Bonus Disk Tracks

So those of you that sent me CDs or "follow" me on my blog are getting a Bonus! Disk! this month as a treat for being such active participants. I organized the CD by the people who sent them to me. I pride myself on having eclectic friends and this amazing mix proves it! I took one track from each album sent my way (with a few exceptions due to size/length restrictions).

I will list the friend, track choice, and other recommendations I have from the artist.

If you missed out on this and want to get in, send me a CD! I will make another bonus disk when I have received enough music from you, the studio audience.

Artist - Track Title - Album Title

MEG ANTHONY (DUNN)
1. Terry Riley - Music for the Gift (Part 1) - Music for the Gift
- Starts like jazz, finishes like modern minimalism.
- Also try his Concerto for 2 Pianos and 5 Tape Recorders
2. Moondog - Bumbo - Viking of 6th Ave.
3. Moondog - Be A Hobo - Viking of 6th Ave.
- Moondog was a blind composer who purposely lived on the streets of New York. He chose to dress as what he imagined to be the Viking God, Thor, earning him the nickname The Viking of 6th Ave. Somehow, he became friends with Bernstein, Toscanini, Benny Goodman, and Charlie Parker. Much of his music is influenced by street sounds and Native music.
4. Florence Foster Jenkins - Die Fle by Johann Strauss, Jr. - The Glory (????) of the Human
- FFJ was probably the worst singer ever. However, her over-the-top personality made her a celebrity in her time. Her shows sold out every night and she even sang to a packed house at Carnegie Hall.
5. Sparklehorse ft. Nina Persson - The Man Who Played God - Dark Night of the Soul
- The most straightforward of artists Meg sent to me, Sparklehorse's new album features a guest singer on every track. Definitely alternative and at times dark, it has a sound all its own.
6. Zdzislav Piernik - Vox - My CD
- Modern tuba player ready to light your ears on fire with brass glory!

Note: Meg also sent me an album of Delia Derbyshire's Inventions for Radio - Dreams. One of the pioneers of electronic music, Delia interviewed people on their dreams and spliced together the interviews over a concrete, ambient soundscape. Barely music, it is at times ethereal and creepy and inspiring. The tracks were too long to add to this Mix, but I highly recommend at least a quick listen to some of this. My favorite (and the least creepy) is number five Colours, but Running and Falling are also really good. This is what you get when you cross a musician with a mathematician.

HOLLY DOW
7. Kirk Franklin - Jesus You Are - UW-EC Gospel Choir-Style Music
- Holly leads the UW-Eau Claire Gospel choir, so she sent me an entire gospel CD. This song exemplifies gospel to me. I saw him live in Knoxville, TN about 7 years ago.
- Also check out: Kirk Franklin - He Reigns (Medley)
Tye Tibbett - I Want It All Back
8. Winter Wonderland - John Legend - The "I-Hope-You-Get-This-Before-Christmas" Mix
- I also got a Xmas mix from Holly just after Christmas...A soulful version of this song that barely eeked out "One More Sleep Till Christmas" from the Muppet Christmas Carol and the Vince Guaraldi Trio's "Skating."

JON "CHIP" VANOSS
9. ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Worlds Apart - ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead Sampler
- I have never been that into Prog Rock, so Chip decided to see if he could find some I liked. AYWKUBTTOD is definitely one of the more marketable prog rock bands and this song stood out on the sampler pack he sent me.
- Also try: "Will You Smile Again For Me"
10. Phobophobe - The Race - The Race
- Another prog rock band that Chip sent my way. The album does flow really well as a whole album instead of individual tracks, which is why the first song and title track was the only one I could really pull from the album. A little more mellow and moody, for sure, but not bad at all!
- S.O.S. is another great track from this album.

CHELSEA ROCHELLE
11. mewithoutYou - Timothy Hay - It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright!
- A band with Christian undertones who has a complete wordsmith frontman. With that name, I expected them to be more punk, but what I got was even better.
- Also give a listen to: "The Fox, The Crow, and the Cookie" and "A Stick, A Carrot, and String"
12. Floating Action - Unrobbed - Floating Action
- Featured on the July Mix, Chelsea loved "50 Lashes" and bought the album. Sounding like the drumset is in the other room, I love the stripped-down, lo-fi sound. If you liked "50 Lashes," you'll like this.
- For your listening pleasure: "Marie Claire" and "Don't Stop Loving Me Now"
13. Neko Case - This Tornado Loves You - Middle Cyclone
- I gave this album a listen to months ago because Neko Case's face was EVERYWHERE. I didn't like it that much, but gave it another listen for Chelc and definitely liked it more. Not much more, but a little. Maybe I need another listen...
14. Pete Yorn - For Nancy - Music For The Morning After
- Such sweet melodies, I tell ya brother! Please listen to this whole album. Please.
- "Murray", "Closet", and the hidden track "A Girl Like You" are amazing.

ANDREW BLUMENTHAL
15. Guy Davis - The Chocolate Man - Skunkmello
- A modern-day bluesman practicing his craft. Awesome stuff!
- Check out: "Natural Born Eas'man"
16. Guy Davis - Uncle Tom's Dead - Legacy
- Give a listen to the immortal "See See Rider"

JACKIE BORDAK
17. Iyaz - Replay - Fall 09
- I don't care what ya'll say...I love this song. Infectiously catchy, this song will make me dance anytime, anywhere. This is Jackie's album of random tunes she'd been listening to last fall.
- See also: OneRepublic - All the Right Moves
18. Heidi Happy - O-O-Oh - Europe Extrav!
- Jackie went to Europe this past summer and brought back some of her favorites from across the pond. This is a very nice song.
- I also really enjoyed the 2 Frank Turner songs (he's been on previous Mixes) "Thatcher Fucked the Kids" and "Heartless Bastard Motherfucker"
19. Wir Sind Helden - Ist Das So? - Good Germans
- Another mix of music from Europe, though this is exclusively from Germany.
- Clueso - "Mitnehm"
- Roger Cicero - "Murphys Gesetz"

TIM DRIES
20. Gil Scot-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Zach's New Mix
- A nice mix described accurately by Tim as sort of depressing up front, but a party starts somewhere in the middle and you forget all your troubles by the end. This is an effing great number!
- Leonard Cohen - Alexandra Leaving
21. Beck - Guess I'm Doing Fine - Zach's Mix
- You don't often think of Beck with an acoustic guitar, but he sure knows his way around it. Tim sent me this mix of mostly heartache songs a while back. It has some cool originals and covers by the likes of M. Ward and Sufjan Stevens as well as George Harrison doing his solo thing.
- Kings of Leon - Cold Desert
- George Harrison - Wah Wah
22. The Beatles - For No One - Zach's New Mix
- I had room at the end for one final track and I gave it to *GASP* The Beatles. I like this one...add it to the list.

Thanks again everybody! It means a lot to me! Can't wait to hear what else you got!