mix #1: a little bit for everyone
*note: i have no idea who this is...
ok everybody... so with this mix i tried to appease everyone and also hopefully turn people on to some music they were maybe less familiar with. some selections are songs that i found out about through friends, while others have been staples for the last year or so.
1. feist - mushaboom
2. sufjan stevens - the avalanche
3. bob dylan - shooting star
4. m. ward - helicopter
5. franz ferdinand - outsiders
6. dangerdoom (ft. ghostface killah) - the mask
7. roksopp - royksopp's night out
8. hollertronix (diplo and low budget) - quantic soul orchestra's prelude to happening
9. the bad plus - (theme from) chariots of fire
10. johnny cash - pocohontas
11. regina spektor - rejazz
12. aimee mann - save me
13. andrew bird & nora o'connor - oh, sister
14. andrew bird - the naming of things
15. kanye west (ft. adam levine ) - heard 'em say
16. anti-pop consortium - what am i?
17. the notwist - this room
18. keren ann - seule
19. stars - elevator love letter
20. the sea and cake - alone for the moment
21. stars - reunion
22. jeff tweedy, jay bennett and roger mcguinn - sugar baby
23. iron & wine calexico - history of lovers
24. sufjan stevens - the predatory wasp of the palisades is out to get us!
download (*updated 12.9.05):
http://s58.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2SXM85T4BIICI0VE2HK4W9T92M
feist i found out about from npr, if i remember correctly. i think everyone will fall in love with mushaboom, which is why it's the first track. if you haven't heard (or heard of) sufjan stevens, prepare to be dazzled by his inescapable charm (thanks to buck for the avalanche). all tracks here are from come on and feel the illinoise, in my opinion the best album of the year. his goal is to make an album for all 50 states. shooting star is off of bob dylan's oh mercy, produced by my favorite producer daniel lanois, who also produced u2's the joshua tree and several other classics. m. ward has this great, out there country style that i absolutely adore (for fans of wilco). outsiders by franz ferdinand just kicks ass. dangerdoom is a collaboration between mf doom and dj danger mouse. the whole album revolves around adult swim. royksopp is a fantastic and fun electronica group from norway (for the 82 boys). diplo and hollertronix is the most fun you'll have at a dj show ever, i promise. the bad plus take on the eternally corny (theme from) chariots of fire in this track. pocohontas is johnny cash's awesome cover of my favorite neil young song. the lyrics are fancredible (i coined that). thanks to dave for introducing me to regina spektor. this is off her jazzier first album. aimee mann has a heartbreaking voice and lyrics to match. after seeing andrew bird live in montreal recently, he was solidified as one of my favorite musicians, period. a musician's musician. kanye. 'nuff said. anti-pop consortium is on the other end of the hip-hop spectrum. they mix rap, spoken word, beat and slam poetry. truly original. thanks to jeannie, i believe for introducing me to the notwist. this is their ode to drums'n'bass. keren ann is an original young voice from france. stars are the cheesiest and corniest band you will ever love. and you will love every minute of it. the sea and cake lay down some of the best, organic grooves of any group out there. jeff tweedy. 'nuff said. the iron & wine calexico collaboration produced a wonderful EP, including this van morrison-eque track. and finally, the best track on sufjan's illinoise.
