Monday, April 11, 2016

Still In A Dream - A Story of Shoegaze (2016 Creation Records boxset)


Info:  «For many Creation is the label that defined the shoegazing sound. From the Mary Chain through to Ride and Slowdive via My Bloody Valentine and The House of Love, Creation released the records that are always top of any shoegazing lists. There can’t be any article or list on the genre that doesn’t mention Souvlaki, Nowhere and Loveless. It’s a musical genre that was worshipped by the UK music press for a short period in 1991 only to be followed by an onslaught of derision when bands like Nirvana and Suede started having big chart hits. (...) now for the first time a box set is to be released that captures most of those bands together with many rarities you may never have heard before, including Creation bands like Medicine, Moonshake and a pre-Creation The Boo Radleys» (from Creation Records website).
Date of publication: 29th January 2016
Spotify playlist latest update: 24th March 2016
Spotify direct links: URI / HTTP



Full list


Strikethrough songs (32/87) are not available on Spotify. Some songs may be not available in all countries.

(Disc 1)
1. The Jesus & Mary Chain – Rollercoaster
2. The Cocteau Twins – Cherry-Coloured Funk
3. The House Of Love – Christine
4. A.R. Kane – Baby Milk Snatcher (12” Version)
5. Ultra Vivid Scene – Mercy Seat (12” Version)
6. Spacemen 3 – Hypnotized
7. Loop – Arc-lite (sonar)
8. 14 Iced Bears – Surfacer
9. Galaxie 500 – Tugboat
10. The Prayers – Puppet Clouds
11. Kitchens Of Distinction – The 3rd Time We Opened The Capsule
12. A.C. Marias – One Of Our Girls Has Gone Missing
13. The Telescopes – Precious Little
14. Pale Saints – Sight Of You
15. Jane From Occupied Europe – Ocean Run Dry
16. Sonic Boom – Angel
(Disc 2)
1. Ride – Drive Blind
2. Lush – De-luxe
3. See See Rider – Slip So Slow
4. Nightblooms – Crystal Eyes
5. The Darkside – Waiting For The Angels
6. Velocity Girl – I Don’t Care If You Go
7. Cranes – Inescapable
8. Chapterhouse – Falling Down
9. Whipping Boy – Switchblade Smile
10. The Boo Radleys – Kaleidoscope
11. Swervedriver – Rave Down
12. Slowdive – Slowdive
13. The Charlottes – Liar
14. Dr. Phibes & The House Of Wax Equations – Sugarblast
15. Bleach – Decadence
16. Catherine Wheel – She’s My Friend (wilde Club Version)
17. Blow-up – Somersault Sunrise
18. Bark Psychosis – All Different Things
(Disc 3)
1. Curve – Ten Little Girls
2. The Dylans – Godlike
3. Th’ Faith Healers – Gorgeous Blue Flower In My Garden
4. The Lilys – February Fourteenth
5. The Honey Smugglers – Good Afternoon
6. Spirea X – Chlorine Dream
7. Moonshake – Gravity
8. Spitfire – Translucent
9. Moose – Suzanne
10. Spiritualized – Run
11. Revolver – Heaven Sent An Angel
12. Lowlife – June Wilson
13. The Ecstasy Of Saint Theresa – Square Wave
14. Black Tambourine – By Tomorrow
15. Whipped Cream – Explosion
16. Smashing Orange – My Deranged Heart
17. The Hinnies – Gong
18. Bang Bang Machine – Geek Love (original 12” Version)
(Disc 4)
1. The Sunflowers – Closer
2. Drop – Mirrored
3. The Belltower – In Hollow
4. Sweet Jesus – Phonefreak Honey
5. Adorable – Sunshine Smile
6. Sun Dial – I Don’t Mind
7. Swallow – Sugar Your Mind
8. Drop Nineteens – Winona
9. Flaming Lips – Talkin’ ’bout The Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues (everyone Wants To Live Forever)
10. Medicine – Aruca
11. Coaltar Of The Deepers – Charming Sister Kiss Me Dead!!
12. The Honey Buzzards – Starhappy
13. Loveliescrushing – Babysbreath
14. Majesty Crush – No. 1 Fan
15. The Swirlies – Park The Car By The Side Of The Road
16. Submarine – Chemical Tester
17. Bailter – Space Shine
18. Spectrum – True Love Will Find You In The End
19. Blind Mr. Jones – Spooky Vibes
(Disc 5)
1. An April March – Memory
2. Flying Saucer Attack – Soaring High
3. Drugstore – Alive
4. Secret Shine – Loveblind
5. Mercury Rev – Bronx Cheer
6. The Curtain Society – Chelsea
7. Seefeel – Plainsong
8. Spindrift – Surround Sound
9. Rollerskate Skinny – Miss Leader
10. Bardo Pond – Die Easy
11. Alison’s Halo – Dozen
12. Swirl – The Last Unicorn
13. Bowery Electric – Next To Nothing
14. Bethany Curve – Me Voy
15. Astrobrite – Orange Creamsickle
16. Luna – 23 Minutes In Brussels

Monday, April 4, 2016

Glastonbury 2016 - The Spotify Poster Playlist


Info: Glastonbury organizers tweeted the first poster of the 2016 edition of the festival, that will be held at Worthy Farm (Pilton, Somerset, UK) from the 22nd to the 26th of June. The poster has been drawn by Stanley Donwood and presents 73 acts, with Muse, Adele and Coldplay as headliners. This is a "poster playlist" of the festival: it includes one song for each artist in the poster. It's a greatest hits playlist, too: I picked the most popular song on every artist's Spotify page (on 30th March 2016). With an interesting mash up result: some songs are recent, some are oldies, some are remixes. Since this is a "poster's playlist", I followed the poster's order, starting from the central column (the order is slightly different on Glastonbury website).
Source: Glastonbury Festival 2016
Date of publication: 29th March 2016
Spotify playlist latest update: 30th March 2016
Spotify direct links: URI / HTTP




Full list


Strikethrough artists (2/73) are not available on Spotify. Some artists may be not available in all countries. 

Muse – Uprising
Adele – Hello
Coldplay – Hymn For The Weekend
Foals – Mountain At My Gates
Beck – Loser
LCD Soundsystem – Dance Yrself Clean
PJ Harvey – The Wheel
ZZ Top – Sharp Dressed Man
Disclosure – Omen - Radio Edit
New Order – Blue Monday
Earth, Wind & Fire – September
The Last Shadow Puppets – Bad Habits
Ellie Goulding – On My Mind
Skepta – Ladies Hit Squad
The 1975 – The Sound
Grimes – Flesh without Blood
Annie Mac
Sigur Rós – Hoppípolla
Ronnie Spector – Say Goodbye to Hollywood
The Syrian National Orchestra
Savages – The Answer
Floating Points – Silhouettes (I, II & III)
Laura Mvula – Overcome
Stormzy – Shut Up
Art Garfunkel – Bright Eyes
Daughter – Youth
Little Simz – Wings
Flume – Smoke & Retribution
John Grant – Black Belt
Band of Horses – The Funeral
Jess Glynne – Hold My Hand
Carl Cox – Time for House Music (Davide Squillace Remix)
NAO – Bad Blood
Fatboy Slim – Right Here, Right Now
Bring Me The Horizon – Follow You
Richard Hawley – The Ocean
The Lumineers – Ophelia
Lady Leshurr – Queen's Speech 4
Rokia Traoré – Laidu
Guy Garvey – Courting The Squall
Kamasi Washington – Change of the Guard
Jack Garratt – Worry
Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Explosions In The Sky – Remember Me As A Time Of Day
AlunaGeorge – I'm In Control
Hinds – Bamboo
Underworld – Born Slippy (Nuxx)
James Blake – Retrograde
Chvrches – Leave A Trace (Goldroom Remix)
Ezra Furman – My Zero
M83 – Midnight City
Kurt Vile – Pretty Pimpin
Mercury Rev – Goddess On A Hiway
Gregory Porter – Liquid Spirit (Claptone Remix)
Madness – It Must Be Love
Wolf Alice – Moaning Lisa Smile
Baaba Maal – Fulani Rock
Ernest Ranglin – Surfin'
Bastille – Pompeii
Roisin Murphy – Overpowered
Santigold – Disparate Youth
Years & Years – King
Dua Lipa – Be The One
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Multi-Love
Bat For Lashes – In God's House
Protoje – Rasta Love Feat. Ky-Mani Marley
Two Door Cinema Club – What You Know
Jake Bugg – Two Fingers
Mac Demarco – Salad Days
Saint Etienne – Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Blossoms – Charlemagne
Of Monsters And Men – Little Talks
Låpsley – Hurt Me