Whether listening to music on your balcony, strolling in a sunny park with headphones on or bringing your mini-speakers to the beach: music always sounds better during summer. Life can be so much more enjoyable with uplifting feel good music. It can be relaxing reggae, seventies funk and disco or uptempo house. Mid nineties hiphop, soulful pop or Brazilian classics: to each his own. It will cheer you up and give you energy when needed. Besides that music is the only art form you’ll find so much memories attached to. Several tracks will take you back to certain holidays or moments immediately. Some tracks will make me smell the scent of that French tent immediately, where I kissed my first summer love. Let’s hope this summer will again be full of new memories, attached to some lovely music.
In the summer it just feels like there’s more time to read, listen and chill in the summer… Whether you’re staying home, cottaging at your granny’s or flying to exotic beaches, there are certain summer essentials that make this season more enjoyable and effortlessly chic. Hereby some refreshing page-turners that have a brain, some funky tunes for lazy afternoons or dynamic nights and some great affordable luxury picks by citizenM.
TO LISTEN Music by 22Tracks
Summer is in full swing. Citizens from all over the world gather in our hotel, meeting and greeting and enjoy the summer time. Stop by too!
TO READ Books by MENDO
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Night Fever 2
The sequel to the hit Night Fever, it’s a triple-volume reference, conveniently categorized in the sections Drink, Eat and Sleep. -
Maison Martin Margiela
Margiela believes that the “faces” in fashion have too much influence on fashion itself. He expresses himself through his designs and approach, as proven by this extraordinary, mysterious book. -
The Godfather Family Album
This is ‘an offer you can’t refuse’. Unfortunately, the limited edition (only 1,000 copies, numbered and signed by Steve Shapiro) is sold out. This is the smaller and affordable version of the book. A retrospective of one of film’s most enduring trilogies, the book is anchored by hundreds of photographs culled from Schapiro’s personal archive. -
Fashion Blogs
The hip, fast and brief fashion bloggers fall back on the good old book. This contradiction only makes this book a hit for the summer of 2010. -
South Africa
South Africa without the Vuvuzela’s? It is possible. This is the third picture book of photographer Michael Poliza completely dedicated to Africa and he still excites. The perfect book to dream about South Africa, also after the 2010 FIFA World Cup. -
The Esquire Covers | Georg Lois
Someone once said: “Georg Lois’s 1960’s Esquire Covers put today’s butt-kissing magazines to shame”. After 40 years, the works of this advertising guru is still rebellious. This book is just published. -
100 Contemporary Fashion Designers
There’s no other publisher like Tashen that can ensure beautifully designed art books at popular prices. This reprint proves this once more. -
Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin
Not published recently but still up to date. Photographer couple Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin are returning to home turf to exhibit ‘Pretty Much Everything. A retrospective show in Amsterdam’s Foam Gallery till September 15 2010. Stern’s Portfolio about this couple is not to be missed. -
Moonfire
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 Moon landing, TASCHEN has paired Norman Mailer’s seminal text with spectacular photography to create a unique tribute to the defining scientific mission of our time. You really wonder how on earth it is possible that with such Thunderbirds-meets-Madmen equipment they flown to the moon – and back in one piece! This “small” edition is just been published.
TO WATCH by 22Tracks
Breakbot is a French producer who created my summer anthem of 2010: Baby I’m Yours. This wonderful video, consisting of over 2000 aquarelles, will bring back the hippie inside all of us. Courtesy of Ed Banger Records.
Legendary sunglasses
Cazal has re-released its original 951 model First designed in the 1980s. A hip-hop community classic and beyond. Protect your eyes during peak sun times.
Neck jewel
It’s all in the details. This nice Denham summer scarf – for him and her – is downright gorgeous and stylish. For a chilly night at the beach.
Opera mobile home
The most luxurious folding caravan of the 21st century. Dutch designer Axel Enthoven won many prizes for this Sydney Opera House lookalike. Very affordable luxury.
citizenM water
citizenM water is like a liquid backpacker. It has travelled everywhere. Journeyed through oceans, clouds, rivers, and rain. Holidayed in mountain ranges and glaciers. Spent all its air miles to arrive in this environmentally conscious pack. So what now? We suggest you gulp it down in one. Let it start its journey all over again. Then, one day, you might receive a soggy postcard from its next trip. A small thank you for setting the water free.
So many books and only one summer holiday. How unfair! What is your absolute number #1 summer book discovery? We’d like to know.
Nas & Damian Marley
http://22tracks.com/#/reggae/9/
New York based Nas recorded the album Distant Relatives together with Jamaican Damian Marley, yes that’s indeed Bob Marley’s son. Somali-Canadian superstar K’Naan features on this six minute treat for the heart and soul: uplifting, conscious, warm and laid back. Summer doesn’t get better than this.
Mount Kimbie
http://22tracks.com/#/relax/6/
You can define Mount Kimbie as an ‘electronica-tinged ambient dubstep duo’, but you’re better off just listening to Ode To Bear. An excellent soundtrack for a sweaty summer night.
Dam Funk
http://22tracks.com/#/beats/13/
Dam Funk has been giving the good ol’ funk a beautiful make-over for years and introduces this sound to a whole new and young audience. Warm, danceable, fun. It doesn’t matter which of the hundreds Dam Funk tracks you pick: they’re all sunny.
If your summer plans don’t include enough traveling, just enter in your local book store and read all the books about your travel dreams. Before you know it, you’re actually there!
Summer time
No longer just an accessory but a fashion statement. TRIWA watches spice up any outfit. It’s a luxury watch but in funky, bold colors. Come by our shop to watch their new summer collection.
Hed Kandi
Every single house track of the collection of Hed Kandi is deeply soulful and uplifting. Summer is just not complete without experiencing at least one ‘beach Hed Kandi moment’, meaning: drinking cocktails, feeling stylish, glamorous and… sunburnt. Hed Kandi is here to stay.
Classic and handsome
If you want to upgrade your luggage, check out travelteq’s bag. After all: traveling should be comfy. This is the perfect combination of sophisticated and chic.
Our lobbies feature enough books for your summer reading pleasure.
citizenM candle
The contents of this box are suitable for all your candle-orientated needs: Birthdays, romantic evenings, restaurant mood lighting. It would probably also go down well as a fragrant guidance system on a Victorian ghost tour, or as a fuel for an extremely small Viking funeral. Its your call.
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
http://22tracks.com/#/pop/3/
The warm keys and uptempo beat created by this producer from Oxford grab your attention immediately. The dreamy voice of Louisa from Lulu and the Lampshades makes this perfect music to play in your garden, or wherever you are.
