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Music endorsement: Ulrich Schnauss - “Monday-Paracetamol”

The artist: Ulrich Schnauss
The track: Monday-Paracetamol
The year: 2003
The reason: Simplicity is a great thing. This instrumental track, has, at its core, just a few simple notes. It’s the brilliant production work that creates atmospherics and a resulting mood that turn this into one phenomenal piece of artwork. It’s so good that it has become my [...]

Music endorsement: Faithless - “Insomnia”

The artist: Faithless
The track: Insomnia
The year: 1996
The reason: Most songs by this brilliant British act could (and will) qualify for this column. This anthemic floor-pounder rings in my ears everytime I’m required to be up late: “so here we are… half past three in the morning… let’s roll another one”, lying idle in bed: “Creaky [...]