Part thirteen of an array of CD mixes I made for my wife over a long number of years! Read more about it here!
I know this is a CGA-ish eyesore. (CGA? An old-school limited computer display spectrum.) I got way too carried away but I think it has a certain charm, even if it gives me a bit of a migraine.
Included is the back and front and an alternate cover — which is even more of a visual headache! — because that’s a thing I used to do for some reason. Also, the initial template, which is far friendlier to one’s senses.
…or not.
There’s a lot of repetition here. A lot of the same tracks from a few prior volumes. I’m gonna chalk that up to a bipolar manic episode because that tracks.
(And yes, I still have a few ‘tape suitcases’ exactly like this, full of second or third or fifth-generation ripped audio works.)
Highlights! EXOCET’s South End [Colombian Connection] is powernoise perfection, all gristle and meaty beats. THE BPA and Toe Jam is so exuberant and ebullient, although 80% of that is instilled solely by David Byrne’s lilt. THE LONG BLONDES’ I’m Going to Hell from their under-heard album ‘Couples’ which features the following:
I didn’t want to risk the chance of someone finding out /
Now I’m going to hell, so I may as well make it worth my while
Yeah, that’s my lifelong anthem.
Yes, I spent a stupid amount of time on all of these works, and that time is not reflected in the end-product!
(Artist / Album / Song):
- SALLY SHAPIRO / Remix Romance Vol. 1 / Jackie Junior [Junior Boys]
- TILLY & THE WALL / That Remix Sucks / Bad Education [No Context]
- EVIL NINE / They Live! / They Live! [Felix Cartal]
- EXOCET / Violation / South End [Colombian Connection]
- LOS CAMPESINOS! / We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed / Miserabilia
- TITUS ANDRONICUS / The Airing of Grievances / Titus Andronicus
- THE OOLAHS / Chinchilla / Lemmings Anthem
- BE YOUR OWN PET / Get Damaged / Becky
- LOVE IS ALL / A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At / Wishing Well
- CALL ME POUPÉE / Western Shanghai / Le Paradis Des Fous
- KATZENJAMMER / Le Pop / A Bar In Amsterdam
- ELASTICA / The Radio One Sessions / I Want You [Evening Session]
- THE BPA / Toe Jam / The Jam
- PARENTHETICAL GIRLS / Entanglements / This Regrettable End
- TIMBER TIMBRE / Timber Timbre / Trouble Comes Knocking
- THE LONG BLONDES / Couples / I’m Going to Hell [Abridged]