🎄🎶 In Our Headphones: December 2022

Emily King is KING. Her voice melts my soul.

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And whereas we’re listening to some nice tunes, have this one as effectively.
It makes me wish to bounce round. Check out the canvas on cell, it is cute.

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Warm up full!
Thank you Misho for the bouncy tunes! And people, whilst you’re leaping round, please ensure you do not drop them headphones. You’ll want them for what’s about to observe, beginning with a sizzling barrage of icy tracks, fired off by @Joan!

It lastly snowed in Sofia, woohoo. Sadly the snow did not stick round, it was as if nature was simply checking off the record that it must snow no less than as soon as. Either method, I’ve my custom of taking part in this music yearly when it snows for the primary time. Fitting much more now cuz I noticed the mighty monsters of Lordi stay this October and have been jamming to their stuff arduous since then.

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While I actually do not like Christmas songs, ironic Christmas songs? Hell yeah! How concerning the basic German music Oh Tannenbaum (Oh Christmas Tree) however within the fashion of Rammstein, carried out by American comedy steel band Psychostick. That one is a basic for positive. And I threw in some further ones for good measure 😎

https://open.spotify.com/track/1nDzxUmXuY0tLGTQAayi6e?si=d3bd1ef66e384e09 

https://open.spotify.com/track/6jAX0SiTsihWcl0lE0TJFM?si=44d663afa3ec4477 

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Also, as a substitute of Christmas songs, I a lot want music devoted to winter itself. Those actually set the temper effectively. Starting with a basic album – Extreme Cold Weather by Swiss thrashers Messiah. It’s a avalanche of epic riffs amongst a blizzard of chilly imagery. And come on, they’ve a polar bear on the album cowl. You know they imply enterprise!

https://open.spotify.com/track/7kuf1xdwElyDIIKMKhTdZO?si=106a2446115247b6

Adding to that that, Finnish people steel pioneers Ensiferum additionally deliver the ice with their hovering melodic and but heavy musicianship and their highly effective people passages. Another one from my live performance journey this yr:

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While circuitously winter themed, I’ve been testing the nonetheless small however very potent discography of Polish black metallers Odium Humani Generis. These guys show to me as soon as once more that Poland is the brand new Norway in terms of high quality black steel. With highly effective ice chilly riffs and deliciously grimdark aggression damaged by melancholic passages of melodic twin guitar and nearly ballad-esque clear sections, these guys completely seize the darkish dense environment that make black steel nice and so they completely seize the gloomy dreary feeling that is been permeating this month:

https://open.spotify.com/track/2sAaohmHVjZTZlxjM0bfAW?si=048f086f8c494af5

And final however not least, because the chilly but snowless climate made going exterior extra disagreeable, I attempt to keep energetic indoors. Naturally, listening to pumping music whereas figuring out and doing all types of different duties at dwelling actually helps. This month, I’ve been rediscovering the discography of Polish demise steel pioneers Vader. With their beautiful brutality carried by implausible, catchy riffage, hovering solos and brutal drumming (I swear their drummers have 4 legs or one thing), they simply actually get your blood pumping good each time. They’ve been fantastically constant all through their total discography and their newest albums Solitude in Madness doesn’t disappoint.

https://open.spotify.com/track/22XgIzBsB8tCRzLlzCziJU?si=fb600c87f9b148f6

Thanks for that superior stream of musical style!

Next up is @Yordan, who’s been going by way of his record of saved albums and cherry-picking the highest music from every one to go in his particular playlist referred to as “No fillers right here”.

XXI instantly caught my consideration with its bizarre paintings, so I hit the play button and immediately reminded myself why I had saved this album – 35 minutes of frantic sonic rage and ferocity! The second observe Maenad is a menacing assault of riffs from begin to end that simply lands a spot in my playlist!

https://open.spotify.com/track/0Q5Nbh09YLaLCnJt3kY2Ph?si=143da335463345c6

Another band that I had forgotten about was Seputus – these guys are insanely competent musicians and undoubtedly need to be name-dropped among the many larger bands of this fashion of avant-garde / technical demise steel like Gorguts, Artificial Brain and Ulcerate. Phantom Indigo is a stellar, completely phenomenal murals, the place each sound has its function, and is fastidiously organized into one thing that may solely be described as “managed chaos”.

https://open.spotify.com/track/5TifZauWG5rsbKnQqlEZiR?si=f9b23b5b1e3c465b 

Thank you, Dancho! 
Finishing our dash, it is time to begin slowing down as @Elena presents you with two of her musical decisions this month:

My first music for December is Echolalia by Faetooth.
A darkish theme, taken a step additional by heavy sounds and distorted guitars, so completely matched by haunting vocals:

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And, retaining with the darker theme, certainly one of my most important decisions this month was Arcade Fire’s My physique is a cage.
It performed on one episode of the House M.D, collection, which I’m nearly achieved watching, and it tugged on all my heartstrings without delay. Such an ideal unhappy music – uncooked emotional vocals, grand symphonic instrumentals and massive construct up, nothing extra to ask for.

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Thanks for becoming a member of the experience, Elena! Those had been completely good.
It is now time for us to relaxation a bit.

As we get better, which everybody ought to after a tremendous dash, let’s pause and acknowledge @Kiril‘s choices this month. They are devoted solely to the mega-cool 2 Tone band The Specials, whose entrance man Terry Hall sadly handed away this month on the age of 63.

They are actually particular to me as their music was the gateway to my ongoing fascination with Ska and Reggae Music!

https://open.spotify.com/track/2mGomVgvdg314Plixq3KFm?si=6f6731015c3740ee 

https://open.spotify.com/track/0oYS8jpCCncOCAgu12bqXg?si=c0a0d670297e4545 

https://open.spotify.com/track/3pJbsIdoK1Ey12Z07Igmb9?si=fa4a7cf336284f56 

Thank you, Kiro. His soul lives on.
And as for us, whereas we’re nonetheless resting, I’d prefer to additionally current you with some kindly-provided cheerful tunes from @Lyubka‘s assortment:

I actually cannot cease listening to that music just lately. Not solely as a result of it is carried out by certainly one of my favourite artists but in addition as a result of it is so melodic. I merely like it – it offers me such good vibes and I simply wish to dance as quickly as I hear it.

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This will in all probability come as no shock to anybody that this songs is in my headphones for the month of December. I really like Christmas and songs that comes with it! I’m additionally fairly positive that the majority of you already know this music, however let’s admit it. It’s a tremendous basic!

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I like this music due to its lyrics. A typical romantic music telling us a narrative about how we are able to love one another with out being stunning. I like to recommend it to everybody!

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Now that was a strong relaxation. Thank you, Lyubka!
Time to get by way of the ultimate act of this journey, beginning off with a catchy tune by your favourite @Eni!

https://open.spotify.com/track/2ykXJ9QVwx9Li8nsW0h6b2?si=b72926ef485646a6 

Not a lot to say, I merely like it. I’m cooking, strolling, procuring, cleansing, working whereas listening to this music 😄. I’ve at all times appreciated INNA’s and Sean Paul’s music individually, however they sound even higher collectively!

Thank you Eni! It appears your music has woke up yet one more Sean Paul admirer, who’s desperate to share what they have been listening to this month!

@Nikola:

“Lately it’s all been a experience on the old-fashioned pop categorical. You know – the basic dance hits from MTV/VH1 from the 2000s. The tracks that immediately get your physique movin’ No matter how a lot the years go, a majority of these songs stay related – not for philosophical causes, however purely for get together causes – they’re a assured recipe for a superb time.”

https://open.spotify.com/track/5qTvkDrSfvwDv6RBjjcfQr?si=1eff10baa80640dc

https://open.spotify.com/track/2gam98EZKrF9XuOkU13ApN?si=7d81eb3e08ba4d3d

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And, as for yours actually, December proved to be a busy month for me and I’ve been on the transfer loads. This gave me the prospect to discover my Liked Playlist and I used to be stunned to seek out some tunes I had utterly forgotten had been in there. I’ll depart you with just a few of them as a way to take part on the magic after which I’ll lastly allow you to be in your merry methods.

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Happy holidays everybody!!

The full IOH playlist shall be posted quickly 🙂