i'll play nice

TK was tagged by a friend, who in turn has now tagged me, so i'll play along. So, 10 tunes i've been listening to alot lately. so, before i forget, i'll tag/meme LadyJJ and Jennkitty

hmmm...

anything i've been been able to get my hands on by The Residents. they are the latest addition to my musical encyclopedia, so i can't pick 1 song in particular. one song that i can say that i don't care for is Constantinople. that's just plain grating. (most likely the point of the song). definately the first band i've listened to in a while that has made me laugh.

mdfmk - missing time
a b-side (found on the Heavy Metal 2000 soundtrack) from the shortlived mdfmk (spell it backwards and you'll find the ashes from where it came from). i've always liked it and didn't understand why it wasn't included. but then i thought about it. mdfmk was sposed to live longer than it did. still, i like the CD.

Nine Inch Nails - Pinion -> Terrible Lie (Woodstock 8/13/94):
pinion is a great opener. the slow grinding that builds upon itself, building tension and then you go crashing into Terrible Lie. of course, the original Pinion -> Wish just plain rules.

Front 242 - 7rain:
off Still and Raw. i like it. not sure what to say beyond that, but it's a cool lower key track.

Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange:
great cover of The Doors version. the first time i heard it, i thought it was The Doors but in the middle, there was a musical interlude that i didn't remember so then i looked to see what was it. normally, i don't care for straight forward cover versions of songs, but that middle section of the song made it theirs. found on The Lost Boys soundtrack.

Android Lust - Refuse (remix):
a semi-anonymous fan remix of the song that was sent to Shikhee. she really liked the remix, so she posted it to the AL website. i managed to grab it as it appears to be no longer available. always liked this song, and this remix is really good.

Blue Murder - Blue Murder:
(imagine this - off the album titled Blue Murder!) woke up listening to this the other night. good song. good band. gotta like 80's metal to enjoy it tho. (John Sykes did a stint in Whitesnake before forming Blue Murder, so you can use that as a point of reference soundwise)

Conjure One - Damascus:
just a beautiful start to a very cool CD. long delayed (you can see some of the history if you read thru Mindphaser, but was well worth the wait when it finally came out. i remember listening to this in the car on the way home thinking 'holy shit' she (Chemda) has a good voice.

David Bowie/Pet Shop Boys - Hallo Spaceboy (PSB Remix):
one the songs high on my list of favorites, but i have yet to get my hands on the actual CD the Pet Shop Boy remixes are on. they remixed it beautifully, almost making it a cover song that retains the oomph of the original yet making it theirs.

Nitzer Ebb - Control I'm Here (Hardcore mix):
the GENUINE hardcore mix (yes i'll be bitchy about this). i bought the 12" single for Control I'm Here a long time ago and this was on it. i've loved it as it speeds up the temp and added bite to the original. i found the CDS for it recently, and it has was it called the 'hardcore mix' but really is the 'softcore mix' (my title). the only digital version i have is a copy of this off a tape i made a while ago, so i've been listening to it again.