I have to say that I just love female vocals that kind of wrap you up in a nice cosy blanket and make you feel all warm inside. Of course a lot can have to do with the production itself but for the most part I can listen to some of these tracks over and over again because I am just drawn to the voice.
If I purchased "Fumbling Towards Ectasy" by Sarah McLaughlan on vinyl I would probably have had to replace the album several times due to overuse. I never really listened to her before that release but for some reason that album was a go to for me if I was in a chill out kind of mood. I just loved it...lots of emotion.
About the same time I came across an LP called "Walking Wounded" by Everything But The Girl a duo out of the UK with Tracey Thorn on vocals. You may know some of their more popular work on this side of the ocean in "Missing" and "Wrong" two great tracks. The album was released in 1996 and to this day I still listen to it. Her mellow soothing voice over some minimalist drum and bass sounds makes for an awesome combination.
The first time I heard Dido's voice in the song "Stan" by Eminem I had to find out who she was. Sure enough she was already a star in her own making before that track came out and the lyric used in that Hip Hop song was from her single "Thank You." Once again I was drawn to that soft soothing voice. "Don't Believe in Love" on "Safe Trip Home" another one of my favs.
On the electronica side of things there are several tracks that I just seem to play over and over again. Deadmau5 and Kaskade have calloborated on several earlier projects and found a gem in a vocalist named Haley Gibby who performed "I Remember" & "Move for Me." Haley is an electronic music vocalist and has done many collaborations with Kaskade. Check out this cool acoustic version of "I Remember" that I found on youtube:
Recently Kaskade released a track called "Room for Happiness" featuring Skylar Grey (real name Holly Brook Hafermann). Hafermann is an American singer songwriter who co-wrote "Love the Way You Lie" by Eminen and was featured as a guest vocalist on "Coming Home" a Hip Hop track from Diddy Dirty Money. She has her own album called "Like Blood Like Honey" which I have to check out and looks to be releasing a new album in 2013.
Out of all the commercial EDM crap that seems to be hitting the airwaves these days I can't get seem to get enough of these three tracks by Deadmau5/Kaskade....mostly because of the voice and the chords used to compliment them.
Anyhow...if you feel like wanting to sit by a cosy fire place and drink a glass of wine and just chill then I would suggest putting a play list of some of these artists together and enjoy.
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