RHMB Communal Lyrics Mix!

"Music is meaningful."
Lyrics are serious business. Because of this, I usually don't pay much attention to them. "Argh! Your mouth sounds are getting in the way of the synthesizers and static", I say. But ok, I can stop being a hater for a minute and listen to some music with clever, earnest, even narrative lyrics, about people and ideas and... stuff. Since I don't have much experience in this sort of thing I begged the good people at the RHMB to help me out, and this is the collection they came up with. Thanks, folks! Boardie who picked the song is in parentheses beside their track below. If you want to find out what the lyrics mean, or whatever, ask them (or check the always reliable songmeanings.net):

1. Hello Saferide - Lund (pocki)
2. Elvis Costello - Big Boys (demo) (pocketbook angel)
3. Zita Swoon - About the Successful Emotional Recovery of a Gal Named Maria (stu)
4. Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (TiltedEarth)
5. Scott Walker - Farmer In The City (Wesley Crusher)
6. Brian Eno - China My China (~Harri)
7. Sharon Van Etten - One Day (Miss Modular)
8. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Lay And Love (Brian of Nazareth)
9. The Dears - 22: The Death Of All The Romance (heyimafishy)
10. Emmy The Great - MIA (The Grolsch)
11. @ir - Playground Love (UnleadedBlue)
12. M0by - The Day (M E C H A N I C A L A S T R O N A U T)
13. Qu33ns Of The St0ne @ge - Go With The Flow (Romi)
14. Arab Strap - Packs Of Three (lonely minotaur)
15. Why? - The Fall of Mr Fifths (Absentia)
16. R@ndy Newm@n - My Life Is Good (Sarah Juice)
17. Grandaddy - Saddest Vacant Lot in All the World (_)
18. Loreena McKennitt - Prospero's Speech (seasons)
19. Killah Priest - Heavy Mental (revilo)
20. S@r@h McL@chl@n - Possession (radiokidb)
21. Mount Eerie - I Whale (fradleybox)
22. Leonard Cohen - One of Us Cannot Be Wrong (a)

http://www.mediafire.com/?26eo2pdz3x9t1ug

Sounds good! It's a bit long, 1:25ish, so I'm not really sure what a good time for a listening party will be. Let me know when you want it, please.

lawyer up,

~Harri

P.S. for anyone looking for the last two Thom Yorke Office Charts check the chatbox for links (thanks to pukirocks and JOEB for putting the stuff together). I have not posted these because I am actually so lazy that I can't even type words about things then click (a) button(s).

Harri's First Half of 2011 Mix!

the hat

I've been a little busy the last few months and haven't had the time to incorrectly tag mp3 files, upload them to hit-or-miss virus-ridden file-sharing sites, and then write up confusing meme-filled ramblings about everything except the music you're being told to listen to. What's a music?

But anyway, if you have NEVER downloaded a FIRST HALF OF XXXX mix, then now is the time to do so as this is a fine bunch of songs. Listen. Emotions will scald you like a blistering hot shower of raw sentiment and overwhelming feelings. What's left of you will be quivering in a puddle of tears, hemorrhaging confusion and overtaken with the regret that your life up to this moment has been meaningless. I promise, bro.

Tracklist:

1. The Luyas - Too Beautiful To Work (3:41)
2. Wax Idols - All Too Human (3:01)
3. Leno Lovecraft - Cybernetic (4:00)
4. Sic Alps - Do You Want To Give $$? (2:44)
5. Sands Hollow - Watch Yourself (2:25)
6. Warpaint - Undertow (Javelin Remix) (3:05)
7. Young Prisms - Eleni (3:45)
8. John Maus - Quantum Leap (2:48)
9. The New Lines - Please Fall In Love (3:21)
10. Belong - Never Came Close (4:13)
11. Golf Swingers - It Fight (2:15)
12. Rayon Beach - Death Rides a Horse (2:19)
13. Moon Duo - Fallout (5:30)
14. Vivian Girls - Death (2:46)
15. Peaking Lights - Summertime (5:13)
16. The Fresh & Onlys - Wash Over Us (3:39)

http://www.mediafire.com/?mzpshy6t0j1xakj

Before you get all uppity like "it's only MAY JEEEEZUUUSSS WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU STUPID" it's been almost exactly six months since I posted my best of 2010 mix so stop being mean to me. Listening party NEXT Saturday 14th at 7PM EST! Soundcloud stream this time, I swear (and maybe an LP this weekend if people are interested.)

~Harri

P.S.(A.): Since this blog has been hawking The New Lines til readers' ears have bled, I think that a little spam is in order: go here and buy their first 7" single (one song of which is on this mix).

Pocketbook Angel's Broadcast Mix

After the utterly heartbreaking news about Trish Keenan's death, a bunch of people on the board thought it would be nice if we threw a mix together and listened to some Broadcast songs, so Pocketbook Angel helped us out with that. Here:

1. The Book Lovers
2. microtronics 15 - volume two
3. Papercuts
4. Black Cat
5. Pendulum
6. The Be Colony/Dashing Home/What On Earth Took You?
7. Echo's Answer
8. Where Youth And Laughter Go
9. City In Progress
10. Message From Home
11. Illumination
12. Colour Me In
13. Locusts
14. Royal Chant
15. Until Then
16. Distant Call
17. Michael A Grammar
18. Lunch Hour Pops
19. Corporeal
20. Ominous Cloud

http://www.mediafire.com/?zmog9ht9l6llsgd
Saturday at 8PM EST! :D
Approximate running time: 72:30

listening party info in bold right above this text. Streaming below!

:*(

~Harri

Broadcast by harrizonn

Morr Mix ('99 to '05)!

Bohm
For those five years Morr could do little wrong in my eyes (after, the story isn't so much the same, meh). For an IDM music label that's mostly known for instrumental stuff, this mix is heavy on vocals because -> it's heavy on the Blue Skied and Clear compilation which is -> heavy on vocals cuz it's mostly Slowdive covers.

1. Future 3 - Alison (3:11)
2. Solvent - Discontinued Parts (Instrumental Mix) (4:02)
3. Opiate - For Brian Alfred (4:16)
4. Lali Puna - Call 1-800-FEAR (3:24)
5. Populous - Ent-The Dexo (4:42)
6. The Notwist - Scoop (3:28)
7. Styrofoam - Altogether (3:57)
8. Ms. John Soda - By Twos (5:49)
9. Isan - Fullen Brimm (3:25)
10. Manual - It'll Be Fine (4:51)
11. Múm - Please Sing My Spring Reverb (5:20)
12. Kevin & Paul - Tonka Truck Rmx (5:12)
13. B. Fleischmann - Slope (4:26)
14. Ulrich Schnauss - Wherever You Are (6:38)
15. Phonem - War By Other Means (4:37)
16. Komëit - When The Sun Hits (3:04)
17. Herrmann & Kleine - Dagger (4:43)

http://www.mediafire.com/?2zn1o2wkenn41p6

The woman up top is Stefanie Bohm who is all over this mix, just so you know. Hope you like it. Listening Party hopefully this Saturday night, November 13th @ 8PM EST!

~Harri

crossposted from Deadly Boars

Miss Modular's Erland Øye Mix!

the quietest boy alive
Thank's to Miss Modular for the great Erland mix! This was her message:

Miss M.: Hey Harris, I made an Erlend Oye mix, because I found a bunch of songs that I like :D

To that I would add a hardy <(^). Here's the tracklist:

1. Erlend Øye - Sudden Rush (The Twelves Remix) (4:04)
2. Korsakow feat. Erlend Øye - I've Been Waiting So Long (4:13)
3. The Whitest Boy Alive - Golden Cage (4:08)
4. Erlend Øye - The Black Keys Work (FM Attack Remix) (5:22)
5. Kings of Convenience - Toxic Girl (David Whitaker String Arrangement) (3:06)
6. Kings of Convenience - Brave New World (3:39)
7. Röyksopp - Remind Me (3:41)
8. Erlend Øye - Fine Day (Phonique's Radio Edit) (3:23)
9. Kings Of Convenience - Failure (Kings Of Convenience Arrangement) (3:38)
10. Ada/Erlend Øye - Luckycharm/Intuition (3:32)
11. The Whitest Boy Alive - Courage (4:22)
12. Kings of Convenience - Beat Of The Drum (3:16)
13. Erlend Øye - No Train to Stockholm (2:26)
14. Röyksopp - Poor Leno (3:59)
15. Erlend Øye - Sheltered Life (w/Soviet) (4:22)
16. Erlend Øye - A Place in My Heart (Jori Hulkkonen rmx) (3:44)

http://www.mediafire.com/?qcqvdim6ewoe1eo

No listening party planned yet. We will have to see if Miss M can find some time for one. She is busy! >(O)

~Harri

P.S. Define: Cutty

Harri's Live Broadcast Mix!

Someone once said to me "you really like Broadcast" and this was true. To show this appreciation I put together a compilation of some of my favorite live material (mostly FM or Soundboard quality) of theirs and thought I'd share it. Broadcast brings a lot of spazzy synth energy to their live performances especially for the first decade (this mix covers from '96 to '05). Anyway, enjoy! [ATP = All Tomorrow's Parties.]

01. Long Was the Year (ATP, 2001) (6:22)
02. Come On Let's Go (ATP, 2001) (3:01)
03. Papercuts (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 1998) (5:33)
04. Interlude 1 (Black Session, Paris 2000) (1:45)
05. Forget Every Time (Peel Session, 1996) (4:06)
06. Accidentals (Highbury Garage, 1997) (3:35)
07. Minim (Peel Session, 2003) (2:51)
08. Tender Buttons (Music One, 2005) (4:31)
09. Unchanging Window (Black Session, Paris 2000) (6:32)
10. Lights Out (Knitting Factory, CA 2000) (4:31)
11. Interlude 2 (Knitting Factory, CA 2000) (3:19)
12. I Found the F (KEXP, 2005) (4:46)
13. City In Progress (Peel Session, 1996) (4:07)
14. Dead The Long Year - Look Outside (ATP, 2001) (7:22)
15. Hammer Without A Master (Café de la Danse, 2003) (9:41)
16. 60 40 (Peel Session, 2003) (4:21)

http://www.mediafire.com/?gju7t34s5zk4si6

No listening party time decided yet, when's a good time for you? Listening Party tonight OCT 31 @ 8PM EST!

Harri

Gregor the Drummer's B**TL*S MIX!

Gregor the Drummer had this to say:

I'm pretty sure The B**tl*s inspires/inspired a lot of people, but that doesn't mean their music has lost its magic, in fact, they're still great, some 40 odd years on, so I thought I'd share some of my favourite tracks, from the Four, hope you enjoy it!

Part 1:

1. From Me To You (1:57)
2. Please Please Me (2:05)
3. Anna (Go To Him) (3:00)
4. Tell Me Why (2:12)
5. I Need You (2:28)
6. Every Little Thing (2:08)
7. Yes It Is (2:42)
8. Baby It's You (2:42)
9. Any Time At All (2:15)
10. I Want To Hold Your Hand (2:26)
11. Little Child (1:49)
12. I'm Happy Just To Dance With You (2:00)
13. Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! (2:38)
14. I Feel Fine (2:23)
15. You're Going To Lose That Girl (2:18)
16. I'll Be Back (2:22)

http://www.mediafire.com/?lxz3f8p99sd8y6l

Part 2:

1. Back In The USSR (2:43)
2. Dear Prudence (3:55)
3. I'm Only Sleeping (3:03)
4. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (2:08)
5. Getting Better (2:47)
6. You Never Give Me Your Money (4:03)
7. I'm So Tired (2:03)
8. Blackbird (2:18)
9. In My Life (2:30)
10. She Said She Said (2:39)
11. We Can Work It Out (2:15)
12. Rain (3:01)
13. Lovely Rita (2:46)
14. If I Needed Someone (2:25)
15. Baby You're A Rich Man (3:08)
16. Here Comes The Sun (3:05)
17. Glass Onion (1:20)
18. Something/Blue Jay Way [Transition] (3:29)
19. Revolution (3:24)
20. Strawberry Fields Forever (4:31)

http://www.mediafire.com/?qibob6gh9ulxmce

Listening party Saturday, October 30th @ 7PM EST!

~Harri

Pocketbook Angel's Shonen Knife Mix!

In order of appearance:

Twist Barbie (1983 vers, Burning Farm)
E.S.P.
Boys
Miracles (1983 vers, BF)
Public Bath (1986 vers, Pretty Little Baka Guy)
Heatwave
Flying Jelly Attack (Japanese vers, Yama No Attchan/Gasatanka comp)
Riding On the Rocket (Japanese vers, PLBG)
Goose Step Mama (Rutles cover)
Watching Girl (1983 vers, BF)
Lazybone (1988 vers, 712)
Cannibal Papaya (Yama No Attchan/Gasatanka comp)
Making Plans For Bison (1986 vers, PLBG)
Explosion!
Top Of The World
Blue Oyster Cult (1988 vers, 712)
Hot Chocolate (Happy Hour)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NELQO4SA

Very cool, thanks to Ich Ben Ein Popstar for putting it together and Pocketbook Angel for the great mix!

~Harri

New Office Chart & THANKS PUKIROCKS!

As many of you may have noticed a lot of the Office Chart Mixes produced over the last year have been from twitterer pukirocks, so I just want to take this moment to give them a special bit of recognition along with a disgustingly sentimental image hotlink that will hopefully be taken down or broken before too many people see it! Please visit their twitter feed as a sign of thanks, and without further ado...

horizontals ..
office chart born out of cold empty horizontal lines

1. Pitter by Ramadanman
2. Back Down by Dj Nate
3. Neon Bible by Arcade Fire
4. Man Out of Time (Major Space dub) by Redshape
5. My Only Friend (Hezus rmx) by Gonjasufi
6. No More by Billie Holiday
7. Jeep's Blues Duke Ellington (Ellington at Newport 1956)
8. Teknitian by Dj Rashad

Thom

http://www.mediafire.com/?g20950yzr99h5x3

*L* @ Re: Neon Bible

~Harri

*insert viral internet in-joke here*

RHMB's Belle and Sebastian Mix!

B&S: they look pleasant

Ah, Belle and Sebastian. The name-checking indie band that almost everyone can agree on. Okay, maybe some people don't like them. "Too precocious," they say, maybe even calling them "dainty." I for one don't buy it! This split is reminiscent of the Cross-Atlantic Conflict on the RHMB. However, despite the deep divide between American and British RHMBers, riven by years of clear UK aggression, and divided by bad blood over 1812, who had the best punks and tea taxes (now more pertinent than ever), it's nice to have a moment's respite and enjoy some wispy, emotive, indyrockyness together. And / or make babies.

Track # - Boardie That Chose Song - Song Title

01 - Tantric Romantic - Dog on Wheels
02 - Lonely Minotaur - Sleep the Clock Around
03 - fradleybox - Don't Leave the Light On, Baby
04 - ~Harri - Jonathan David
05 - Miss Modular - A Summer Wasting
06 - Anonymous Boardie - My Wandering Days are Over
07 - really dizzy - Slow Graffiti
08 - Sarah Juice - Winter Wooskie
09 - Glenda Good Witch - Dirty Dream Number Two
10 - hamdy - Me and the Major
11 - only sleeping - Your Cover's Blown
12 - Lewis (Mistreated) - Dress Up In You
13 - Art Hung - We Rule the School
14 - Lie Bot - Like Dylan in the Movies
15 - emo knickers - She's Losing It
16 - homer - Judy and the Dream of Horses
17 - Goosey - Nothing In The Silence

http://www.mediafire.com/?iwdz2njgymm

Or Listen on Spotify here

Harri

P.S. this mixblog crud bores me to tears but whatever

fradleybox 1st half of 2010 MIX!

When asked for a moment to reflect on the making of this 1st half of 2010 mix, fradleybox humbly said, "i tried to make it itunes friendly but who knows." In the war between RHMB Mix Blog and iTunes, it is good to know there is someone else in my war corner.

...oh wait, a little bit later he also said "made this specifically to cover the gaps in the other mixes (yours and blast-zone). i like some of that stuff too. and i know some of these acts won't be new to a lot of people (black keys, unkle, bedm, obv. bonobo, flying lotus, ret. gospel choir, etc too also)" [obv. = obviously, obv -ed]

01 Sleep In - Back To Land (4:00)
02 Wye Oak - My Creator (3:33)
03 Black Tambourine - Pack You Up (2:25)
04 Black Praire - Red Rocking Chair (4:10)
05 The Black Keys - Sinister Kid (3:44)
06 The Goner - Within the Hour (5:25)
07 Scott Tuma - Old Woman (1:15)
08 Bonobo - Kong (3:57)
09 Boy Eats Drum Machine - Lolo Forest (3:57)
10 Flying Lotus - Do The Astral Plane (3:57)
11 UNKLE - Ever Rest (4:21)
12 Federico Durand - Mi Pequeno Mundo De Papel (5:15)
13 Retribution Gospel Choir - Poor Man's Daughter (5:49)
14 First Aid Kit - I Met Up With the King (2:49)

http://www.mediafire.com/?nnmjw2yg4mw

Great job, fradleybox!

~Harri

P.S. "dunno about a listening party, we'll see" - fradleybox

asabp's Film Music Mix + Listening Party!

asabp (= allsurrogateandbulletproof) has been kind enough to provide us with a mix of film musics, and in her own words:

To make the mix I decided I wanted to choose music that really was part of the film... not just songs for movies, but proper Film Music.

It is very subjective and it might look like a very uneven mix but the common thing is that you listen to the music and if you have seen the film it might take you back to it and if you hand't hopefully it'll make you want to see it.

In the process many things were left behind... but it had to be done.

Oh and in the list I misspelt laberynth... labyrynth... labyrinth! It's one of those words I just can't spell.

Tracklist/IMDB and download link:

01. Apocalypse Now - This is the End (The Doors)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078788/

02. Eraserhead - Digah's Stomp (Alan Splet - David Lynch)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074486/

03. The Cook, The Thief, his Wife and her Lover - Memorial (Michael Nyman)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097108/

04. The Mission - On earth as it is in heaven (Ennio Morricone)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091530/

05. ET - Escape-Chase-Saying Goodbye (John Williams)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083866/

06. The Godfather - The Godfather Finale (Nino Rota)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/

07. The Nightmare Before Christmas - This is Halloween (Danny Elfman)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107688/

08. Little Miss Sunshine - The Winner Is (Mychael Danna - DeVotchKa)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449059/

09. Pan's Labyrinth - Long Long Time Ago (Javier Navarrete)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457430/

10. Trainspotting - Surprise song
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117951/

11. For a Few Dollars More - Per Qualche Dollaro In Piъ (Ennio Morricone)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059578/

http://www.mediafire.com/?dmgmzmmuvm1

UPDATE: CHANGE IN SCHEDULE ->Listening party scheduled for NEXT SUNDAY, JANUARY 24th @ 10PM GMT! (5PM EST)

see you there!

Harri

Jonjon's RHMB Dance Mix!

Surely the only one of its kind, Jonjon (aka Fellatia, aka the-only-person-ballsy-enough-on-the-RHMB-to-speak-of-the-genius-of-Lady-GaGa) has brought us this beauty of a gem of a mix for our amusement, a debt of thanks is owed.

1. Mystery Jets - Diamonds in the Dark (LA Riots Remix) (4:31)
2. Britney Spears - Circus (Villains Remix) (3:48)
3. Jupiter One - Countdown (LA Riots remix) (4:46)
4. MSTRKRFT - Element of Danger (Services Remix) (5:01)
5. Erase Errata - Retreat, The Most Familiar (Kid 606 remix) (4:34)
6. Shinichi Osawa - star guitar (5:55)
7. Shitdisco - 72 Virgins (Bloody Beetroots Remix) (3:57)
8. Simian Mobile Disco - It's The Beat (6:33)
9. DJ Edjotonic - Dirty & Hard (Congorock Remix) (3:41)
10. White Lies - Death (Crystal Castles Remix) (4:46)
11. Lily Allen - The Fear (StoneBridge Mix) (6:42)
12. Yoko Ono - I'm Not Getting Enough (Dave Aude Mix) (7:05)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?zyrmmkxniri

I feel as if I've died and gone to transvestite heaven.

=D

Harri

Second Ich Bin 90s Mix Listening Party!

We're having another listening party this Sunday at 7 PM EST for those who missed it this thursday because AT THE LAST MINUTE your freakin boss was like "I need you to stay late" and I was like "OH YEAH I'm just going to have to GET DRUNK AND FIGHT now" etc.

anyway... *straightens collar*

7 PM EST THIS SUNDAY the 17TH!

DL LINKY: http://www.mediafire.com/?mzqtnyt2rzd

Harri

ANNOUNCEMENT! Ich bin 90s Listening Party!

Now scheduled for 10 PM EST on May 14th (that's this Thursday.)

See last post for download link.

fun!

Steven

Ich Bin Ein Popstar's 90s Mix!

(finally, huh? sorry!)

No listening party is scheduled right now, but as soon as I get with Ich and figure out when a good time will be, I'll post it! Here's the "secret" tracklist and download:

1 the h for the A 3:43 H
2 WU 3:16 E
3 BI 4:05 The C's
4 CSTMYM 2:55 G
5 RHM 5:01 J O
6 F 2:54 The L's
7 C & A 4:49 O
8 C Of The U 2:44 B To S
9 ETG 8:04 C
10 C E 4:36 S Feat. M
11 W N Your B 4:50 V C
12 IWIFN 5:04 The W'S
13 SAO 2:36 KS
14 L 2:24 SK

http://www.mediafire.com/?mzqtnyt2rzd

cheers!

Harri

P.S. later tonight, I'll post the new DAS mix!

FINAL UPDATE: That Georgia Line Listening Parties!

Brian of Nazareth has compiled a mix of covers called "That Georgia Line" and we have two listening parties planned for it TODAY at 10PM both GMT and EST! (1st one at 5PM EST, second at 10PM EST)

Again, here's the link:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?qzy3zmymnyz

Thanks Brian of Nazareth!

Harri