0:00, Fly Like an Eagle (Soundhog Extended Remix), Steve Miller Band, Radio edit, N/A, 10:39, Nobody's Home, Ulrich Schnauss, Radio edit, N/A, 17:27, Passion, Nebula 9, Radio edit, N/A, 23:50, My Favourite Place, Moodorama, Radio edit, N/A, 28:26, Non Non Non, Melaaz, Radio edit, N/A, 32:45, The More You Cry, Fellmann & Louise, Radio edit, N/A, 38:22, Dive (Memoryhouse Remix), Tycho, Radio edit, N/A, 41:33, Andrea is Delighted, Thomas Fehlmann, Radio edit, N/A, 47:07, Limberer, E.D. Swankz, Radio edit, N/A, 52:53, The Rose Room, Caia, Radio edit, N/A, 57:14, Onelove, Suhov, Radio edit, N/A, 59:55, Final Home (Piano Mix), DJ Krush ft Es...
0:00, Fly Like an Eagle (Soundhog Extended Remix), Steve Miller Band, Radio edit, N/A, 10:39, Nobody's Home, Ulrich Schnauss, Radio edit, N/A, 17:27, Passion, Nebula 9, Radio edit, N/A, 23:50, My Favourite Place, Moodorama, Radio edit, N/A, 28:26, Non Non Non, Melaaz, Radio edit, N/A, 32:45, The More You Cry, Fellmann & Louise, Radio edit, N/A, 38:22, Dive (Memoryhouse Remix), Tycho, Radio edit, N/A, 41:33, Andrea is Delighted, Thomas Fehlmann, Radio edit, N/A, 47:07, Limberer, E.D. Swankz, Radio edit, N/A, 52:53, The Rose Room, Caia, Radio edit, N/A, 57:14, Onelove, Suhov, Radio edit, N/A, 59:55, Final Home (Piano Mix), DJ Krush ft Esthero, Radio edit, N/A, 64:04, Dreaming of Love, Spain, Radio edit, N/A,
I was there in 1976 when "Fly Like an Eagle" came out; it was ubiquitous and yet I don't remember it for the socially-conscious cast of the lyrics, and I don't remember the overall song being this good. Uh, because it wasn't ... not the way this Soundhog remix is: in a word, brilliant.
What he does, this Soundhog chap, is to recalibrate our appreciation of some classic number we think we know by remixing it to suit today's aural expectations. So, another theme of this set is increasing our delight in classic tracks through either remixing or recontextualizing in a mix.
The tunes included here go from strength to strength -- in fact, the set is mainly drawn from the decade spanning 1995-2005, or as it is wistfully known to devotees: The golden age of downtempo, music that was the soundtrack to many a 4:20-themed event, I have no doubt ... just as it is today.
Caution: Exposure to Rhythm, Grace and Pleasure may be temporarily, deliciously disabling.