I cannot bear the way my heart has helped to keep you close.
Of you my babe, I cannot get enough.
You touch me baby. Don’t be mean to me!
It’s fun. It’s got a nice hookie bass line. It’s totally 80’s. It’s Ministry!
Ministry – I Wanted to Tell Her [6.1 MB]
So this is permanence, love’s shattered pride
What once was innocence, turned on it’s side
A cloud hangs over me, marks every move
Deep in the memory, of what once was love
Oh how I realized how I wanted time
Put into perspective, tried so hard to find
Just for one moment, thought I’d found my way
Destiny unfolded, I watched it slip away
Joy Division – Twenty Four Hours [4.07 MB]
How odd that “I Hate You” by Christian Death should become the song that’s been downloaded the most from this site.
Fuck. I got a phone call last night that I am obsessing about way too much. Today is the day that “he” returns from the extended vacation. For the record … it’s been since two days before he left that I have spoken to him. For the record … it’s been 25 days since I have received any e-mail from him. The last night … BAM! Out of the blue he call to ask some stupid question. I do realize that I am being dumb about this. But, it just seems odd that he should call after so much time of not hearing from him and especially since the call was over something so trivial. Now, don’t get me wrong. It was great to hear his voice after so long. And that probably is what has me so bugged … that I am excited that he’ll be back today … that I will probably see him in person before the week is out. I can’t think this way. I can’t get excited ’cause there is nothing to get excited about. I don’t need him as a major part of my life. I have a PowerBook. I have a house. I have lots of dvds and cds. I have porn. I don’t need anything else to make me happy. Nothing at all.
Christian Death – I Hate You [3 MB]
Have I ever mentioned just how incredibly gorgeous and talented I think DJ Shadow is? Oh, baby! He is super fine in my book.
DJ Shadow – Six Days [6.88 MB]
The Cure has finally announced the information on “Join the Dots: B-Sides and Rarities 1978-2001 – The Fiction Years.” Whoo!!! Four discs of b-sides (some of The Cure’s best songs are the b-sides), remixes and songs written for soundtracks plus a 70-page booklet with photos and liner notes! Sweet Jebus!!! I wet myself just thinking about it. C’mon and hurry up January 27th.
Have I mentioned that I am madly in love with Johnette Napolitano?
Johnette Napolitano – Suicide Note [7.45 MB]
Last night I finally got the record player working with the new “home theater” system. I think that vinyl has become a much maligned form of music delivery. It has a sound all its own that I happen to like very much. Also, record sleeve design was far more creative a medium for graphic design compared to tapes and cds. Have you ever seen the original LP design for Jethro Tull’s “Thick As A Brick?” It’s quite spectacular. Needless to say, I lay back on the couch last night and was transported back to the 80’s via my old records. Berlin’s “Pleasure Victim” couldn’t have sounded any sweeter.
I want a dog to walk in the park
When it gets dark my dog will bark at any passers-by
Oh, you can get lonely … I want a dog
Pet Shop Boys – I Want a Dog [4.57 MB]
Whoo. Here is a Friday list to occupy y’all for a bit.
Currently in the CD Case:
01) Bjork “Homogenic”
02) Cardigans “First Band on the Moon”
03) Concrete Blonde “Group Therapy”
04) Creatures “Boomerang”
05) DJ Shadow “Endtroducing”
06) DJ Shadow “The Private Press”
07) Everything But The Girl “Temperamental”
08) Foo Fighters “Foo Fighters”
09) Lauryn Hill “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill”
10) Portishead “Portishead”
11) Radiohead “Hail to the Thief”
12) Respect is Burning “Respect to DJ Deep”
13) Sade “Diamond Life”
14) Shirley Horn “I Thought About You”
15) Shirley Horn “The Main Ingredient”
16) Siouxsie and the Banshees “Nocturne”
17) Siouxsie and the Banshees “Tinderbox”
18) Skinny Puppy “Back & Forth: Volume 6”
19) Steely Dan “Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story, 1972-1980”
20) Thievery Corporation “The Mirror Conspiracy”
21) U.N.K.L.E. “Psyence Fiction”
22) Cast Recording “Sweeney Todd Live at the NY Philharmonic”
Hotei Tomoyasu – Battle Without Honor or Humanity [3.36 MB]
In my opinion, the reason that the movie “Donnie Darko” kicks so much ass is because of its killer 80’s soundtrack.
The Church – Under The Milky Way [6.9 MB]
