Konichiwa

Dear reader — The traffic to this site has been trending up steadily over the summer and I am truly touched that there are people who actually want to read my ramblings and then...come back for more!

I'd like to offer you, as a token of my gratitude, a mix CD I just made. It's called Konichiwa, and it even sports some hand-drawn artwork to go (pic at left). If you're interested, I'd be glad to send it your way. You can drop me an e-mail and let me know a snail-mail address I can send it to.

The idea for this mix was born when I first encountered the song "Konichiwa Bitches" by Swedish teen-pop singer Robyn, flat-out one of the funniest, smartest tunes I've heard in months. The album remains unreleased in the U.S. but I scored the song from Fluxblog earlier this year. As for the Konichiwa mix, it is mostly a melange of indie-rock and hip-hop with a dash of jazz seasoning:

• "Konichiwa Bitches" (Robyn)
• "Venus" (Chris Stamey & Yo La Tengo) orig. by Television
• "Dying In Stereo" (Northern State)
• "What's On Your Mind?" (Eric B. & Rakim)
• "Dream Girl" (Miho Hatori of Cibo Matto with Baldwin Brothers)
• "Don't You Want Me?" (Future Bible Heroes) orig. by Human League
• "Little Digger" (Liz Phair)
• "Inside And Out" (Feist) orig. by Bee Gees
• "The Girl I Can't Forget" (Fountains Of Wayne)
• "Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect" (Decemberists)
• "Nothing Is Cool" (McEnroe & Birdapres)
• "Get It Through Your Heart" (Robert Palmer)
• "What Cha' Gonna Do For Me" (Chaka Khan)
• "Know That" (Mos Def)
• "Hear The Wind Blow" (Dean Wareham & Britta Phillips) orig. by Mazzy Star
• "Fools Fall In Love" (John Pizzarelli)
• "Harvest" (The Shins) orig. by Neil Young
• "The Nearness Of You" (Ricky Nelson)
• "Moody's Mood For Love" (Urbaniak)
• "Moody's Mood For Love" (King Pleasure)
• "Something Good" (Caetano Veloso)

Thank you for continuing to come by!