This morning, nostalgia takes us, like a desire to go back, of lost softness, of odors disappeared .. But this morning I found the cure for the Sunday blues with the bad days fast approaching. Nothing like the music of Alko B to remedy all this.
Subtle, calm and sensual, the music of this young musician and singer from Beyrouth is a caress for diffucult awake and rainyday. After being part of the band The Wanton Bishops and skimming the stages with them, after having had an electro-pop project called Loopstache, Alko B took the time to compose for him to come up with a music that looks like him.
Alko B’s selection
Santo and Johnny – A Theme From A Summer Place
Alko B: “ It’s a wonderful melody.. one of those where you say to yourself that you’d wish you had written.Santo and Johnny are a big inspiration to me, to my sound, this warmth they have created with they arrangements, the cranky lapsteel sound and the way it is performed is genius. ”
Los Indios Tabajaras – Maria Elena
Alko B: “ I mean, try to wake up to this on a Sunday morning and you’ll understand my choice.This is pure magic. ”
Scott Walker - Duchess
Alko B: “ Paying tribute to this legend who passed away a few months ago. This song is a masterpiece. So many powerful emotions. ”
MailTape’s selection
Alko B - Some Things
Anaïs G: “ A minimalist artwork, with sounds likes Mac DeMarco, nothing better for a second album. The artist Alko B forces us to take the time, to settle down and think of nothing but the present moment. Absolute love ! ”
Anika - In The City
Anaïs G: “ Anika, the muse of the great Geoff Barrow (Portishead), discovered this cover of the Chromatics. A track from an EP released in 2013 on the Stones Throw label, where the resulting rock sound is very well crafted, with an impression of detachment but yet so atypical ! ”
Sea Moya - Nothing is real
Anaïs G: “ Is it possible to bring together on the same EP different musical genres such as math rock, funk pop, electro or afrobeat ? Yes this is possible because the Sea Moya trio does it perfectly! A well dosed, well thought out and above all well produced mixture “Baltic States”, released in 2016 is a musical jewel thackdrop of psychedelism! “
Dope Lemon - Give Me Honey
Anaïs G: “ To finish quietly while remaining in madness, there is nothing better than Dope Lemon, Angus Stone’s parallel project. I fall in love with the gentleman’s offbeat universe and especially with this innate relaxation in the voice and in the music! ”
That’s it for this morning. Thank you so much for joining us this Sunday. Big thank you to Alko B for his selection, and to Camille Célestin for her great illustration. Have a sweet sweet Sunday!
