Smooth Sailing: Cool Winds & Fresh Vibes

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Doutzen Kroes & Joan Smalls

A new season, a new sound! This Smooth Sailing part is more or less an eclectic experiment. I selected quite a few new tracks, some fresh vibes, so to speak.

One of them is NYC-based indie dance duo Sofi Tukker, Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern. They first made waves with the release of their guitar-driven dance cut 'Drinkee' last year. After earning a synch in an Apple Watch ad, and with the help of follow-up singles like 'Matadora', 'Déjà Vu Affair' and 'Hey Lion', the buzzing pair have become one of the hotly tipped new acts this year, netting over 8 million Spotify streams to date since their debut. Their song ‘Awoo’ has vibes similar to ‘Slippery people’ from the Talking Heads.

Enjoy this Cool Winds & Fresh Vibes episode of Smooth Sailing!

Tracklist:

Gene Page - She's My Main Squeeze (1974)
Mayer Hawthorne – Breakfast In Bed (2016)
Seek – Some All Night Dancing (2003)
Hifi Sean Feat. Jean Honeymoon – Monday Morning Sun (2016)
Blue Run – Sunday Beast (2009)
Milton Wright – Friends And Buddies (1975)
Miles Davis – Human Nature (1985)
Michael Jackson – Off The Wall (1979)
Gerard “PJ” Browne – Sexy Lady (1980)
Groove City – Disco Doesn’t Stop (2016)
Roosevelt – Sea (2016)
Sugar Ray Johnson & D-Funk – Give Me Your Love (2016)
Kindred The Family Soul – All My People [Boogie Back Remix] (2016)
Sofi Tukker – Awoo (2016)
Lindstrøm & Christabelle – Lovesick (2010)
Goldroom – Underwater (2016)
I-Dep – Rustlica [Free Tempo Lounge Mix] (2007)
Love Unlimited Orchestra – Strange Games & Things (1976)



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