my music
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Hear: Billy Caso — Home Comfort Mix Series
Music producer and collector Billy Caso originally hails from South England but has spent the last few years in Berlin. A few years ago, I discovered his “Home Comfort Mix Series,” specifically the fourth mix, “Roadtrip.” I remember it vividly; I was amazed by the thoughtful way he mixes and compiles music.
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Hear: Vampire Weekend – Only God Was Above Us
To be honest, I didn’t even know the band is still active. I just lost interest after the first two albums. While their self-titled debut was a playful mix of Afrobeats, indie, classical music, and, above all, fun, the second album, “Contra,” was a solid follow-up. I can’t even remember “Modern Vampires of the City”…
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Mix: Kometenschmidt – Soulful Journeys
Back in the 90s, I began DJing, primarily focusing on hard and industrial techno before transitioning to deep house. However, as a student, I often struggled to afford new records. Eventually, I reached a point where I decided to stop DJing and concentrate on producing music instead. Under the moniker ’Latex Distortion,’ I pursued music…
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Hear: The Libertines — All quiet on the Eastern Esplanade
The fourth album from the lads, and it’s a challenging one for me. I’ve followed the band for over 20 years now, but I highly doubt if that album were their debut, they would be where they are now.
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Hear: Sum 41 – Heaven :x: Hell
Here it is: the final album of the Canadian Pop-Punk band. It’s a double album uniting both their musical sides – Punk and Metal. To be honest, I was not a big fan of Sum 41, but I love their hits (Fat Lip, Still Waiting, In Too Deep, and Pieces), and I value their work…