Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remixes

Various Artists
Rhythm And Culture
General | Apr 2014

Reviews

Mayjahn
Reviewed 2014-04-03
Second Sky & Thomas Blondet, Remixes
Label: P&C Rhythm & Culture Music
Ok so this is a really cool CD. Its a collection of awesome songs that Second Sky and Thomas Blondet [ESL Resident DJ in DC] have remixed. Now, granted, a lot of the originals I don't know, but most of the remixes are ON POINT. Mellow, Indian influenced, downtempo/ loungey stuff coming your way. Some funk and bossa thrown in for good measure. Featuring Thievery Corporation, Afrolicious, Balkan Beat Box, and Nickodemus to mention a few.

~Mayjahn~
FCC Clean
Picks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 12, *13*, *14*, 17 (or really any of the trax)

1. Dreamy remix of Thievery Corporation's Stargazer. Very twinkly, smoky, groovy, and hellllla heady.
*2. Stoned with nice bass and horn section and drums. 6 bong rips into the afternoon goodness oh yea.
*3. Fantastic remix of Afrolicious's Bade Walou. Indian vocals, trumpet, shakers, downtempo… reminds me of a forest campout.
4. Faster beats mixed with psychedelic flares. Nice.
*5. Faster but still loungey feel. Shakers and lovely male vox rock you to sleep with those nice synths. Very relaxing, like a rainforest canopy.
*6. Funky with french spoken vox, psychedelic spy-theme with Middle Eastern vibes.
7. Niiiice hand drum and sitar action with little shimmers. Male vox.
8. Sultry fem vox and twinkles. Bass/ drums.Ooooooo ooo oo o!
*9. Fun Indian tune with shakers, bass, and sitar!! Gets you moving for sure.
10. Breather track, hand drums, nice fem vox. Slightly whoozy.
11. Back to that stoned lyfe. Horns, male vox, and dub vibes.
*12. Instrumental fast take on a Fort Knox Five's Indian-influenced jam-- strung out at times.
**13. Oooooo bossa comes in now with male vox, horns, shakers, and lurve! Heck yea!
**14. Oh the funk has arrived in the best way possible.
15. Dreamy horns drums and shakers. Sleepy too. yawn. Seems like it skips halfway through but its just the song…
16. Stoned bass leads the way with some female vox coming in and out.
*17. Spacey Indian flairs alongside beats and psychedelia. Flutes! Mmhmm.

Recent airplay

Rio Mescalito (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)
Porcelain GoldfishMay 19, 2014
Con El Cuete (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)
Pumping IronApr 28, 2014
Rio Mescalito (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)
Radio PersonalityApr 24, 2014
Con El Cuete (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)
Pumping IronApr 14, 2014
Happy Track (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)
Radio PersonalityApr 10, 2014
Happy Track (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)

Charting

2014-04-04 — 2014-06-06
Week EndingAirplays
May 25 1
May 4 1
Apr 27 1
Apr 20 1
Apr 13 1
Apr 6 1

Track listing

1. Stargazer (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)
2. Con El Cuete (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)
3. Bade Malou (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)
4. Calvert Street Rock (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)
5. Somebody Like You (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)
6. Solta Futura (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)
7. Are We (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)
8. Go (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)
9. Balkumbia (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)
10. We Are Human (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)
11. Evolution Of Cities (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)
12. Bhangra Paanch (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)
13. Happy Track (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)
14. Rio Mescalito (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)
15. Balearic Express (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)
16. Dedicated (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)
17. 2 Sips & Magic (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)