Ramblings
December 30, 2009
2009 Soundtrack
Here's 2009's soundtrack. This is the first year that there's no real punk or hardcore on my annual list (not that I didn't listen to any, but there were no clear picks for 2009). Perhaps I'm mellowing with age?
- People Under the Stairs: "Acid Raindrops (Instrumental)"
- The Beatles: "Dig A Pony"
- Beck: "Chemtrails"
- Neko Case: "This Tornado Loves You"
- The Smiths: "Rusholme Ruffians"
- Vampire Weekend: "Bryn"
- Interpol: "PDA"
- Wire: "Perspex Icon"
- Pixies: "Velouria"
- Rush: "Far Cry"
- Paul McCartney: "I’ve Got A Feeling"
- Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters: "Jungle Lion"
- Q-Tip: "Won’t Trade"
- Chali 2na: "Comin’ Thru"
- RJD2: "A Beautiful Mine"
- Squarepusher: "Hello Meow"
- Radiohead: "15 Steps"
- People Under The Stairs: "Trippin’ At The Disco"
- Rodrigo y Gabriela: "Triveni"
Update: if you want to hear these, download a podcast of these songs (73MB).
Labels: music, soundtrack
December 29, 2008
2008 Soundtrack
This is the fourth year of my annual soundtrack project, and here is this year's summary of my musical tastes. Again, the only rule is that the songs chosen have to fit on a regular audio CD.
- Thes One: "Gate City Savings And Loan"
- The Shins: "Little Boxes"
- Wire: "Outdoor Miner"
- The La's: "Feelin' (live)"
- Vampire Weekend: "A-Punk"
- The Smiths: "The Headmaster Ritual"
- The Ventures: "Medley: Walk–Don't Run; Lullaby Of The Leaves; Perfidia (live)"
- DJ Alibi: "One Day"
- The Corporation: "Sweet Musille"
- Minutemen: "Viet Nam"
- The Clash: "Rudie Can't Fail"
- The English Beat: "Two Swords"
- Beck: "Gamma Ray"
- The Hives: "You Got It All...Wrong"
- Sweetthieves: "N.P.N."
- Sunny Day Real Estate: "Theo B"
- Smashing Pumpkins: "Tarantula"
- Rush: "Best I Can"
- Guided By Voices: "Surgical Focus"
- Digable Planets: "9th Wonder (Blackitolism)"
- Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass: "Whipped Cream (Anthony Marinelli Remix)"
- People Under the Stairs: "Step Bacc"
- King Tubby: "I Am, I Am The King"
Labels: music, soundtrack
December 30, 2007
2007 Soundtrack
Another year, another soundtrack. And this year I actually chose a different Samiam song (I didn't realize that chose the exact same song for 2005 and 2006...I must really like it). Anyway, here's a summary of my musical tastes for 2007:
- Beatles: "Strawberry Fields Forever"
- The Alarm: "Up for Murder"
- The La’s: "Timeless Melody"
- The Shins: "Phantom Limb"
- Guided By Voices: "Chasing Heather Crazy"
- Luminous Orange: "How High"
- Daikaiju: "Attack of the Crab Women"
- Art Brut: "Direct Hit"
- Joe Jackson: "One More Time"
- XTC: "Don’t Lose Your Temper"
- The Upsetters: "Medical Operation"
- Wire: "No Romans"
- Samiam: "Full On"
- Minutemen: "Fanatics"
- Black Flag: "Nervous Breakdown"
- Roland Alphonso: "Lover Boy"
- Man Or Astro-man?: "Like A Giant Microwave"
- Beck: "Elevator Music"
- Giant Panda: "With It"
- Nice & Smooth: "Dope On A Rope"
- Thes One: "Hy-Vee"
- The Bad Plus: "Dirty Blonde"
- Prince Jammy: "Shaolin Temple"
Labels: music, soundtrack
December 27, 2006
2006 Soundtrack
Last year was the first year of my annual soundtrack project. Here's this year's CD:
- Pixies: "Where Is My Mind?"
- People Under The Stairs: "The Dig"
- Gnarls Barkley: "Crazy"
- Devo: "Turn Around"
- They Might Be Giants: "I Should Be Allowed To Think"
- Belle & Sebastian: "White Collar Boy"
- The Dubliners: "Irish Rover"
- Simple Minds: "The American"
- The Smiths: "What Difference Does It Make?"
- Man...or Astro-man?: "Lo batt"
- The Ventures: "Pedal Pusher"
- The Romantics: "When I Look in Your Eyes"
- The Alias Brothers: "Seven"
- Dangerdoom: "Old School"
- Beck: "Hell Yes"
- Bad Brains: "Big Takeover"
- Goodbye Harry: "They"
- Bad Religion: "American Jesus"
- Green Day: "Scattered"
- NOFX: "It’s My Job To Keep Punk Rock Elite"
- Samiam: "Sunshine"
- Smashing Pumpkins: "Bodies"
- Rush: "Tom Sawyer"
- The Bad Plus: "And Here We Test Our Powers Of Observation"
Labels: music, soundtrack
December 29, 2005
2005 Soundtrack
This year I finally started an annual project I've been wanted to do for years: at the end of each year, I'll create a CD with the music that most accurately reflects my year in music (not necessarily music released that year).
Selections could be artists I discovered, rediscovered, or just listened to a lot; it could be a particular song that I couldn't stop listening to; or it could be a song that represents a particular genre or type of song (such as covers, mash-ups, etc.). No real rules, other than it has to fit on a standard audio CD. My brother & friend also joined me in this music project, and I think it'll be interesting to see how our tastes change -- or not change -- over the years.
With that, here's my soundtrack for 2005 (in order of track listing):
Selections could be artists I discovered, rediscovered, or just listened to a lot; it could be a particular song that I couldn't stop listening to; or it could be a song that represents a particular genre or type of song (such as covers, mash-ups, etc.). No real rules, other than it has to fit on a standard audio CD. My brother & friend also joined me in this music project, and I think it'll be interesting to see how our tastes change -- or not change -- over the years.
With that, here's my soundtrack for 2005 (in order of track listing):
- Radiohead: "Everything In Its Right Place"
- The Bad Plus: "Flim"
- Aimee Mann: "How Am I Different"
- Ted Leo & The Pharmacists: "The One Who Got Us Out"
- The Clash: "Clampdown"
- Jawbreaker: "Into You Like A Train"
- Sinkhole: "Burning, Itching, Irritation"
- Dick Dale: "Hava Nagila"
- The Futureheads: "Decent Days And Nights"
- The English Beat: "Twist And Crawl"
- Franz Ferdinand: "The Fallen"
- People Under The Stairs: "The Joyride"
- Kanye West: "Gold Digger"
- Beck: "E-Pro"
- Bad Religion: "Incomplete"
- Samiam: "Sunshine"
- Pixies: "Wave Of Mutilation"
- Hieroglyphics: "Oakland Blackouts"
- Mr. Lif: "Heavy Artillery"
- Man Or Astro-man?: "Theme From Eeviac"
- DJ Danger Mouse: "Encore"
- The Beatles: "You Never Give Me Your Money"
- Dave Brubeck: "Stompin' For Mili"
Labels: music, soundtrack
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