Dilla remains at the core of my musical heart and soul. I’ve gone on about how much I respect and revere the work of James “Dilla” Yancey, so I don’t need to repeat anything other than my ongoing amazement at the cross-genre inspiration that Dilla’s work has achieved, with this incredible Jazzy take by Robert […]
The Hedonist’s Cloudcasts on Mixcloud Jazz is one of those therapeutic genres with something to offer in just about any situation, with high mountains and deep valleys of recordings to explore, true musicianship from long before my time. I sometimes wish I could go back to the days of strolling through yellow and orange parks […]
If you enjoyed my mid-century jazz post a couple weeks ago, I’ve got another round of essentials for you to steam on, this time all chosen directly from Blue Note releases, and each accompanied with the corresponding beautiful Reid Miles-directed cover art. I am beginning to think that in order to understand mid-century design style […]
Album Artwork and Music Alex on Oct 06 2010
Just this past weekend, I was treated to a Sunday afternoon with my friend Chris’ massive collection of CDs, which includes a ton of essential jazz albums from the likes of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk and Sonny Clark. I may have mentioned in past posts that some of the most prolific design inspiration […]
Album Artwork and Design and Music Alex on Sep 20 2010
Here are some tracks to narrate your ultra late nights, after all the ambient lounge music has taken its course, and everyone is on the floor in a sexed-out substance-induced coma looking like a Fiona Apple or Deftones music video. I might add that it’s all emanating from the eminent mecca of culture right now, […]
Music and Music Videos Alex on Mar 19 2009
