New vlog, an updated Spotify playlist for January 2025 and more
FRIDAY 3 JANUARY 2025
Belated Merry Christmas and Happy 2025! With everything going on, I forgot to announce the December playlist update, but I've just refreshed it with a whole new January set and a new name. :O Previously 'SERASON play', to celebrate the new year and my personal love for all, no wait, many things retro, it's now Listening Bar by SERASON. And if you want to hear the December playlist or any previous month's playlist, the archive is now called Listening Bar Record Boxes.
- What's a listening bar? Listening bars, cousins of Japanese jazz kissa, launch worldwide (Japan News article)
In addition to sometimes starting and ending with an off-the-beaten-path track (e.g. chillwave, synthwave, indie dance, electronica, etc.), I'll now also be adding a classic, or at least what I find or believe should have been a classic, in some cases. To kick this off, as a palette cleanser between the easygoing progressive and melodic techno beginning, I've included the 1998 track by The Blackmaster (aka M.I.K.E. Push), Faith Forever. It was between this and another Blackmaster track, Time Never Stops, but Faith Forever was a better fit and I think some mightn't realise it's a 26-year-old gem.
I've been tryiing to update the monthly Spotify playlist on or by the first Friday of the month, but for the best serious electronic dance music, the easiest way to stay up to date is to 'Save to Your Library'/'+' in Spotify. I also add a few of the tracks to my ever-growing YouTube playlist, each month, but for the complete sets, Spotify is best.
Clumsily, I also forgot to share episode 4 of my vlog posted in December, which you can find on my YouTube channel. It's a Christmas house lights tour of Melbourne and a review of my first year releasing music, well, one song so far. It's honest, short-ish and hopefully an encouraging reminder to keep going for some of you who are on a similar journey.
The next update may not be until late January or early February, so Like, Subscribe and/or Save to be sure you don't miss anything! :)