Sounds of rebirth and renewal in a cool register, from artists and labels associated with Chicago, LA and far beyond, made during my first Spring in the windy city after moving from LA. A cumbia mix would have been equally appropriate to Pilsen, but in an ode to the sensations given by Chicago's seasonality, this offers a chill palette of jazz and rock sounds, and even features a handful Pilsen residents, both past and present.
Tracklist: Chicago Odense Ensemble - Glide Path, Daniel Villareal - Cali Colors, Charles Stepney - Notes From Dad, Makaya McCraven - High Fives, Jeff Parker - Jrifted, Tindersticks - Opening, Sam Gendel - Shippō, Sam Wilkes, Jacob Mann - Next To, Anna Butterss - Doo Wop, Leland Whitty - Awake, Eiko Ishibashi - Ask me how I sleep at night, Maria Chiara Arguiro - Clouds, Tortoise - Ox Duke, John Carroll Kirby - Nucleo, Makaya McCraven - Young Genius, Chip Wickham - Astral Traveling, Jeff Parker - Cliche, Sam Wilkes - Alma, Sam Gendel - Two-Tone, Tom Skinner - Quiet As It's Kept, Charles Stepney - Denim Groove, Makaya McCraven - The Title, Mike Cooper - Kokoe Nalu, Bitchin Bajas - World B. Free, Sam Prekop - Every Night, John Wizards - Hogsback, Rudy De Anda - Los Canarios, Daniel Villareal - Panama '77, Sam Gendel & Sam Willkes - I Sing High, John Carroll Kirby - Weep, Tortoise - The Clearing Fills, David Dinnell & Douglas McCombs - Ley Lines, Makaya McCraven - In The Moment, Charles Stepney - Rubie & Charles, John Carroll Kirby - Pan's Dance, Steve Gunn, David More, Bing & Ruth - Painterly
