ex-directory is a new weekly newsletter for artists and the world’s music industry, curated by a group of friends and colleagues in cities across the world. For our first month, we’ve been publishing stories on the theme of Rebirth: a look ahead of the first pandemic year to see how the industry is adapting.
Our last story of every month will be a playlist, either curated by an industry figure we admire or the leader of a project we think deserves to be highlighted -- but for our inaugural playlist, we wanted to introduce ourselves. Here are 12 tracks that we've been listening to while setting up this newsletter; songs to us that signify optimism and hope for the rebirth of music and nightlife in our cities.
From Chris, Duncan, Grace, James and Linda
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‘Busy’ - Erika de Casier
‘Mutant Exotic’ - LSDXOXO
‘acelero’ - Princess Alba
‘phase runner’ - Dot
‘Shi(f)t’ - Wavedash
‘Why the End of the World Has Not yet Come’ - Cocoonics
‘Still Got It’ - Alex Frankel
‘Look’ - Doss
‘Too Bizarre’ ft. Swae Lee & Siiickbrain - Skrillex
‘J’adore’ - jamesjamesjames
‘World Service’ - Gilligan Moss
‘Sub Rosa’ - Daniel Aged