Monthly Archives: July 2020

July 27, 2020 · 1:19 pm

Texas Sun #MusicMonday

Texas trio Khruangbin have teamed up with fellow Texan, soul singer Leon Bridges.

This is their collaboration called  “Texas Sun.”

I discovered Khruangbin this past weekend. Their name translates to “flying engine” or airplane in Thai. They are an interesting mix of soul, surf, and psychedelic, and their videos are strangely addictive. Most commonly, I’ve read them described as Thai funk, even though they refuse to be pigeonholed.

Challenging the convention of genres is something I do too, so I have huge respect for how differently Khruangbin pursues each song. Their style and sound is uninhibited, as a result.

Leon Bridges is best known for his song “Coming Home,” and the album of the same name was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 2016 Grammy Awards. His smooth, sultry voice pairs perfectly with the instrumentation of Khruangbin.

I love this collaboration. Perhaps it’s the moodiness of the track, or the isolation of the video images that appeal to me. Either way, the song is terrific, so I hope you enjoy it. I’ll be featuring both artists again in future blogs.

Have a safe week everyone, and let me know how you are,

eden

 

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July 22, 2020 · 11:57 pm

I Got Tested for Covid and Here are the Results @AuthorsElectric

Today, I’ve written a post entitled I Got Tested for Covid and Here are the Results.

It’s on my authors’ collective blog, which I write for every 23rd of the month. As you can tell from the title, I’m back to writing about the pandemic, heh.

Please feel free to comment here or on the Authors Electric post.

Stay safe, everyone,

eden

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July 20, 2020 · 12:16 pm

A Ghost #MusicMonday via @TravisBand

One of my favourite bands, Travis has returned with a new single “A Ghost,” taken from their latest album, 10 Songs.

I’ve featured Travis before, and I’m thrilled the Scottish indie band continues to make such stellar music.

Frontman, Fran Healy went into self-imposed quarantine for 14 days after finishing the album. Because he wasn’t able to make a video for the song, he drew the entire thing with the help of his 14-year-old son, Clay.

The result is fabulous.

Consider all the work that went into it – where 12 hours of drawing would only yield about 10 seconds of video.

According to Healy, the lyrics are about looking in the mirror and seeing the ghost of someone reflected back at you. It says: “It’s easier to be alive than hide under your pillow while your life is passing you by.”

So true … especially in these crazy Covid times.

I couldn’t be happier that Travis is back, and I hope you enjoy the song and video. Their album 10 Songs releases Oct. 9, 2020.

Have a safe week everyone,

eden

 

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July 14, 2020 · 1:57 pm

Love Your Enthusiasm interviews Eden Baylee @ly_enthusiasm

Today, I have the pleasure of talking with author, Britt Skrabanek on her new show called Love Your Enthusiasm.

I connected with Britt via her Life Enthusiast Chronicles nearly five years ago! Where does the time go?

We’ve been guests on each other’s blogs, and over the years have supported one another’s writing. She’s a straight talker with a passion for travel, writing, and yoga, so we bond on so many levels. We’ve even visited some of the same places in the world (Bali and Havana) and written about our experiences while travelling.

There is much to love about Britt—her sense of adventure, her honesty, her intelligence, but in these trying times, more than anything, I SO admire her perseverance.

As we know, 2020 has been a clusterfuck with the global pandemic, and it’s uprooted many of us from our routines. We’ve had to rethink how we do things in order to move forward.

Britt has not only had to move forward, she’s had to move across the country! Add to that, Covid put the kibosh on her travel wellness business, and she had to start anew.

Thus the birth of the Love your Enthusiasm podcast.

I’m honoured to be part of Britt’s new and growing business. Her energy and professionalism come across loud and clear, and I encourage you to hop over and give her show a listen.

As for my episode, I rambled WAAAAAAY too much, but Britt was still able to make me sound good, thankfully!

You can access my interview by hitting the image below.

As always, your support and feedback are greatly appreciated, so feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.

Thanks and have a great week!

~ eden

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July 13, 2020 · 10:26 am

Montreal Jazz Festival #MusicMonday #JazzTogether

This year’s Montreal Jazz Festival, the world’s largest, was cancelled due to the pandemic. It had been scheduled to start June 25th, and would have normally run for 10 days.

Instead, the organizers put out a special digital edition that lasted four days from June 27-30. Jazz fans are able to watch and share the performances online during the entire month of July.

I’m a huge jazz fan, and here’s an opportunity to take in some known and lesser known artists.

I’ve attached a video of artist, Dominique Fils-Aimé, a singer whose voice captured me immediately. I’m so glad I discovered her via this year’s festival.

Below is the 2019 recording of her song “Big Man Do Cry.”

Stay safe, stay healthy, and all that jazz,

eden

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July 6, 2020 · 12:10 am

The Dangerous Ones #MusicMonday via @leasdef

This past week, I discovered a perfect piece of music for the times. A friend sent me a video from Eleven Films, a company based in Portland. You can watch the video entitled “The Dangerous Ones” on their site.

Just be prepared to weep.

I’ve seen many of their short films, all politically motivated, representing resistance to the current administration.

“The Dangerous Ones” was written two years ago by Kasey Anderson. He could have written it yesterday, really. The lyrics apply to all that is happening today.

With a big part of my family living in the USA, it gives me no pleasure to see the unrest and divide in the country.

The song’s lyrics convey the heartbreak I feel for my neighbours south of me.

BIPOC deserve better.

“let the television burn, baby, there’s a riot in the street
they said the wolf was at the front door but he was lying at their feet
we felt a change, a change, but ain’t it a shame how it all turned out
back then it was a long time coming but it’s a little late now
they’re gonna stack up the dead ‘til they block out the sun
these white boys with money make the whole world run
so let the wall hit your back, the blood hit your tongue
’cause you and me, baby, we’re the dangerous ones

if there’s a word for last winter, it’s something worse than “discontent”
i’m 37 years old, staying out of trouble ain’t enough to make my rent
so let it burn, let it burn, let the motherfucker burn it’s election day
they shut the water off last week, i guess it’s gonna burn anyway
they’ll ship the bodies back down with the cocaine and guns
those white boys with money make the whole world run
so let the wall hit your back, the blood hit your tongue
’cause you and me, brother, we’re the dangerous ones

you can curse and you can cry
you can scream yourself to sleep every night
or you can open up your eyes and take a look outside

every wall is gonna crumble every tower’s gonna fall
the earth is gonna rumble the siren’s gonna call
so you better look alive, alive, read the black not the white, forget the reds and blues
so quit looking for a way out start looking for a way through
a shot’s been fired but the war ain’t won
these white boys with money better learn how to run
the wall hit your back, the blood’s on your tongue
and you and me, baby, we’re the dangerous ones”

~eden

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