The Chill Out Tent

Yĩn Yĩn: Yatta!

Our first choice this month, is simply balearic as fuck. Yin Yin take a pinch of Asian-inspired psychedelia, add a soupçon of Italo disco, mix in some 80s funk, some spaghetti western guitar, and stir it all up with a Balearic groove that’s sure to chase those January blues away. Fun!

Diogo Strausz: Dance Para Se Salvar

More disco fun times music. This tribute to the golden era of Brazilian disco boogie of the late 70s and early 80s by Diogo Strausz will put a smile on your face, and a wiggle in your ass, if you like your disco complete with a delicious chunk of cheese. The title translates as ‘Dance to save yourself’. Apt.

Spider Taylor: Surge Studio Music

From an album that sounds retro but isn’t to one that sounds retro and is. This is a collection of music from Surge Studios’ gay porn movies of the 1980s. Much of it wouldn’t sound out of place on an episode of Stranger Things or on our more chugtastic of dancefloors. It combines elements of fourth world sampledelics and a post-punk attitude with old-fashioned drum machines and synths to create a very 2020s sonic stew.  

Mary Lattimore & Julianna Barwick: Tragic Magic

After all that disco and sex, here’s some beautiful harp, gentle synth and angelic vocals to bring you back down to earth. Few can extract as much beauty from their instrument as harpist Mary Lattimore. Here she is joined by singer, producer, and close friend and collaborator Julianna Barwick. Some of the music here recalls the harp’s medieval origins but mostly, it’s heavenly ambience. Includes a beautiful cover of Vangelis’s Bladerunner classic Rachel’s Song and the dramatic seven-minute Stardust, which wouldn’t sound out of place soundtracking another scifi epic.