Mark Petruccelli

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Member Since: 8/28/2001
Total Mixes: 85
Total Feedback: 2160

Other Mixes By Mark Petruccelli

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A Trail of Breadcrumbs

Artist Song
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds  Tupelo  
Andrew Bird  The Naming Of Things 
Chet Baker  It's Always You 
The Doors  The Crystal Ship 
Love  Live And Let Live 
Sam Phillips  How To Quit 
Frank Zappa  Zoot Allures 
Odetta  God's Gonna Cut You Down 
John Coltrane  Spiritual 
Marianne Faithfull & Chris Spedding  Ballad Of The Soldier's Wife 
Tin Hat Trio  The Last Cowboy 
Traffic  John Barleycorn 
Lou Reed  Intro/Sweet Jane 
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra & Erich Kunzel  The Great Gate of Kiev (Stowkowski Transcription) 

Comment:

A spur of the moment quickie mix that I have been planning for three months. About that time I decided I neede to build a mix around "The Great Gate of Kiev" from Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. I downloaded a Brass Band version and a couple of Orchestral versions and settled on one by the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. There was no way to open a mix with it or really to follow it so it needed to close the project. Why not start with the last tune and build the mix backwards to the beginning?
There the idea sat until this evening when I decided to put it together. I had no direction in mind, in fact I chose not to think about any but the next (well, previous) track and simply try to find a song which led well into the current one. The result is below, it took about 2 hours to put together and it is (IMHO) one of the best I have submitted. The title describes the process. Link for the stoic.

Feedback:

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sport !
Date: 8/30/2007
I like the way you think, Sir!
Excellent mix all the way through.
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p the swede
Date: 8/30/2007
great idea
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vandaleyes
Date: 8/30/2007
good stuff.
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anthony lombardi
Date: 8/30/2007
this certainly is one of your best, that is not hyperbole - the lou reed, love, coltrane & doors tracks are my favorites
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hemizen
Date: 8/31/2007
Chet Baker, The Doors, Love,Sam Phillips, John Coltrane, Tin Hat Trio, Traffic, Lou Reed, this is not breadcrumbs but a full-blown feast.
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Barrydali
Date: 8/31/2007
Tried this a few times Mark but couldnt nail it, you certainly have. Will be downloading not least to check out the closer that inspired it.
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Funky Ratchet
Date: 8/31/2007
This looks amazing - can't wait to give it a listen. Love the opener...
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G-Sphere
Date: 8/31/2007
Yeah, this is a great quickie mix and interesting process of working backwards.
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Rob Conroy
Date: 8/31/2007
This does look like one of the best mixes you've ever submitted. LOVE the Traffic (I've been on the verge of using that track for about a year now), 'Trane, Doors, Love, and Nick tracks.
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arktical
Date: 8/31/2007
Sometime quickies produce the best results and that certanly seems to be the case with this mix. I cannot wait to check it out.
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FoolThemAll
Date: 8/31/2007
Those first four tracks immediately caught my attention. Looks great, thanks for the download!
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sammyg123
Date: 8/31/2007
Amazing looking mix. Really keen on hearing that closer, along with 9 thru 11. Cheers for the DL, gonna listen now..
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SwankQueen
Date: 8/31/2007
Pretty cool, Pet.
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Mesh
Date: 8/31/2007
Worth the price of admission for the opener alone (or is it the closer, hmmm?). Really nice looking mix, and a great method to come about it.
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French Connection
Date: 8/31/2007
Spookily I'm listening to 'Live & Let Live ' as I write, I once built a mix around the closer but as which one it was I cannae remember? Anyway enough of me, the snot has caked against my pants........ LOVE this mix!!!
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Mixxer
Date: 8/31/2007
"Pictures at an Exhibition" totally roxx.

Clever mix!
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Sean Lally
Date: 9/1/2007
ambitious - i like that!
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valis
Date: 9/4/2007
Looks a winner and a great way around a roadblock...
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Salman1
Date: 9/5/2007
I find (judging by own experiences and other people's mixes) that these
"spur-of-the-moment" type mixes always turn out fantastic! Too much thinking is what ruins mixes, I say. Fantastic mix.
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doowad
Date: 9/5/2007
Can't believe I missed this, Mark. Thanks for not putting the ELP version of Gate of Kiev...
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Rob Conroy
Date: 9/8/2007
FYI, my friend, I had every intention of naming this MotW when I returned from Niagara Falls. Fantastic work. It's rare that I listen to another's mix as often as I've listened to this one.
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Luke79
Date: 3/6/2008
Love the process - and the result.