Here we are, caught up in this big rhythm.
The soundtrack to hundreds of Sunday mornings.
this is one that tied a lot of the shit early me liked, together. drum machines, abstract lyrics, late-era classic rock guys, excellent production. played either hella early or way late.
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yeah, that’s very well put into words about how I feel about this song too 
there’s something very special about the era (late 70s - early 80s) when analog went into digital and music still felt warm with the modern technology of those days
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I can’t believe nobody has made a Balearic edit of Robert Plant’s “Big Log” - or have they?
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Nails the brief IMO
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If non english works then here’ my submission for Brazil:
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Lovely.
I love Criança too. She’s got that Linda Di Franco balearic voice going on.
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So good. He had great hair too.
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And Argentina too….
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They’re pretending it’s not melancholic but it is
https://youtu.be/mOBZ6ygWk7I
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Don’t think this has been posted
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This is literally the melancholic music you get at the end of a coming of age movie - albeit in 1990. Hal Hartley, Trust end credits (spoiler alert!)
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I did a mixtape, ‘Næturvakt Bylgjunar 1987’, that has mostly this sound. It did the rounds on the blogs back in ye olden times. Some poppy ones, some rarer ones, and a couple of Icelandic gems.
Gonna add some youtube links here too later, I have a ginormous playlist with this stuff.
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I did a cutup thing back in the day, not sure if it’s Balearic? Very influenced by The Field at any rate.
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Upbeat but something that grips the heart underneath:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnQ2zOmb6Hg
Very melancholic 80s slow-electro-pop deep cut
May not be for all, but this version of Yazoo’s amazing track always gets me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkzuVAIQ0tY
Belgian electronic New-wavers cover Gainsbourg, replace ennui with earnestness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg_H6uvjOZk
- more later
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Nice! Yes very Field / Kompakt /Pop ambient
I’m going to have to go here as I’m surprised nobody else has yet. One of my favourite pieces of pop music and steeped in longing and melancholy. This thread is probably my favourite on this forum so far, there are so many gems in here.
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