{"id":2199,"date":"2013-08-07T19:00:55","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T23:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=2199"},"modified":"2013-08-06T22:51:22","modified_gmt":"2013-08-07T02:51:22","slug":"video-safia-listen-to-soul-listen-to-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2013\/08\/07\/video-safia-listen-to-soul-listen-to-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: SAFIA, Listen to Soul, Listen to Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Listen to Soul, Listen to Blues<\/i> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/safiamusic\">SAFIA<\/a> is one of the many songs included in <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/the-a-3\/sets\/marshmallow-pavement\">Marshmellow Pavement, Vol. 1<\/a>, a new all-indie, all-Australian compilation from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aandrdepartment\">A&#038;R Department<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I like it because it starts out as a meditative soul-infused electronic ballad and then about halfway through, in an audacious but charming move, they switch gears and straight up drop the bass and it becomes a meditative soul-infused dub-step jam. <\/p>\n<p>I realize that sounds like a contradiction in terms and possibly a disaster. I promise it is truly a delight.<\/p>\n<p>I also like the video for the song. The cool blues and shimmering silvers simultaneously underscore the soul and make the jump to dub-step feel like nothing more than taking a particularly deep breath on the dance floor.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"SAFIA - Listen to Soul, Listen to Blues (Official Video)\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_hWe3eEqwPPs\"><div id=\"lyte_hWe3eEqwPPs\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/hWe3eEqwPPs\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\">SAFIA - Listen to Soul, Listen to Blues (Official Video)<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/hWe3eEqwPPs\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/hWe3eEqwPPs\/0.jpg\" alt=\"SAFIA - Listen to Soul, Listen to Blues (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIf you like it, and happen to be reading this from Sydney, you can go and hear SAFIA (and several other bands) live at the compilation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/590970517600267\">launch party<\/a> on August 8th, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t like it: There are 21 songs other songs <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/the-a-3\/sets\/marshmallow-pavement\">available for you to choose from<\/a>, so go find some that tickle your fancy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to Soul, Listen to Blues by SAFIA is one of the many songs included in Marshmellow Pavement, Vol. 1, a new all-indie, all-Australian compilation from the A&#038;R Department. 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