best. mix. EVAR. so far.

i gotta tell ya, searching for "hyperbole" on google image search is some sort of existential journey or something, much like playing 20 questions with a word like "scorn." but luckilly, i was able to dig this up, which i think is pretty fantastic, both for its pun value and for its expression of an abstract concept:
































which brings me to this month's mix, a DOOZY of a mix. without further ado, i present April '06:

1. samuel l. jackson - the monologue "open a fucking window" from cinematic oeuvre snakes on a plane
2. mark ronson (feat. alex greenwald) - just
3. tv on the radio - i was a lover
4. johnny cash (feat. glen campbell) - gentle on my mind
5. adem - everything you need
6. (smog) - held
7. jens lekman - a sweet summer's night on hammer hill
8. architecture in helsinki - rendezvous: potrero hill
9. os mutantes - o relogio
10. noisettes - monte christo
11. leo kottke - girl from the north country
12. mike birbiglia - whiffle ball tony
13. bob dylan - mozambique
14. gnarls barkley - crazy
15. andre 3000 - vibrate
16. cinematic orchestra - burn out
17. taylor mali - totally like whatever
18. spankrock - put that pussy on me
19. wilco & billy bragg - at my window sad and lonely

download: http://projectbiobus.com/ari/April%20'06.zip

if you haven't heard of snakes on a plane yet, then go to your nearest internet browser, google the words "snakes on a plane" and watch the enjoyment unfold before you. to quote sam jackson, "it's kinda gonna be great." i've been grooving to mark ronson's cover of just for about a month straight now, and it just doesn't get old. makes me wanna dance and kill myself at the same time, just because it's radiohead! i predict 2006 to be the year of tv on the radio. i think this album is going to be dy-no-miiite, especially with tracks like this. i can't even express in words how comforting johnny cash's voice can be, especially in songs like this one. adem (pronounced ardem, strangely enough) was once in fridge with kieran hebden, aka four tet. his own album, home songs is a beautiful album. tracks like everything you need keep permeating my ipod mixes. (smog) rocks the house with held. like a scandinavian motown artist, jens lekman brings the soul in a sweet summer's night in hammer hill. definitely going on the car mixes this summer, when i get a new stereo... sigh. rendezvous: potrero hill sounds like archicture in helsinki's contribution to the rushmore soundtrack. short and sweet, but moody. in o relogio, os mutantes show why they are one of the most influential brazilian bands in history. jeff and i saw noisettes open for bloc party, and at the time i don't remember being particularly impressed. then i heard monte christo... leo kottke takes on my favorite dylan classic girl from the north country. mike birbiglia shows a new generation how to do political humor. and pizza. mozambique: bob dylan and emmylou harris off of desire. gnarls barkley is also going to have a huge year, as their single crazy is predicted to be the first online #1 single in british history tomorrow. andre 3000 continues the a-typical soul train in reverse, with vibrate. cinematic orchestra: extremely atmospheric acid jazz and audio ergo sum favorite. taylor mali's totally like whatever is the most impressive piece of poetry i've come across in quite some time. spankrock tells it like it is. probably not the best song to blast at work. i just made a mix of great wilco songs i keep forgetting about, and at my window sad and lonely always gets lost for some reason. but here it is! just for you, the listeners.