Part twenty-four of an array of CD mixes I made for my wife over a long number of years! Read more about it here!
With this cover, I like the striking simplicity of the brushes behind the title, and the fact that for once I opted for lighter tones. However, the tracklist text is far too large and cumbersome. If I could do it again, I’d reduce the font size and kind of ‘letterbox’ the cover. Lessons learned.
Let’s shine a spotlight on the highlights!
TOM HAGERMAN! Tom Hagerman is part of the band DeVotchKa (see Electroclature Volume Six) and he’s an amazing multi-instrumentalist who is specializes in the melancholy. He’s also a swell guy who went drunksaling (a.k.a. tipsy garagesaling) with us once. Good times.
MICHAEL NYMAN! While he’s best known for his soundtrack work, especially THE PIANO, but he also does things like put his own spin on Mozart and the like. ‘Profit & Loss’ is essentially a reading of a wedding ledger. When my wife and I were planning our wedding, I suggested that we include it in our dinner dance mix and she shot that down immediately, so I snuck it into the cocktail mix. I hope someone noticed the wink.
BRITISH SEA POWER! If you aren’t aware of ‘Come Wander With Me’, originally it was performed by BONNIE BEACHER. It has been covered by many bands, but I prefer the original while watching it in the TWILIGHT ZONE episode of the same name. Fun fact: that episode is as melancholy as the song, as it was the final episode of the series.
Aren’t aware of the format? You’re in luck! Artist / Album / Song — links go to a video of the song, if available:
- CARDUCCI STRING QUARTET / Glass: String Quartets Nos. 1-4 / String Quartet No. 3, “Mishima”: VI. Mishima / Closing
- MAX RICHTER / Infra / infra 5
- TOM HAGERMAN / The Breakfast Playground / Twice told tale
- PANCAKE BREAKFAST / Pancake Breakfast / Little Bird
- PEGGY SUE / Clockwork / Body Parts & First Aid
- VICTOIRE / Cathedral City / I Am Coming For My Things
- JAGA JAZZIST / Ninja Tune XX: Volume 2 / Toccata [Grasscut]
- ZOE KEATING / Into The Trees / Escape Artist
- MICHAEL NYMAN / Mozart 252 / Profit & Loss
- THE BLACK HEART PROCESSION / Blood Bunny/Black Rabbit / Blank Page
- THE BLACK ANGELS / Bad Vibrations / Phosphene Dream
- BRITISH SEA POWER / Man of Aran / Come Wander With Me (Twilight Zone clip)
- NINA NASTASIA / Outlaster / You’re a Holy Man
- 16 HORSEPOWER / Folklore / Sinnerman
- LOST IN THE TREES / All Alone In An Empty House / Mvt. I Sketch
- EDITH PIAF / Vintage French Song Nº 83 / Le Chant Du Pirate