KaKi Midyear Playlist 2012

This post is a translation of the 8th part in a series of music reviews by my best friend Vũ Lâm Đại (Ki) and his friend Syka Lê Vy (Ka) on their Facebook accounts.
Original review in Vietnamese, English translation by Mai.
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Click to listen to the entire playlist on YouTube

The duo Ka-Ki might have slacked off in updating their playlists, but music is never too late to hear. The songs were stored for a while so our playlist this time around does not show a clear theme like the previous ones. But you can choose from it your own tune. The summer liveliness of Take a Walk and Walking on The Dream. The rhythm that flows like a river to its lowland in Varúð. The music by the bar thick of cigarette smoke and alcohol in Baby, or that which can make you suddenly bear hug some stranger at a party like Fire’s Highway. The muscular beats in Wolf & I and Akashic Visions. Or the two folks that make a beautiful duo arranged next to each other: Dyin Day and 1904…

KA’S PICK

Dark Dark Dark – Daydreaming (Wild Go – 2010)
Chromatics – Hands In the Dark (After Dark – 2007)
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Baby (Mature Themes – 2012)
Saint Motel – 1997 (Voyeur – 2012)
Matthew Dear – Her Fantasy (2012)
Oh Land – Wolf & I (Oh Land – 2011)
iamamiwhoiam – Sever (2011)
The Tallest Man On Earth – 1904 (There’s No Leaving Now- 2012)
Passion Pit – Take A Walk (Gossamer – 2012)
Empire of the Sun – Walking On A Dream (Walking On A Dream – 2009)

KI’S PICK

DIIV – How Long Have You known (Oshin – 2012)
Robert Wyatt – Lullaby for Hamza (Cuckooland – 2003)
Japandroids – Fire’s Highway (Celebration Rock – 2012)
Sigur Rós – Varúð (Valtari – 2012)
Anais Mitchell – Dyin Day (Young Man In America – 2012)
Spiritualized – Too Late (Sweet Love Sweet Light – 2012)
Amen Ra – Akashic Visions (Keepers of the Light – 2012)
Daughn Gibson – Dandelions (All Hell – 2012)
Perfume Genius – Floating Spit (Put Your Back N 2 It – 2012)
How To Dress Well – Ocean Floor For Everything (2012)

**Note: The last track, Ocean Floor For Everything, is not a recording fail. The buzz may be irritating at first but it actually signifies How To Dress Well‘s musical style.
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The Vietnamese Original is posted on Sunday Spirit.
Why translate and repost? Because it’s beautiful.