Christmix Playlist

Ok, so I couldn't be bothered writing and printing out playlists to give to you individually, you couldn't be bothered reading them and carrying them around. This is easier for all of us. A foreword i believe is in order:

Now most of us are doing a playlist for eachother in one form or another and I've already heard Sam's, he's got all sorts of fancy-dancy crossfading which, from the perspective of flow and coolness, shits all over my dinky Christmix flow, it is actually amazing. I hope you'll all take into account that I've attempted to merge a whole bunch of different stuff including Indie, Dance AND Jazz into a hopefully cohesive compilation. So, ya know, give me a chance for the love of god. Ok, so I've blabbed on enough, lets get this party started.

1. Shout - Tears For Fears

Lame? Shut your fucking mouth, this is an amazing 80s track, the layering and parts are to die for. Ok, maybe it is a LITTLE lame, I'm aware of the tongue und cheek but if you can look past the cheese its pretty fucking great.

2. Candy Cut - I Heart Hiroshima

Ok! Now we're rolling. Cutsie guitar indie from Oz. These guys won't blow your mind but they will make you dance around not unlike a ewok...and thats one hell of a way to dance

3. Get Up - Sleater Kinney

Again, I'm not in-love with these gals but this song is really great, layering wise, combines a lot of simple elements into a really pacey song.

4. Running, Returning - Akron/Family

I found this track on a free compilation I received, gotta love those percussive choirs of what sounds like sumo wrestlers and upon later inspection IS in fact sumo wrestlers. What a world. I'm also lying about the sumos, we all know they're not real.

5. Holy Names - Pretty Girls Make Graves

I dunno, before their second guitarist left these guys were kings/queens of the two guitar indie interplay. I would have put All Medicated Geniusus on this but that one was been played to death

6. Losing Friends - Death From Above 1979

Yes I know, everyone knows I like these guys but this track is off their first EP I think so theres a chance less of you have this, very dirty and thrashy.

7. The Next Realm - Nine Days Wonder

I got this track off a mix someone else made for me. God knows what the singer is saying but gotta love the post-punk groove

8. December - Regina Spektor

She's great, especially when she feigns an english working class accent and talks about houses.

9. Felt Mountain - Goldfrapp

You thought you knew Goldfrapp? You were wrong.

10. Track B - Duet Solo Dancers - Charles Mingus

Ok...this is just so evil and great and morbid and sleazy and cacophonic (in parts) and swooney in others. Love love love love love love.

11. Give Me Every Little Thing - The Juan Maclean

Such an amazing synthy/video gamey/parliament of funky (vocally speaking) dance track. This replaced the original MSTRKRFT track I had intended.

12. On Power Off - Snap! Crakk!

I still like Damn Arms better but thanks to me boi Tim I've introduce those who don't know these fine (and no longer in existence) fellows to you.

13. Tombstone - Midnight Juggernauts

Yes, its lame, its scene, leave me alone, its great

14. Killer Kat - Expatriate

Once again, another fairly lame track and these guys seem to be getting worse and worse but the bassline is to die for and well, to be honest, I still think its a pretty great track

15. See Carolina's Fastest Trees - We Versus The Shark

Oh! Indie-faggotry grows some balls and musicality. If this doesn't wake you up then I probably wish you were dead anyways...

16. The People Fight - Nobuo Uematsu

Lol, Final Fantasy 7 music revamped and made all classically. C'mon, shut up, this is fucking amazing.

17. In A Sentimental Mood - John Coltrane, Miles Davis & Duke Ellington

Whoo baby, jazz has never been so tasty. We're winding up now, I thought I'd give y'all a nice little break before I finish you off.

18. Forever More - Moloko

Throbbing, grandoise, sassy, dancey? Moloko? Yep. Wait...that's stupid. Ok, more exposition. This is the best finisher I could think of and I think I'm pretty great cause its an amazing closing track. I know I've put you through a lot, this is not a short mix and maybe the rapid genre changes have been a bit jarring but fuck, if nothing else you're all a bit better for the education. This track is amazing, if there's one thing we should drop to our knees and worship Moloko for it's their mastery of the musical build-up, this song is a perfect example.

I hope you enjoy the mix.