Tag Archives: Instrumental

SONG OF THE DAY Janko Nilovic / JJ Whitefield / Igor Zhukovsky – Starfall

Posted on April 20, 2024 by The Listening Post Blog

Unravelling in a cascade of lavish beats and velvet-smooth melodies comes today’s super-cool offering. Taken from the forthcoming and brand new album by Janko Nilovic, Cosmos Giants is a 14-track record that sees the Greek artist teaming up with JJ … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Les Brown, Jr – Drum’s Safari

Posted on March 27, 2024 by The Listening Post Blog

If ever an adventure could indulge upon the most perfect terrain, it would be that of a drum safari!! The swanky march of these monster beats hit hard as their swagger dominates this sonic skyline like rhythmic boulders This tune … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Alfredito Linares – Tiahuanaco

Posted on March 26, 2024 by The Listening Post Blog

Known and revered as one of the best tropical music and Latin American salsa musicians ever, Alfredo Linares is a Peruvian musician, pianist, composer and arranger. Over his decades-long career, he has produced and composed music that has covered an … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Melody Mates – Enchantment

Posted on March 6, 2024 by The Listening Post Blog

If ever a song had to live up to its name, its this one! Enchantment is every bit as enchanting as its title suggests! The narration, given by an American record executive and PR agent called Nick Cenci, has that … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Psycheground Group – Easy

Posted on March 4, 2024 by The Listening Post Blog

The crazy prices that an original copy of The Psycheground Group’s debut (and only) album fetches is testament to their relative mystery as a band. With little known about this Italian outfit other than they released an obscure LP in … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY E. Lundquist – Holy Mountain

Posted on February 27, 2024 by The Listening Post Blog

When I’m stressed like I have been today, all I want to do is switch on some music and escape. Time has not been my friend this evening, but I’m going to share this post no matter because this music … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Los Mirlos – La Cumbia de los Pajaritos

Posted on February 24, 2024 by The Listening Post Blog

Craving some cool Cumbia sounds, my ears have today welcomed the bobbing delights of Los Mirlos as their sonic delights sail into my ear canal… Translating as The Blackbirds, Los Mirlos are a Peruvian Cumbia group hailing from Movobamba (the … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Blues Project – Flute Thing

Posted on February 17, 2024 by The Listening Post Blog

If every track on The Blues Project’s 1966 Projections album sounded like today’s beauty, I think I would’ve liked them a little bit more. One of their more jazzier affairs, Flute Thing does exactly what it says on the tin! … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Opez – Balera De Ma

Posted on February 13, 2024 by The Listening Post Blog

Spinning their wholly ethereal sounds for nearly a decade now, Opez are an Italian duo consisting of Massi Amadori (Guitar) and Francesco Tappi (Double Bass). It was December of last year that I first discovered this outfit and was instantly … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Los Orientales – El Dragon

Posted on February 4, 2024 by The Listening Post Blog

Hailing from a northern city in Peru called Paramonga, Los Orientales (or Los Orientales De Paramonga) formed in the late 1960’s. This very cool Peruvian outfit consisted of Maximo Chavez on lead guitar (he couldn’t read music, but was a self-taught … Continue reading →

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