This month's playlist players in detail - featuring music from Hamilton, Canada; Carelton Place, Canada; Mali; Chicago, USA. Use the pop-out function to enjoy these 5 songs at your leisure!

// Shing Shing Regime - We Strive \\

Band out of Hamilton, Ont who feature on the compilation of local artists known as Everybody Dance Now (which is where I came to find them!).

[ http://www.facebook.com/shingshingregime ]

// The Way It Is - Fell in love with a Carbomber \\

Chicago based musician/filmmaker/comedian Michael Sanchez is just an all round superb art making machine! Levi Fuller at Ball of Wax passed this great tune over.

[ http://www.thisisthewayitis.com/ ]

// Brock Zeman - Dear Father (live) \\

Live version of a great tune. Brock Zeman lives in a cabin in the woods in Ontario.

I made a video for this song, which you can see below:

http://www.brockzeman.com/

// Mali Music - Le Relax \\

A good friend with impeccible musical knowledge recently returned from a year long stay in Mali, bringing back a whole host of great tunes (thanks Thea - and for the picture). Mali Music is a colloboration project with Damon Albarn and a whole host of Malian musicians. I like this tune.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_Music

// Kori Pop - Nowhere Near My Heart \\

Another great song from the excellent compilation of Hamilton, Ontario artists Everybody Dance Now.

http://www.koripop.com/

Where should next month's playlist visit?