5 Tracks I Can't Stop Playing

I often consume music by playing the same few tracks over and over and over again. A select few tracks wake me up in the morning, clean me off in the shower, play me through making lunch, fine tune me before going out, or get me home safely. They are my most trusted tracks, and I feel like I don't share them enough, so here's five that I'm using right now. I've used Joe Goddard's album art above because these tracks are an aural home for me, their quality is comfortable beyond compare.

All of Joe Goddard's Electric Lines album is extraordinary, but "Home" is the best of the bunch. Just pure old school enjoyment. It's freeing and fun, filling my heart with love every time I hear it. It's got a cool music video to go with it too, watch here.

Better Call Saul had Todd Terje's "Alfonso Muskedunder" in this week's episode, and boy did it blow me away. The allure of this one is obvious. A 7/8 time signature with a mix of Frank Zappa and Pat Metheny, what's not to like? As above, the video (here) makes it even more enjoyable.

Came across "Emotinium" in a Boy 8-Bit mix for Annie Nightingale, and have been playing it nonstop ever since. That acid-tinged 303 line is perhaps the most mesmerizing lick I've ever come across. I like to think that Roy Of The Ravers is another one of Boy 8-Bit's many aliases (Roy Apron, R.D. Maurice, etc.) It's almost cracked my top 100 most played list already. Crazy considering its length.

Wrote about Leonce's "Flute Strike" (here) then found "Snakes" from the same Insurgency LP. First listen had me handing out 5 stars, but I really fell in love when it came on during a bike ride. I had to hear that playful lead line again, it's so catchy I couldn't help myself.

"Nightfall" came to me randomly from the Friends II release one night as I was headed to the club. Its beauty caught me right away and there was going to be nothing to stop me from hearing it again. There's some kind of magic that just grips me every time it comes on. Incredibly brilliant and beautiful.

Bump In The Hump Sneak Peek: Thugli - Sic Em

Tonight on Bump In The Hump, I'm glad to premiere Thugli's latest track "Sic Em." Just over a month ago, the Toronto duo of Pat Drastik and Tom Wrecks opened for NGHTMRE at The Hoxton, and it was this very track that they closed out their set with. Still unknown to that point, "Sic Em" was then premiered during their Quest Mix for Annie Nightingale on BBC Radio One twelve days later. Known for mixing with vinyl, the duo always deliver with their mixes, such as their Inflight mix which serves as a great introduction to the duo, but they've also delivered other quality mixes for BBC before (hear their Diplo & Friends mix from 2014). Their latest, Quest Mix, is yet another example of their amazing abilities, and wide swath of connections, showcasing fellow Canadians Keys N Krates, Grandtheft, Sleepy Tom, as well as dropping the forthcoming Autoerotique, Hunter Siegel collab "OTF" (On The Floor, live video here). Ironically, it was exactly two weeks ago as I was preparing Bump In The Hump, that their video appeared on Much, seemingly before it's official Feb 2nd, premiere. Now I'm using that same video to tease you, ahead of another all new episode of Bump In The Hump on Radio Humber. Catch the live feed from 11-midnite EST here, 96.9 FM if you're in Toronto, or check back to Enlightenment For Your Ears for the mixcloud upload later tonight.

THUGLI - Sic Em (Official Music Video)
THUGLI - Sic Em (Official Music Video)iTunes: https://itun.es/ca/SoPqab Spotify: https://spoti.fi/1WU4WmlSoundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thugli/sicemhttp://thugli.com/[ Produced with the financial assistance of MuchFACT, a division of Bell Media Inc. www.muchfact.ca ]
Posted by Thugli on Friday, 5 February 2016