Year-round Yuletide oddities
The Bunny Slope is for toddlers. CoComelon pushes the xylophone for the instructional kidsong “Ski Song.” Send the adults to bed to play this one.
The Micronaut uses some countdown electronics to take us “Skiing.” Occasional leaps make it frosty.
AVH Muzak introduces us to the philosophy of “Skiing” via spoken word and EDM. Everybody get down tonight.
Rosroc is snowbound at the lodge in “Not Making It Home (for the Holidays).” This R+B with rap interludes isn’t complaining, or even working it out so much–what with cuddling by the tree and hoping to smoke with Santa.
CT arpeggios electronic “Skiing” with an eye for the woodsy slaloming. Zwoosh.
Zac Hurell chants in recognizable English about flirting in the cold, while children outside sled and ski. “This Christmas May Not be the One” doesn’t elevate the player as much as weird us all out.
Cross country gets a turn in the urgent folk of DJ Boring’s “Lean House Skiing.” Rhythmic. As it should be.
Geoff Lea’s “Geoff Skiing” is a thrasher of a rock instrumental. Fast, out of control, fiery.
“Skiing is My Religion” does invoke mythical figures and power, but Geoff Samuels uses snazzy prog rock more to mock than to poeticize downhill thunder.
Barbary Coast Pirates set the beach party on the slopes with “Apres Ski A-Go-Go.” This jitterbug of a rock dance number will not stop.
By turns glad, sad, and mad “Skiing Down A Hill Of Dead Fishies” by golden diskó ship creates a club world of snowy hell. Pop mash up.
Childish instrumentals from Soniq Theater create a roller coaster mood in “Alpine Skiing.” Cool beans.
I DO understand the metaphorical nature of skiing, what with all the drug connections to cocaine… Coyote Rumors takes “Skiing Down” into the sexual arena. Without getting blue, he’s sorry–i guess. Mopey pop.
Can you handle the sexy stuff? “Alpine Skiing” is the punk-ish rock dance instruction from Pansy Division. It starts with a pole in each hand…
“Slope Bunnies & Skiing Down Cool’s Mountain” from The Ultimate Rush by DJ Rockstar Pussy is mangled media with a garage edge. There extra-large is the message.
Instrumental meowing from Good Neighbor, “Ski Lodge” feels like electronic snowfall and waiting.
Monique Clare sings about pain in her violin-oso “Downhill Skiing.” Experimental classical. Nice.
Victims Athletic are a bit snarky with their angry hard rocker “Ski Lodge.” To each his bone.
Wingless Mountain builds suspense with a mean tempo in “Ski Lodge.” Electronic instrumental.
Dance music from Maitro builds us a disco “Aspen Ski Lodge.” Cartoon characters only.
Connie Francis kitsches up “I’m Gonna be Warm this Winter.” This 1959 ur-rock pop starts out in a ski lodge. Then… love. Kylie Minogue copies this for no good reason.
“Ski with Slope” is Wyegee messing with us emotionally. You know that thing where music reaches in and pulls out your still beating heart, dances with it, then puts it back in, and brushes you off. A bit like that. Electronica.
Beatgum brings us more traditional rock (finally) with the trembly “Hot Skiing.” Desire and appreciation without much mountaineering. But… rock.
Triple Black Diamond crunches the garage for “Slopes (Rough Cut).” Gentle, but trending downward.
Cute flute on the classical travelogue “The Frosted Slopes” as conducted by Derek and Brandon Fiechter. Over hill and dale.
Cassels amuse with the ironic punk portrait of a square in “Charlie Goes Skiing.” His failed holiday is just the start of his problems. Will he be saved?
Kicking off with a ‘Better Off Dead’ sound bite, “Ski Slope” from Cute Aesthetics mines the bebop walk beat of ’80s attitude movies for a never-ending stroll down wintery lane.
Patient Corgi fuses ’80s electronic action movie soundtrack with primal rhythms for “Ski or Die.” It slaps.
“Bikini Skiing” seems to be about dating, or at least getting past third base, on the alpine decline. Waterlaso threads getting hot and heavy around a rather insistent alt-rock beat. Might as well dance.
Chad Mitchell Trio folk-spins the tale of “Super Skier.” While a parody (of The Kingston Trio’s “M.T.A“) spoofing the pop folk iconoclasm of the time (1961), this grisly saga is too upbeat to believe. (Bob Gibson’s gory sequel–to ‘Battle Humn of the Republic’–“Super Skier’s Last Race” might be ironic. Oh heck, his album Ski Songs is worth a whirl.)
Triheart’s “Slushy Slopes” is that new kind of mix with classic rap, violin, and inclement weather. Trippin’.
Stuttery “Skiing Hills” from Dino brings string instrumentalizations to new heights. And they teeter there.
Fukushima Dolphin take their time, but “The Ski Slope” puzzles through garage depths like climate change and taking those turns hard. Club beats.
Rock time. Pierre & Slopers doo-wop “Let’s Go Skiing” to new heights. Snow bunnies and snow moose only.