Blank & Jones - Breezin'

I'm not in the mood for much talk today, sorry...But I think it won't be necessary. Just listen & enjoy!

Blank & Jones - Balearic Blue

This track is very special to me on a personal level, but even if it wasn't it would still be great. Hailing from Germany, Blank & Jones are a duo of electronic music producers who scored some pretty big trance hits at the end of the 90s/beginning of the 2000s. In 2003 they released their first chillout album, "Relax", which went on to gather many positive reviews and critiques. Two years later the duo released "Relax: Edition Two", another critically successful album, partly because it followed the same great recipe as the first one. The third installment of the "Relax" series however, failed to garner much praise, a change in style towards vocal tracks not appealing to everybody.
Currently the series is in its 4th volume, released last year. The producers took note of the objections related to the third volume and featured less vocal tunes this time. While not as successful as the first two volumes, Relax: Edition Four moved one step closer to the original Blank & Jones chilled sound, much to the joy of long-time fans such as myself.

From "Relax: Edition Two", we play "Balearic Blue", both Original and Sa Trincha mixes, two truely relaxing songs. Enjoy

Vincezo-Summer Breeze

Vincenzo is a name that should certainly ring a bell if you're into house and particularly into the deep side of it. This guy has released a LOT of music in the past 15 years, covering pretty much every area of house music. In spite of his numerous single releases, both as Vincenzo as well as under other guises (including many collaborations with other artists), he only released one album under his name, the 2002 "Welcome To Zanarkand", a forward-thinking fusion of deep house, breakbeat, ambient music and even a bit of electro. Tracks like "Don't You Ever Stop", "Can You Feel What I Feel" or "The Nightlife" rank as some of my favorite deep house tunes.

But by far, the track that stood out the most was this deep house/broken beat gem entitled "Summer Breeze". Listening can only lead to acknowledging:

Heather Nova - Aquamarine (Chris Coco's Balearica Mix)

Heather Nova is a well-known singer/songwriter who has been in the music scene for more than 15 years. She's famous for her vocal ballads and that's exactly what the next track is. But with a twist: lounge hero Chris Coco transforms it into electronic bliss. One of the best summer "dreamaway" songs you'll probably ever hear. I know that I'm going to listen to it every single summer of my life.