iPod Exposé — a new feature
Been reading some blogs recently, and there’s a nice trend of people setting their iPods to random and writing about what comes up. Here’s my version.
1. Mum - “We have a map of the piano” This is a nice electronica band that I haven’t gotten sick of yet. Melodic, finely crafted stuff. A nice soundtrack to a cool everyday life.
2. Magnetic Fields - “Blue” (from 69 Love songs) Just getting to know these songs, haven’t heard this one till now. Stephen Merritt’s vocals get really Tom Waits like here … very depraved.
3. Current 93 - “Then Kill Caesar” I learned about this guy at a record store in Kitchener. Apocalyptic neo-folk. It’s weird and evocative, but for me ultimately annoying and unlistenable.
4. Palast Orchester mit seinem Sänger Max Raabe und H.K. Gruber - “Tango Ballade” This is a BRILLIANT re-creation of decadent German/Austrian party music by my friend H.K. Gruber. I love this disc — so fun. Get it now!
5. Lou Harrison - “Varied Trio (1st movement) I think Lou Harrison is one of the great melodists of the 20th Century.