motel de moka

Photo credit: Michael.DK

This list is for Gilles and all of our other readers who are trapped between their office walls all throughout this summer. While everyone else is on vacation, enjoying the great weather, swimming, going to the beach, making new friends, barbequing, having careless fun, driving around in cabriolets, making out all day or just relaxing, there is a small group of unfortunate people who still sit behind their office computer, everyday, from 9 to 5, no air-conditioning, with sweaty suits clinging to their bodies, musty air, endless paperwork, tiresome office regulations and irritated, burned-out colleagues. We believe that these unfortunate people deserve a little bit of refreshing sunshine too, so this list is for you guys. Open up a window, look outside and recognize it’s summertime.

It’s summertime
And I can understand if you still feel sad
It’s summertime
And though it’s hard to see its true possibilities

When you look inside
All you’ll see is a self-reflected inner sadness
Look outside
I know that you’ll recognize it’s summertime

~ The Flaming Lips / It’s Summertime ~

.

1. The Flaming Lips - It’s Summertime
   Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Warner Bros., 2002)
2. Manitoba - Hendrix With Ko
   Up In Flames (Domino, 2003)
3. Four Tet - As Serious as Your Life
   Rounds (Domino, 2003)
4. Yasushi Yoshida - Picture of Three Life
   Secret Figure (Noble, 2006)
5. Susumu Yokota - King Dragonfly
   Grinning Cat (Leaf, 2001)
6. Caribou - Melody Day
   Andorra (Merge, 2007)
7. Hood - The Negatives…
   Outside Closer (Domino, 2005)
8. Hans Appelqvist - Jag en Gök
   Sifantin Och Mörkret (Hapna, 2007)
9. Otis Redding - (Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay
   The Dock of the Bay (Volt, 1968)

Stream playlist

.

Photo credit: Milko Chua