[rotation 55] until daybreak
Thursday, December 2, 2010 posted at 6:28 PM
overview. songs for the nights you lie in bed, unable to sleep. waiting for the darkness to subside and the dawn to break, because you know you'll be wide awake until then. english, mandarin, korean, japanese, instrumental. ballad, alt rock, indie.
♪ set the fire to the third bar _snow patrol ft. martha wainwright
their words, mostly noises
ghosts with just voices
your words in my memory
are like music to me
♪ down _jason walker
so why do i try,
i know i'm gonna fall down
♪ seeing you off the edges _eluvium
♪ we are mice _azure ray
it's all in the eyes
the reckless way we dream to die
our past is our future
the present lies
somewhere between our hearts and minds
♪ infection _chihiro onitsuka
in the night
i realize this infection
♪ space between _katie noonan & the captains
space between us blue as oceans
gold as sunshine, red as my blood
♪ nicest thing _kate nash
i wish that without me you'd be spending the rest of your nights awake
i wish that without me you couldn't eat
i wish i was the last thing on your mind before you went to sleep
♪ lonely lonely _feist
distance makes the heart grow weak
so that the mouth can barely speak
except to those who hide their needs
♪ still alright _pg. lost
♪ rocks _ben jelen
but now i'm doubting me, i know i shouldn't be but
i've been down, i've been down
♪ diary _kelly chen
loved until it hurt
hurt until i cried
cried until i was tired
the dilemmas in my heart
keep repeating
♪ winter song _sara bareilles ft. ingrid michaelson
is love alive?
♪ cry _kelly clarkson
i'm talking in circles
i'm lying, they know it
why won't this just all go away
♪ apres moi _regina spektor
i must go on standing
you can't break that which isn't yours
i must go on standing
i'm not my own, it's not my choice
♪ 카페인 _mot
♪ 愛我吧 _khalil fong
don't answer me,
don't answer me
♪ breaking my heart again _aqualung
need to know
i don't wanna know
already know
-
you're making me doubt
i thought i knew you
i don't even know myself
♪ teenage dream _the rescues
i can't sleep
let's run away and don't ever look back,
don't ever look back
♪ when my time comes _dawes
and now the only piece of advice that continues to help
is anyone making anything new only breaks something else
♪ moonlight punch romance _nell
i fell in love
with the silence of the night
bonus (not in zip).
♪ why _susie suh
why do i ask myself these questions?
comments. this mix is a bit of an amalgam. i wanted to include songs that provided some sense of comfort, but that doesn't mean they're calming - sometimes, they're only comforting because you've found something that perfectly reflects your mood. at the same time, i didn't want this to be a mix to help you get to sleep. it's more of a mix for understanding that you won't, if that makes sense. near the end of the mix, there's a few brighter, more hopeful songs - perhaps better suited for when the light is beginning to filter in. standouts include the rescues' harmonic, yearning cover of katy perry's teenage dream, regina spektor's dramatic apres moi, katie noonan's silky, rich voice in space between, and chihiro onitsuka's haunting infection. whatever keeps you up at night - i hope this helps.
Labels: Chihiro Onitsuka, Dawes, eluvium, Feist, Jason Walker, Kelly Chen, Kelly Clarkson, Khalil Fong, mixtape, Mot, Nell, pg.lost, Regina Spektor, Sara Bareilles, Snow Patrol, Susie Suh, The Rescues
top ten songs - opinions needed [+2songs]
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 posted at 4:34 PM
So I've thought of a new rotation theme, which will actually span multiple rotations. When the new year had just passed I was reading a lot of “Top Ten” lists of 2008 - eg. top movies, top songs. On a lot of forums and blogs, I also saw a lot of lists of “top ___ songs of 2008”, etc. I'll be doing my own version, not limited to songs of 2008 but just in general (so as long as it fits the category, it doesn't matter when it was released). There will also be a finale rotation that will be for a “best album” and some other best/most categories.
I'm interested in hearing what you think - you don't need to post a full list of 10 songs, just any songs that you think deserve to be included in these lists. They will be based only on my opinion, not statistics, but I'd love to hear your opinions. The rotations won't just be 10 songs, I will also include some other songs that almost made the list.
If interest in these themes isn't great, I might only do a couple of the categories.
Here are the categories:
- Ballads (this will be the rotation this weekend, so I've already picked most of the songs for it)
- Catchiest/Best Pop Songs [Korean, Japanese, & Mandarin]
- Rock Songs [Korean, Japanese, or Mandarin]
- Vocal Masterpieces [as in, songs where the vocalist(s) is/are amazing. any language.]
Finale rotation:
- individual songs/albums/artists, not lists of ten.
- Japanese, Korean, & Mandarin only.
Best album:
Best instrumental song:
Best theme song:
Most original/unique song:
Most underrated song:
Most underrated artist:
Best current song:
Two songs for you:
Truth - Yuna Ito
A hopeful ballad. Yuna Ito's voice is smooth and soft, yet strong enough to hold the melody. Although fairly predictable, it's quite a pretty song.
I Want You - Kelly Clarkson
Another song from Clarkson's new album, All I Ever Wanted. A fun, bright pop song with cute riffs and a sun-kissed beat. Clarkson's confident, breezy voice fits the song perfectly. Extremely catchy. <3
Labels: Kelly Clarkson, Yuna Ito
kelly clarkson, dynamic duo, sori
Saturday, February 21, 2009 posted at 7:04 PM
A little update for you guys, just four songs that I chose at random out of recent releases that I was listening to. A wide spectrum of artists, also a wide spectrum of quality *coughcoughSORIcoughcough*
Korean | Pop/Dance
입술이 정말 - Sori (Ibseuri jeongmal)
Never heard of her before, but I've heard a lot about how catchy this song is and decided to try it out. Big mistake. It's a little too heavy on the electronica for my taste. Sori, in an attempt to sound sexy, comes off as annoyingly throaty and over-synthesized. The song itself is fairly bland in terms of beat, riffs, and melody. I guess I can see why people might find it catchy as it's somewhat similar to ... I was going to say Wonder Girls but that would be an insult to them. I'm sorry, I just really didn't like this song. But like I said a lot of people thought it was catchy/good, so keep in mind this is just my opinion.
새끼손가락 (이준기/Lee Jun Ki Ver.) - Sori ft. Lee Jun Ki
I only snagged this single for the track Jun Ki is in. I pretty much skipped all the parts that were her singing, because her voice is just so thin, girly, powerless, strained, rangeless ... okay, okay, I'll stop there. Anyways - if not for her voice, which is the reason why I do not like the majority of female pop singers, a poppy song that might have sounded decent if someone else sang it. Jun Ki is good enough at rapping, I guess, compared to most of the other boyband rappers. Jun Ki's verses are worth listening to, but that's about it. (But I will admit to being very biased towards Jun Ki, so I dunno.)
Korean | Hip-Hop
Beyond the Wall (Feat. Supreme Team) - Dynamic Duo
A huge thank you to Dynamic Duo for actually producing music that doesn't make me cringe to listen to. Rapping is spot-on as expected, with a melodic chorus. A bright song with infectious beats. I love the little piano riffs and drums, everything just comes together perfectly.
English | Pop/Rock
Long Shot - Kelly Clarkson
A dark-ish rock-influenced number from Kelly Clarkson's upcoming album, All I Ever Wanted. Something about the way the thick electric guitar fits with the main melody, led by her voice, is just so appealing. She's one of the few mainstream North American pop singers that I like - I will admit the lyrics/melodies can be corny and simple, but her songs are actually, for the most part, decent, IMO. Her voice has matured a lot and, I think, deepened a little too. She's come a long way, try this out.
Labels: Dynamic Duo, Kelly Clarkson, Lee Jun Ki, Sori, Supreme Team
