spiffnme, I had the chance to listen to your mix the other day. The Charlie Haden track is awesome, and the DDBB track is a great foot stomper. (Is that an official category -- foot-stomping music?
) The electronic music took me more than one listen to get into, though. The Hybrid tracks have some pretty cool texture. The Propellerheads will take me still longer to appreciate, I think. It's so long that I find myself wanting to fast forward parts of it -- especially repetitive parts. However, if I had a speedy convertible and a relatively uncrowded freeway ahead of me, I could envision myself blasting it and tearing up the asphalt. Is that what you meant by non-mellow mood?
Now on to Orbital. The intense, driving drum'n'bass line builds up a tension and suspense that, unfortunately never gets released. Talk about blue ears....
I have to admit I don't care at all for the dissonant synthesizer chords in the Christine W song, but her voice is amazingly soulful.
The Groove Armada track is my favorite of the electronic tracks. I can't quite put my finger on why. I probably has something to do with the mellowness and its use of real instrument samples. Nice interweaving loops in this one.
The Beethoven needs no critique.
Dead Can Dance. She sounds possessed!! But that's not a bad thing. A lot of great texture here, too, but the slight pitch bends in the horn are inexplicable.
Sting. This one is not listed in your included literature. I haven't heard this version of his song. What album is it from?
Superior. I liked it, but I can't give you specifics because I couldn't rip it to my iPod (which I brought with me to Dallas).
Moby. Shimmery. Calming. Reflective. Kinda like water. I like.
