Midnight Gems 2.0 - The written Radio Show

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For those of you that are new to my MidNight Gems series. Welcome to this nightly trip on which we will uncover & recover some amazing songs & covers.

This is my show.
This is where you need to go.
For Tonight I am your DJ

Tonight I will be sharing some midnight gems with you that will probably return every now and then. This week off allowed me to discover some awesome tunes that I did not know existed in 2022.

Oh, and a little Update, Tonight´s show will contain the first Spotify playlist @edje thanks for the great suggestion. @All let me know if you like the latest addition to the show and if you want to be tagged so you don´t miss out on any of the really good stuff.

This years journey all started when I met Heli Andrea playing this cover:

Heli Andrea - Casablanca

Now I had never heard of Two Steps Away From Hell, while a band with such a name should have attracted my attention.

Two Steps From Hell - Queen Of The North

Damn I like an epic piece, but can an epic artist change a classic into an epic piece? Check out how this Boss Lady does a perfect job.

Amy MacDonald - Dancing In The Dark

It´s a magical score tonight isn´t it? Let the magic continue with this wizard that left too early.

Nick Drake - Magic

If Nick is the whitchfather, then Tori is the high priestess, and sir Leonard master of the Coven wearing his famous blue raincoat.

Tori Amos - Famous Blue Raincoat live

Don´t you love this night, I have filled it with Cinematic eargasms just for you, me, and the one that got away....as I expect she will be back one day.

The Civil Wars - The One That Got Away (Studio Cut)

Talking about cinematic, you know what is the best part of the Valerian movie, and no it´s not Cara she came in second to one of the best the end tunes, a tune that kicked a million butts.

Alexiane - A Million on My Soul

There were definitely two great discoveries this week and Archive was the second one, they have been around for 28 years and I just met them. There is so much still to be discovered, especially because Archive plays everything from trip hop & avant-garde to progressive rock. So definitely more to come from them in my shows.

Archive - Hatchet

But this show is all about TSFH, how could I have missed these guys just look at that performance! If they sound familiar the duo behind this epic group has featured hundreds of movies scores together and solo, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Trek, and Twilight to name a few.

Two Steps From Hell - Victory | live @ Paris La Seine Musicale 23.06.22

And of course there is the girl in black, I would not go as far as to call her Björk 2.0 but have a closer look.

Merethe Soltvedt - Halo

Little girls grow up, and little girls that have been into music since primary school sometimes grow up being amazing.

You Can Go Miles (Official Video) - Merethe Soltvedt

Really Two Steps From Hell has been the gift that just keeps giving, can this year get any better?
Who cares, just take another breath and dream on with this little encore.

Ghostwriter and Merethe Soltvedt - Dream On - Aerosmith

That is just the perfect sound to end my shows with, isn´t it? See you next week and Dream On till then.

Youtube Playlist

All these gems were added to the YouTube playlist.

All Midnight Gems Playlist can be found here

Spotify Playlist:

The Spotify playlist might not capture the whole show but is meant to represent it as well as Spotify makes it possible

Riddle Me This

As the connection was made there is no need to riddle this week, if you want to be tagged on this weekly post or on the Tune Tune Train riddle post just let me know in the comments.

What the fluff are midnight gems?

Somewhere lost in time, trying to escape out of the rabbit hole back into the rat race there is a vacuum..... that´s the place where midnight gems are found.

My Midnight Gems will try to uncover & recover those beautiful songs that nobody ever noticed or might have been forgotten.

Who the fluff am I?

Being a former DJ playing about everything and having an uncompleted study of radio journalism. I have been wanting to do this for years...Thought about it many nights and guess now it´s time to finally take it to the streets.

Hope you enjoyed this well-known wave of fantastic music and that you still feel like joining me on the next Midnight Gems Session coming soon.

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Midnight Gems 2.0 - The written Radio Show - Episode 17 "Cinematic Eargasms"