Other Mixes By gabechouinard
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Alternative - Indie Rock
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Theme
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Theme - Narrative
Found on a stained mattress in a seedy motel
| Side A | ||
| Artist | Song | |
| Percy Mayfield | Are You Out There? | |
| Colin Hay | She Keeps Me Dreaming | |
| Elvis Presley | I Forgot To Remember To Forget | |
| Martin Sexton | There Go I | |
| Johnny "Shoeshine" Shines | Two Steps To Hell | |
| Merle Haggard | The Bottle Let Me Down | |
| Ladyhawk | Came In Brave | |
| Kings of Leon | The Runner | |
| Drag the River | Defy The Moon | |
| Jason Collett | We All Lose One Another | |
| Otis Redding | You Don't Miss Your Water | |
| Nick Drake | Way To Blue | |
| Peter Gabriel | Blood Of Eden | |
| TV On The Radio | Let The Devil In | |
| The Black Keys | The Desperate Man | |
| Sons and Daughters | House In My Head | |
| Patrick Watson | The Storm | |
| Vamvakaris | Syra* | |
| John Lee Hooker | It Serves Me Right To Suffer | |
| City and Colour | Confessions | |
| . | . | |
| Download | CD ONE | |
| Side B | ||
| Artist | Song | Buy |
| Tunng | Man In The Box | |
| Yoav | There Is Nobody | |
| Sixtoo | Karmic Retribution | |
| Jose Gonzalez | Save Your Day | |
| Eyedea and Abilities | A Murder Of Memories | |
| Townes Van Zandt | Waiting Around To Die | |
| John Littlejohn | I Had A Dream | |
| Ray Charles | What Should I Do Without You? | |
| Calexico and Iron & Wine | Burn That Broken Bed | |
| Sufjan Stevens | We Won't Need Legs To Stand | |
| Chris Thomas King | Raining Angels | |
| Tim Fite | I'm Not Scared Of You | |
| Matt Pond PA | Foreign Bedrooms | |
| Patrick Park | Here We Are | |
| Leonard Cohen | Heart With No Companion | |
| Turin Brakes | Other Side | |
| James Morrison | Call The Police | |
| Otis Rush | My Love Will Never Die | |
| Joe Henry | Time Is A Lion | |
| David Gray | Lead Me Upstairs | |
| Peetie Wheatstraw | All Night Long Blues | |
| Download | CD TWO | |
Comment:
When Martin Kimball went to sleep that night, the world was fine. His wife Lola slept peacefully at his side, while their daughter Courtney sprawled across her toddler bed in her Disney Princesses room. It was December 9, 2005.On the morning of December 10, Lola and Courtney were no longer there. They had vanished while Martin slept.
Two years later, and there's been no trace of them. Martin has fallen apart.
That's what I knew when I started making this mix. Little did I know that it was going to produce some sinister notes, or hint at Martin's delusions, his memories. The mix is filled with hints - a line here, a title there, a chorus or two. I still don't know what happened. All I know is that Martin Kimball was found curled up on a stained, spring-filled mattress in some grimy little motel, overdosed on a mix of alcohol and heroin, barely alive. He has not regained consciousness at this time.
Lola and Courtney have not been found.
Like the last motel mix, a David Gray song plays a pivotal role.
Download en route.
* Syra is a rebetiko song. This Asiatic/Greek style of music is roughly analogous to American blues, and it's something I've recently discovered. Quite cool.
Feedback:
As usual, too many highlights to mention and I know you don't like that anyway. What I will say is that I could see myself in Kimball's shoes ending the exact same way. Welcome back, fellow babymaker.
Jesus there's a happy mix concept -NOT! Can't fault the tunes though.
This is just stellar, Gabe...really like the Cohen, Iron & Wine, Haggard, Nick Drake, and Black Keys especially. And there's that Johnny Shines you suggested I check out too. Nice!
Gabe, you've been hanging out in all the best places. Can't wait to check it out and solve the mystery.
This looks really rather lovely. Great concept for a mix too!
wow, this is really really awesome. well done.
a lot I havent heard here but I sure will check that, nice stuff
Kings of Leon, TV On The Radio, The Black Keys, John Lee Hooker, Townes Van Zandt, Ray Charles and Otis Rush are highlights for me.
Hahaha. Βαμβακάρης on AOTM! I'm somewhere between proud and puzzled. Your pick is far from being a standard one as well. I hope my loathing for some of your picks (Nick Drake, Jose Gonzales and in general the recent acoustic ones) won't keep me from enjoying this. But your side two looks more like my kind of thing. Thanks for the link(s).
Welcome back! Your dreams were...well. You know.Don't know too much of what is on here, but what I know I love. Plus, I trust your taste.Seriously, glad you're back.<3 Sara
An epic!
Listening to this now, it is nice how you used the usual suspects to tell your narrative for you. I wish I had the patience to do this, impressive.
Creepy, but in a good way! Gotta check out some of these tracks right now. Thanks for another spine-tingling mix.
yowza, this looks flipping amazing - perfect return mix! welcome back, these mixes are obviously most welcome anytime in my house
Is that a true story or just a figment of your warped mind? Either way it's produced a pretty damn near perfect mix. Top marks Gabe...
I will not shilly shally around, this is a towering masterpiece. Wonderful throughout. It has more atmosphere than an atmosphere generator on mount atmosphere, set at maximum atmosphere generation. The music and notes are symbiotic. This is how to do it...Look, listen and learn -- bravo, I say, in fact I say it twice!
I'm with sammy. I have no idea if this is true or not, but it sure is a truly compelling mix.
This looks excellent and I'll be listening tomorrow for sure.
Looks amazing - downloading now. The title drew me in, the story is intriguing and the song choices look perfect.