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Some random listening this morning from the iPod’s shuffle option…

1. Mogwai “Kappa” from Government Sessions
   
   This was fortuitous, as I’m going to see Mogwai in Portland next week. :) The Government Sessions was my first experience with Mogwai.
   
2. John Scofield “Whatcha See is Whatcha Get” from Up All Night
   
   A little bit too hotel lobby jazz for me compared to some of J.Sco’s other stuff… but great for reading through employee benefit audit guidance.
   
3. Frank Zappa “The Moon Will Never Be the Same” from Joe’s Xmasage
   
   More of the avant-garde meanderings from FZ. Short, but not sweet.
   
4. Sigur Rós “Bíum Bíum Bambaló” from Angels of the Universe
   
   This is easily my favorite track from this soundtrack / score.
   
5. Silverchair “No Association” from Freak Show
   
   Ah, from their good ol’ gah-rung-ah era…
   
6. The Sheds “Rootwings” from You’ve Got a Light
   
   Cincinnati quirfolk duo… but one of their more straight forward songs… they haven’t put anything out lately, I don’t think. I may have to poke by their website when I get home tonight.  http://www.theshedsmusic.com/
   
7. Tim Sparks “Where Are You My Lover?” from Tanz
   
   Gentle guitars on this overall beautiful Tzadik release.
   
8. Frank Zappa “Flakes” from Beat the Boots #7: Saarbrücken
   
   Two FZ tunes in the 10-song spin… what are the odds? Well, actually, they are 1,110 available FZ songs out of 14,678 non-replacing permutations (all songs currently on my iPod) would be a 0.57% chance for 2 FZ to land somewhere in the first 10 spins (unless I did the math incorrectly – which is highly likely, as my stats book from last term was borrowed from a colleague). Anyway… fun song, complete with a pretty bad, but funny, Bob Dylan impression.
   
9. Caedmon’s Call “I Just Don’t Want Coffee” from I Just Don’t Want Coffee -EP-
   
   This one has different lyrics from the Warner debut version. It’s one of the more compelling, and thankfully not Jebusy, Derek Webb-penned early Caedmon’s tunes. Derek Webb is a great songwriter. Even though I have philosophical differences with him, I still love him and his music.
   
10. Yann Tiersen “Soir de fête” from Rue des Cascades
    
    Yann, you wiley devil. Great instrumentalism with the grounded feel of folk music, but the fun of a circus parade.

Well, I shant type robustly about the 11^th and so on shuffled tune… even thought I want to (#11 was Estradasphere and #12 was Isis). Anyway, that’s just a peak inside my ears this morning… check any of them out on iTunes or the Amazon.

~Dan