Pilot Playlist – 101 of the Best Tunes to H&C to
Welcome to the first (and for some, long-awaited) DeannaCat playlist! This is a mix of this and that ~ the stuff we’re currently enjoying listening to. I tried to include a decent variety for this pilot playlist. A little something for everyone, maybe? Going forward, I intend to create more mixes in addition to genre-specific and mood playlists. You can most definitely look forward to a reggae/rub mix, a yoga/meditation mix, and so on!
If you are paying attention over on Instagram, you’ve probably already gathered that music plays a significant role on our Homestead! Whether we are working out in the garden, cookin’ it up in the kitchen, relaxing, reading, cleaning, or doing yoga, the tunes are pretty much always on.
A common love of music is one thing that drew Aaron and I together from the start. Some of our first dates and trips revolved around live music, and going to shows is still our absolute favorite way to spend a date out! Long before Aaron, my mom raised me as a music addict, since she is one herself! All of my childhood memories have a soundtrack. I’ve been making playlists for parties, friends, road trips, and even workplaces since the days of Napster.
Music is such a special, mood-enhancing, memory-building, body-moving, mind-freeing, spirit-lifting thing. Aside from the garden, music is my therapy. It is what keeps me sane. Maybe you feel the same?
Our Set-Up
There have been a lot of questions of our “music set-up” – how we play our music, and why it sounds so nice (and sometimes, loud…) both inside and outside. To be honest, we prefer Pandora and generally use that, but I finally joined Spotify… just for you guys!
We have several wireless Sonos speakers throughout the house. They’re the best! Some are in rooms that face the back yard garden, one towards the coop garden, and one towards the front yard garden. The speakers are controlled through the Sonos app on my phone, and each speakers volume can be turned up and down independently. This is a wonderful and necessary feature, because it means we can choose to only bump music loudly out towards whatever yard space we’re currently hanging out in, easily changing it as we move from space to space, rather than keeping the entire house (and neighborhood) rockin’. Thankfully, the neighbors like our taste in music and never complain! We do try to be respectful of course.
Okay, enough about all that. You’re here to listen, not read.
I hope you enjoy the music, find some new artists to follow, and savor the good vibes!
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Track list
| # | Homestead and Chill ~ Pilot Playlist | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vibes Alive – Stick Figure | |
| 2 | Heartbeats – Live – The Knife | |
| 3 | Pure Sugar – 10 Ft. Ganja Plant | |
| 4 | Postales – Federico Aubele | |
| 5 | Good Vibes (feat. Lutan Fyah) – Rebelution | |
| 6 | When I’m Small – Phantogram | |
| 7 | Basher – Slightly Stoopid | |
| 8 | Every High – Kyson | |
| 9 | Pure Imagination (from Willy Wonka) – Emile Pandolfi | |
| 10 | Weight of Sound (feat. TJ O’Neill) – Stick Figure | |
| 11 | Trampoline – SHAED | |
| 12 | Walk On The Wild Side – DJ Disse | |
| 13 | Chakra – Fakear | |
| 14 | Tijuana – The Growlers | |
| 15 | Vibes – Fortunate Youth | |
| 16 | Stonyridge Terrace – Ian Pooley | |
| 17 | Short Change Hero – The Heavy | |
| 18 | Indra – Thievery Corporation | |
| 19 | So High – Dub – Rebelution | |
| 20 | Sueno en Paraguay – El Remolon Remix – Chancha Via Circuito | |
| 21 | Roads – Portishead | |
| 22 | Blues At Sunrise – Albert King | |
| 23 | Reckoner – Radiohead | |
| 24 | Boy – ODESZA | |
| 25 | Sun Is Shining – Yes King Remix – Bob Marley & The Wailers | |
| 26 | Le Niger РThe Tour̩-Raichel Collective | |
| 27 | Uno Resuena – Lulacruza | |
| 28 | Where Is My Mind – Maxence Cyrin | |
| 29 | Heartland – Stick Figure | |
| 30 | Everloving – Moby | |
| 31 | Stepping Razor – Peter Tosh | |
| 32 | Double Trouble – Live From Madison Square Garden – Eric Clapton | |
| 33 | Jardines – Chancha Via Circuito | |
| 34 | Chico Gospel – MaMuse | |
| 35 | Farmer – Fortunate Youth | |
| 36 | Settle – Vera Blue | |
| 37 | Koto – ODESZA | |
| 38 | Smokin’ On The Deck – Grimy Styles | |
| 39 | Kala РAli Farka Tour̩ | |
| 40 | Speak to Me / Breathe (In the Air) [feat. Sluggy Ranks] – Easy Star All-Stars | |
| 41 | Old Folks – Mono Version – Miles Davis | |
| 42 | Tessellate – alt-J | |
| 43 | Fourth Dimension – Groundation | |
| 44 | Wicked Games (feat. Anna Naklab) – Radio Edit – Parra for Cuva | |
| 45 | Bird’s Lament – Moondog | |
| 46 | Crazy Woman – Magic Slim | |
| 47 | Suffering – Rebelution | |
| 48 | Glasshouses – Maribou State | |
| 49 | Sanación – Nicola Cruz | |
| 50 | Skinny Love – Bon Iver | |
| 51 | Glory Box – Portishead | |
| 52 | The Mummers’ Dance – Loreena McKennitt | |
| 53 | Closer to the Sun – Slightly Stoopid | |
| 54 | Peace Pipe – Nickodemus | |
| 55 | Hey Mami – Sylvan Esso | |
| 56 | Black Irish (Live) – The Devil Makes Three | |
| 57 | Bloom – ODESZA | |
| 58 | In The Garden – 10 Ft. Ganja Plant | |
| 59 | Man O To – Original Mix – Nu | |
| 60 | Never Be Like You (feat. Kai) – Flume | |
| 61 | In Fantasia – Kishi Bashi | |
| 62 | Dancing in the Rain – Through The Roots | |
| 63 | Bad Karma (Radio Edit) – Axel Thesleff | |
| 64 | Freak – Shana Halligan | |
| 65 | How To Fly – Sticky Fingers | |
| 66 | Vor à Vaglaskógi – Kaleo | |
| 67 | Cosmic Love – Florence + The Machine | |
| 68 | Song for Sienna – Brian Crain | |
| 69 | Anne – Santigold | |
| 70 | Anywhere I Go – Slightly Stoopid | |
| 71 | Clair de Lune – Flight Facilities | |
| 72 | Uprising – Fakear | |
| 73 | Champagne & Reefer – Live – Muddy Waters | |
| 74 | Roots Reggae Music (feat. Don Carlos) – Rebelution | |
| 75 | Faded – ODESZA Remix – ZHU | |
| 76 | A Long Time – Moby | |
| 77 | Green Haze – Miles Davis | |
| 78 | One Day They’ll Know (ODESZA Remix) – Pretty Lights | |
| 79 | Runaway Train – The Green | |
| 80 | Lotus Flower – Radiohead | |
| 81 | Marilyn Monroe – Sevdaliza | |
| 82 | Burn One – Fortunate Youth | |
| 83 | Dust РH̠LOS | |
| 84 | Crush – Dave Matthews Band | |
| 85 | Sexodus – M.I.A. | |
| 86 | Money (feat. Gary “Nesta” Pine & Dollarman) – Easy Star All-Stars | |
| 87 | Touching Silk – Frank Steiner Jr. | |
| 88 | American Dream – J.S. Ondara | |
| 89 | Colibria – Nicola Cruz | |
| 90 | Wicked Game – Chris Isaak | |
| 91 | Sound Czech – Grimy Styles | |
| 92 | Red Right Hand – 2011 Remastered Version – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | |
| 93 | Saudade – Thievery Corporation | |
| 94 | Claire De Lune – Claude Debussy | |
| 95 | Black Out Days – Phantogram | |
| 96 | Vibration Dub – Fortunate Youth | |
| 97 | Silence (feat. Sarah McLachlan) – Delerium | |
| 98 | Rise – Bonus Track – Fakear | |
| 99 | Coming Home – Stick Figure | |
| 100 | Journey Into The Unknown – Amber Mark | |
| 101 | Tree – Peter Davison |
22 Comments
Audrey
Loving this playlist! Super enjoying the blog 🙂
alison griffith
I love your playlist-the only thing its missing is the song “Potions” by Puscifer- check that song out if you feel like it-it does not disappoint! Thanks for the amazing blog!
Macey
YES! Have always loved the videos for not only the content but also for the tunes!! Cannot wait to check this all out! Some old some new to me! Cheers!
Robin in VA
I’m in love with this playlist….it’ll be playing at work to help me “get thru the day”–AWESOME!!
DeannaCat
Nice!! Yes, I have been playing it at work through YouTube too, since our computers block Pandora and Spotify! I’m glad you’re diggin’ it.
Anne M Dottai
Love this play list!
Hi. My name is Anne, and I am an addict….”They tried to make me go to rehab, and I said no, no, no” 🙂
DeannaCat
Haha! Hi Mom! I am so glad you didn’t go, so you could pass the addiction on. I was hooked since in utero 🙂 Love you!
Stacey
I can’t tell you how happy I am to see this. My compliments to your taste in music !
DeannaCat
Thank you! I hope you love it!
Teresa Green
We went with Echo dots everywhere! So far love it. Quality is not as good but a great option for now (and we can drop in to talk to each other instead of yelling like old people across the house). Anyways, just wanted to say thanks for the playlist!! I’m enjoying it on my productive Saturday. It is enhancing the quality of my day already. Thanks!!
DeannaCat
That’s funny, about talking through the speakers! Thankfully our house is small so we don’t have to yell too loud 🙂 Ha! I’m glad you like it!
Tracy Douthit
Yes! We love Sonos too! Ready to get my garden groove on! Thank you!!
Amelia
Yay! I’m so excited about this! I’ve always tried to figure out what was playing in your stories 😀
DeannaCat
Well a lot of the frequently featured songs are probably here! With more to come in the future… 🙂
Rachel Chalhoub Bathija
Been looking forward to this!!! Thanks again!