Funky Chillin' On A Summer Afternoon
And now something completely different, to quote British comedian John Cleese in his Monty Python years. For this mix I was inspired by the new yacht rock album from Mayer Hawthorne 'Where does this door go' and recent chill wave mixes from Walter Sobcek, Overboard Yacht and Hey Champ . The roots of the last mentioned can be traced outside of Chicago in nearby Rockford, where band members Saam Hagshenas (Vocals, Guitar) and Jonathan Marks (Drums) discovered their love of music at a young age. They were discovered by Lupe Fiasco in the fall of 2008, who took them on a nation-wide tour. Their music incorporates influences from disco, house and indie rock to the power-pop of Rockford’s hometown heroes Cheap Trick and the synth-heavy productions of Giorgio Moroder and Trevor Horn. I borrowed bits and pieces from their ' Winner's Circle Volume 3: COOL IN THE POOL '. And I used a snippet of 'Grasshopper Meets Bryan Ferry Uptown', a new remix of ' Don't ...