From Little Quokkas to Big Rats by SueEW

SueEW

Member Since: 12/5/2000

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Submit Date: 1/8/2001
Format: Cassette
Category: Mixed Genre

From Little Quokkas to Big Rats

Side A
Artist	Song
Augie March	Heartbeat and Sails

Warren Ellis/John Ellis	Mis'ry Is My Middle Name

Sodastream	Fitzroy Strongmen

Penguin Cafe Orchestra	Penguin Cafe Single

Dead Can Dance	Cantara

Paul Kelly	From St. Kildas to King's Cross

Nick Cave	Do You Love Me?

Church	Come Down

Finn Brothers	Angels Heap

Chills	Wet Blanket

Swingers	Counting The Beat

Rolf Harris	Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport

Side B
Artist	Song	Buy
Belle and Sebastian	Judy & The Dream of Horses

Tindersticks	Jism

Clientele	Saturday

Lush	Demystification

Field Mice	If You Need Someone

Bark Psychosis	A Street Scene

Heavenly	Modestic

Mojave 3	Tomorrow's Taken

Red House Painters	Grace Cathedral Park

Magnetic Fields	When the Open Road is Closing In

Buffalo Tom	Going Underground

Comment:

Made for fellow AOTM'r Casetta. Sort of a travel theme - I start out in Australia (where I've just immigrated to), then move on to New Zealand (and back to oz) at the end of side 1. Side 2 starts out in Scotland, then moves on to England, then crosses over to San Francisco, then NYC and finally finishes off in Boston, when I've spent my entire life up to my move 6 months ago. A few notes - the Warren/John Ellis song is a cover of an old country song, and it comes off the "Where Joy Kills Sorrow" cd released a few yrs back featuring all Australian artists. The Swingers song (from the late 70s/early 80s) is currently being used in a KMART Australia ad.

Feedback:

SueEW
Date: 1/8/2001

For those who don't know what a quokka is - it's a small marsupial found only on Rottnest Island, off the coast of Western Australia. They were mistakenly called rats when they were first discovered by the Dutch, on Rottnest ("Rats nest" in Dutch) many moons ago, but in fact, they are related to kangaroos.

CASETTA
Date: 1/19/2001

Wow, I must say I have just finished listening to this mix without looking at the sleeve notes for artist info. I knew of some of the artist and it was a surprise to hear them come on. What blew my mind was how tight and smooth this mix flows. Truly commendable. Was it a pun to include the Buffalo Tom cover of The Jam-"Going Underground" in ref to Australia as a double meaning?

SueEW
Date: 1/21/2001

Hmmm, actually no - I included it because I think it's a good song, (and also because I just received the cd for x-mas) not for any hidden meaning. But maybe in my mind I did it subconsciously, who knows?

nite fever1
Date: 4/28/2001

This is a good mix - I like the travelling theme!
Have you ever seen a Quokka!!!!

SueEW
Date: 4/28/2001

Yup, of course I've seen a quokka! There's tons of them on Rotto. And they really do look like rats, although rats that can stand up.

Kitz
Date: 5/2/2001

I'm really impressed. I'm moving to Scotland in a few months, any advice for bands to get into up north? Either way, I really do feel like I've been around the worl with this mix, very diverse, really good.

nite fever1
Date: 5/9/2001

An International flavor for sure- you missed out the 3rd world!!!
(not including Scotland!)

SueEW
Date: 5/9/2001

Hey nite fever - where are your mixes??? How 'bout we see some nite fever action, then you can continue with the comments! (I'm sure yr wife wouldn't mind!)

buglady
Date: 4/13/2002

This looks really terrific...especially the Rolf Harris. I just love that guy.