or something else. This is
Flow - Dub FX Another golden oldie. I love what this dude does with a loop effect pedal and his voice, he makes pure dub. Add a little jazzy sax and you've got yourselves a groovy hit. I love how the music forms from a simple rhythm, then add on a little
Radio (MTV Unplugged Version) - The Corrs There was something magical about the time of the MTV Unplugged albums: Nirvana, Eric Clapton, some other artists and The Corrs all did a session and those Unplugged albums are almost always better than the original recordings. This album by the Corrs is no exception. I've picked '
Blue Monday - HEALTH It's an 80's track, but the remixes from HEALTH that's used in the movie 'Atomic Blonde' and whoever/whatever is being used in the Call Of Duty Black Ops Cold War Trailer (see below) still hits so hard in 2024 that it&
Antidote - Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party We're a little later than usual today, but we didn't break our streak of a daily dose of music! Swedish House Mafia part 2 today: 'Antidote'. A banger of a track, and a banger of a videoclip if you ask me. Knife Party in
One - Swedish House Mafia I love the intro of the music video that accompanies this track. A synthesizer, tweaking the sound until we get the iconic sound of this track, clapping hands et voila! We're off! Day 1 of 2 of Swedish House Mafia. Because I like Swedish things: I love Ikea,
All Of The Lights ft. Rihanna, Kid Cudi - Kanye West No, it's not an April Fool's joke today. We're really talking about a Kanye West song today: All Of The Lights. A Youtube video again, since I think you should watch the music video while listening to the song. But beware: there's
I Really Want to Stay At Your House - Rosa Walton If you've seen the anime, you know how hard this song hits. All them feelings. No jazz today, sorry chooms.
This Fffire - Franz Ferdinand Day 1 (of 2) of Cyberpunk 2077 music! This one is from the Edgerunners Netflix Anime. I have a weird love/hate relationship with Cyberpunk. I didn't care about it until a couple months before it came out, then I loved everything about it. Then it came out
Rock Your Body (live) - Justin Timberlake No, we won't be listening to Justin Timberlake. We'll be listening to the epic intro of this live version. It's pure funk! That drummer going nuts, with a little funky guitar. Add some smooth bass. And then explosion et voila! Enter Justin! You can
The Press Corpse - Anti-Flag Didn't we all go through a punk period at some point in our lives? Puberty maybe? I know I did. I listened to some punk music back in my teens. Take this track for example: it's short, full of power and anger against the establishment. It&
My Way (A Mi Manera) - Robin Williams Elijah Wood as a penguin! And Robin Williams being an epic comedian penguin 'Ramon'. The first Happy Feet movie is a great watch. And it has a great soundtrack as well. I especially love this track, a Spanish version of the well known 'My Way' by
Take Five - The Dave Brubeck Quartet Not Sunday, but still we're going for Jazz today! By now you should know I'm a rhythm dude, and I like this piece because of the funky not-so-everyday 5/4 time signature. It works like a charm here. 'Nuff said for today, take five minutes
Don't Be So Serious - Low Roar Yet another one from the Death Stranding soundtrack. This one kicks in during the game, when you're walking through an epic beautiful landscape. The whole game is pretty much without music, except for a few scenes. So when the music kicks in, it's just epic. Kudos
Love For Sale - Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga You already know I like Jazz, but did you also know I like Lady Gaga? So it should be no surprise that I really, really, really love the two albums that Lady Gaga did together with Tony Bennett. Oh boy, is she a great jazz singer or not: Also: we&
Featured BB's Theme - Ludvig Forssel, Jenny Plant Death Stranding is one of those 'hate it or love it' games. I'm one of the people who loves it. I didn't play it when it first came out, but only in 2021, when my wife was pregnant with our son. And for some