01:09:48
Panda Bear – You Can Count On Me – 00:01
Tame Impala – It Is Not Meant To Be – 02:29
PJ Harvey – The Last Living Rose – 06:39
Florence and The Machine – You’ve Got the Love (Jamie xx rework) – 08:50
Taken By Trees – Day By Day – 12:09
The Acorn – Almanac (Ohbijou remix) – 15:21
Braids – Native Speaker – 17:57
Broken Social Scene – All to All – 22:56
Optimo vs. Konono No1 – Wumbanzango – 26:20
Cornershop – The 911 Curry – 28:10
Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx – I’ll Take Care of You – 31:30
The Streets – Without a Blink – 34:57
Ace Frehley – New York Groove -38:14
The Buzzcocks – Why Can’t I Feel It – 40:47
The Kills – Satellite – 43:28
The Black Angels – Manipulation – 46:49
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Sweet Feeling – 51:20
Thom Yorke – Atoms For Peace (Four Tet remix) – 54:38
Luke Abbott – 2nd 5th Heavy – 01:00:12
Dub Trio – Casting Out the Nines – 01:02:18
Panda Bear – Surfer’s Hymn – 01:06:05
So those who know me know I’ve always been a super fan of rock, punk, post-punk, post-rock, alternative and indie rock. (geez, can we give genre names a break now?). Although the Hot Sauce crew is usually DJ/electronic-centric, Hot Sauce is also about sharing all forms of music we are passionate about. Last week (May 1), after witnessing Tame Impala live in Toronto doing a phenomenal drone-induced cover of Massive Attack’s “Angel”, I felt like rocking out a more back to basics indie/rock mix laced with a bit of an exotic electronic vibe. Ya, I hate the words exotic, esoteric, ethereal and ethnic for describing music so I promise not to use them.
Panda Bear’s new esoteric album has been fresh in my head this week, hence the opener and closer. Shout-outs to anyone who can name the old reggae track that The Kills use as a melody on their track “Satellite”. Broken Social Scene pretending to be the Chemical Brothers make an appearance here. Two haunting ethereal Canadian tracks by Braids (Calgary) and The Acorn (Ottawa) remixed by Ohbijou (Toronto); a great rework of everyone’s favourite Congolese band Konono No1; a fresh take on Gil Scott-Heron by the dude from the XX; and a fun return to form with the ethnic sound of Cornershop are some of my personal favourites. Ok stop reading, start listening!
