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as a 1st generation Greek-American I love Greek music. But the Rebetiko style is especially amazing. Itās mostly songs about crime, drug addiction and general hardships. It was the popular urban music in Greece in the 1930s but had a revival in the 1960s/70s in Greek pop music. Mississippi Records has a great compilation of one of my favorite Rebetiko artists, Markos Vamvakaris called āDeath is Bitterā and there is a great comp from Canary Records called āBed of Painā that are both worth checking out.
Jan 7, 2025
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more compilation recs ? this is wild it sounds like they're playing on a glass in the second song
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Iām a sucker for complicated yet repetitive percussion, single note guitar riffs and great singing so this is kinda like the perfect storm for me. Thereās a track called āsingingā where Fabi Reyna talks about how she didnāt want to sing because she thought it would take away from her as a guitarist. I AM SO GLAD SHE GOT OVER THAT!!! Her voice is gorgeous, smooth in a Sade kinda way but even more intimate. Like youāre sitting on the couch while sheās singing in the same room! Iām absolutely desperate to hear these songs live.
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the recent bad bunny and rauw albums have been great and surpassed the labels of purely reggaeton but I always return to electric guitar vibes
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I feel like it sucks you out of the world. Thereās a 12 hr long brown noise track on Spotify I listen to. Itās one of the best things Iāve discovered, especially on tour. It made me realize Iām kind of sensitive to noise and the brown noise helps with anxiety specifically associated with traveling.
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directed by Bruce Weber, I watched this recently and it's one of my favorite music documentaries. Chet Baker has always been a huge influence on me. Iāve listened to slow jazz way before I got into slow core. This doc is free on YouTube and itās an amazing and sad insight into his life. It juxtaposes the young handsome Chet on his way to the top with the old Chet in the 80s - the doc came out a couple months after he died - heās reflecting on his life and his choices and it portrays him as a man who is lost in this dream world. It interviews his kids and his ex wives and lots of other people who saw his career form and fall apart. Itās a tragic story about talent and the harm of addiction. The cinematography is great too - thereās a shot it keeps going back to of Chet Baker as an old man in the back of a convertible with the wind blowing that I love.Ā
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there is one I have where the color of the light resembles a candle glow and itās the best way to read. I bring it when Iām traveling. It's a lot better than the reading lights on an airplane or the bedside lamp in a hotel.
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