Calm, reflective and full of surprises, including Chris Hadfield singing from space. A slow-morning kind of playlist.
Soleil et Marionnettes (sun and puppets) is a 48-song mixed bag with a calm, reflective feel. It opens with Stick Figure’s “Old Sunrise,” then wanders through Kelly Jones and Stereophonics’ “Help Me Make It Through The Night,” Dustin Kensrue’s “Pistol,” an Alanis Morissette remix of “Crazy” and Neverending White Lights’ “The Grace.”
Some of the moments here are wonderfully unexpected: Commander Chris Hadfield’s “Space Oddity,” recorded on the International Space Station; Nine Inch Nails’ quiet “Right Where It Belongs”; and Sting and Shaggy’s “Just One Lifetime.” R.E.M., Matt Mays, Richard Ashcroft and Death Cab for Cutie fill in the rest. It’s a playlist about light and shadow, the bright sun and the strings that move us, sitting somewhere between chill and introspective. Put it on for a slow morning, a rainy afternoon or a long thinking walk. Nothing is too loud, but almost everything has a little depth to it, and the sequencing makes the whole thing flow like a single mood.
Mood: Chill & Mellow · Moody & Reflective
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