Joe’s 33rd Birthday Data CD

I think I may have already mentioned how much I am loving the idea of MP3 Data CD mixes, what with all the time you have the luxuriate in stretching out and exploring certain genres and/or artists in addition to not having to fret about trying to fit all the music you want to share on a 90 minute tape, or as has been the case for the last several years, an 80 minute audio CD. (Note to self: Just what exactly is the difference between an MP3 and a Data CD- we’d look into this right now, but we’re feeling far too lazy.)

Of course, it’s also a ton of fun to wallow into all that music and spend, as I did, half a dozen hours grabbing CD’s off the shelf and ripping off songs that you think a good friend should hear.

I didn’t dwell on any particular order or go about creating a flow for the mix as I hoped Joe would just add the music to the random play of his current iTunes rotation. Here’s what made the cut, though I’m not entirely sure this is even the order they appeared on Joe’s copy:

001. Me and Giuliani Down by the School Yard (A True Story): !!!
002: But For You: Matthew Dear
003: Stay Hungry: Talking Heads
004: Bellona: Junior Boys
005: Pacific Theme: Broken Social Scene
006: Keeping Up: Arthur Russell
007: Cross Bones Style: Cat Power
008: Gentlemen Take Polaroids: Japan
009: Stick Around: Steve Burns
010: ILoveAcid: Luke Vibert
011: Have You Seen My Baby? Randy Newman
012: The Laws Have Changed: The New Pornographers
013: Your Silent Face: New Order
014: Pass In Time: Beth Orton
015: When Mac Was Swimming: The Innocence Mission
016: You Know More Than I Know: John Cale
017: Hard Life: Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
018: I Wish I Was The Moon: Neko Case
019: Romulus: Sufjan Stevens
020: The Body Breaks: Devendra Banhart
021: Whispering Pines: The Band
022: Andorra: Colin Blunstone
023: Psalm: M.Ward
024: April The 14th (Part 1): Gillian Welch
025: Slow Down Old World: Willie Nelson
026: Who Knows Where The Time Goes: Fairport Convention
027: Trying To Find A Home: Tindersticks
028: A Heart Needs A Home: Richard & Linda Thompson
029: Laughing: David Crosby
030: Ms. Fat Booty: Mos Def
031: Just Biz: Diverse 1
032: Flava In Ya Ear (Remix): Craig Mack Featuring, Biggie, Rampage, LL Cool J & Busta Rhymes Hip Hop/Rap
033: Hana: Jun Ray Song Chang
034: "Sounds From The Village" Morgan Geist-Rollerskate Mix: Phil Ranelin:
035: Do Dekor: Jan Jelinek
036: Tanzglätte: Sense Club
037: Because: Ulf Lohmann
038: So Weit Wie Noch Nie: Jürgen Paape
039: If She Wants Me: Belle & Sebastian
040: The World Is Against You: The Sea And Cake
041: You Got To Be A Man: Frank Williams And The Rocketeers
042: The 15th: Wire
043: I Love N.Y.E.: Badly Drawn Boy
044: Slow Life: Super Furry Animals
045: Your Heart On Your Sleeve: Colleen
046: I Want You To Know: Masha Qrella
047: Tälkn: Starfænn Häkon
048: Believer: Susanna And The Magical Band
049: Strange Power: The Magnetic Fields
050: You Don't Care: Terry Callier
051: Le Grand Dome: Biosphere
052: Time To Find Me (Afx Fast Mix): Aphex Twin
053: Everything You Do Is A Balloon: Boards Of Canada
054: Moistly: LFO
055: Rest: Isolée
056; To Berlin With Love: Deadbeat
057: Sann Sann: Clatterbox
058: NYC: Interpol
059: Best Drop: Spiritual Vibes
060: Future Tiger: Susumu Yokota
061: Souvenir: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
062: Alvin's Theme: Angelo Badalamenti
063: Untitled: Supersilent
064: Slice Of Cheese: Plaid
065: Detektiv Plok: Brothomstates
066: Cardiology: Recloose
067: Folk Song For Cello: Savath & Savalas
068: To Know You Is To Love You: Syreeta
069: On And On: Aril Brikha
070: Leave Me Now: Herbert
071: Gone Forever: Ulrich Schnauss
072: Kleiner Ausschnitt: Barbara Morgenstern
073; In A Ditch: Scud Mountain Boys
074: No-One In The World: Locust
075: Shisheido: Fennesz
076: Curse of Ka’zar: Lemon Jelly
077: Wandering: Brooks
078: Nebula: Urban Tribe
079: Voodoo Ray: A Guy Called Gerald
080: Let's Push Things Forward: The Streets
081: The Plum Blossom: Yusef Lateef
082: I'm Just A Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin'): Candi Staton
083: You Said You Want Me: The Other People Place
084: John Cassavetes (2): Ekkehard Ehlers
085: One Day: RJD2
086: Gravity Rides Everything: Modest Mouse
087: Mine's Not A High Horse: The Shins
088: Before We Begin: Broadcast
089: Sonia: Robert Wyatt
090: Let Me Down Easy: Rare Pleasure
091: Bonny: Prefab Sprout
092: I Blow You Kisses: The Aluminum Group
093: M Traxx: Moodymann
094: The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker: Prince
095: United: Music Makers
096: Pass the Hatchet: Roger & The Gypsies
097: You and Your Sister: Chris Bell
098: You And I (Vocé E Eu): Jon Hendricks
099: When You Wake Up Feeling Old: Wilco
100: Endlessly: Mercury Rev
101: Starlight No 1: Mojave 3
102: Kein Trink Wasser: Orbital
103: Dexter: Ricardo Villalobos
104: Tamagnocchi: Mouse On Mars
105: Happiness: Superpitcher
106: Disk Three: CiM
107: Reiseslått: Nils Okland
108: Sequoia: Fridge
109: Someday We'll All Be Free: Donny Hathaway
110: Double Dutch: Malcolm Mclaren
111: Come And Play In The Milky Night: Stereolab
112: Hello Walls: Faron Young
113: Dang Me: Roger Miller
114: Wolverton Mountain: Claude King
115: Naked, If I Want To
116: You Don't Know My Name (Reggae Remix): Alicia Keys
117: (This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan (Superpitcher Remix): Dntel
118: At The Waters Edge: Roger Eno
119: Flight Over Africa: John Barry
120: In The Reeds: Brokeback
121: Soft Pink Missy: Soft Pink Truth
122: Magpie (Morgan Geist Remix): Morgan Geist & Darshan Jesrani
123: Peer Pressure: Jon Brion
124: Care Of Cell 44: Zombies
125: I Don't Know What I Can Save You From (Royksopp remix): Kings of Convenience
126: Adidas: Killer Mike
127: I'm A Cuckoo (Avalanches Remix): Belle & Sebastian
128: Christine: Siouxsie and the Banshees

Mike Kraus, I owe you a copy as well.