Last year saw Dreams West debuting his impressive self-titled album on a limited number of beautiful looking blue cassette tapes. He returns this month with a split cassette release, entitled “12:56” through the label Chill Mega Chill, where he’ll have 4 new numbers that will surely melt our faces off. The split release will come in a “Limited edition gold encrusted, obsidian shells with mysterious exotic foliage artwork”, as stated at this location where you can also purchase the tape/digital download for some simple scraps ($5!) 

Story-time: TNUC recently boarded a plane departing from the above aforementioned coastal region that was filled with nothing but bananas and cocaine. He departed on an amphibious aircraft (an aircraft that can land either on land or water). Wearing an exclusive Beer Wolf poncho and 4″ above-the-knee, tan-colored Bermuda shorts, TNUC took flight. Only one song was needed to soundtrack a risky ride such as this one and that song was Omni Island. The change-up you’ll hear @ 1:39 is exactly the moment when TNUC began to make his decent and prepare for his safe water landing.

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#2 Peter Maffay – Sonne in der Nacht

Big thanks to my German blood-brother Mike Ballermann for introducing me to this great track by Peter Maffay. The video is of equal top-quality as there is so much to love about it. The pristine water splashing on shore, Pete (shirtless) and his exotic woman running towards each other in slo-mo, Pete getting some teachings by a wise old oriental woman…but my favorite by far is how he begins the video lip-synching, but once he decides to light up a cigarette he just completely calls it quits with trying to voice the words. Download the song / Buy album here.

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#3 Goldroom – Fifteen

Southern California vibes are at all-time-highs throughout most of Goldroom’s work, and this one really takes it to the brink. This song is continuously blasting out of TNUC’s window, overlooking the pool, putting swimmers and loungers into a youthful, hypnotic bliss. Free download here!

#4. Miami Sound Machine – Dr. Beat

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#5 Van She – Coconuts

Can you say Weekend at Bernies? Because this song is what living in that movie would be like. Buy album here.