Electroclature Volume Fifteen: 5115

May 1, 2024

Part fifteen of an array of CD mixes I made for my wife over a long number of years! Read more about it here!

Despite the fact that photos from an airplane window are rather cliché, I do rather like this cover artwork, especially since I believe I took it upon a trip to London. (The tracklist text could be tightened up, though, especially since some of it is practically unreadable on the screen.)

This is an embarrassment of riches and also another mix where I’ve seen so many of the bands. FEVER RAY! ART BRUT! THE KILLS!

Arguably the greatest — or at least most exuberant — AMANDA PALMER song! Fun fact? Saw her live at Chicago’s Metro back in the DRESDEN DOLLS days. She pulled water balloons out from her under her tits and threw them at the audience. An audience that was almost solely comprised of young teen girls. It was a show where I thought to myself: “I’m the oldest person here. Also, I think I’m the only dude? Am I gonna be put on some sort of watchlist for this?”

Anyway! Amanda is one fucking audacious performer.

PARENTHETICAL GIRLS! POLLY fucking SCATTERGOOD! Goddamn DIFFERNET!! Fuck, I live for this.

Also? GOD HELP THE GIRL’s ‘Musicians, Please Take Heed’ which features one of my favorite lyrics:

I made a daisy-chain from phrase, verse and punctuation.

I’ve said it before and I will not apologize for saying it again: make the effort to see bands live. Even if it’s a shit performance, you will remember it and will be able to hold that memory close to your heart.

I constantly think about when my wife and myself and others were wrangling acts and when I was DJ’ing and it takes so much time and effort to finesse these matters, much less actually show up and do the fucking work.

I do not think many folks realize just how hard it is to be an indie musician, to try to give misfits a good night out, and how driven a musician or band must be to endeavor out for what amounts to free booze tickets and maybe $60 if you’re lucky.

Okay, I’ll step down from my soapbox now.

As always, tracklist! (Artist / Album / Song — links go to a video of the song, if available):