Photo: Coquinete.

Quilapayun – Elegía
Quilapayun 3 (1968)
Sergio Mendes & Brasil 77 – After Sunrise
Raizes (1972)
Pep Laguarda & Tapineria – Alceu-vos, xe, que ja és de dia
Brossa d’ahir (Discmedi Blau / 1977)
Animal Collective & Vashti Bunyan – I remember learning how to dive
Prospect Hummer Ep (FatCat / 2005)
Silvio Rodriguez – Sueño con Serpientes
Días y flores (1975)

There was a brief moment in my life were camping out in the woods was my obsession. Sleeping was terribly uncomfortable yet it was all worth it just to wake up breathing the dewy mountain afterglow. This was way before my obsession with music, some time 10 years ago, but if I ever go camping again this short playlist will surely be joining me.

I remember ‘Sueño con serpientes’ was one of my father’s favorite songs at the time, so this is pretty much the only song on the list that I actually knew back then. I don’t know if his voice might sound kitschy for non-spanish speakers – I’ve personally always the vocal delivery of most Cuban troubadours on the corny side of things, as if trying too hard to live up to the poetic nature of their lyrics – but the music on this one is fairly interesting, some very unusual hints of psychedelia for Silvio Rodriguez which sound really good on headphones. Hope you enjoy them.