Well, I know I said I'd be starting a 3-part series, but that's going to have to wait until tomorrow! For now, I'd like to share some music that's gotten me through a rough set of work, and done so quite well. I had a brutal Operating Systems assignment due Saturday night, and at some point in that I decided to turn on what I now realise is a fantastic album. I'm talking about Heartbeats by Grum!
There are 3 artists that moved me through the work, and Grum is the first. Right from the start with Can't Shake This Feeling, this album grabs you with a modern take on an the 80s Italo-Disco sound. The title track Heartbeats is an obvious anthem, and the more serious Through The Night and playful Turn It Up are also awesome. There are more great tracks, but these are the highlights.
The second artist I checked out in this work period is Siriusmo. You may have heard his remix of Breakbot's Baby I'm Yours, but the rest of his stuff is even better! His music is meticulously produced, and it really shows. He's almost like a more upbeat version of another German group, Modeselektor. Some great tracks by Siriusmo include Femuscle, Wow, Einmal In Der Woche Schreien, Let Me In!, and Nights Off.
The final artist from this period is Anoraak. I'd describe him as a more chilled out version of Grum. His most famous work is Nightdrive With You, but his other tracks are solid too! Check out Long Distance Hearts, Sunday Night Fever, Can't Stop, and Cloud Rain Love.
All the links in this post are excellently produced and Grum and Anoraak have that sweet synthesized 80s sound that can really hit the spot. The song of the day is:
Grum - Cybernetic
So much energy! If I wasn't working while listening to this, I'd probably be dancing. Get your disco on! By the way, the topic of the 3-part post is new-school hip-hop! That's basically anything from the 90s onwards. Part 1 will be about the 90s hip-hop, part 2 about the early 00s, and and part 3 about hip-hop from the past three years and into the future. Get excited!
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