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Subtle lift / slow burn achePlaylist noteApr 26, 20262:15 AM

Dancing On The Ceiling is the thesis, and Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) is the answer waiting on deck.

Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Dancing On The Ceiling
Lionel Richie
Dancing On The Ceiling · 1985 · Soul, Funk, R&B
Lineup note
Dancing On The Ceiling into Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight)

Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
Dancing On The Ceiling · 1985

Hearing it against Dancing On The Ceiling matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Dancing On The Ceiling by Lionel Richie off Dancing On The Ceiling (1985) brings body, timing, and human feel first, so the persuasion happens in the rhythm section rather than in big gestures. With Lionel Richie, the draw is usually in the pocket and the human touch inside it, not just a surface-level style label. The argument is in the pocket: bass, snare, guitar or keys locking together and nudging the song forward without overplaying it.

Listen for
What to catch in the arrangement

Listen to what the rhythm section is doing behind the lead, especially the bass turns, ghost notes, and little pushes that make the groove lean forward. Notice how it hands the weight to Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) instead of crowding the next move.

Lionel RichieMiles DavisSpoonSoul, Funk, R&BJazzPop, Rock, Alternatif et Indésubtle lift / slow-burn achedeep nightslow-burn acheSoul, Funk, R&B
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3 stored song notes
01now
Dancing On The Ceiling
Lionel Richie
Why it fits

Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Dancing On The Ceiling matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Dancing On The Ceiling by Lionel Richie off Dancing On The Ceiling (1985) brings body, timing, and human feel first, so the persuasion happens in the rhythm section rather than in big gestures. With Lionel Richie, the draw is usually in the pocket and the human touch inside it, not just a surface-level style label. The argument is in the pocket: bass, snare, guitar or keys locking together and nudging the song forward without overplaying it.

Listen for

Listen to what the rhythm section is doing behind the lead, especially the bass turns, ghost notes, and little pushes that make the groove lean forward. Notice how it hands the weight to Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) instead of crowding the next move.

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Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight)
Miles Davis
Why it fits

Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) cools the temperature after Dancing On The Ceiling by Lionel Richie off Dancing On The Ceiling (1985) and lets the turn breathe. Reach for it when the set needs lift, conversation between parts, and something that can move without turning blunt. It leaves New York Kiss (Home Demo) by Spoon off They Want My Soul (2024) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) works when the set needs collective motion and color instead of blunt force. Miles Davis makes the most sense here as an ensemble proposition: the interest is in how the parts talk to each other, not just one lead line. This one earns its space through moving parts: sections shifting roles, rhythm pushing from underneath, and an arrangement that keeps relocating the center.

Listen for

Listen for how the lead line, horns or keys, and the rhythm section keep trading weight instead of sitting in fixed roles. Notice how it hands the weight to New York Kiss (Home Demo) by Spoon off They Want My Soul (2024) instead of crowding the next move.

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New York Kiss (Home Demo)
Spoon
Why it fits

New York Kiss (Home Demo) by Spoon off They Want My Soul (2024) stays related to Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) through pop, rock, alternatif et indé, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars.

Track context

Hearing it against They Want My Soul matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. New York Kiss (Home Demo) by Spoon off They Want My Soul (2024) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Spoon, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead.

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Mr Rassy is lining up Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024). Hearing it against INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Dear Old Stockholm (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) cools the temperature after Dancing On The Ceiling by Lionel Richie off Dancing On The Ceiling (1985) and lets the turn breathe. The transition is earning its place instead of skating by on vibe.