Fall has come to San Diego.
Not that that means much in this corner of paradise. It’s not like the leaves of the palm trees turn to a riot of autumn colors or that the grass is rimed with frost in the early mornings. None of that for us, thank you very much. Instead, each day it gets darker in the evenings earlier and when it’s particularly cold (60°, brrrr) it might occur to you to wear a jacket or a sweat shirt. Still, I’ve lived in San Diego long enough now that I can detect the passing of the seasons, subtle as they are.
Fall often makes me contemplative and the music I listen to reflects my introspective moods. The Van Halen songs on my iPod give way to The Smiths and Fatboy Slim is replaced by Skinny Puppy.
Today’s show is a mix of ambient, trip hop, and chill out music in an attempt to capture the essence of fall. There’s the romance of the season, autumnal introspection and just a touch of saturnine wickedness.
To quote William Stanley Braithwaite from his poem, “A Lyric of Autumn,”
There is music in the meadows, in the aire
Autumn is here;
Skies are gray, but hearts are mellow
Photo Credit: Kitt Walker
- Studiodavoli “Kiss (CTlab Remix)”
- Durango “Golden One”
- Skult “Jazzy Sofa”
- Amanda Ray “Stronger”
- Chilli Guerrea “Dark Clouds”
- monkeybacon “LNY”
- a’spool “Organic Ocean”
- Halogen “Highway”
- Rena Jones Interview
- Rena Jones “Driftwood”
- Jash “Groovinda”
- The Hijiyama Project “Komorebi (Light Through Falling Leaves)”
- Stop Paving Roads “In the Park with Trane”
- Grouse Interview
- Grouse “Prosperous”