Monday, January 4, 2010

Mix #4: Sick & Ridiculous

The Ex are one of my favorite bands (especially live) & this first song is completely atypical, but one of my favorite songs from them. I feel like they've always provided evidence that you can create enduring, engaged work that is challenging both politically & artistically.
Also worth noting is the "fake live" rendition of Mingus' Fables Of Faubus, featuring the anti-segregation lyrics that never made the cut on Ah Um. I'm somewhat embarassed to admit I actually bought this as the ringtone for my phone, but really it has cut down remarkably on my urge to curse whenever my phone rings.
Thanks for listening.
TRACKLIST-
1. The Ex- Gentlemen
2. Art Bears- The Song Of The Monopolists
3. Mirah & Black Cat Orchestra- what keeps mankind alive?
4. Alec K. Redfearn And The Seizures- Isle Of Swine
5. Why Are We Building Such a Big Ship?- Don't Go
6. Charles Mingus- Original Faubus Fables
7. Sun Ra- The Sun Man Speaks
8. Memphis Minnie- Black Rat Swing
9. Micah Blue Smaldone- A Winter's Truce
10. Abner Jay- I'm So Depressed
11. Otis Redding- Just One More Day
12. Dan Melchior's Broke Revue- The Cruel Pang Of Beauty
13. Spherical Objects- Elliptical Optimism
14. Signals- Counterintuitive
15. Mydolls- In Technicolor
16. New Bloods- A Ritual
17. Quix*o*tic- Heliotrope
18. Carla Bozulich- Release The Spring
19. Born Heller- I am a Guest in Here
20. Jack Ohly- Now Down

3 comments:

  1. This one loaded in perfect order and without any numerical prefixes on the song titles. Whatever you did, keep doing it.

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  2. I can see why you ring this Mingus. Knowing the lyrics would make me grin a big old "fuck the man" anytime I got a call.

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  3. Thanks for the play. Great show last night!

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