New Zealand based producer Race Banyon’s (aka Eddie Johnston) new single ‘Move With Us’, is the first to lifted from an upcoming EP set for release in November. Driving dance-oriented electronic percussion is elegantly complimented by soft synth pads, sparse vocal samples and delicate string sections – leading to a cathartic crescendo of thudding electronics towards its finale.
1. Usher – What Happened To U
I got pretty heavy into R&B around 2012/13. I guess as the lines between pop/r&b/rap were blurring and it became accessible to me. This is produced by 40, Drake’s producer. If I could only listen to music that he produced for the rest of my life, I’d be OK.
2. Room 5 – Think About U
House music is too good, we don’t deserve it. In that We Are Your Friends movie, Zac Efron gives a big speech about the DJ locking into the audiences heart rate. It’s a terrible movie, but if I’m emotional enough I believe it.
3. Phoenix – Lovelife
I love Phoenix with all my heart. Their songs are always sweet but there is a melancholiness to them. There’s a sense of longing, maybe. It just feels so great and so fresh.
4. Siouxsie & the Banshees – Spellbound (Extended ’12 Version)
I’m a child and I can’t really get my head around why they made all these extended club versions of songs back then. Stick a few extra minutes of drums at the end. It’s a lot of fun, we should bring it back.
5. Crackazat – Somewhere Else
Seeing The Black Madonna was one of my highlights of the last few years I’ve spent overseas. This song blew my mind on the night.
6. Araabmuzik – Lost In A Maze
I’ll push this album onto anyone who’ll listen. It’s like nothing I’ve ever heard before. It’s not mixed properly and there are only low bitrate MP3s around.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZzJNViaBOk
7. U2 – Mofo
Completely insane.
8. Burial & Four Tet – Moth
This is the best song of all time as far as I’m concerned. It’s mysterious and haunting in a way that no other music has made me feel.
9. Bria Jhane – Over You
Some songs feel so huge they just paralyse you. This is one of those songs. Let me turn the lights off and close my eyes a little.
10. Jonsi & Alex – Indian Summer
Time to sleep.
