Mix CD Time: Some Favorite Tracks from my Birthday Gifts

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It should be an obvious assumption that I got tons of music for my birthday. It makes perfect sense of course. Anyone who knows me well knows that a sure fire way to make me happy is to either give me music or feed me good food. Heh. In some ways, I'm a simple gal. :)

I also love getting mix CDs as well (and making them). You can read about my musings and rants surrounding that type of media here in a different blog post. I'm sure many of you have shared the same dilemmas.

To make up for all those weeks of non posting, here's a bunch of music for ya'll. This is by no means everything I got (I think in total, I got about 23 new cds and 10 mix cds), but it's what I've been listening to this weekend. If you like what you hear, click on the name of the artist for more information. If you like it, buy it. Nuff said.

Needless to say, my friends have impeccable taste.

In the Nursery(from Cassandra):
"Anatomy of a Poet"
"Motive"

Regard Extreme (from Cassandra):
"Manifeste"

Ministry (from Shawn):
"Yellow Cake"

Killing Joke (from Shawn):
" Invocation"

Shiny Toy Guns (from Shawn):
"Don't Cry out"

Los Cerveceros (from Eddie):
"As Long as There's Beer"

Ruthie Foster (from Belinda):
"Give You My Love"

Cocteau Twins (from Darlin Hubby Travis):
" Fifty-Fifty Clown"
" Fotzepolitic"

Mogwai (from Jay):
"Friend of the Night"
"Killin all the Flies"

Múm (from Jay):
"I can't Feel My Hand Anymore. It's Alright. Sleep Tight"

Eric Clapton (from JBro Johnny):
"Cocaine"

Combichrist (from JBro Johnny):
"This Shit Will Fuck You Up"
" Happy Fucking Birthday"

Killing Joke: Hosannas From The Basements Of Hell

Killing Joke has been around for almost 30 years. They were one of the first bands to mix hard rock with synthesizers and drum machines, and they're one of those bands that ages well. Their latest album, released last year, is called "Hosannas From The Basements Of Hell" because it was recorded in a basement-like enviroment. The production is very rough, and this was intensional. They didn't want to go for a "produced" type of sound. The songs are loud, distorted, and LONG! The average song length on this album works out to be approximately 6.89 minutes. This helps to explain why there's only 9 tracks. Like most Killing Joke I've heard, the songs on this album seem to be about the end of the world - while also managing to be about the current state of the world (which makes them that much more creepy and interesting). I'm actually a newbie when it comes to Killing Joke, but after hearing the song "Invocation" I immediately went out and bought several of their albums off of amazon. Now I can say that Killing Joke is one of my favourite bands. They have influenced a lot of other bands I like, such as Ministry, Nirvana, and Nine Inch Nails. Like most modern bands, there is a pretty extensive Wikipedia article devoted to their history. Check it out. They have a pretty interesting history, actually. They seriously thought that "the Apocalypse" would come in 1982. Well... maybe they were only off by a few decades. My money is on 2012, 2022, or 2060.

Listen to:
"Invocation"

Visit:
Killing Joke's Official Website
Killing Joke's obligatory myspace page
Buy Hosannas From The Basements Of Hell from Amazon