Velvet-Lined Jewel Box

Artist Song
Bj÷rk  Sun In My Mouth (Vespertine, 2001) 
The Beatles  Strawberry Fields Forever (Magical Mystery Tour, 1967) 
The High Llamas  Nomads (Hawaii, 1997) 
Jeff Buckley  Jewel Box (Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk, 1998) 
The Pastels  Leaving This Island [Jim O'Rourke remix] (Illuminati: Pastels Music Remixed, 1999) 
Luka Bloom  Throw Your Arms Around Me (Keeper Of The Flame, 2000) 
Rickie Lee Jones  Bitchenostrophy (The Evening Of My Best Day, 2003) 
Leadbelly  Where Did You Sleep Last Night? (Goodnight Irene, 1993) 
Boards Of Canada  Alpha And Omega (Geogaddi, 2002) 
Belle and Sebastian  O Come, O Come Emmanuel (It's A Cool, Cool Christmas [compilation], 2000) 
The Magnetic Fields  All I Want To Know (Music From The Motion Picture "Pieces Of April", 2003) 
Mint Royale  Dancehall Places (Dancehall Places, 2003) 
Gaby Kerpel  Carnabailito (Carnabailito, 2003) 
Saint Etienne  Nothing Can Stop Us (Foxbase Alpha, 1992) 
Elbow  Asleep In The Back (Asleep In The Back, 2001) 
Wilson Pickett  If You Need Me (The Very Best Of Wilson Pickett, 1967) 
Tindersticks  Waiting For The Moon (Waiting For The Moon, 2003) 
Radiohead  Climbing Up The Walls [Zero 7 remix] (Karma Police [single], 2000) 
Momus  Orgasm Addict (20 Vodka Jellies, 1996) 
The Chemical Brothers  Asleep From Day (Surrender, 1999) 

Comment:

This is for a trade with heatherspace. It began life as really ethereal and ambient, and the overriding tone of it is still very slow and relaxed. However, while compiling it I realised that there were a few tracks included which also had a sort of shiny / jangly / twinkly recurring theme, which perhaps detracted slightly from the "chill" factor, but which I still wanted to include, so I decided to create a balance between the smooth and the twinkly, so to speak! The overall effect, on listening, reminded me of a jewellery box, and, of course, the Jeff Buckley track kind of sealed the deal...I hope she likes it - her mix looks wonderful! :)
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Feedback:

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Bear
Date: 4/20/2004
Sweet. Lots of very nice stuff.
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Bear
Date: 4/20/2004
Sweet. Lots of very nice stuff.
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Slack-a-gogo
Date: 4/20/2004
Sweet. Lots of very nice stuff. I really like the Saint Etienne and B&S.
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Slack-a-gogo
Date: 4/20/2004
Sweet. Lots of very nice stuff. I really like the Saint Etienne and B&S.
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Bear
Date: 4/20/2004
Whoa, I thought that comment didn't go through. And Dale wrote the same thing! I'm scared.
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Slack-a-gogo
Date: 4/20/2004
I'll cop to it, Bear, I copied your post (and added a little). I though it'd be funny to have the same post 3 times in a row. Little did I know that mine would post twice as well. While I'm here let me also comment that the cover pic matches the music quite nicely.
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p the swede
Date: 4/20/2004
sweet , loads of very nice stuff ;)
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G-Sphere
Date: 4/20/2004
Yeah, I think this sweet mix is nice too and you guys are really funny.
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valis
Date: 4/20/2004
Another great Marie_H mix, and a fine recipient too! High Llamas forever!
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heatherspace
Date: 4/20/2004
WOW! This looks smashing. And if the Momus is a Buzzcocks cover as I suspect, I definitely can't wait to hear that! :) Thanks, M!
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French Connection
Date: 4/21/2004
A Honey-coated mix Siobhan, love the Tindersticks track; - You wouldn't believe the hastle I've had just to pass comment on this mix; have to say I hate the new look of the 'Find a Mix page!
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joey de vivre
Date: 4/21/2004
shimmering jewels!
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Dom1
Date: 4/22/2004
Sorry to be late, but like French I'm struggling, hating this New Look to The Site...nice'n'eclectic with great cover to boot!
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theACF
Date: 4/23/2004
I dig. Great Llamas pick. I admit to not being able to dig recent HL as much as the earlier stuff. When they played Seattle a few years back, I spoke to Sean a little while after the show. He's a really nice guy. Nice Elbow pick too...one of my favorites from that album. I'm sure the whole thing is ace. Cheers!
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heatherspace
Date: 5/19/2004
It continually amazes me how mixes pairing music that's essentially acoustic-based can sound so amazing right next to electronic. This mix illustrates that beautifully. I listen to a lot of music at work, and a 60+ year old English woman has the desk next to mine -- she LOVED this CD. Now that's saying something. :) Thanks, M_H! This will get played for years to come in my house...and at work! The Bjork/Beatles pairing is especially brilliant.