Friday, March 16, 2012

That Tender Deluge


The quiet storm isn’t a format, a genre, even a feeling—it’s an atmosphere that gently descends at the end of the day. It’s libidinal for some, a soundtrack to those moments in love, sure, but it offers a nice massage even when you don’t have someone to share it with. Pensive is welcome here; nobody’s turned away. And though AIDS may have took Melvin Lindsey at 36, I’d like to think that he’d put on a mix like this and smile, seeing his dream-balm extended, twisted, messed around, and played with like putty by the next generation.

01. Onra – Long Distance (ft. Olivier Daysoul)
02. Steve Arrington – (I Be) Goin’ Hard (prod. Dam-Funk)
03. Good Time Guys – Is That You God? (Dabrye remix)
04. FUR – Polybreak
05. Toro y Moi – Saturday Love (Cherelle & Alexander O’Neal cover)
06. Jensen Sportag – Jareaux
07. Teen Inc. – Fountains
08. Blood Orange – Dinner
09. R. Kelly – Not Feeling the Love (Kuhrye-oo’s Trapped in the Black Lodge remix)
10. Tabi Bonney – Nuthin But a Hero (Nacey remix)
11. d’eon – Thousand Mile Trench
12. B. Lewis – Les Saisons
13. Velella Velella – Rainbow Sox
14. Knxwledge – Pastry
15. Thundercat – Is It Love?
16. Nite Jewel – Am I Real? (Classixx’ TPS-L2 reMix)
17. Teams vs. Star Slinger – Say Please

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