Norah Jones' Personal Picks. . .

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/14104201/ref=amb_center-3_16571101_5/002-9690686-7769608

Just in case everyone was tired of my relentless fanboying of Pink Floyd, I present something from my other fascination. I think the picks are kind of cool, actually. Though, I don't see what's so special with Antony and the Johnsons. I'm not the only one though. You love them or you hate them, from what I've gathered. I'm not all that impressed by Bright Eyes, either.

I loved that PJ Harvey and the Violent Femmes. . . and expect to hear some Feist soon.

Not to be entirely out done. . .

I got another mix together. This time, it's got no apparent theme or structure other than an overall vibe. Free Radicals and Other Hits

Playlist:

1. Klaatu - California Jam
2. Kjartan Sveinsson - Síðasti bærinn
3. Múm - The Ghosts You Draw On My Back
4. Love - Signed D.C.
5. U.N.K.L.E. - Rabbit In Your Headlights
6. Matisyahu - King Without A Crown
7. Slightly Stoopid - Closer to the Sun
8. The Flaming Lips - Free Radicals
9. Amadou & Mariam - Sénégal Fast Food
10. Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle
11. The Pillows - Walkin' on the Spiral
12. The Mars Volta - Drunkship Of Lanterns
13. The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Firmament Vacation (A Soundtrack Of Our Lives)


Also, for my little shoutcast crew, I'll be doing a special Fat Tuesday show tomorrow evening. I expect to be on by 9:30 EST, but keep an eye for a message.

On An Island

Well, we are now about a week or so away from the new David Gilmour release "On An Island" and the good Sir David released the first promotional video for the album's title track. Yeah, I know I'm a sad, sad fanboy, but here you all go.

By the way, David Crosby is really looking old.

http://www.davidgilmour.com/

Something for the long weekend. . .

I tossed a mix together for the weekend. I hope you all enjoy it. It's called Daysleeping

Perhaps it moves along with the themes of the recent postings; perhaps it doesn't. The version of "Time" used is a live one from the Delicate Sounds of Thunder tour (It's actually from the ROIO called "Prism." I had a moment recently where, for some reason, I feel like I heard the lyrics finally and understood them. Funny, eh? The version of "Time After Time" comes from Cyndi's new album, which is a collection of her classics redone in a classier style.

Here's the Playlist:

1. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time (With Sarah McLachlan)
2. Pink Floyd - Time
3. Skyclad - Land Of The Rising Slum
4. Smashing Pumpkins - Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans
5. Live - Selling the Drama
6. Nina Simone - Lilac Wine (The Album Leaf Remix)
7. Led Zeppelin - The Rain Song
8. Nine Inch Nails - La Mer
9. The Merkin Dream - Does My Hard Drive Turn You On
10. The Alan Parsons Project - Tales Of Mystery & Imagination - 02 - The Raven
11. R.E.M. - Daysleeper


Also, keep an eye out for a Sunday evening shoutcast. Say 9-ish?

Jesse Harris

Jesse Harris

Something I think everyone would like. I've liked him since I discovered Norah Jones for the first time. This is the guy who wrote "Don't Know Why" the title track off of her first album. The link leads to a streamable version of his new album, Mineral. I've got the last two, but I think I agree with the reviews I've seen, this is his best work. I'm probably going to get my grubby hands on it soon. I think I need it, frankly.

An evening's observation. . .

Led Zeppelin - "The Rain Song"

I'm sure some would rather I not demystify this song, and so, I won't. I will merely offer an evening's observation while I sit and write with my girlfriend. Listening to this song, I find it to be much like a long, slow afternoon spent making love, where the words don't quite matter, nor do where things go, or even the tempo of the whole affair. The only thing that seems to matter is that "The Rain Song" should not end. It keeps building, and building and building until eventually you're in the midst of a smile. I find it interesting that the only lyrics that do stand out are ". . . But I know, that I love you so. . . " mostly from it's repetition, but still, I think that goes to the heart of the song.

In the end, I think the only thing truly unpleasant about this song is that it ends, much like afternoons spent making love. And songs like this, and afternoons like that seem to be only appreciated long after the fact, when it's thought about in the middle of a long, lonely night.

Valentines' Day

Happy V-Day everyone, especially to my cohorts Kammie and Meera without whom, this all would be a much larger pie-in-the-sky dream.

Tonight, I'm going to do a nice, little shoutcast sometime around 9PM, so click the shoutcast link if you're interested. We've only got 10 slots to work with, and I'm still not sure if the connection can take that many.

In the meantime, I'll repost my big, songs about love double LP

http://madterranmusic.blogspot.com/2005/11/songs-about-love.html

We all need a little somethin' on these type of days.

Love you all!

Patrick

Influences. . .

Recently, while working, I encountered a young woman who was a Yeah Yeah Yeahs fan, but was clueless when I mentioned that there was another Velvet Undergound DVD (there is, it's good, pick it up today). She had no damn clue who the Velvet Underground was, but when she saw the cover to the first album, she said it looked familiar. It's my suspicion though this this is because the picture of an opened and unopened banana painted by Andy Warhol (who was patron to the band) is both, highly iconic, and the basis for the Dandy Warhols "Welcome to the Monkey House" artwork.

So, I set out to make a mix using many of the artists that seem to be either name dropped or influential in the music made today. Also, you can see Nick Horby's book, and John Cusack's movie, High Fidelity for a good deal more. This list is far from complete, and is based on my own, limited understanding.

Influences:

1. Depeche Mode - Master and Servant
2. The Velvet Underground - Venus In Furs
3. 13th Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me
4. The Smiths - Shakespeare's Sister
5. Stiff Little Fingers - State Of Emergency
6. Pink Fairies - Do It
7. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Carcass
8. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
9. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
10. Nick Drake - Way To Blue
11. Nico - eulogy to lenny bruce
12. Syd Barrett - Dark Globe
13. The Velvet Underground - Heroin

Monday Morning. . .

Here's a mix I decided to have ready for everyone on Monday morning for work or whatever. I'll post more about it later on in the day, but for now, here's the mix.

http://box.net/public/themadterran/files/2355123.html

1. Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
2. The Doors - Roadhouse Blues
3. Molotov - Perro Negro Granjero
4. Gogol Bordello - Immigrant Punk
5. Franz Ferdinand - Evil And A Heathen
6. She Wants Revenge - I Dont Wanna Fall In Love
7. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
8. Cullum, Jamie - Get Your Way
9. Os Mutantes - Bat Macumba
10. Serge Gainsbourg - Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin - Je T'aime Moi Non Plus

Edit: This is mostly a mix of songs that I've been listening to a lot for one reason or another. The Artic Monkeys are apparently insanely popular in the UK and will no doubt, be very big here in the US. Other parts of this are fairly international artists, Os Mutantes come from Brazil and was probably one of the best Psych bands from that region. Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin hail from France, and Molotov is from South America.

And the Doors . . . they belong to the world.