playlist for 4-14-09

Today I played a nice mix of things...

~~ danceable electronic beep boop indie ~~
bjork - big time sensuality - debut
* dan deacon - paddling ghost - bromst
* animal collective - brother sport - merriweather post pavilion
the mae shi - run to your grave - hlllyh

~~ world funk/soul from the early 70s ~~
nara leao - quem e - nara leao
sylvie vartan - abracadabra - best of sylvie vartan
* peter king - shango - nigeria 70
* gemini brass - you don't love me - calypsoul 70
juan pablo torres y algo nuevo - y viva la felicidad - si para usted
oscar sulley and the uhuru dance band - olufeme

~~ surf music inspired by african themes ~~
thunderbirds - african guitar - surfbeat behind the iron curtain
the revels - conga twist - jungle exotica
theo schumann combo - aladin - surfbeat behind the iron curtain
the majestics - oasis - jungle exotica
the emanons - calypso bop - jungle exotica
link wray - the swag - rumble!

~~ happy fun music ~~
pizzicato five - baby love child - made in u.s.a.
* jeremy jay - in this lonely town - slow dance
* colossal yes - permafrost drip - charlamagne's big thaw
* harlem shakes - niagra falls - technicolor health

~~ moody but optimistic tunes ~~
broadcast - paper cuts - future crayon
* anni rossi - venice - rockwell
camera obscura - eighties fan - biggest bluest hi-fi
the crabs - new fool - what were flames now smoulder
heavenly - orange courdoroy dress - heavenly

~~ moody and pessimistic but still pretty ~~
* elvis perkins - shampoo - in dearland
* a.c. newman - prophets - get guilty
cub country - your old street - high uinta high
magnetic fields - all my little words - 69 love songs

~~ fun song to close with!! ~~
* chain and the gang - unpronouncable name - down with liberty, up with chains