volume two soon to you...

hey gang,

if you haven't recieved it yet, volume two should be on your doorstep any day now. my apologies for the serious delinquicies but hopefully the bonus treat will placate you.

here's to serious country love-in... lisa

PS: the honey-drippin is in reference to junior parker NOT neil diamond :)

DJ Joshie rules!

I am so pleased to have a DJ in the group. Makes a difference!

Just got mix vol 3 [clashtrash]; not even done with it the first time around, and felt compelled to comment on its awesomeness.

Its awesome.

Will comment on songs later, have to finish taking it in first.

Private moments

My favorite part about mixes is their intimacy. Yes, the music is often wonderful--and hearing new, good stuff is a bonus. But the real beauty of these things is the private moment I get to share with the creator of the mix. The art of a good mix requires concentration and planning--the coordination of sounds and syllables, the rhythm of syncopation, the pattern of meaning. To put together a mix is to give other people a slice of your life. How were you feeling on the day you mixed the CD? What were the thoughts at the forefront of your mind? In which part of your house were you sitting? Were you eating cereal of drinking whiskey? From the mix, I get a notion of your position, literally and metaphysically.

And it's a gift. It's even better than peeking into your medicine cabinet. We are so far from each other most of the time, but with these collections, we get to sit next to each other one more time. And we dance together around my living room. Or we cry a little in the car. Whatever. It's gorgeous. And it's my favorite part about mixes.

So, thanks, all y'all, for sharing. It's always a pleasure dancing with you...

I heart the new Lucinda Williams cd

It's got a melancholy tone to it, and that may be part of the reason i'm so attracted to it. She's not lost her fire l, but her words are knocking me out in a way they didn't used it.
Of course, for a while I thought that "car wheels on a gravel road" was actually "cartwheels on a gravel road" and I couldn't figure out why on earth anyone would try a cartwheel on a gravel road- ouchy hands. seemed like an interesting metaphor, though.
She's taking on more of a troubadour role with this album, in an ironic sense.
Pick it up if you get a chance, or ask me for a copy of it and I'll likely send it to ya.

Some words from the song "what if" that made me sit in my car and listen to the whole song the first time I heard it:

I shudder to think
What it would mean....

If children grew up happier
And they could run with the wolves
And they never felt trapped
Or hungry or unloved

If cats walked on water
And birds had bank accounts
And we loved one another
In equal amounts

music info for mix #1

Lisa wanted me to post the songs from my mix Exit/Skank, so here it is:

Peace and Tranquility Roudoudou
Kid A Radiohead live Berlin
Jump Madonna
Singles Party Greyboy
Rex Kramer Gomez
Kerouac Morphine
Tomorrow Never Knows The Beatles
Gotta b everything The Jazzhole
Time Easy Star All Stars
Brazilica Beck
Sister Antibalas
Play with your Pussy Max Romeo