She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

- George Gordon Byron.

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” Short list for second decade of third Millenia. ”

01. Radiohead - How To Disappear Completely
Kid A (2000)
02. Mokira - Hiss
Cliphop (Raster-Noton, 2000)
03. CéU - Malemolencia - Instituto Remix
CéU (Six Degrees, 2007)
04. Orlando Cachaito Lopez - Wahira
Cachaito (2001)
05. Max Ernst - Privleg
New Forms: Contemporary Electronic Music In The Context Of Art (Raster-Noton, 2000)
06. Boxcutter - Fieldtrip
Glyphic (Planet Mu, 2007)
07. DJ Spooky - Dance of the morlocks
Songs of a dead dreamer (Asphodel Records, 1996)
08. Bruno Coulais - Brother Aidan
The Secret Of Kells (tôt Ou tard, 2009)
09. Saltillo - A Hair on the Head of John the Baptist
Ganglion (Suspicious, 2006)
10. Medeski Martin And Wood - Midnight Poppies / Crooked Birds
End Of The World Party (Just In Case) (2004)
11. David Shrigley - Don’ts From Bits And Bobs
Late Night Tales: Four Tet (Late Night Tales, 2005)
12. CocoRosie - Tekno Love Song
Noah’s Ark (Touch & Go Records, 2005)

note: A deep night list/2 a.m. in basic posting form, but forward looking in content. A list about imagining what the next decade will sound like for the motel. Downtempo in hip-hop, electro, dances and recent minimalist with voice in speeches and singing. It almost feels like a movie soundtrack, something that I’ve heard a lot from watching too many movies in the past few weeks. It is also imagining what downtempo will sound in the next 10 years. Things are unhurried, regaining natural pace and beautiful proportion, moving away from last decade without naively rejecting it. Beauty that is sublime and nearly impossible to exist. It is not delicate or fragile, but simply hasn’t happened yet. Clearly imagined yet uncertain if ever to exist. I opened with Moka’s favorite album and expand from there, exploring new night texture hopefully finding something new for MdM.

image: Jurij Treskow