…the new edition of my Summer Breeze series is out!

When I started working on this one, I wasn’t sure what it was going to be — a Cosmix, a Loungin’ with Monsieur Seb, a House Music for Grown-Ups or a Summer Breeze…

After much tergiversation, the first mix was found and those first two tracks (actually track 2 and 3 on the mix, a third one was tagged in front later in the creation) clearly pointed towards a Summer Breeze iteration and, after recording it, I felt it was kind of a Cosmix Summer, but let’s not overcomplicate things! 🙂

True to its mission, it’s unpretentious, fun music for lounging in the sun, by the pool, drink in hand — except maybe for a slightly darker bit about three quarters into the mix (that cryptic track titled Edit Service #42 based on a Joy Division sample).

But fear not, the mix ends on a very joyous and light note with a song based around my all-time favourite songwriter, musician and arranger, Donald Fagen — the original being I.G.Y., from his 1982 solo album The Nightfly (which, incidentally, is the subtitle of Vol. 5 of my Loungin’ series and features the title track from that album).

Steely Dan/Donald Fagen are not often sampled and Lovebirds does it magnificently well!

On a spur of the moment, I even decided to mix in the original track for an even breezier, yacht rock feel; the perfect end to a great summer mix.

Here, then, for your summer enjoyment, is the fifth edition of Summer Breeze! Feel free to make a donation to cover file hosting!

TRACKLIST

1. XTC — DJ Koze
2. Shangri-La (Psychemagik Remix) — Yacht
3. Oban (Todd Terje Remix) — Jaga Jazzist
4. Bostitch (Fred Everything Version 1) — Yello
5. Loose Booty — Crispin J. Glover
6. Cherry — Tim Green
7. Just — Bicep
8. Sunny Bigler — Leon Sweet
9. Celebre (The Revenge Mix) — Harry Wolfman & Skinny Love
10. Hello Space! — Ralph Myerz & The Kosmik Diamondz
11. Do That Dance feat. Nancy Whang (Konstantin Sibold Remix) — Shit Robot
12. Acid 4 Eddie — Ralph Myerz & The Kosmik Diamondz
13. Freaks (Ivan Smagghe Version) — Richard Norris
14. I’m a Cliché Edit Service #42 — Michele Mininni
15. Down — Tuxxedo
16. Egoista — Marvin & Guy
17. Traffic — Djedjotronic
18. Free (Lovebirds Beautiful Rework) — Razor n’ Tape
19. I.G.Y. (International Geophysical Year) — Donald Fagen