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“Libera Me, Domine” – Ernst Reijseger And Mola Sylla
“In Excelsior Vaginalistic” – The Flaming Lips
“Night Sight” – Air
“Section 20 (Together We’re Heavy” – The Polyphonic Spree
“Subterraneans” – David Bowie
“Doll’s Polyphony” – Geinoh Yamashirogumi
“Pure Bug Beauty” – Wilco
“Chemtrails (acoustic)” – Beck
“Prophecies” – Philip Glass
“Vanities” – Charlotte Gainsbourg
“Harry Patch (In Memory Of)” – Radiohead
“It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” – Bob Dylan
The rapture is supposed to happen tomorrow, so say some fringe Christians who have managed to bring this idea to mainstream America (and possibly beyond). If it actually does happen, and 144,000 of God’s closest friends and lovers get a free ride to heaven, then I think this would be a fitting soundtrack. For them in their ascent, of course, but also those of us who may be left behind…until we start killing each other for drugs or whatever.
This was actually something of a commissioned mix. Aaron Shugart-Brown had asked me to make a mix of instrumental, easy going music for his shop, Unarmed Merchants, in Knoxville. It’s not totally instrumental, but I feel all vocals here are light and well served enough to not get in the way.
If nothing else, you might be able to meditate or something.
Remembering Humans – 2.23.2011 – hypencrunk [Nathan Brown & Arrison Kirby]
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“Flesh”
“Religion”
“Leisure”
“Robot Rappers”
“Entertainment”
“Romance”
“Stand By Me” (Ben E. King cover)
“Currency”
“Garbage”
Keeping with Nate’s “robots talking” form, this session finds them talking about the relics of extinct humans. Processing them. Imitating them, as children once imitated dinosaurs.
Nathan Brown – keys, electronics
Arrison Kirby – keys, electronics, beats
samples
“Entertainment” – “Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin’)” by Dr. Dre
“Currency” – “Dime” by Cake
“Garbarge” – “Golden Years” by David Bowie
lowdowndownlow
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“Gotta Get Down With the Passing of Time” – Damon Albarn
“Box Elder (live) ” – Pavement
“In Asking Land” – Talking Heads
“Inside Out” – Beck
“The Old Plantation” – The Minus 5
“There There (live acoustic)” – Radiohead
“My Death (live)” – David Bowie
“Runners Dial Zero” – Beck
“Blasting Fonda” – Wilco
“Lifeline” – Harry Nilsson
“Did You See Me” – Ween
“Riding to Vanity Fair” – Paul McCartney
“Sunset Coming On” – Damon Albarn, Toumani Diabate, Afel Bocoum, Ko Kan Ko Sata Doumbia
“I Love My Car” – Belle and Sebastian
This past week had a lot of emotion in it. I blame the movement out of the ever emotional Cancer into Leo. It seemed to result in misunderstanding and mini crises…and not just for myself. It’s something like the air of a funeral where such intense emotions may act in kind. A funeral for Cancer, if you will.
Now, though, it seems these weekend wounds have healed or are healing. Today, in Knoxville, in particular, we had this wonderfully cloud covered, sunny day. The evening capped by a stellar performance downtown by Wu Tang’s Killah Priest. A small reward for working through the darkness of Cancer.
I made this mix a few years back. I did not feel any kind of darkness in my life at the time, but wanted to make a saddish, emotionally driven mix. This was the result. It does not carry a negative message (except maybe the Paul McCartney song), but certainly expresses loss and learning while sounding “summery.” I think it’s perfectly fitting for this time of year.
land:water::people:practice
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land is to water as people are to practice
“Me and Paul” – Willie Nelson
“California Rodeo” – Kool Keith and Beck
“Far East Mississippi” – Ohio Players
“Truckers Atlas” – Modest Mouse
“Tijuana 3/28/96″ – Smart Went Crazy
“”Brazil” – Cornelius
“Miami” – Chin Chin
“A Sentence of Sorts in Kongsvinger” – of Montreal
“Greenwich Mean Time” – Charlotte Gainsbourg
“Bombs Over Your House” – Outkast vs. Locsmif
“The Machine in India” -The Flaming Lips
“Seven Years in Tibet” – David Bowie
“You Belong to Me” – Al Martino
I was on my way to being on my way to New York City and beyond, but had to come back home for things forgotten. Seeing as how I am only one of a somewhat large number of people making travels here at the end of May, I would not feel right about not sharing this mix before I go. This mix was recently submitted for the Tapeworms April theme, “Geography.”
Take it with you for your travels or take it in while wishing you were traveling.
I take the order of the songs as though beginning a journey in Tennessee, trekking the USA, then down to South America. From there, taking a boat up to Florida and then flying over to Europe and heading East.
On a simple side note, while in NYC, I’ll be meeting up with writer/musician/ photographer/former resident of El Studio, Matt Zingg. Without knowing him, Smart Went Crazy may have never been on this mix. All the more fitting.
Happy trails!