I'm on a Massive _______ Kick Lately

[scottieking]

Fill in the blank.

Mine would be Frank Zappa. 70's studio stuff mostly. Check out the double disc mix I made last night.

ZAPPA'S 70'S WAZOO - AWREETUS - AWRIGTUS

San Ber'dino

I'm the Slime

Friendly Little Finger

Cletus awreetus-awrightus

Cosmik debris

Willie The Pimp

Apostrophe'

Find Her Finer

Po-jama people

Dinah Moe Humm

Inca roads

Jewish princess

Joe's Garage

ZAPPA'S 70's WAZOO II - THE LEAD FILLED SNOW SHOE

Montana

Peaches En Regalia

Don't eat the yellow snow

Nanook rubs it

Wonderful Wino

Can't afford no shoes

Blessed relief

Catholic Girls

Black Napkins

The Gumbo Variation

The Torture Never Stops

[bradm]

I'm on a massive Janine Stoll kick. One track in particular, Means To My End, got stuck in my brain the end of last week, and I've listened to it a bunch of times, and it almost melts me each time.

We equate our love with loss

'Cause we sold it to the dead

Please inform the next of kin

You can stop taking your medicine

I challenge you to be strong for me

And furrow up my brow

Disarm my face with all the savage love

That your giant heart allows

Janine Stoll Trio 2006-04-02

Janine Stoll Trio 2006-04-12

Aloha,

Brad

[AD]

Mix CDs.

I throw a disc in the computer, tell iTunes to pick 79 minutes at random from the "songs I haven't listed to yet" playlist (now at around 6000 songs), don't look at what it comes up with, put it in my car, and then see what tickles my fancy. I keep a pad and pencil in my car so I can jot down track numbers if they really impress me. Once I've made it through all the tracks I go look at the list in iTunes to see what I've just listened to. The results are really suprising, kind of like a blind taste test.

This is all to tide me over until I wire my iPod into my car stereo in the next month or so.

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[Birdy]

i started getting into the allmans/marshall tucker band/little feat over the long weekend. all make excellent choices for cruising around in your car for hours on end with your friends.

[Jaimoe]

Galaxie 500. Can't get enough. I don't care for mix CD's. I like songs in their context, especially if the albums are great.

[Jay Funk Dawg]

Breakstra Orchestra, Fort Knox Five, All Good Funk Alliance, Mat The Alien, Kid Gusto, Myagi

.. I'm on this mid-tempo funk binge!

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Myagi

Jay, are you talking about this Myagi? Or someone different?

If it's the guy I linked to, he's been one of my best friends since I was born. Had dinner with his parents on Friday night since he's touring in Australia right now. Weird.

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[Esau]

For the last few months I've been hooked on:

Townes Van Zandt

Doug Cox & Sam Hurrie

Rick Danko, Jonas Fjeld & Eric Andersen

[shainhouse]

For some reason, Todd Rundgren and the Velvet Underground lately.. I listened to Travis today on the way home from school and enjoyed it thoroughly... It was Umphreys on the way there. enjoyed that too.

[AD]

I don't care for mix CD's. I like songs in their context, especially if the albums are great.

I'm the same way usually, just doing it to discover new stuff in my collection without any preconceived notions. Should've mentioned too that once I've found a track I like on the mix CD, I then go back and listen to the whole album in order. It's just a way to give me a starting point. But yeah, a song in the proper context is definitely the right way to hear it.

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[Hartamophone]

Bruce Hornsby/Bela Fleck 1996 Tour

[scottieking]

I enjoy the mix CD (and the making of them) for a variety of reasons:

1. These days, there are some killer tracks from some killer albums, some not so killer albums. Putting a track on a mix CD allows me to perserve these in my memory and in some cases, bring me back to an album I'd forgot about.

2. Time-capsule. I make a mix for every season for the last 5 years and a summer mix for the last 16! Great way to bring back memories.

3. Educational purposes. I find that a great mix can shatter pre-conceived notions about a band, open up someone's eyes or merely provide a personalized entry level intro to a band. Cases in point - my Seventeen Seventy's Stones Mix has created a few instant fans or Guigsy's recent Built to Spill mix for me was a nice treat

4. The challenge of just the perfect blend. So hard but when it hits, it's magic.

5. Nothing caps off a good "kick" like a cathartic mix cd.

[Schwa.]

acid, kick.

[dimafleck: the living legend.]

Chocolate and Cheese

[Jaimoe]

I enjoy the mix CD (and the making of them) for a variety of reasons:

1. These days, there are some killer tracks from some killer albums, some not so killer albums. Putting a track on a mix CD allows me to perserve these in my memory and in some cases, bring me back to an album I'd forgot about.

I think CD's have ruined to some extent, the long-play album. It's just too damned easy to skip a song after listening to only the first few chords. It's only going to get worse and the concept of an album will eventually devolve.

Edited April 18, 2006 by Guest

[DevO]

I enjoy the mix CD (and the making of them) for a variety of reasons:

1. These days, there are some killer tracks from some killer albums, some not so killer albums. Putting a track on a mix CD allows me to perserve these in my memory and in some cases, bring me back to an album I'd forgot about.

2. Time-capsule. I make a mix for every season for the last 5 years and a summer mix for the last 16! Great way to bring back memories.

3. Educational purposes. I find that a great mix can shatter pre-conceived notions about a band, open up someone's eyes or merely provide a personalized entry level intro to a band. Cases in point - my Seventeen Seventy's Stones Mix has created a few instant fans or Guigsy's recent Built to Spill mix for me was a nice treat

4. The challenge of just the perfect blend. So hard but when it hits, it's magic.

5. Nothing caps off a good "kick" like a cathartic mix cd.

Cheers to that Scottie! As some of you know, I'm a fan of the mix. KC#21 coming soon!

As for kicks, I'm on a Loose Fur kick. Its a project involving Jeff Tweedy and Glen Kotche (Wilco) and Jim O'Rourke (Sonic Youth). They have an album from 2003 and one from this year.

[Jay Funk Dawg]

Jay, are you talking about this Myagi? Or someone different?

Yeah.. Myagi is this crazy DJ from Toronto who tours the world.. he's great.. he's also playing at EVOLVE this year.

Edited April 18, 2006 by Guest

[Dr_Evil_Mouse]

Rediscovering old mixed cds can always be a treat; I've even started pulling out old mixed tapes from fifteen + years back, which reawakens all sorts of thoughts and passions.

I've also been getting back to listening to a lot of this guy again lately -

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Yeah.. Myagi is this crazy DJ from Toronto who tours the world.. he's great.. he's also playing at EVOLVE this year.

From Stratford originally, yeah. Very very close friend of mine, good to hear he'll be at Evolve between his trips to Russia and Japan. He does do some crazy tracks. If anyone's reading this from Sydney, Australia, check him out on April 28. Or if you're in Kelowna BC, he'll be there on May 12.

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[LJFH]

Johnny Cash

watched Walk the line the other night and then we went downstairs and immediately downloaded the Fulsom Prison recordings...been listening ever since.

I used to listen to him with my gramma in her kitchen.

[Rob Not Bob]

Fairport Convention, and it's various spin offs.

[gentlemonkey]

Modest Mouse

[fluffhead77]

Blind Melon & Billy Bragg (not inclusive)

[Davey Boy 2.0]

freddy hubbard

[MarcO]

Pink Floyd. Been going on for about 6 months or so now.