Video editor Joseph Rubino got the genius idea of stitching together 60 songs of different genres that all have “whoa-oh-oh” choruses, from 2006 to 2015. The result is…well, honestly I don’t know.
My first impression was: Ooohhhh shit, this is depressing. It’s all a big lie like almost everything in this world we live in right know. My second reaction: It doesn’t surprise me at all and actually it’s real fun to see such a summary. Plus I always like it if people like Joseph Rubino pay attention to “miracles” like this and the real truth (hahaha) becomes obvious. This shouldn’t pull you down. It’s just one more example of mass production. Like pig farms or the fashion industry. It’s no new fact at all. No, it’s no surprise but probably my disappointed feelings come from the standing that music in our culture is still seen as “art” and something emotional and individual. I think it still is and always will be, but the individual aspect begins by yourself and now a days it’s more important than ever to be aware of the main stream and to follow your own, individual instincts. The gap between prosumer and consumer is shrinking more and more, so take the chance to build your own individuality. And even if it’s main stream – it’s no bad thing to like it anyway :)
Exactly one year ago some warm and calm beats from Peru reached me (read the previous post here). It’s weird because I clearly remember when this happened. Somehow it seemed like Maribel Tafur (without knowing me but hopefully we gonna change this fact one day when I’ll finally make my way to Peru ;)) just made the soundtrack of my emotions these days. I just came back from Chile and my skin was still heated up by the sun, in my mind I was still up on this rooftop lying there, watching the stars and eating fresh fruits that actually taste like real fruits. Being back ‘home’ in cold and grey and serious Germany has been hard for me and I kept my head up with many sun salutations and the beats of Maribel.
So here is another track by this lady and again the Wanderlust is screaming louder than anything else. I just added it to my yoga playlist and you shouldn’t miss to get your Free DL here.
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Germans are notorious as punctuality but you might have noticed already that we are not the best example for this clichee. So we missed our Top Tunes in January and shared with you our YUM YUM Top Tunes Yearbook of 2014 instead. But now it’s time to continue with our monthly collection of songs we listen to and simply love. Just with one little change we decided to make. Instead of calling it YUM YUM Top Tunes we go with CHROMEMUSIC Top Tunes from now on. It just makes more sense since we are collecting tunes of all genres and not just the typical YUM YUM sound. But don’t worry – we will still feed you with YUM YUM Versions and Mixtapes of our great Djs. And love, happiness and passion will always be included no matter how it’s called. Take it as a pre-spring detox thing. It’s like cleaning your closet – socks to socks, hoddies to hoddies. Everything is still there you will just get a better overview ;)
::: ChromeMusic Top Tunes February :::
Our friends Feast. just did one more really uplifting remix of Freedom Fry’s song “Shaky Ground”. While the original is already a wonderful feel-good folk song, Feast. added some generic 2015 vibe and this makes the song even more danceable. Make sure you are not on the road and your hands are free while listening the song because it will make you start shaking and dancing immediately…can’t wait to get more of this sound for the summer ahead.
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I just heard the song and felt in love immediately. Especially with the lyrics. Raury imagines a better future for his own son someday. “I hope my son dreams to be mountains” and “I hope he never becomes a hashtag” and “I hope he knows it’s OK to love” are just some of the more than truthful phrases he tells us by the end of the song. Really seems like Raury’s heart is at the right place. Check out his Indigo Child Project. I am always thrilled to bits when it comes to interactive websites (though this is a bit confusing and reeeally slow). Don’t miss the 4 min documentary, I really appreciate Raurys thoughts about our world. And my new Indigo Child name is Chark Know. What’s yours?
