Zedd STAY+: COLLABORATIONS WITH SINGERS, REMIXES, AND MEGA NONSTOP MIX

The first album I bought in 2018 is STAY+ of Zedd, one of the most famous electronic music DJ/producers around the world. The album consists of the songs which Zedd created or participated in as a guest or remixer and are remixed by others. The songs are largely not included in his original albums.


Zedd and Alessia Cara – StaySTAY+ is prepared for Zedd lovers in Japan. People worldwide can download it or listen to it on Spotify or Apple Music. New song is not included in it. However, I think that it is an unique, characteristic compilation album. I will introduce three features of STAY+ to you: collaborations with some singers, remixes, and original nonstop mix.


Zedd and Liam Payne – Get LowThe first is that the album includes the impressive collaborations: Stay with Alessia Cara, Get Low with Liam Payne, Candyman with Aloe Blacc, Break Free with Ariana Grande, and Starving with Hailee Steinfeld and Grey. The singing voices of all the singers you can listen to in this album are distinct and beautiful. Enjoy the colorful voices.



Hailee Steinfeld and Grey – Starving [feat. Zedd]Secondly, you should listen to the dynamic remixes: Stay remixed by Yasutaka Nakata, who is a famous electronic music DJ/producer in Japan, and Get Low remixed by KUURO, a young electronic music duo consisting of Jordin Post and Luke Shipstad. In addition, you can listen to the song remixed by Zedd: Let Me Love You, originally performed by DJ SNAKE and Justin Bieber. I think that the structure of this Zedd remix is like progressive rock such as Yes.



Zedd and Aloe Blacc – CandymanOne more notable thing is that Zedd Mega Nonstop Mix has a role to close STAY+. The mix includes his signature songs such as Find You and Spectrum with Matthew Koma, I Want You To Know with Selena Gomez, Stay The Night with Hayley Williams of Paramore, and Clarity with Foxes. I am impressed by a series of the attractive voices. You will be impressed, too.

LINKIN PARK LIVE AROUND THE WORLD: MY PLAYLIST STARTS WITH POINTS OF AUTHORITY AND ENDS WITH THE MESSENGER

I chose 13 songs from Linkin Park’s live album series Live Around the World to make my playlist. The series contains the songs which the band had performed on various stages. You can listen to the studio version in four albums from the debut album Hybrid Theory to the 4th album A Thousand Suns.

One of my favorite LP songs is Points Of Authority included in Hybrid Theory. This song has the role to start my playlist. Mike Shinoda, who is a rapper, guitarist, and keyboard player in the band, had performed the new rap at the start of the song in this version. The new rap sharply passes a torch to the original rap. The stream of the highly condensed words makes me so excited. Make some noise!

Points Of Authority (Sydney, 2007) in Hybrid Theory
In The End (Melbourne, 2010) in Hybrid Theory
Don’t Stay (Shanghai, 2007) in Meteora
Somewhere I Belong (Köln, 2008) in Meteora
Lying From You (New York, 2008) in Meteora
One Step Closer (Frankfurt, 2008) in Hybrid Theory
Papercut (Paris, 2010) in Hybrid Theory
What I’ve Done (New York, 2008) in Minutes To Midnight
When They Come For Me (Paris, 2010) in A Thousand Suns
Numb (New York, 2008) in Meteora
From The Inside (Sydney, 2010) in Meteora
Breaking The Habit (Hamburg, 2011) in Meteora
The Messenger (Las Vegas, 2011) in A Thousand Suns

The last song in the playlist is The Messenger included in A Thousand Suns. Chester Bennington’s singing voice is very tough, beautiful, and tender. I love it. In the simple and gentle sounds, his song sounds sweet to me and resonates with my heart. He said “Sing along with us!” and then the audience sang along with him at the end of the song. It had finished up with the voices of Chester and many LP lovers. So impressive.

We can enjoy listening to Krewella’s new EP "Ammunition"

Jahan Yousaf, a member of Krewella, said "krewella is back? nah we’ve been here all along" on her Twitter page. Krewella, an electro/rock duo by Yamine and Jahan Yousaf sisters, released the new EP Ammunition on May 20. I love their new songs and celebrate their new departure as Krewella.

This EP includes 6 songs: Beggars, Broken Record, Marching On, Surrender The Throne, Ammunition, and Can’t Forget You. I am impressed strongly by Marching On, Surrender The Throne, and Can’t Forget You in particular. I want to shout the impressive phrase "We’re marching on!"

They delivered the message "We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed creating it" to their fans called "Krew".

Stella.J.C – Stronger Every Day

Stella.J.C, a pianist and composer, released the song Stronger Every Day in Japan. I am in love with her sound and melody in this song. Three musicians play: Wouter Hamel as vocal, Yusuke Hirado on keyboard and Shingo Sekiguchi on guiter.

Left to right: Wouter Hamel, Stella.J.C, Shingo Sekiguchi and Yusuke Hirado

Stella.J.C will release the album in 2016. I know little about her. However, I am looking forward to her new sound.

Listen to the song: https://soundcloud.com/mono-creation/stronger-every-day/s-QWsMG

Autumn sea

I love autumn sky, sea and wind.

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AVICII – Sunset Jesus

AVICII's new album Stories was released on October 2. Sunset Jesus is my favorite song in this album. The sound of the remix version of Dear Boy, one of his songs, is included in it. I want to dance and sing along to synthesizer riff of this song.

AVICII – Sunset Jesus (Lyric Video)

Azumino Autumn Aster

The pictures were taken in Azumino, which is my hometown. I used PENTAX K-3 to take them.

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