Everybody says Happy Birthday

December 21, 2009 at 3:33 pm

” It’s Moka’s Birthday ”

01. Paavoharju - Musta Katu
Yhä Hämärää (Fonal Records, 2005)
02. King Tubby & Soul Syndicate - salty dub
Freedom Sounds in Dub (Blood & Fire Records, 1996)
03. Jimi Hendrix - Long Hot Summer Night
Electric Ladyland (Experience Hendrix, 1968)
04. Gonjasufi - Ancestors
2010 From Warp Records (Warp, 2009)
05. Tim Hardin - Hang On To A Dream
Hang on to a Dream: The Verve Recordings (Ume Imports, 1994)
06. Pantha Du Prince - The Splendour
The Splendour (Rough Trade, 2009)
07. Luscious Jackson - Take a Ride
Fever In Fever Out (1996)
08. Portishead - Scorn
Trip-Hop Reconstruction (Unofficial Release, 1995)
09. Kutiman - Bango Fields
Kutiman (MPM, 2007)

note: Everybody says happy b’day to Moka. About this list, I am not sure if a lot of people will enjoy it. Basically It’s a look back at early approach done by MdM plus what I still try to reconcile when trying to make coherent list. Folks, electronic, rock, lo-fi. It is somewhat a puzzle of unfinished sketch and barely coordinated list. It’s at the edge of what MdM has been doing. The limit of usual rules to produce nice posts. How does a nice list suppose to sound while capturing various exciting styles out there? Well, this is a snapshot of current state of MdM process. Where things has been and are that hasn’t been explored yet. (Last year list was so much easier on the ear) Otherwise, it’s a little dark-ish trip-hop folktronica ambient list. Happy B’day Moka.

See also: Earliest MdM posts, Motel de Moka’s Top 5 albums of 2005.

image: Unnatural Snare (Detail shot) by Colin Johnson

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28 Comments »

  1. oli said, December 21, 2009 @ 5:50 pm

    happy birthday :)

  2. schils said, December 21, 2009 @ 7:57 pm

    Have a nice birthday Moka!!!

  3. Jade Leonard said, December 21, 2009 @ 8:52 pm

    This is great! I am an independent singer songwriter and I learn a lot from reading blogs like this - thanks so much for sharing.

  4. sohm said, December 21, 2009 @ 9:31 pm

    happy bithday- :-)

  5. cuisineanxious said, December 22, 2009 @ 2:52 am

    Long Live !

  6. the snowman said, December 22, 2009 @ 3:45 am

    congrats, moka,

    thanks for the nice playlists.

  7. papa irry said, December 22, 2009 @ 7:42 am

    happy B day and thank you so much for all the magic sounds :D

  8. Ticky said, December 22, 2009 @ 8:09 am

    Happy Birthday Moka for the 21st!! :)

  9. Soul Motion said, December 22, 2009 @ 8:41 am

    Long live Motel De Moka, for ever !
    Discovered a lot of great tunes here !

    Cheers !

  10. Soul Motion said, December 22, 2009 @ 8:42 am

    Long live Motel De Moka, for ever !
    Discovered a lot of great tunes here !

    Thanks a lot & Cheers !

  11. dama said, December 22, 2009 @ 10:32 am

    Happy Birthday!
    I love your page.
    Sigan así!

  12. uauauiua said, December 22, 2009 @ 11:51 am

    Happy b-day!
    Keep on rockin&chillin :D

  13. bricabraque said, December 22, 2009 @ 4:07 pm

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
    Wonderful selection.

    J.B.

  14. Dominic said, December 22, 2009 @ 6:17 pm

    Happy Bday, Moka. Thanks for all of the great listens!

  15. fragman said, December 22, 2009 @ 6:17 pm

    happy birthday, moka!!!
    lots of love and all the best to you from germany!

    and thanks a million to all of you guys over here making my stays at the motel so pleasant and exciting!

  16. Lend Me Your Ears said, December 22, 2009 @ 10:34 pm

    Happy Birthday, ma’am - bests from LMYE in England & Spain!

  17. sonic_synesthesia said, December 23, 2009 @ 12:15 am

    Happy Birfdai Mokita!!! Brill list, squashed - kudos - but then again I’d expect no less with a muse like our dear Moka :)

  18. Raul said, December 23, 2009 @ 3:27 am

    Happy Birthday from Spain !!!

    I’ve been enjoying your playlists for so long that now you’re like my family.

    Thanks!

  19. lord Byron said, December 23, 2009 @ 4:13 am

    Happy Birthday from Italy to best worlwide music blogspot!

  20. vole said, December 23, 2009 @ 5:30 am

    Happy birthday Moka!

  21. Rodo said, December 23, 2009 @ 3:30 pm

    Motel de Moka es un sitio sensacional y yo los felicito desde la torre Latinoamericana en la Ciudad de México.

    Por cierto, Take a Ride es una canción total y absolutamente exquisita, es un viaje.

  22. robert said, December 24, 2009 @ 4:38 pm

    Yea!!
    Best-est Birthday wishes for the best music blog there is!!! :-)

  23. David said, December 24, 2009 @ 7:54 pm

    This is the most awesome music blog on the entire internet. I love being on this page. The writing, the images, the music… they inspire me. I love you Moka. Mostly I love what you do for me, but sometimes I do think about the people behind the website and they must be wonderful.

  24. mersenne said, December 31, 2009 @ 9:15 am

    happy bday Moka.

    @Squashed, love the Paavoharju, been collecting them for long, but this seems to have escaped me. That Kutiman record was also pretty good! cheers and happy new years!

  25. Belle Du Jour said, December 31, 2009 @ 3:06 pm

    Happy Happy Birthday from Vancouver!!

  26. cbui said, January 7, 2010 @ 12:50 am

    im a little late but happy birthday mokaaaa!

  27. Moka said, January 7, 2010 @ 12:59 am

    Thank you squashed and thank you all! Certainly warmed the chockles of my heart to read through these comments, sorry for not answering before but I was away for the holidays. I really appreciate it.

  28. squashed said, January 7, 2010 @ 11:08 pm

    I thought you eloped already. Is he that hot? lol…

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