• Submit Date: 8/15/2001
  • Format: Cassette
  • Category: Mixed Genre

The Life of the Party is the Death of Him

Side A
Artist Song
aisler's set  the way to market station 
fire  father's name was dad 
the zombies  if it don't work out 
the pixies  velvety instrumental version 
the lucksmiths  the drunkest man in the world 
nick drake  hazey jane ii 
tokidoki  news days 
bob dylan  queen jane approximately 
cat power  enough 
schrasj  withered as the wood it tends 
charles mingus  self portrait in three colors 
holiday flyer  take me away 
vomit launch  hallways 
the mojo men  sit down i think I love you 
the ladybug transistor  words hang in the air 
   
   
Side B
ArtistSongBuy
the make up  pow! to the people 
ciao bella  another pill 
teenage fanclub  sidewinder 
the beach boys  caroline no 
field mice  holland street 
barbara manning and flophouse  i love u 1000 ways 
johnny cash  daddy sang bass 
magnetic fields  fear of trains 
barcelona  unreal 
caleb  baby, your phrasing is bad 
the velvet underground  jesus 
cat stevens  the wind 
seashell sea  lost and found 
la buena vida  tardes de cafe 
elf power  the secret ocean 
the barbarians  are you a boy or are you a girl? 
the orange peels  she is like a rose 

Comment:

The one knock on me when I was a dj at WBGU was that I was too poppy. My friends at the station could not believe that I could do two hours of pure unadulterated pop week in and week out. But lest anyone think I am a one trick pony (musically speaking of course--other elements of my life are so banal that it would turn your hair white) I present this. Inspired by recent conversations with Rob Conroy and lo-fi jr. as well as my recent purchase of the Nuggets II box, I think this tape is a departure for what I have become known for in this forum. I also think it is the best tape I have made in quite some time. Maybe I am starting to break out of my rut after all.

Feedback:

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Rob Conroy
Date: 8/15/2001
Wow, Brandt. This looks great. :-) Esp props to my favorite previously undiscovered (by me) tune on Nuggets II... "Baby, Your Phrasing is Bad" (although I technically knew the Crystalized Movements cover) and my favorite Nuggets II tune, period, "Father's Name Was Dad" (which I paid megabucks for to own prior to the box). The transitions that particularly appealed to me here were the VU/Cat Stevens combo (I can hear it perfectly in my head and it's beautiful) and your very inspired choice of Magnetic Fields/Johnny Cash (I've been waiting for SOMONE to do that for a long time). Nice job. Send this to me...
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CASETTA
Date: 8/15/2001
Wow, Crystalized Movements did a cove of Baby, Your Phasing Is Bad? I gave Scott of that band a tape with odd sixties cuts back in 1988. Hmmm, where are my thanks??
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Moe
Date: 8/15/2001
Another great mix Mr. Fundak! Believe it or not, I put the Mojo Men song on the tape I'm currently making for you. What are the odds of that?! Barbara Manning and the underrated (and unfortunately named) Vomit Launch were great choices too.
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Rob Conroy
Date: 8/16/2001
Yeah, Casetta, they did. It's on some Twisted Village comp from the early '90s... I forget the name at the moment, but I'll get back to you via e-mail when I get a chance.