(For those that missed it on first blush)
1. Saturday Looks Good to Me - When the Party Ends
2. Slow Club - Giving Up on Love
3. A.C. Newman - Miracle Drug
4. Asobi Seksu - Me & Mary
5. Throw Me the Statue - About to Walk
6. ARMS - Gunsmoke Legend
7. The Submarines - You, Me & the Bourgeoisie
8. Say Hi - Hallie & Henry
9. The Starlets - Radio Friendly
10. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Higher Than the Stars
11. Florence & the Machine - Between 2 Lungs
12. Ohbijou - New Years
13. Au Revoir Simone - Shadows
14. Beach House - Heart of Chambers
15. Sad Day for Puppets - Lay Your Burden on Me
16. Grand Archives - Oslo Novelist
17. The Walkmen - Red Moon
18. The Low Lows - Raining in Eva
19. Mum - If I were a Fish
4 comments:
listening to this now and enjoying it - fun party and thanks again for the invitation.
incidentally, the track list for "FUCK MUSIC" goes as follows:
Andre 3000 - Happy Valentine's Day
R. Kelly - Sweet Tooth
50 Cent - AYO Technology
T.I. - Porn Star
Outkast - I'll Call Before I Come
R. Kelly - The Zoo
Jay-Z - Fuck All Nite
Ludacris - Keep It On The Hush
Andre 3000 - Spread
Ice Cube - You Can Do It
R. Kelly - Double Up
Tupac Shakur - Fair Exchange
R. Kelly - Sex Planet
Andre 3000 - Where Are My Panties?
It is a delicate blend indeed.
Thank you for keeping it realer than Holyfield for all of us senior citizens.
b/t/w, what manner of philosophical discussion did you and BJ have w/r/t FUCK MUSIC?
There was quite a bit of philosophical discussion, and I remain convinced that it was a better title than the other option ("Sex Planet") for the following reasons:
1. The dissonance provided by the CD's appearance (for those of you who haven't seen it, a plain CD with "FUCK MUSIC" as the only writing upon it). I think that the average reader's first interpretation would be that the title is an imperative sentence - FUCK that MUSIC, we're done with it. They might put on the CD expecting a treatise against music formed out of music itself. That would be a hell of a mix, but it's not the one that we made, and I'm interested in the growing moment of realization that would come as they realize that the CD is largely a bunch of filthy tributes to getting down (and this is not to say that it isn't carefully constructed - we're both big fans of this CD).
2. I like the idea of having a CD labeled for its specific character and purpose, as if it were baking soda or a hammer. I like the idea of somebody keeping it around the house in case they need it - "BREAK GLASS IN CASE OF FUCKING." I dream of a day when it might be kept in nightstands.
3. I thought that it would be really funny just sitting there next to the other mix CDs.
4. I am easily entertained.
That was the reasoning behind the title - the mix itself, though, we see as part of a continuing series of explorations in rap. These investigations should not only be successful proofs-of-concept but should also feature good songs that are fun to listen to. In 2007, we investigated party rap. In 2008, we investigated murder rap. In 2009, fuck music. We hope for the opportunity to drop some science in 2010 as well.
Didja know that Au Revoir Simone is named after a line in Pee-Wee's Big Adventure? True story.
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