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Looking forward to it!

btw...listened to my mix in the car yesterday. Did I mention you should play the Propellerheads song REALLY loud? You've also got to be in the right mood to listen to it. If you're feeling mellow, that's not the right time to listen.

I must be getting old - I feel mellow pretty much all the time now.

Oh, and I had to leave some songs off the disc that I really wanted to include. Stuff by Handel, Rachmaninov, Nat King Cole, SRV with his brother, a whole bunch of reggae that probably nobody would like anyways, Loreena McKennit, John Hiatt, Dick Dale and some other surf music guys. Hopefully all the songs will fit on one disc, otherwise Long Beach Dub All0Stars will get cut, too.

spiffnme, I had the chance to listen to your mix the other day. The Charlie Haden track is awesome, and the DDBB track is a great foot stomper. (Is that an official category -- foot-stomping music? ) The electronic music took me more than one listen to get into, though. The Hybrid tracks have some pretty cool texture. The Propellerheads will take me still longer to appreciate, I think. It's so long that I find myself wanting to fast forward parts of it -- especially repetitive parts. However, if I had a speedy convertible and a relatively uncrowded freeway ahead of me, I could envision myself blasting it and tearing up the asphalt. Is that what you meant by non-mellow mood?

Now on to Orbital. The intense, driving drum'n'bass line builds up a tension and suspense that, unfortunately never gets released. Talk about blue ears....

I have to admit I don't care at all for the dissonant synthesizer chords in the Christine W song, but her voice is amazingly soulful.

The Groove Armada track is my favorite of the electronic tracks. I can't quite put my finger on why. I probably has something to do with the mellowness and its use of real instrument samples. Nice interweaving loops in this one.

The Beethoven needs no critique.

Dead Can Dance. She sounds possessed!! But that's not a bad thing. A lot of great texture here, too, but the slight pitch bends in the horn are inexplicable.

Sting. This one is not listed in your included literature. I haven't heard this version of his song. What album is it from?

Superior. I liked it, but I can't give you specifics because I couldn't rip it to my iPod (which I brought with me to Dallas).

Moby. Shimmery. Calming. Reflective. Kinda like water. I like.

hmmm, i've been kind of absent from the forum over the past couple of weeks (we're out of the deep-freeze here so I've been enjoying our last 2 weeks of summer )

This is a great idea, I'm going to have to get on this. Problem is the compooter crashed and we need to install a new power supply!?!

Any of you southern neighbours concerned about international shipping? I'm more than happy to return the favour when the 'pooter is up and runnin' again.

Hey Bren, i'd love a copy of your faves by the way (if you were up to burning one).

That reminds me... what exactly is "c*ck rock", Bren?

Update: I have six copies that will be mailed out ASAP. More on the way. I'll send them out to those who responded with their addresses most quickly.
Want the list of songs printed out and included w/ the disc or listed here?

i would do it either way.. i think a list should be with the disc, but it wouldnt hurt to get to have an early preview..

bigjohn

I received Peter's disc today and Craig's a couple of days ago.

Peter, I haven't had a chance to listen to your disc yet, but Thank You! I'm looking forward to it!

Craig, excellent music! I'll write more when I've listened to the discs more, but I'm already anticipating some new music purchases based upon hat you sent!

Question for either/both of you: Where did you find the artist info? It seems more "organized" than the type of stuff I normally see on Amazon....??

I listened to Spiff's again today in the car. I think he drank the punch, too.

And here’s my play list:

1. Jeff Beck “Roy’s Toy” from You Had it Coming
2. Arturo Sandoval “I Can’t Get Started” from Trumpet Evolution
3. Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler “There’ll Be Some Changes Made (revised)” from Neck & Neck
4. David Sanborn “Relativity” from Songs From the Night Before
5. The Skatalites “Rock Fort Rock” from Ball of Fire
6. Melvin Taylor “Telephone Song” from Dirty Pool
7. Bach “BWV ?” from The Complete Harpsichord Concertos (?)
8. Shaggy “Hot Shot” from Hotshot
9. Tribal Tech “Uh…Yeah OK” from Face First
10. Pat Martino & Les Paul “I’m Confessin’ That I love You” from All Sides Now
11. J.J. Cale “Cajun Moon” from Greatest Hits
12. Devil in a Woodpile “Whistle Gait” from Devil in a Woodpile
13. B.B. King “Just Like a Woman” from Let the Good Times Roll
14. Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown “Toughen Up” from Gate Swings
15. John Lee Hooker w/ Johnny Winter “Susan” from Mr. Lucky
16. Joe Satriani “Oriental Melody” from Strange Beautiful Music
17. Eek-A-Mouse “What Me Ago Do” from Eek-A-Nomics
18. Long Beach Dub All-Stars “Life Goes On” from Wonders of the World

I’ll put the actual Bach # up when I get a chance from home.