In the grey of December / The curiousness of your potential kiss

WINTER²⁰²²

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🔚 BLACKHAMPTON – The Ending

C’est con, je viens juste de découvrir Blackhampton alors qu’ils se sont séparés. Chelou, cette année.

On ne va pas commencer par la fin, de toute façon, c’est pas un best-of 2022, c’est une sélection de saison, un truc presque spontané, une playlist comme j’aime les faire, un petit voyage d’une heure vingt, à peine plus (bon, la version YT avec ses putains de pub et le bonus track, on doit arriver à deux heures…).

Tu vais voir, ça passe tout seul. The Ending est juste le début.

🎤 Eydie Gormé – Quiereme Mucho

Deep, soft groove, easy listening à la Julio Iglesias. Deep.

🇨🇦 Lisa Leblanc – Pourquoi faire aujourd’hui
🇧🇷 Gal Costa – Sublime
🇬🇧 Louis La Roche – The D Word

Disco, bébé.

♥︎ Sault – Love is All I Know
Daphni – Always There
SONIKKU – Megalomaniac

House music, baby.

🪩 Julieta Venegas – Mismo Amor

Au milieu de l’infernale toupie de 2022, mon chouchou Alex Anwandter a produit l’album de la Venegas, superstar mexicaine, presque comme si, dans 10 ans, Zazie bossait avec Kidddy Smile*. Pas totalement logique pourtant super plus excitant que leurs derniers trucs faits tout seuls.

*vérifier dans 10 ans.

🏎 Redcar – Combien de temps

Otherworldly post-Rita Mitsouko/Gainsbarre French spoken word full of grammar barbarisms and scansion mannerisms. Some moments on the album almost sound like a parody of the French 80s but they take it somewhere fresher and queerer.

🕥 Kornel Kovacs & Aluna – Follow You (Alex Kassian Ambient remix)

La voix d’Aluna, une réminiscence du milieu de la dernière décennie. Ca devrait sembler proche mais ça semble tellement loin. Merci le début des années 2020.

🛬 Ryuichi Sakamoto – Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Electric Youth Remodel)

One of the best remix/tribute albums ever from an iconic musician. This version of a standard goes to an expected place, but it doesn’t disappoint and feels whole like a good plane landing, as it should.

🌅 BADBADNOTGOOD – Unfolding (Ron Trent remix)

Des décennies après, tu retombes sur des trucs balearic/deep house à tomber par terre et en fait, back to the future, ça date de 2022.

💿 Tina Turner – Unfinished Sympathy (Extended Olympic mix)

This remix of a Massive Attack cover isn’t on streaming. Go to YouTube to hear my full favorite version available on the 1996 Whatever You Want CD2 maxi-single.

🎻 Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov – Shéhérazade (Laura Masotto Rework)

J’ai été tendance sur tumblr pendant l’équivalent de 0.000047 secondes à l’échelle de Catherine Zeta-Jones grâce à ce partage.

Спасибо, Николай.

🌈 Sade – By Your Side (Cottonbelly’s Fela Extended remix)

Another Playpause classic came out officially on digital in 2022. The Red Hot series was a huge part in my musical education and excitement at some point in the 90s, besides my awakening on LGBTQ and HIV related issues. This came full circle in 2002 with this unmissable reissue around the Fela-themed compilation.

☮️ Nina Hagen feat. Bob Geldof – It Doesn’t Matter Now

Depuis Late Summer Select, plus de live pour conclure cette sélection, comme pour conjurer les mauvais plis pris pendant/depuis le/s confinement/s contre la cessation des sessions de musique jouée en direct, écoutée et dansée collectivement. Et le reste.

C’est dur à perdre, les habitudes.
Faut se forcer un peu.

Comme pour écouter Nina Hagen, dont j’ai exploré récemment la discographie dans ce mouvement de contre-survie, ce relapse post-covid. Chanteuse extraordinaire comme on dit en anglais hollywoodien, voix venue de nulle part passée des yéyés est-allemands au firmament de la pop-culture du temps-où-une-femme-se-pouvait-se-toucher-la-chatte-en-direct-à-la-télé (un truc que les Gen post-fluides ne verront probablement jamais à cause de la censuréduction médiatique de Web3 et al.).

Un blues écrit par Bob Geldof, tu fais pas plus boomer que ça, ni plus wunderbar.

Wunderboomer.

🔙 Bonus track : Madonna – Back That Up to the Beat

Cette démo qui a fuité fin 2014 parmi d’autres, ruinant la sortie d’un album en 2015, devient un tube via TikTok en 2022. Voilà une histoire rigolote de cette fin d’ année.

Si ça se trouve, c’est la plus grande opé de guerrilla marketing/social hacking du XXIe siècle, tout en buvant du Krug Rosé et des Lemon Drops.

Wunderboomer².

Cover art by Playpause

Epidémie, guerre, catastrophes naturelles, quelles épreuves attendent nos aventuriers ?
Découvrez-le dans la prochaine saison de « Les Gens »…

 

While your eyes play games with mine

summers select 18 + 19

+Intro+ On Days Like These (The Italian Job) + Quincy Jones +1+ When U Went Away (feat. Yebba) + Mark Ronson +2+ ひまわり+ Hako Yamasaki +3+ Angela + Jose Feliciano +4+ A La Sala + Khruangbin +5+ Como Quien Pierde Una Estrella + Alejandro Fernández +6+ More Than You Can Wish + Harlem Gem +7+ Its My Life (Dub Mix) + Watt Noise  +8+ Un Peu d’Eau Fraîche + Deborah Aime La Bagarre  +9+ Don’t Stay For Breakfast + Ströer +10+ Windmills Of Your Mind + Barbara Lewis +11+ とぎれ とぎれて+ Rie Nakahara  +12+ Only Star + Aretha Franklin  +13+ Call Me Babe + The Pinups +14+ Bombs Away (Roosevelt Remix) + Charlotte Gainsbourg +15+ Mozambique (Ao Sul Do Mundo) + Selma Uamusse +16+ Dio$ No$ Libre Del Dinero + Rosalía +17+ Don’t Knock Me Down + Dislocation Dance +18+ Paardekracht + Corneil Nies +19+ Napule Canta e More + Donatella Viggiano +20+ Canto Das Três Raças + Clara Nunes +21+ Pensa Na Oji + Dino D’Santiago +Outro+ On Days Like These (The Italian Job) + Matt Monro +

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Waiting to finally be caught / The fire’s burning strong

summer select 2017

SUMMERSELECT 2017

1. CHANGES – MURMUR 2. SOMEONE THAT YOU LOVE (PASTEL REMIX) – JARREAU VANDAL FEAT. OLIVIA NELSON° 3. ES SÓLO UNA ILUSIÓN – GUSTAVO CERATI 4. PRELUDE – NIIA 5. BETWEEN THE BARS – LÉA CASTRO 5TET* 6. UNA SERA DI TOKYO – CROWN ORCHESTRA*° 7. MANGOES – LUCILLE MAP 8. LABYRINTH (ACOUSTIC MIX) – MONDO GROSSO FEAT. 島ひかり*° 9. I DON’T CARE (NÃO QUERO NEM SABER) – CLAUDETTE SOARES*° 10. THE MAN WHO TOOK MY SUNGLASSES – KHRUANGBIN 11. I AM FREE, NO DOPE FOR ME – THE DYNAMICS 12. BLIND DISCO – JUN KAMODA 13. I JUST WANNA SAY I LOVE YOU (JOHN LUONGO REMIX) – LEON COLLINS° 14. HOLDING ON – HOUSE OF SPIRITS 15. UNTITLED SOUL ‘98 – WESTCOAST GODDESS 16. FLOOR 03 (FEAT. GNOMOJI) – ☝ NXC MUZAK ☟*° 17. LET ME BE YOUR FANTASY (FANTASY CLAUDE EDIT) – THE LOVE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA*° 18. GREG’S ISLAND – ART ALFIE 19. RESISTANCE – THE SOUND

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Se todo mundo sambasse seria tão fácil viver*

SPRINGSUMMERSELECT 2016

1 COME4ME ➰ ABRA 2 THEME FOR SISTERS GREENE (BUILD IT UP) ➰ GREENE SISTERS 3 YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE ➰ MANCHILD* 4 LOVE ME TONIGHT ➰ CHRISTOPHER MOORE 5 EVERYBODY’S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME ➰ YAZZ 6 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER ➰ THE 5TH DIMENSION 7 FANTASIZE ➰ JMSN 8 PAUL’S BLUES (FEAT. COYOTE) ➰ BLUE HERON 9 VANILLA PEPSI (DESIRED EDIT) ➰ SAINT PEPSI 10 BELLOW ➰ LES SINS 11 ITALOVE ➰ EMMANUELLE 12 IT ALWAYS RAINS ➰ LUKAS NYSTRAND VON UNGE 13 TOO LATE ➰ TOURIST 14 MAYAN CARAVAM (NU AND LUM MIX) ➰ BLOND:ISH 15 OSSAIN ➰ CARROT GREEN & SELVAGEM 16. BOA PERGUNTA ➰ NORMA BENGELL 17 TODA MAÑANA ➰ GRETCHEN 18 TEM MAIS SAMBA ➰ ODETTE LARA 19 LAMENTO ➰ WALTER ET SON SAX*

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*Si tout le monde dansait la samba,
la vie serait tellement facile 

Buscando nueva frontera

WINTER SELECT 16

1. Kolmatta Linjaa Takaisin / Fredi ◼︎ 2. Baby Lou / Alain Chamfort ◼︎ 3. It’s Hard To Dance (With A Broken Heart)* / Paulette Reaves ◼︎ 4. Secret Agent Man* / Ultimate ◼︎ 5. 魔神 / Future Girlfriend 音楽 ◼︎ 6. Dance It Off (Beam Me Up Edit) / Rena ◼︎ 7. Work (Nukumachi rmx) / DUCKY ◼︎ 8. Nomalizo / Letta Mbulu ◼︎ 9. The Greatest / KING ◼︎ 10. Lotta Love (Joey Negro Yacht Disco Mix) / Nicolette Larson ◼︎ 11. Stay / Peripheries ◼︎ 12. Never Let Me Go* / Cool Teens ◼︎ 13. I Love Kanye (Club Remix)* / ENCOSY  ◼︎ 14. Bhai Aboo / Claudio ◼︎ 15. Central Market* / Shoe vendors ◼︎ 16. Se Fue La Cumbia* / Michi y su Combo Bravo ◼︎ 17. Butterflies / Anchorsong ◼︎ 18. 彼女は彼女のベルトはタイト着て** / haircuts for men ◼︎ 19. Nights in White Satin / Bermuda Triangle

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En pleine apnée d’aspirine

Autumn Select op. 15

1. Suna 2X .Solaris Hilton* ⋄ 2. Oy Dünya .Gülden Karaböcek ⋄ 3. Without You .SOVATE* ⋄ 4. Success Is The Best Revenge .Robert Parker* ⋄ 5. Prends-moi je veux t’aimer .Toulouse* ⋄  6. Deep .Jones ⋄ 7. No Surpr:ses feat. Janelle Monáe .Roman GianArthur ⋄ 8. The Orchard .Quantic* ⋄ 9. Bounce Is Back .Skylar Spence ⋄ 10. Colours Of Freedom feat. Bearcubs .Tom Misch ⋄ 11. I Can’t Lose feat. Keyone Starr (Pomo remix) .Mark Ronson ⋄ 12. Cook, Clean, Pay The Rent (New House version) .Teebs ⋄ 13. Don’t Mind Me feat. Whoarei .Nosaj Thing ⋄ 14. Caféine .Minuit ⋄ 15. Fingidor .Nana Caymmi ⋄ 16. Mujer, Cansas En La Vida Real .Conejito Celvin* ⋄ 17. Sidet Eskemeche feat. Yared Teshale .Dexter Story ⋄18. The Wilhelm Scream feat. Megan Washington .The Bamboos ⋄ 19. This Is Our Love Story. Harvey-Allison Experience ⋄ 20. Age Of Transparency (Avatar sessions) .Autre Ne Veut* ⋄ 21. Just Holding On .Karin Krog ⋄ 22. The Pleasure Principle .Deradoorian*

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C’est un ruban de soleil

Summer Select 2015

1. Summer Holiday • Terry Winter ☼ 2. Can’t Keep Checking My Phone • Unknown Mortal Orchestra ☼ 3. I Can’t Believe It’s Over • Darryl Payne feat. Will Downing ☼ 4. Walkman .「fibre」☼ 5. Le premier bonheur du jour (MrCØ Remix) • Françoise Hardy ☼ 6. La Notte (Cha Cha Cha) • Giorgio Gaslini* ☼ 7. Es War Einmal • Cluster ☼ 8. Pietermaritzburg • Felix Laband ☼ 9. Cajueiro Velho • Alcione ☼ 10. Asakusa • Fakear ☼ 11. Bam Bam • Castro ☼ 12. Ribena • Andres ☼ 13. Yolanda • Vruno ☼ 14. Street Talk (Var. II) • The Bob Crewe Generation ☼ 15. Roman Clay (27 BC) • Roman à Clef* ☼ 16. Morning Highway • Anri* ☼ 17. Affaire Theme Guitar • Stelvio Cipriani* ☼ 18. Groovin’ (Out On Life) • Nolan Porter ☼ 19. The Boomerang • Don Covay ☼ 20. Love For Sale • Ernestine Anderson

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In the early morning light

Spring_Break_Select_2015

1_ Monti’s Revenge_ Sultans Of String*
2_ Tombei feat. Tropkillaz_ Karol Conka
3_ To Death_ Boulevards*
4_ Superfriends_ ZHU
5_ Margarida_ Fatnotronic
6_ Vacant Lot_ Dengue Fever*
7_ In The Air_ Chasing Kurt
8_ For Her_ //ktbfu//
9_ Gimme A Little Action_ Sylvia
10_ Never Change Lovers In The Middle Of The Night_ Boney M
11_ Akai Fuusen_ Miyoko Asada
12_ All My Love_ KOA
13_ Lady Midnight_ Halloween
14_ Close_ HRRSN
15_ I Wanna Hear It From You_ Jackie Ross*
16_ I Ain’t Gonna Worry My Life Away_ Merry Clayton
17_ Somebodies Baby_ Tapes
18_ A Thing Called Love (Don’t Fight)_ Singers & Players
19_ Fleance feat. Keith Chegwin_ Third Ear Band
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We could dance in the echoes

Playpause est toujours là, plus beau, plus fort, plus responsive qu’avant. Fêtons ça avec une nouvelle Summer Select un peu tardive, mais comme il fait encore beau et chaud, j’ai le droit.

Nouveauté de la rentrée, en plus du dossier que tu peux télécharger, une playlist sur Youtube (en bas du post) pour écouter en ligne, partager et faire tourner.

Playpause is back and more responsive than ever. Let’s celebrate with the latest release of my seasonal mixtapes. I don’t about the weather where you live, but Paris is still sunny and warm, so I guess it’s OK to call it Never-ending Summer Select.

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1. Tracks Of My Tears – The Pharaohs
2. ただそれだけのこと – Maki Hayashi
3. La rua Madureira – Nino Ferrer
4. Samba Olec – Hong Kong Syndikat
5. Dalkavuk (Baris K Edit) – Senay
6. I Don’t Want – David Marston
7. New Romance – Azekel
8. Singapore – REID
9. Lying Together – FKJ
10. Us – Movement
11. Moon Sniper (feat. Shigeo Nakano) – Rondenion
12. When I Hear The Music – Mitchbal & The Housemaster
13. Duster Loves His Nana – Duster Valentine
14. Use My Body – Mavis John
15. Robes – Madlib
16. Never Disappear – Apollo Brown
17. Sweet Pea – Altyrone Deno Brown
18. St. Louis Blues – Maxine Sullivan

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« A little sunny and a little sad, like the season,
and infinite in wealth and depth of tone,
but never hustled »

Henry Adams

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Catching up

SUMMER AUTUMN WINTER SELECT
1 Prelude to Audiotronics = PNS
2 Don’t Call It Love (12″ version) = Zero 7
3 Gotas = Taiguara
4 Youth (Le Youth remix) = Foxes
5 Embrace (version) = Hayden James
6 Ain’t Got Nobody (Original mix) = Sísý Ey
7 Until We Shine (Original mix) = David August Feat. Yvy
8 I’m Gonna Leave You = Melanie De Biasio
9 Blue Canary = Ayumi Ishida
10 Galaxy (I’m the Ruler) = Bill Campbell & Aaron Harry
11 I Can’t Give Back The Love I Feel For You = Suzee Ikeda
12 Mi Chico Favorito = Susana Estrada
13 Skater Lady = Rollergirl
14 Watching The World (Prins Thomas diskomiks) = Surahn
15 Wild Fancy Sampler = Scha Dara Parr
16 Together = Celi Bee & The Buzzy Bunch
17 Living With My Best Friend = Ruthann Friedman
18 Idhu Oru Nila Kalam = S. Janaki & T.V.Gopalakrishnan
19 Mad George = Don Cooper
20 I Don’t Think I Know Her = Tee & Cara

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Claude Debussy au piano dans la propriété d' Ernest Chausson à Luzancy.

SPRING SELECT 2014
1 An Angel With No Halo (Prince Fatty dub) = Nostalgia 77
2 Malvina = Maria Creuza
3 Lúcia Esparadrapo = Betinho
4 Love Story = Miki Hirayama
5 I Can Tell = John Handy
6 (It’s) Rough Out Here = The Modulations
7 Two Worlds = Amerigo Gazaway feat. Kanye West
8 Désordre Musical = Les Pachas Du Canapé Vert
9 A Brand New Wayo = Mixed Grill
10 Wait = Obey City
11 Aerosol Can = Major Lazer feat. Pharrell Williams
12 We Do Fiesta (Original mix) = Greeko
13 Jerk Ribs (Beatnik remix) = Kelis
14 Something In The Air (Bonobo remix) = Maya Jane Coles
15 World From A Cloud = Marcelo
16 Blue Dream = Jhene’ Aiko
17 I Am Ocean = Laraaji
18 Irene = Rodrigo Amarante
19 Black Trombone = Catherine Sauvage
20 Down To The Sound = Bibio

 

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