A Nothing Trail of Silences

Cherry's hobby: disappearing for long periods of time without anyone noticing or caring. *g* I'm working on that.

As an apology for my complete and total lack of content, have some music.

Awesomecakes! 1:17 of some of my current favourite songs. Short enough to be burned to a CD, random enough that most people should find something to appreciate.

( Track list and nattering. )

If anyone would like individual tracks uploaded, or further songs by featured artists, please just let me know.

Well, this is clearly not my studying for tomorrow morning's final.

When I study, I have to have music. If I don't use music to shut out everything around me, I just can't concentrate. Bizarrely enough, I'm more distracted by silence that caterwauling. Only problem is that I've reached the point with my current music collection where I just can't listen to it anymore.

As such, I'm asking for music recommendations. The last few things added to my music library have been random Cuban/Celtic/Latin music, a best of Johnny Cash, some hip hop, Dixie Chicks, Muse, Brand New, Disney, k-os, random indie and post-punk, random folk, and random classical.

Basically, what I'm telling you is that I'm easy, and open to suggestion.


( My LJ stocking - be adding fake gifts, please?. )

There was that 'Seven current favourite songs' meme going around for a bit, but I skipped it as some of my current seven favourite songs were uploaded in other music posts, so this is seven songs I enjoy.

1. You Sound Like Louis Burdett - The Whitlams. This is one of my favourite songs of all time. Energetic bluesy rock. (All my friends are fuck-ups, but they're fun to have around) Which really says it all.

2. Black Horse and the Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall. Upbeat folk (rock). (I said/Don't look back, just keep on walking)

3. Jupiter - Gustav Holst. Classical. I have a real soft spot for all of The Planets.

4. The Story - 30 Seconds to Mars. I... don't just like them because I have this thing about Jared Leto. Really. I don't even care if liking them damages my indie cred. Enjoyable techno-rock. A Beautiful Lie may not be one the albums I'd take to a desert island, but it is one I listen to a lot around the house. (I've been thinking of everything/I used to want to be)

5. Santa's Going to Kick Your Ass - The Arrogant Worms. Because it's Christmas season, and this song makes me laugh. Grab it if you like the Worms, Christmas, angry reindeer, or if you haven't heard the Arrogant Worms.

6. Handshake - Metric. I've pimped Metric before. Low-fi indie. (Buy this car to drive to work/Drive to work to pay for this car)

7. Sweet Home Country Grammar - Skynard vs. Nelly. I have only recently discovered Mashups, and this one is probably my favourite. I know, I wouldn't have thought it would work, either.

Let's make this multimedia. Icon linkage as well. 20 Due South icons.



Down the streets, the weeks roll by...

And now, for something completely different:

Recommend me some classical music.

I can't study without some sort of music on -- I just can't concentrate. I was thinking I'd put together a classical playlist specifically for the purpose.

I like (amongst others) Telemann, Grieg, Bach, and things in minor keys. I tend to prefer my Beethoven in very, very small doses and I'm not a huge fan of the harpsichord, but really, I'm open to pretty much anything.

Can I just say that those anonymous memes always make me slightly paranoid? I always get to thinking that the things that might otherwise not be said are about me. I am crazy.

My summer work contract has been extended another few days, to the end of the month. We were supposed to be off on the 26th, which was nice for moving and settling in in Saskatoon before school starts. Don't get me wrong, the extra money will be nice, but the moving right after work on the 31st, not so much.

Signed a six month lease earlier in the month on an apartment. I'm really kind of excited about it, even if I am lacking things like furniture and dishes. Hoping my parents will buy me one or two things for my birthday, before I start liberating milk crates for bookcases. (My own place! For more than four months!)

This is going to be a long and drawn-out move, with things being shuffled back and forth until the end of the month. I so hate moving, and this is the fifth time in the last two years or so I've done it.

Finally finished all of the requested drabbles, so it means I've done some writing in the last five weeks. Am working on an overhaul of my site, and it seems that I seriously haven't written ANYTHING in five weeks or so.

This is uncool.

I don't suppose anyone remembers that I was having trouble with registration? Well, it WAS fixed, but then apparently some sort of turf war broke out over admin putting me into a class that was full, and Bio demanded that I be pulled, so now my only hope is to go in with big eyes and an override form when school starts. As it is not my fault that I was unable to register, and I need the class now to get both degrees in five years, I am hopeful. Will remember to look as cute as possible that day. Fingers crossed.

Also, I've been compulsively mainlining Dar Williams lately.

So that there is actually something of interest in this entry, music downloads. A top five songs list I provided for sprat a little while back. (Right-click, save as, as always.)

1. Cool As I Am - Dar Williams Upbeat semi-folk that somehow reminds me of swing. Just give it a try.
2. Marvelous Things - Eisley Reminiscent of Sarah Slean. Grand music lines, some trilling.
3. Touchdown Turnaround - Hellogoodbye Boppy mixed music.
4. Caring Is Creepy - The Shins It's The Shins. Who doesn't love The Shins? Indie rock, gets under your skin.
5. Lovers In The Back Seat - The Scissor Sisters Fun techno-slide indie.

Let's see if I can make this work...

This is more of an attempt to cover a wide range of basis and is a tad more mainstream, as opposed to being my absolute favourite songs.

Click and enjoy. *G*

Bloc Party - Banquet. Head-bobbing music. Off-beat, slightly dancy, takes awhile to build, but always makes me want to move.

The Arrogant Worms - The Last Saskatchewan Pirate (Pirates of the Saskatchewan). The Arrogant Worms are always hilarious, and this song, for obvious reasons, gets a lot of play around here. Everyone should give it a spin. *Nod*

The Distillers - Dismantle Me. Probably my favourite Distillers track. Punk, or at least highly energetic.

The Cat Empire - Chariot. The Cat Empire is a highly idiosyncratic group, but if you're willing to give them a chance, you won't regret it. Jazz/rock/dance/trumpet. That's right. Trumpet.

Buck65 - Tired Out. Buck65 is a very different guy. Most of his stuff is layered, almost hip hop. Tired Out is a very stripped down, very chill track.

Sweatshop Union - The Things About It. Conscious Canadian hip hop. Yes, Kyprios is a part of the group, but don't hold that against them. If you have any interest in lyrics? You should check it out.

The Whitlams - Buy Now, Pay Later (Charlie No. 2). The Whitlams are one of my favourite groups right now, and this is one of the prettiest songs I've ever heard.

Tegan and Sara - Walking With A Ghost. I said I was covering my bases. Tegan and Sara tend towards the folk-ish side, but the mixing on this one is a bit more techno. It's not a combination I thought would work, but it somehow does.

Metric - Combat Baby. Metric is one of those groups: If you kind of like them the first time you hear them, you will grow to love them more and more with every listen. If, on the other hand, they don't strike your fancy? They likely never will. Combat Baby is a kick-ass song. Metric in general has very quotable lyrics, and they put on an amazing live show.

Spoon - Something To Look Forward To. Spoon is a solid group. They turn out rock music with very differentiated instrumental tracks. This is one of the songs on my happy-go-lucky mix CD. Singable, Spoon makes good driving music.

The Weakerthans - Plea From a Cat Named Virtue. The Weakerthans are generally enjoyable. In general, they're less stripped-down than Spoon is. They make me smile and keep me awake when I'm drifting off somewhere (or sometime) I shouldn't be.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Y-Control. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a bastardized mixture of rock, new wave, metal, and even rockabilly; and it works. I find them to be refreshing. Y-Control is an example of Karen O at her finest, and always puts a bit of spring in my step.

Interpol - Slow Hands. Indie rock, low-fi. Interpol's latest album has been a very strong one, and I've been finding myself listening to it a fair amount. Slow Hands makes me want to dance without being a dance track. The layering is very good, and the instrumentals are very well balanced with the vocals.