Liner Notes

Soundscape #123: It’s A P-A-R-T-A-Y!

I’m not a crowd person. I get nervous. I once blacked out in an underground tunnel cos there were too many people around. I don’t like going to crowded pubs where you can’t hear yourself speak either, no matter how much free booze is available.

petar c. grey goose, 2007.

Most of the time, I really hate the music blaring so loudly that every fibre of my being feels obligated to move to the same beat. It feels like a forced march to a good night out. But in a place where there is nice music, and space to move around to actually talk to people (the contents of which is not particularly important), it’s all the ingredients you need for a great night out.

This is for my good friend, Shan, who celebrated her “18th” birthday last week and even though it was so cold with the rain coming in the rooftop terrace and soaking my camper shoes, I had such a good time it was worth braving the rain for! This is for you, babe! Happy Birthday!!

Playlist:
1. (0:00) Danger Doom – Old School (f. Talib Kweli) (The Mouse And The Mask)
2. (2:40) M83 – Don’t Save Us From The Flames (Before The Dawn Heals Us)
3. (6:53) The National – Abel (Alligator)
4. (10:34) Radiohead – Everything In Its Right Place (Kid A)
5. (14:46) Bloc Party – She’s Hearing Voices (Silent Alarm)
6. (18:14) Neutral Milk Hotel – The King Of Carrot Flowers Pt 1 (In The Aeroplane Over The Sea)
7. (21:22) Heather Nova – We Can Work It Out (I Am Sam)
8. (23:37) Mojave 3 – Breaking The Ice (Puzzles Like You)
9. (27:43) Okkervil River – Lost Coastlines (The Stand Ins)
10. (33:13) Wilco – Jesus, Etc (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot)
11. (37:05) M. Ward – Never Had Nobody Like You (Hold Time)
12. (39:40) Badly Drawn Boy – The Time Of Times (Born In The UK)