15.10.2009 / earworms #41

I’ve been around quite a lot in the last weeks, leaving my ERASMUS town Tampere to meet the whole bunch of my family and as much friends as I could back in Germany. Seeing Riga, Berlin, Michendorf, Oberhof, Hamburg, Wilhelmshaven and Bremen means a lot of travelling and therefore spare time. Fortunately my iPod has been a reliable companion. So I decided to share some of the music which recently pleased my ear and complemented my thoughts.

sunrise at the finish coast seen on my way to berlin via riga.

1. Bareto – El Aguajal: One of the left-overs of my South America trip, this band from Miraflores in Lima, Peru made my freezing way to the Tampere Airport a lot more joyful. I first heard of this band in a bus to Huaraz, actually buying their album back in Lima. A real insider tip, or a must for everyone travelling Peru!
2. Everclear – Everything To Everyone: No insider anymore, being Nr.1 Alternative US in 1997. Still, back on my list. Great Intro!
3. Shantel – Being Authentic: ’til now Balkanbeats parties in Berlin are the place to be for sweaty dance-the-night-through action. Never expected to fall in love with trumpets and accordions… Shantel just released his new album Planet Paprika with this song on it. Fortunately I skipped the Berlin concert to massacre some chocolate Santas.
4. Martin Sexton – Diner: Listen and feel good!
5. The Kooks – California
6. Quantic & Nickodemus – Mi Swing Es Tropical: Everytime I listen to that song it starts to unveil my deep-down passion for dancing to Latin Music.
7. Dave Matthews Band – Say Goodbye: A great performed track to relax and gain fresh energy. Just lay back and close your eyes. Here in an unbelievable 10min live version.
8. Dinah Washington – What a difference a day makes: To Waleria. In Love.
9. Friska Viljor – Arpeggio: Enjoyed Friska’s concert in Festsaal Kreuzberg a year ago, but it took me a lot of time to really listen to their two albums. This one is my favourite tune until now.
10. John Butler Trio – Zebra: The JBT is my personal get-in-good-mood band. Zebra is there first single and for two years permanent resident on my iTunes TOP25. On my iPod the band saw a lot of the world recently, but still I couldn’t spot how well known this band actually is to others…