Other Mixes By shunn789
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Thrilling Wonder Stories
| Side A | ||
| Artist | Song | |
| Jim Freund | Prologue: "With us this morning" | |
| Joe Jackson | Tomorrow's World | |
| Jim Freund & William Shunn | Chapter 1: "Now at some point you turned to fiction" | |
| Moxy Frnvous | You Will Go to the Moon | |
| Adrian Belew | Phone Call from the Moon | |
| William Shunn | Chapter 2: "I was interested in science fiction" | |
| Belle & Sebastian | A Space Boy Dream | |
| The Flaming Lips | Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia) | |
| William Shunn & Jim Freund | Chapter 3: "And then a strange thing happened" | |
| The Byrds | Mr. Spaceman | |
| Air | Kelly, Watch the Stars! | |
| William Shunn & Jim Freund | Chapter 4: "But I was forbidden to read science fiction" | |
| The Tories | Spaceships in the Sky | |
| Donald Fagen | Tomorrow's Girls | |
| Jim Freund & William Shunn | Chapter 5: "Bill, you're going to read something for us" | |
| T. Rex | Planet Queen | |
| Was (Not Was) | Robot Girl | |
| Side B | ||
| Artist | Song | Buy |
| Jim Freund & William Shunn | Chapter 6: "Is there any preamble?" | |
| The Alan Parsons Project | I Robot | |
| Rush | The Body Electric | |
| Jim Freund & William Shunn | Chapter 7: "And our guest this morning" | |
| They Might Be Giants | Space Suit | |
| Red Elvises | Rocketman | |
| David Bowie | I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spaceship | |
| Jim Freund & William Shunn | Chapter 8: "Good morning, you are on the radio" | |
| Queen | '39 | |
| Alan Parsons | Temporalia | |
| John Wesley Harding & The Gangsta Folk | Song I Wrote Myself in the Future | |
| William Shunn | Chapter 9: "There was one word that escaped me" | |
| The Dismemberment Plan | Memory Machine | |
| Kate Bush (w/The Trio Bulgarka & David Gilmour) | Rocket's Tail | |
| Jim Freund & William Shunn | Chapter 10: "First of all, if people want to find your fiction" | |
| Billy Bragg | The Space Race Is Over | |
| Jim Freund & William Shunn | Epilogue: "I think I'm about wrapped up" | |
Comment:
My January 2005 contribution to the New York CD Mix of the Month Club. Being a science fiction writer, I had wanted to do an SF-themed mix for a long time. Maybe if I had spent more time on it, there would have been a lower percentage of somewhat silly songs, but nevertheless this was a heartfelt mix, maybe my most heartfelt since making mix tapes for girls in high school. The music is interspersed with snippets of a radio interview I did in 2002 on Jim Freund's "Hour of the Wolf" program on WBAI 99.5 FM in New York City. (Oh, and this is really a single-CD mix, but I couldn't figure out how to post more than 30 tracks that way.) [album art full size]
Feedback:
I'm digging your billy bragg, Dismemberment Plan, Air, Belle & Sebastian, and Flaming Lips picks....WHOOO..That was a long list. great mix...And i like your cover too:)
Excellent, and I love your cover art, too!
I've been fascinated with the lyrics to "Memory Machine" for years - great choice. Awesome album cover art, as well.
I must say the inclusion of Rush, Queen and Alan Parsons (the blissful days of youth?) is pushing it a bit . . . but the rest looks sho' looks cool to me. Can't go wrong with Don, Marc & Ade anyway. ;)
Hey, Mohr, if I were in the habit of apologizing for my tastes in popular art, I'd never have become a science fiction writer! ;-)
great mix and hall of fame cover. I long to hear of your wonderous stories.
unbelievable!