I first came across the band via the youtube music playlist “Jazz for Hip Hop Heads” or something similar. Since then, it’s been one of my go-to bands for smiles and a good mood.
Youtube Link to Ezra Collective’s Tiny Desk Concert
Tag: music
Hi Ren – Ren
This song hits hard. (youtube-link)
Music: Cari Cari
A couple of years ago, the song “Summer Sun” by Austrian Duo “Cari Cari” (Youtube-link) popped up in my Spotify playlist, and it became my go-to good morning song for quite a while.
I don’t use Spotify anymore, so I have to look actively for new music. This explains why it took me until now to discover another great song by the duo that will likely be my good morning song for the next few weeks. Listen to “Zdarlight 1992” if you like a groovy baseline.
They also have a great Beastie Boys – Sabotage cover version.
Music I like: Cicada
Fantastic instrumental music. I just sat here with a blanket, a warm-water bottle, my eyes closed, listening to this album and letting myself be carried away after a less-than-optimal night.
https://cicada.bandcamp.com/album/seeking-the-sources-of-streams-2
Arestia – It’s about loss
Shortly after announcing my return to freelance, I got an e-mail from a musician who had seen and liked some of my various explorations from the past years. The musician was looking for someone to create an album cover for him. The music wasn’t going to be published, instead, it is only for his own private use.
For a briefing, I received a spotify-playlist of music from other musicians, a short description of the theme of the music that he wants to collect into an album, and a budget.
From there I listened to the playlist on repeat and did a couple of sketches. I’m happy to say he liked all of them, but he decided on only commissioning me to finalize one for now.
The band name and album title I made up myself from the description that I was given.
I’m really happy with this project, I had a lot of fun listening to the playlist and letting my own imagination & emotions guide me through the process of making those comps/sketches. I’m also happy that I got to work on the one sketch that I threw in as an “out there”-suggestion.
