Part five of an array of CD mixes I made for my wife over a long number of years! Read more about it here!
For some reason, my archived playlist kicks off with JÓHANN JÓHANNSON’s ‘The sun’s gone dim and the sky’s turned black’ from his album IBM 1401, a user’s manual. I do not know why I didn’t include it, as my father worked for IBM and I find it to be a very personal song.
So, despite the fact that it’s not actually part of the CD I handed off, I’m including it here.
(It’s worth noting Jóhann is no longer with us, but his music will always remain.)
The cover? A close-up of a porch railing from one of our prior apartments. We were always shocked that it didn’t completely fall apart upon stepping out on it, as it was absolutely carved away by termites.
Highlights? RATATAT’s ‘Lex’ is perfectly constructed to sway to in the middle of the night. SUPERSYSTEM’s ‘White Light White Light’ is a raucous good time. BONDE DO ROLE heavily sample ‘The Final Countdown’ which is nostalgic, well-infused fun. THE LONG BLONDES always entertain and ‘You Could Have Both’ is a very breathless song about lust and desire and allure no matter who it affects, as is par for the course for them.
Lastly? I have no fucking clue how I settled on the title. I’m guessing I may have been suggesting that attention is needed while watching VHS tapes recorded in SP as they’re far shorter than recording in EP format, but I doubt it.
Tracklust, I mean tracklist: Artist / Album / Song!
- JÓHANN JÓHANNSON / IBM 1401, a user’s manual / The sun’s gone dim and the sky’s turned black
- REGINA SPEKTOR / Begin to Hope / Edit
- naomi sample / microballads vol 1 / living auf a satellite
- BONDE DO ROLE / Bonde Do Role / Ma´quina de Ricota
- null / Okami OST (Vol. 2) / Crimson Helm, Begone!
- RATATAT / Classics / Lex
- SUPERSYSTEM / A Million Microphones / White Light White Light
- Coin-op / null / White Picket
- THE LONG BLONDES / Someone To Drive You Home / You Could Have Both
- DAVID & THE CITIZENS / S/T / Now She Sleeps In A Box In The Good Soil Of Denmark
- MICAH P HINSON / The Baby & The Satellite / The Dreams You Left Behind (Reprise)
- DeVotchKa / How It Ends / Such a Lovely Thing
- Gál Attila scratch and jew’s harping by Kwikka / Nomada remix album / Aven le Roma! [reCord]
- XIU XIU / The Air Force / boy record
- MY DAD VS. YOURS / Crossed Soundtrack / Law of Unintended Consequences