3 in 1

First heard of Keep Schtum through the Late Night Sessions. After having my regular goggle of surprise and enthusiasm, I spent a considerable amount of time browsing through this dude's sounds, getting a pretty good idea why Greg Wilson supports him, why he's got thousands of followers in soundcloud and why I goggled in the first place. For now, I 'll just give you 3 reasons to goggle too.



This is his widely-played track. Coming from my all-time favorite Odyssey and their homonymous 1980 track, "Hang together". And with a free download situation.



My basic idea was to present an all free-downloads post from the talented Irish, but I couldn't possibly leave the Whispers-inspired out. Enjoy anyway.



His unfinished symphony alive and kickin'. A Slow Train journey you never want to end.

*I'd strongly suggest to consider the above sounds as a trigger that will make you turn Michael McKenna's soundcloud page upside down, exploring and listening to sounds with a volume that allows you to really get the music - but at the same time keep you outta trouble with the neighbours. 

tracks' info: 
-Keep Schtum - Hang together (Keep Schtum re-edit) 
Keep Schtum 2008

-Keep Schtum - Can't do without love
2013

-Keep Schtum - Slow train
2013

Easy like Sunday morning

While I was listening to Woolfy vs Projections - Absynth, fitting it perfectly on a cloudy Sunday morning, I remembered this one.



It was supposed to come out 7-8 years ago, but it seems like the inspiration of Projections (Simon James -WoolfY- and Dan Hastie) is still being held captive. Whatever the case may be, I believe it stands a better chance of making you smile on a gloomy morning. And if it doesn't at first, wait till the synth sound towards the end of the track. My oh my.

track's info:
Woolfy vs Projections - Hit on you
2012

Defected hope

It's a weird period in time for the whole world, with ramshackle and collapsing being the keywords characterizing just about everything. Some could see it coming, some couldn't, some still can't.

Whatever you do, never lose your hope. It will keep you up, straight and able to fight for what is worth fighting for. For everyone's sake.

track's info:
Guti - Hope
Hope EP 
Defected 2013

Over - Not Over

During her forties she felt so tired, she committed suicide. Before the period in her life that caused her to end it and spread grief to her fans, she managed to leave a legacy of 10 albums and numerous loved songs to many people, having collaborations with The Whispers, the Four Tops, while she insisted that she didn't wanna change the world - I'm not sure I believe her though. Phyllis Hyman that is, a beloved singer, songwriter and actress. And when you leave a legacy, people are bound to pass it on, honor it, respect it and sometimes maybe update it in a way that younger generations will be able to get to know it. That's what Australian Frankee More did with her song "Some way", (offering also a free download).



Which very well proves that nothing is over, even when everything points out it is.
  
tracks' info:
-Phyllis Hyman - Some Way
You Know How To Love Me
Arista 1979

-Frankee More - It's not over
2013

Outta the fish bowl

It hasn't been that long since the first time a Sivel Beats tune made its way through my playlist -I believe the first one was the "Dream", clearly sampling Etta James - At last in an oh-my-god contemporary version. As you can imagine, that soothing, scratchy, rhythm-filled sound can't get away from me that easily, so this morning I checked out this talented French beatmaker and sound miracle-worker again. And look what I found.



A fish bowl full of gold, only a few hours uploaded and shared.
You 're gonna love this.
Trust me.

track's info:
Sivel Beats - Fish bowl
2013

A mind is a terrible thing to mess up

Up until yesterday, my favorite Lenny Williams track was "Choosing you".

Not anymore.
Lenny, you mind "messer".

*not to mention the ltj experience version of this gem (which is actually what led me to the original one), that is utterly and completely mind-blowing (find it here). How the hell have I missed this all this time?

tracks' info:
-Lenny Williams - Choosing you
Choosing you
ABC Records 1977

-Lenny Williams - Messing with my mind
Let's do it today 
MCA Records 1980

-Ltj experience - Keep yourself together (ltj edit re-work)
Small World Disco 2012

Always ahead

From the time I woke up this morning till now, this song is playing through my speakers on and on, in turn with the original version (Aretha Franklin's - One step ahead).

There have been many remixes and edits of this track (and many unfortunate ones), but this one manages to take it off and take you along with it. And Marvin Gaye's voice on "What's going on" couldn't possibly fit better along with Aretha's soothing tone. Really enjoyin' it. Way to go Featurecast. Definitely one step ahead.

track's info:
Aretha Franklin - One step ahead (featurecast re-edit)
2009