it’s early in the morning (as I type). it’s spring and the weather in KC is all over the place.
nevertheless, i’m stirred up and ready for cycling, hanging out in the park with the fam, and cruising in my black benz limo with the cellular phone…

song,artist,(commentary)

posse on broadway,sir mix-a-lot,(posse up)

this is the industry,calvin harris

blunt picket fence,giant drag,(i’m a fan)

timeshaker,white flight

how we do it,gritsitory

on your side,pete yorn,(bet you never thought you’d hear him after gritsitory)

rideline,dubtribe sound system,(again, thank you forever, kari)

sweetness follows,r.e.m.

technologic (peaches no logic),daft punk,(peaches used to be an elementary school teacher)

laila,bally sagoo

dub revolution (part 1),lee scratch perry & the upsetters

freaks of the industry,digital underground,(never gets old)

secret language,mobius band

how to live with the thought that sometimes life ends,moneen

klawsterfobia,strung out

the light,love and rockets

earth by earth,mac lethal,(awesome use of a jane’s sample)

Click here to open the playlist in Spotify.

team wayne or team winn? man, i’m torn. how about you?

song,band,(commentary)

mountain side,the flaming lips,(team wayne?)

this must be the place (naive melody),the arcade fire,(team winn?)

accusations,the juan maclean,(this is human league 2009 and likely to become one of my faves this year. awesomeness.)

black tongue,yeah yeah yeahs,(dirty)

parisian goldfish,flying lotus

trick for treat,neon neon,(fuh-resh)

you and me and this,the hillary step,(fantastic kc band)

travelling at the speed of thought [hip house club mix],ultramagnetic mc’s

michael a grammar,broadcast

overcome,tricky,(man, me and tony rone listened to the heck out of this record.)

el jefe deconstruxion,the flying skulls,(blips,beeps,twips,tweeps)

can’t stand it,telepathe

in the depths of mania,die form

run home,the safety of the north

almost there,the nobodys

to be loved,joan as policewoman,(oh, joan wasser…)

feeling yourself disintegrate,the flaming lips,(team wayne?)

wake up,the arcade fire,(team winn? damn, if this song doesn’t grab you by the heart and twirl you around you’re inhuman.)

Roughly 76 minutes long. Click here to visit the download page for an .mp3 (70MB, one track). Click here for the Spotify playlist.

i enjoy cypress avenue – but why does it seem like every other week is the stones, van morrison, or the boss?

song,band,(commentary)

the girl next door,screeching weasel,(one of the all-time greatest punk bands)

allegedly dancefloor tragedy,suspiria

red velvet or nothing,belong,(for gilmore)

the healing game,van morrison,(bill #1)

love song no. 7,clap your hands say yeah,(didn’t like their recent show on jimmy fallon)

the last time,the rolling stones,(bill #2)

for my friend,bill withers

i gotta get drunk,the little willies

on the train,basement jaxx,(thanks to victor for turning me on to these cats.)

coast to coast,the jesus and mary chain

a mile long lump of lard,the orb

memphis skyline,rufus wainwright

dancing in the dark,bruce springsteen,(bill #3)

she lets me in,big smith,(for my peeps in springpatch)

dancing bear,the mamas & the papas

i was in the house when the house burned down,warren zevon,(bill #4)

in shakespeare’s garden,cause & effect

come what may,ewan macgregor & nicole kidman,(i adore moulin rouge: the film, the music, the story, the everything. thank you so much, kari.)

Roughly 77 minutes long. Click here to visit the download page for an .mp3 (71MB, one track). Click here for the Spotify playlist.

Mostly recent tracks for this week’s mixy mixness:

song,band,(commentary)

the ghetto, too $hort (even thought the streets are bumpy…)

when i grow up, fever ray (the music is haunting, but the second verse lyrics crack me up)

siren song, bat for lashes (oooooooooooo)

hot boyz, casiotone for the painfully alone ( 🙂 )

malherido, juana molina (this lady makes some pretty incredible music)

kim & jessie, m83 (this entire album has been non-stop listening for me)

prince of peace, school of seven bells (same with this one)

best supporting actor, one for the team (fans of old-school anniversary will enjoy)

gone gone gone, the notwist (to quote connie magic, “sigh…”)

stars in the rearview mirror, hammock (moody)

someday we’re through, sambassadeur (i like these guys)

buck and judy, deerhoof (this song is interesting)

angelz, mf doom (this sample is sick)

prismatic room, crystal stilts (i want to shoot a video for this song)

nine lives, midnight juggernauts (dance, mf-er, dance)

blood visions, jay reatard (now tear some shit up)

penultimate persian, chris clark (now dance some more – eco, i’m looking in your general direction)

california dreamin’, eddie hazel (now lay back and slide. thanks, brandon. this song is downright durrrty)

Roughly 74 minutes long. Click here to visit the download page for an .mp3 (68MB, one track).Click here for Spotify playlist.