It's Dark As A Dungeon Way Down In The Mind by The Mutual Appreciation Society

The Mutual Appreciation Society

Member Since: 5/15/2008

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Submit Date: 8/27/2008
Format: CD
Category: Theme - Depression

It's Dark As A Dungeon Way Down In The Mind


Artist	Song
Maquiladora	Chinese Girl

Two Gallants	My Madonna

The Helio Sequence	Broken Afternoon

Butch Hancock	The Wind's Dominion

Vietnam	Step On Inside

Drugstore	Navegando

Clinic	Corpus Christi

The Original Brothers and Sisters of Love	East Jesus America

The Go-Betweens	The Clarke Sisters

Chris Thile	Stay Away

Alexi Murdoch	Dream About Flying

Lambchop	Grumpus

David Bowie	Always Crashing in the Same Car

The Arcade Fire	Keep The Car Running

London Suede	The Asphalt World

Me'shell Ndegeocello	Shoot `n Up and Gett `n High

Yo La Tengo	I Feel Like Going Home

Comment:

The title comes from the Two Gallants track while the resolution comes from the quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne. "What other dungeon is so dark as one's own heart! What jailer so inexorable as one's self!" And on that buoyant note, the mix from e.buster and avocado rabbit came together.

For me (the rabbit), this mix was especially pleasurable due to the drawn out nature of many of the songs. I was able to find a couple new (to me) bands that I liked enough to search out their CDs, and that's at least part of what this is all about. The other part is the collaborative process, and for this I am grateful to have such a terrific partner. Stay tuned for the second installment.

Feedback:

Funky Ratchet
Date: 8/27/2008

Vietnam, Chris Thile, the Go-Betweens, YLT, Lambchop...really looking forward to giving this a listen today. Love the cover art too!

njr
Date: 8/27/2008

Topical, elegant, eclectic. Much appreciation to the Mutual Appreciation Society!

doowad
Date: 8/27/2008

Very nice, you two, I'm partial to the mature artists myself, but looking forward to the new names.

Mixxer
Date: 8/27/2008

I appreciate both of you fine mixers.

anthony lombardi
Date: 8/27/2008

love 9, 11, 13 & 14 especially - lookin good, guys

Rebel Princess
Date: 8/27/2008

Interesting, and there are actually a couple of things I recognise here...

sammyg123
Date: 8/27/2008

I like this a lot. Artwork, yes - perfect as always... Great choices, Grumpus and The Asphalt World being my two favourites..

ldpaulson
Date: 8/27/2008

Holy cow! Dark indeed. I love, love, love Butch Hancock. Great track and great sandwich. Interesting artists surroundding him. Familiar artists -.- Hancock, Bowie, Me'shell, Yo La Tengo -.- prompted me to download. Now I am intrigued by these new artists. Selfishly, I wish this were in separate files. Now I'm going to have to do some shopping. Listened to it TWICE after downloading and am dure to listen to it much more in the futures -.- all of 'em near and distant. Also left a little note on the MAS blog for ya.

p the swede
Date: 8/27/2008

dark but intensive and great

freemethodist
Date: 8/28/2008

can't wait to hear this.

arktical
Date: 8/29/2008

Great job you two. The 13-15 stretch really does it for me.

kisrum
Date: 9/6/2008

wow, just beautiful

freemethodist
Date: 1/3/2009

I listened to this last night. I loved a lot of these songs, some of which I have never heard before. I'm really going to have to check out Lambchop. Well done.