Other Mixes By chapbell
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Songs of the Grotesque and the Arabesque
| Artist | Song | |
| Fats Waller | The Sheik of Araby | |
| Keiko Matsui | Rose of Morocco | |
| The Clash | Rock the Casbah | |
| Mireille Mathieu | Sahara | |
| Santana | Caravanserai | |
| Maria Muldaur | Midnight at the Oasis | |
| Dave Holland Quintet | Bedouin Trail | |
| Chet Atkins and Les Paul | Caravan | |
| Madness | Night Boat to Cairo | |
| Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers | Abdul and Cleopatra | |
| Pink Floyd | The Nile Song | |
| The Bangles | Walk Like an Egyptian | |
| Roy Orbison | Shahadaroba | |
| The Might Be Giants | Istanbul | |
| Ray Stevens | Ahab the Arab | |
| Patti Page | You Belong to Me | |
| The B-52's | Mesopotamia | |
| David Bowie | The Secret Life of Arabia | |
| Camper Van Beethoven | Eye of Fatima, Part I | |
| Gene Pitney | Mecca | |
| Siouxie and the Banshees | Arabian Knights | |
| Spike Jones | The Sheik of Araby | |
Comment:
(NOTE WELL -- For the subtlety-impaired: this mix is mocking Western stereotypes of Arabs and the Arab peoples, NOT Arabs and the Arab peoples. If you are offended, please look inward for the source of your offence.)There exists a line between postModernism and antiQuarianism -- and a mighty fine line it is, mighty fine. When we consider the hidden processes of alteriority and the slow inculcation of the imagery of the mystic East into the Western Cartesian theatrum, well, we don't need to tell you, it's quite a howdy-do. When all is said and done, our images of the Arab as Other are far more interesting to us than our image of the Arab as Taxidriver or the Arab as 7-11 Guy or even the Arab as Filthy Rich 'n' Cruel Potentate.
Howsobeit, it is incumbent upon us that we focus our mind's eye upon an arid land of oil and economic disparity, a nation-state where the horizons are blackened by the smoke of the refineries and the atmospherics of despair, a far-off place where human rights and international law are routinely ignored and where religious fanatics control every aspect of the education and political indoctrination of the young. And while we're thinking about Texas, we can listen to these groovy songs.
No members of the RIAA were harmed in the burning of this CD. They're hard to find and they move around a lot.
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genius - couldnt of came at a better time
Very impressive!!
What a fantastic concept! I'd like to trade. Standing by your first paragraph, I'd suggest that the Cure's Killing an Arab would be perfect for the mix. They put a similar message on their Best-of CD also for the subtlety-impaired. And since it just came to me, Zappa's Sheik Yerbootie might not be out of place.
Wow. No more words.
Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks!
A well-considered mix - looks well worth listening to.
A well-considered mix - looks well worth listening to.
congratulations and thank you for the liner-notes. great mix!!!
You've got to be kidding. I've seen some pretty pretentious mixes on this site, but this one takes the cake. My motivations for this criticism are not at all political, nor even aesthetic, really. Who knows, maybe this mix is actually listenable (unlike many of the past Mixes of the Week which were generally stunts or gimmicks explicitly designed to compete for the M.o.t.W.), though I doubt it. My issue is with the liner notes, which are just so intellectually conceited and turgid as to border on the parodic. Which, if that is indeed the case, is actually quite brilliant. But I'm going to regard them as on the level, and thus insufferable.
I'm sorry, I've never left a criticism for a mix before, and am not enjoying the fact that I'm doing so now, but my B.S. Detector went of the charts when I saw this and it would not be denied.
I'm sorry, I've never left a criticism for a mix before, and am not enjoying the fact that I'm doing so now, but my B.S. Detector went of the charts when I saw this and it would not be denied.
There's also a fine line between parody and abuse....sorry. The only part on the level is in italics.
This is not only an awesome idea for a mix, but it looks like it would sound pretty good too! While I can't disagree with JM and think it's somewhat pretentious, so what!? Aren't most of the mixes on this site pretty pretentious just by virtue of the fact that most of the people listening are "too good" to be listening to the music everybody else listens too? I know I feel that way at least : ) Sorry, tangent... anyhow, great mix.
I interpreted the liner notes as a light-hearted jab at academia, and as such found them amusing. And I understand criticizing the flow of a themed mix, as concessions may have to be made in order to make all songs fit the theme, but hell, a lot of people have submitted mixes with themes, and it seems rather foolish to attack that whole kind of mix. One can feel free to dislike them, of course, but it hardly seems worth it to criticize all the themed mixes, simply for being mixes with themes, and therefore subject to those restrictions. Anyhow, I got a chuckle out of the mix, so I say "good job."
right on. love the fats waller song and the clash song and everything in between (that i've heard, anyway). wish i'd thought of it. nice jab at texas, my home state, by the way.
you forget Arab as fanatical, suicide-bomber & Arab as mutilator of their own people, and Arab palaces complete with "Rape Rooms", Torture Chambers, Tree/People Shredders and Arab as Gasser of own people. Other than that, we're really nice guys, "family men."
nice mix.but between the cowboy and the Arab, I 'll take the cowboy.yeeha.
i agree with JM. pretentious as hell. and "Chapbell's" Email is fake. and how many people post 3 mixes and get mix of the week? i smell a rat.
what rosalba said.this mix is ill picked and reeks of BS.but, btw, we sure are kicking those A-rabs asses over yonder.freeing up the *good* Arabs, whuppin' the BAD ones.All that and a 77% approval rating.well gawllee.
as a Jew I feel this mix breeds anti-semitism and is sarcastic and hateful.
rosalbas right the e mail *IS* fake
Oh, how we all must bicker and quibble, all in the name of ideals such as "patriotism" and "freedom." I find it funny to see how our country views itself. We see ourselves as a supreme power and should rule over all of the land (oh, I'm sorry, I'm supposed to call it "policing the world" or "protecting our allies from foreign threats." What a bunch of horse manure. I love my country for the freedoms I have but I must say, what we were fighting for in Iraq was not to free the Iraqi people as the media and the White House would lead you to believe but rather to protect our president's financial backers' interests in the oil rich land. Yes, I know this is not a politcal web site but when I see posts like the ones I've seen for this mix, I cannot do anything but respond. My e-mail is real, respond to me there. I'll be interested in hearing if the bigotry, racism, stereotypes, etc. continue when there is not a public forum for all to read.
Shawn Frank said: "I love my country for the freedoms I have but I must say, [criticism here]."
Right on man.(and i apologize for the second shameless plug in the past two days.)
Right on man.(and i apologize for the second shameless plug in the past two days.)
goodness. what a fuss. rosalba, do you know who picked this as motw? you smell a rat? maybe it is hiding in your room.
Chapbell responds: Sorry, I didn't think the code was that hard to break. Just replace the (at) with the standard e-mail at sign and it will function just as any other e-mail address. The idea was to avoid spam, not your indignation. Please feel free.As to the notes -- yes, the notes are supposed to be parody. I know a lot of people who write like that and I like to make fun of them. And myself. If the notes were intended as a serious intro, yeah, they would be wicked pretentious.Pretentious? Moi?
Man what's the deal with all the negativity? It's just a mix. I happen to think it's a pretty good one, but regardless why is it turning into a damn political debate? Chapbell, up for a trade?
Joe exists in his own private little Idaho.doh.the comments section makes this a political statement.and negativity's an assumption on your part: it is, in actuality, an opposing point of view.
I think this is a great idea and great mix, and the liner notes made me laugh.
ill be sure to thank all the people of Florida for this beautifully constructed mix --- if not for them, Bush may not have been President, and this may have never existed.
amuzing MotW choice; "congrats"
here's something quite funny...
Iraq's Info_Mation Minister..as seen in other Historical settings.
here's something quite funny...
Iraq's Info_Mation Minister..as seen in other Historical settings.
...which would fall under the "Arab as Comedian" category.
Siouxsie, Bowie and Richman.
I am down for this mix.
I am down for this mix.
Great mix, and not pretentious at all, in my humble opinion. Maybe Don Henley's "Garden of Allah" would have fit too? You can't mention Arabs without thier motivation, you know.
none of those wonderful patriots down there ever even posted a mix here, where did they come from? the liner notes are funny, too bad you had to explain that they were meant to be. i ♥ america!
As a Texan, allow me to chime in by saying that I anxiously await the day of our liberation! There will be dancing in the streets (well, in MY street anyway).
As for the political debate, I will add that the anti-war protestors (such as myself) were right all along. Here's proof: this war was started because Iraq was supposedly stock-piling weapons of mass destruction, and because Sadam Hussein was a direct threat to the American people...but there were no weapons of mass destruction (except for a few warheads that were found, and would've been found if the inspectors were given an additional 30 days, like France suggested), and if the Iraqi army couldn't even defend its own capital for two weeks, how could they possibly have been a direct threat to America?
As for the mix, David Bowie, Camper Van Beethoven, Siouxie...what's not to like? The liner notes ammused me.
As for the political debate, I will add that the anti-war protestors (such as myself) were right all along. Here's proof: this war was started because Iraq was supposedly stock-piling weapons of mass destruction, and because Sadam Hussein was a direct threat to the American people...but there were no weapons of mass destruction (except for a few warheads that were found, and would've been found if the inspectors were given an additional 30 days, like France suggested), and if the Iraqi army couldn't even defend its own capital for two weeks, how could they possibly have been a direct threat to America?
As for the mix, David Bowie, Camper Van Beethoven, Siouxie...what's not to like? The liner notes ammused me.
I might have to make this mix for myself (but I think Ahab the Arab will have to come off in favor of the Cure's "Killing an Arab", for listenability reasons).
A mix breeding anti-semitism & racial hatred? As an atheist, I think stupidity knows no boundaries. As to the mix: Looks like a nice one, indeed. I especially (and strongly) approve of the inclusion of a Mireille Mathieu song ("Hinter den Kulissen von Paris" . . . Omigod!).
As A Jew I do not find this mix in anyway anti-semetic or hurtfull - it's just a mix people - judge it on it's musical content...and the music is good!
This is so cool!