Stars of the Lid And Their Refinement of The Decline

Brian McBride & Adam Wiltzie's group Stars of The Lid are all about raking in profits, as you can see. That, and epic slow drones that are beautiful and cinematic in scope. This one, their latest album, is basically flawless - I just can't get tired of it, no matter how many times I listen. Great for drawing, painting, falling asleep, and other creative work.

CD1
1. Dungtitled (In A Major)
2. Articulate Silences (Part 1)
3. Articulate Silences (Part 2)
4. The Evil That Never Arrived
5. Apreludes (In C Sharp Major)
6. Don't Bother They're Here
7. Dopamine Clouds Over Craven Cottage
8. Even If You're Never Awake (Deuxieme)
9. Even (out) +
10. A Meaningful Moment Through A Meaningless Process

CD2
1. Another Ballad For Heavy Lids
2. The Daughters of Quiet Minds
3. Hiberner Toujours
4. That Finger on Your Temple Is The Barrel of My Raygun
5. Humectez La Mouture
6. Tippy's Demise
7. The Mouthchew
8. December Hunting for Vegetarian Fuckface

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Deep in The Heart of Tuva: Cowboy Music of The Wild East

This is sort of in response to my previous post of Paul Pena's blues record. This compilation CD has many of the stars of Tuvan throat-singing, including Pena's awesome blues-throat singing hybrid "Kargyraa Moan". I won't even bother to type out the tracklist, since all the names and titles are in Tuvan!

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James Brown - Love, Power, Peace

Sometimes the time comes in life when we ask ourselves: Am I ready for some of that Super New New Heavy Funk? Am I ready to get on up, to stay on the scene like a sex machine? When the answer is yes, it's time to bust out James Brown's 1971 live album recorded in Paris, "Love, Power, Peace". In James Brown's band for this album are Bootsy Collins and his brother, guitarist Phelps Collins. A milestone in funk history!

1. Intro
2. Brother Rapp
3. Ain't It Funky Now
4. Georgia On My Mind
5. It's A New Day
6. Bewildered
7. Sex Machine
8. Try Me
9. Medley: Papa's Got A Brand New Bag / I Got You (I Feel Good) / I Got The Feelin'
10. Give It Up or Turnit A Loose
11. It's A Man's Man's Man's World
12. Please, Please, Please
13. Sex Machine (Reprise)
14. Super Bad
15. Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved
16. Soul Power
17. Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved (Finale)

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Joanna Newsom - Ys

"This isn't a great album because she owns a dog-eared encyclopedia, or because it stands above the cheap rewards or superficial freakiness we expected from her. It's great because Newsom confronts a mountain of conflicting feelings, and sifts through them for every nuance. It's intricate and crammed with information, but it's never bookish, and she never sits back in a spell and lets her heart flutter: She swoops into the sky and races across the ground, names every plant and every desire, and never feels less than real. The people who hear this record will split into two crowds: The ones who think it's silly and precious, and the ones who, once they hear it, won't be able to live without it." - Chris Dahlen's review on Pitchfork.com

1. Emily
2. Monkey & Bear
3. Sawdust & Diamonds
4. Only Skin
5. Cosmia

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P.S. She's also my future wife.

Gordon's Crazy Rad Shit Vol. 1: A to C

So in the process of putting together some mixes for my friend Gordon, I realized I just had too many great tunes. So I'm taking it alphabetically and splitting this series up into about 10 mixes. Here's Volume 1, A to C!

1. Chic - Good Times (12" version)
2. ALF - Melmac Rock
3. Albert King - Look Out
4. Beastie Boys - 3-Minute Rule
5. Bruce Springsteen - Jacob's Ladder
6. Bravo Brasso - When I'm Sixty-Four
7. Animotion - Obsession
8. Bootsy's Rubber Band - Pinnochio Theory
9. Bakelite 78 - St. James Infirmary
10. Cannonball Adderley - Zanek
11. Alf Barrie - Soft Green Seas
12. Australian Aborigine Songs - Morning Star and Devil Bird
13. Biosphere & Pete Namlook - Sky Lounge
14. Charles Mingus - Duet Solo Dancers: Hearts' Beat and Shades in Physical Embraces

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Tunes for Steph

Anyone can listen to these but they are for Steph in particular!! The Ozark Mountain Daredevils track was recorded in a men's room...

1. Robert Wyatt - Stay Tuned
2. Atlas Sound - Walkabout
3. Animal Collective - Winters Love
4. The Rolling Stones - Congratulations
5. James Brown - Try Me
6. Circulatory System - Joy
7. Devendra Banhart - Pumpkin Seeds
8. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Can't Hear My Eyes
9. Free Energy - Dream City
10. Kimya Dawson - Being Cool
11. David Byrne & Brian Eno - Life Is Long
12. Girls - Summertime
13. The Ozark Mountain Daredevils - Satisfied Mind
14. Grizzly Bear - Reprise
15. Mogwai - 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong
16. Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Orchestra - Eureka & Climbers High Ending

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Nirv@na - Live at Re@ding

Their 1992 headlining performance at England's Reading Festival. Great for the chilly November air. Put on an old flannel shirt and rock out to some quality grunge...

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Paul Pena - New Train

"The world is here for giving, and life is here for living..."
"You got to go to Hell before you get to Heaven..."

You might be familiar with Paul Pena from his starring role in the award-winning documentary Genghis Blues. The film tells the story of how blind American bluesman Pena discovered the tradtional throat-singing style of Tuva, a remote central Asian country. After teaching himself to throat-sing, this man who was only able to go to the local corner store by himself went on to compete in Tuva's triennial world throat-singing championships in the country's capital of Kyzyl in 1995. He passed away ten years later in 2005 due to complications from diabetes and pancreatic cancer. This album, his second of soulful blues rock, was recorded in 1973 and features Jerry Garcia playing pedal steel guitar on a few tracks. RIP Paul Pena!

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