Far Away Places: A Funky Chillout Experience

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Yesterday a lot of snow fell in my hometown of Groningen and this cold weather inspired me to create something warm 😊 Enjoy!

In Heaven Magazine the enigmatic Cosmic Crooner tells about his upcoming second album:

“Last summer was a beautiful time. I recorded a lot of material with legendary musicians in the dunes near The Hague. For those songs I was inspired by jazz and progressive soul by Curtis Mayfield, among others. But what I especially listened to and was captivated by was Brazilian music. That makes my new material feel like a big sultry summer evening.”

Next week we are going from far away places back to California for a new part of Sunny Breeze From The West Coast!

Tracklist:

Burt Bacharach – Touch (1981)
Cosmic Crooner – Never Wear Your Own Merch (2024)
Everything But The Girl – One Place (1991)
Raffi Quijano – Baby Come Back (2008)
Bellestar – Best Of My Love (2016)
Sarah Menescal & Eve St. Jones – Break My Heart (2023)
Mina Okabe – Maybe One Day (2024)
Clou – Mon Épaule (2024)
Takero Ogata Feat. Nadja ‎– 1er Avril (2005)
Bossasonic – Club Tropicana (2008)
Velvet Lounge Project Feat. Lilou – Sans Toi (2021)
LTJ Xperience – And I Love Him (2003)
Monte La Rue – Vealo (2002)
Sven van Hees – Coco Skin (2007)
Gerd – Far Away Places (2001)    
Engelbert Humperdinck – From Here To Eternity (1968)
Mo' Horizons – Dance Naked Under Palm Trees (2001)
Minnie Riperton – Les Fleurs (1971)
Zero 7 ‎– In The Waiting Line [The Apple Scruffs Edit] (2001)
Sool – Evening (2018)

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