With Africa on My Sleeve
Let us recall the idea behind this playlist series: no rules, just get in zone, and pick what sticks to your mind at the time. You can go back to my last (!)…two (!) contributions to know that I put a bit more thought into it and this here is no different. Here I was...Continue reading
Let me do my best and not sololiquize about what was done here. The fifteenth edition of LMDE series is all about the bringing the heat (in human connection) and its effects. From smouldering fire to explosive combustions to lingering crackles. That’s as far as I’ll take the metaphor but I’m sure you get the...Continue reading
To celebrate another year passing by and letting go (if only for a few hours) of the difficulties that have characterized 2021, I wanted to push this new edition of Pure Lounge to near overload. That’s why I’m releasing three in quick succession. Just as the last two drops (PL13 and PL14), “Pure Lounge 15”...Continue reading
I’ve been told countless times that when you get stuck, it doesn’t hurt to take a step or look back in order to move forward. I fell back on that, looked back at my time in Rome, and even spun a few songs I used to play heavy back then. And just like that, the...Continue reading
To celebrate another year passing by and letting go (if only for a few hours) of the difficulties that have characterized 2021, I wanted to push this new edition of Pure Lounge to near overload. That’s why I’m releasing three in quick succession. Just as its predecessor (and the next drop in the series), “Pure...Continue reading
To celebrate another year passing by and letting go (if only for a few hours) of the difficulties that have characterized 2021, I wanted to push this new edition of Pure Lounge to near overload. That’s why I’m releasing three in quick succession. “Pure Lounge 13” and its two successors were inspired by the serenity...Continue reading
I would like to dedicate this playlist to the friends I’ve made around The Buck Stop. Let me explain… This one friend of mine said I shouldn’t be putting out playlists on Fridays as they should be reserved for new releases. So I let this one out as a major side-eye and to let him...Continue reading
If, like me, you’ve been enduring dreary weather in the western hemisphere, the abundance of sunshine we now get has been a relief and a delight. And the music to pair with that general feeling should be as spirited in mood. That’s what you get with ‘Pure Lounge 12‘. I felt the spirit and even...Continue reading
You best believe I wasn’t going to wait a whole ‘nother year before revisiting this concept. As usual, I am pretty confident this selection will lift you up and fill you with positive and festive energies. Most of the songs on this playlist are from my stash of favorites; frankly I haven’t stopped listening to...Continue reading
It’s throwback Thursday and I felt we all needed special flight back to the Jamaican reggae golden eras — with a little nod to home. So here are classics after classics! As you navigate through this playlist, let yourself be floaded with these reggae riddims, and bop along to the toasters that are still mainstays...Continue reading
