Music For Middle-Brow Snobs: Surfin’ and Drivin’

Little bit country, little bit bleached-out pop. Download Surfin’ and Drivin’ here.

The playlist is below.

1. Still With You — Caroline Peyton
2. Sweet Dreams of You — Emmylou Harris
3. Smoke Along the Track — Dwight Yoakum
4. When Being Who You Are Is Not Enough — Patty Loveless (and Emmylou)
5. Tumbling Dice — Linda Ronstadt
6. Surfin’ and Drivin’ — Walter Egan
7. Rock’n Me — Steve Miller Band
8. Trying to Get Over You — Danni Leigh
9. All the Words — Bridges
10. Tracks of My Tears — Linda Ronstadt
11. Complicated Girl — Bangles
12. Got a Hold on Me — Christine McVie
13. Rainbows — Dennis Wilson
14. This Whole World — Beach Boys
15. Trouble — Lindsey Buckingham
16. Second Hand News — Fleetwood Mac
17. Black Rose — Waylon Jennings
18. Do It Again — Steely Dan

Music For Middle-Brow Snobs: The Best Girls Don’t Always Win

Female soul and funk diva download here: The Best Girls Don’t Always Win

The playlist is below….

1. I’d Rather Go Blind — Etta James
2. The Best Girls Don’t Always Win — Betty Wright
3. It’s Raining — Irma Thomas
4. It Ain’t Easy — Betty LaVette
5. Take Him (You Can Have My Man) — jean Knight
6. It Ain’t What You Do (But How You Do It) — Laura Lee
7. Able Mable — Mable John
8. Evidence — Candi Staton
9. I Don’t Lend My Man — Ann Peebles
10. Be Easy — Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
11. You Know I’m No Good — Amy Winehouse
12. If You Feel It — Ms. Tyree “Sugar” Jones
13. Your Mama Wants Ya Back — Betty Davis
14. Walk Out the Door If You Wanna — Yvonne Fair
15. Damn Right Its Good — Gwen McCrae
16. Things Got to Get Better — Lyn Collins
17. What Do I Have To Do To Prove My Love To You — Marva Whitney
18. Out of Breath — Ronnie Whithead
19. Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream — Aretha Franklin

Music For Middle-Brow Snobs: R&Bliss

As long-time readers probably know, I am a big fan of contemporary R&B. So I made a mix; you can download it here.

And the playlist, in case you’re curious:

1. Like That — JoJo
2. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. — Changing Faces
3. Interlude — Kelly Rowland
4. Still In Love With My Ex — Kelly Rowland
5. h.a.t.e.u. — Mariah Carey
6. Unusual You — Britney Spears
7. Rain — Nivea
8. Complicated — Nivea
9. Tru Love — Faith Evans
10. He Must Know — Nicole Wray
11. Almost Doesn’t Count — Brandy
12. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. (part 2) — Changing Faces
13. Don’t Let Them — Ashanti
14. 4 Page Letter — Aaliyah
15. Ditto — Cassie

Music for Middle-Brow Snobs: Robotboy

A number of people (okay, two. two people) have expressed regret at the demise of Music for Middle-Brow Snobs. So I thought I’d resurrect it, at least fitfully. Here then is an electronicaish download for those interested.

Download Robotboy here.

And if you’re interested in what you’re getting, the tracklist is below.

1. Robotboy — Robyn
2. Suddenly the Trees Are Giving Way — Ulrich Schnauss
3. My LIttle Beautiful — µ-ziq
4. Carceres Ex Novum — Xeper
5. Night Knuckles — Clark
6. Donkey Rhubarb — Aphex Twin
7. Little Things — Martyn
8. Lasttrak —Plastikman
9. Cast Out Your Demons — Legion of Two
10.The Belldog — Eno-Moebius—Roedelius

Music For Middle Brow Snobs: Is Dead

We’ve got some changes coming to HU in the near-to-mid-term. More about those presently…but to start with, I think I’m going to put this feature mercifully to sleep. It’s been fun playing at being a dj, but all good things, etc. etc. Thanks to all the folks who downloaded and commented. You can still get all the earlier playlists for the forseeable future here.

Music For Middle Brow Snobs: Kaptain Death

I’ve been tentatively getting more into death metal recently….

1. Rimfrost — The Black Death (Veraldar Nagli)
2. Testament — Curse of the Legions of Death (The Legacy)
3. Possessed — Death Metal (Seven Churches)
4. Dark Angel — Death Is Certain (Life Is Not) (Darkness Descends)
5. Deicide — Behead the Prophet (No Lord Shall Live)
6. Vader — Flag of Hate (Future of the Past)
7. Vader — Silent Scream (Future of the Past)
8. Entombed — Premature Autopsy (Left Hand Path)
9. Acrostichon — Zombies (Engraved in Black)
10. Decapitated — Visual Delusion (Organic Hallucinosis)
11. Hooded Menace — From Their Confined Slumber (Never Cross the Dead)
12. Apostle of Solitude — Sister Cruel (Last Sunrise)
13. Dark Star — Kaptain America (Dark Star)
14. Pat Benatar — Never Wanna Leave You (Crimes of Passion)

Download Kaptain Death