Nov. 17th, 2006

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More randomness from an expanding iTunes in Gravesend, rapidly closing in on the 60 gig limit I've imposed on it (59.61), where I will have to start pulling stuff off to put more on.


Until then, this, with briefer-than-usual notes (I'm busy):


1. "You've Got More Things Going for You Than Teeth, Baby" - John Barry - Boom (original soundtrack)

I've downloaded a bunch of out-of-print movie soundtracks, generally 60s, generally "hip-and-cool," to keep as library music for my shows. I keep the tracks in iTunes if they're interesting and/or short enough. This is a tense Prisoner-esque, bongo and string piece, with some studio echo trickery. Good for a creepy scene sometime.


2. "Drums and Boys" - Honey Is Cool - Crazy Love

No idea where I got this. Probably from WFMU.org or Idolator. Makes me think of Cibo Matto. Swedish band. Drums, female singer, sparse "other" noises. Cool.


3. "Sax Twin" - Giuseppe Cannizzo - Kaleidoscopica

Actual Italian library music for films. I have a lot of this. I'm on a bit of an Italian-and-somewhat-all-European-in-general-but-I-guess-still-mainly-Italian library music kick. This is a pretty track that goes through several phases/modes -- at first I thought the title was a mislabeling, as it takes over a third of the song to occur before the "twinned" saxes enter; before that it's all flute and acoustic guitar.


4. "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" - Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

A classic.


5. "Mink Car" - They Might Be Giants - Mink Car

TMBG "does" Bacharach. Impressive, they get the piano and horn stuff dead-on. Perfect chords. Still TMBG vocals and lyrics.


6. "Tijuana Gasser" - The Deuce Coupes - 32 Hot Rod Hits

Pleasant enough surf guitar instrumental. These just make me happy in any case.


7. "Jack Talked (Like a Man on Fire)" - Stan Ridgway - Partyball

Exciting.


8. "Sad Sunset" - The Spiders - G.S. I Love You vol.3 -- Let's Go Spiders!

60s Japanese surf-style pop, sung in English. Pretty, cool, and not-quite-right, and all the better for it.


9. "Falling" - Julee Cruise - Falling Into the Night

AKA the Twin Peaks theme with vocals. Hard to separate from that association.


10. "Love Shine" - Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together: The Best of the TK Years 1972-1981

A non-hit from a one-hit wonder (see title of compilation). Interesting songs from Mr. Thomas generally, but kinda . . . odd . . . lyric conceits sometimes. "Oh, girl, you and me, we're makin' love shine!" and that's pretty much all of the lyrics. Sounds like they're manufacturing a cleaning product.


Not the most interesting 10 this morning. Luck of the draw.
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I'm busy. Big show tonight. Sold out house. Guests coming into town to see my show and crash on the floor at my place. Still haven't cleaned. Enjoy.


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