S.o.t.D. - Living On A Membrane ( Seba Remix ) – P.B.K.

Living On A Membrane ( Seba Remix ) – P.B.K.

Feature this bass sound in your track, and I’m guaranteed to at least like it.

S.o.t.D. - Sunset Walking – The Timewriter

Sunset Walking – The Timewriter

More of that luscious house sound, punctuated by cool sax licks.

S.o.t.D. - Mikronauta (Terry Lee Brown Jr. remix) – Forteba

Mikronauta (Terry Lee Brown Jr. remix) – Forteba

Not the best remix he’s ever done, but decent nonetheless.

Chedoke Golf Course at Dusk

S.o.t.D. - Echowelt – The Timewriter

Echowelt – The Timewriter

Another gorgeous, expansive shuffler from the Timewriter.

Sunset Tracks

S.o.t.D. - Blue Hawaii – Talamanca

Blue Hawaii  – Talamanca

Soaring, progressive house track.

S.o.t.D. - Stay The Same – N4M3 & KIJE

Stay The Same – N4M3 & KIJE

It could be argued there is a tried and true formula at work here. Slow, rumbly bass, fast snares, vocal sample, whooshy synth melody line. But good god damn, when the formula produces stuff this appealing, why not.

S.o.t.D. - End of the Sky – Thallus

End of the Sky – Thallus

Silky smooth beats.

S.o.t.D. - When You Don’t Know That I Know (Moti Brothers Remix) – tONKPROJECT

When You Don’t Know That I Know (Moti Brothers Remix) – tONKPROJECT

Sexy, deep house sound.

S.o.t.D. - Reflexion (Cordoba Remix) – Soft Knees

Reflexion (Cordoba Remix) – Soft Knees

Gal is hot.

S.o.t.D. - Clocks Ticking In My Head (feat. CoMa) – Manu Shrine

Clocks Ticking In My Head (feat. CoMa) – Manu Shrine

Good day for the first day of summer. And my birthday.

S.o.t.D. - I’m Sorry – Liberto

I’m Sorry – Liberto

S.o.t.D. - Everything Is All You’ve Got – Minilogue

Everything Is All You’ve Got – Minilogue

S.o.t.D. - The Sound Architect – Auditive Escape

The Sound Architect – Auditive Escape

Shuffling, trip-hoppy beat, with a string section.

S.o.t.D. - Lady Sun – Earth Wind & Fire

Lady Sun – Earth Wind & Fire

That horn section! Not that everything else isn’t tight, but damn they’re hot.

S.o.t.D. - So High – Shadow Child

So High – Shadow Child

S.o.t.D. - Lost in Brussels (N’to Remix) – Stereoclip

Lost in Brussels (N’to Remix) – Stereoclip

About a month ago I posted Parov Stelar’s Lost in Amsterdam. Today it’s another track about requiring directions in a large city where Dutch is spoken.

S.o.t.D. - Together – Jade Parker

Together – Jade Parker

Chilled, garagey vibe, with the brilliant Synkro on production.

Signage: Rusted Sign

Came across an old sign a while back, that was curved right around a pole and rusted all to hell. Covered by a new sign, one that was flat and connected by a bolt at the top and bottom. Snapped some photos, but it was 11 in the morning, very sunny, and I was in a hurry. Passed it again the other night at 7, overcast, and I was in no hurry. 

I admit to loving what entropy does to things. It often brings out some really appealing qualities that new perfection can’t begin to approach.

And the funny thing is that when I passed it the first time, I never thought to check the other side. Strangely, it’s not nearly as rusted.

Classic truck. Classic house.

S.o.t.D. - Clarendon – Breakage

Clarendon – Breakage

Hooooh boy. 

S.o.t.D. - Whispers and Some Kind of Understanding – Ghostlight

Whispers and Some Kind of Understanding – Ghostlight

S.o.t.D. - Coffee and Painkillers – Littlefoot

Coffee and Painkillers – Littlefoot

S.o.t.D. - Serpentine Fire – Earth Wind & Fire

Serpentine Fire – Earth Wind & Fire

You can’t listen to this and not have your spirits boosted.

Broken Buckle

Walking home from work, my bag suddenly and without warning ended up on the ground.

I know the hardware (plastic - metal not so much) will be the first thing to break. Given that I’ve been using this bag in frequent rotation for about 3 years now, it seems that’s its breaking point. I carry anywhere between five to 20, 25, 30 pounds in it for hours a day. They were quality buckles (National Molding Rock Locksters), but they reached their limit in that time and under those loads.

Being the very prepared guy I am, I just so happened to have some para-cord and crash shears with me to rig up something to allow me to continue carrying it over my shoulder till I got home.

Not pretty, but good enough to last for a while.

(Addendum. Since the straps were sewn right into the bag, the only easy fix was to just cut off the remains of the buckle and sew a loop of webbing onto the webbing that was there with a new buckle.)

S.o.t.D. - Velvet (Forge Re-Imagine Remix) – Ghostek

Velvet (Forge Re-Imagine Remix) – Ghostek

Just a snippet of just a wicked track. It ends and your reaction is “No no! More!”

S.o.t.D. - 23 – Shadow Child

23 – Shadow Child

And continuing the funkiness for another day, although this one has more of a garagy feel to it.

S.o.t.D. - Temple Run – Prunk

Temple Run – Prunk

Ahhhh deep house. How you make the body move.

Rope Whipping

Whipped some rope with different coloured cord to help identify various lengths. Nothing special, but fun to do. And it looks a lot better than the coloured electrical tape I used to use 10 years ago to mark rope.

S.o.t.D. - Girl Get Down – Deep City Groove

Girl Get Down – Deep City Groove

Ooh, you’ll be getting down all right.

S.o.t.D. - The Highways Of My Life – The Isley Brothers

The Highways Of My Life – The Isley Brothers

Just that piano intro alone is golden. Then the rest of the song sweeps over you.

S.o.t.D. - Saturday Love – Cherrelle

Saturday Love – Cherrelle

R&B from 1985. The male vocalist is Alexander O’Neal. Although I don’t know that I had ever heard the track before (may have), I recognized it from part of it being sampled in Junior Jack’s “My Feeling.”

S.o.t.D. - The Hardest Part – Phil Tangent

The Hardest Part – Phil Tangent

Always delighted to find people I’ve never heard of producing really great D&B.

S.o.t.D. - Lunar – Phil Tangent

Lunar – Phil Tangent

Driving D&B.

S.o.t.D. - Mercy – Duffy

Mercy – Duffy

Don’t know that I’ve ever checked her out before. Will have to listen to more.