[rotation 61] waiting for the fall
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 posted at 6:20 PM
I bring you my first fanmix, centred around one of my favourite literary characters: Draco Malfoy. ![]() * tracklist that's okay - the hush sound you were a child who was made out of glass you carried a black heart passed down from your dad swim until you can't see land - frightened rabbit i may have died in a land-slide of the rocks, the hopes and fears bird song - florence & the machine i picked up the bird and above the din i said, "that's the last song you'll ever sing" held him down, broke his neck taught him a lesson he wouldn't forget but in my dreams began to creep that old familiar tweet, tweet, tweet spies - coldplay i awake to see that no one is free we're all fugitives, look at the way we live down here, i cannot sleep from fear. no, i said which way do i turn? oh i forget everything i learnt. paranoid android - the section quartet instrumental. empty - ray lamontagne well i looked my demons in the eyes, laid bare my chest, said, "do your best, destroy me. you see, i've been to hell and back so many times, i must admit you kind of bore me." 1001 dirty tricks to kill your king - the age of rockets a new moon, fragile as glass, same as the last a new night, waits for you now, in back of your house and armies of the dead will fade in rear view mirror display time is running out - the section quartet instrumental. rabbit heart (raise it up) - florence and the machine this is a gift, it comes with a price who is the lamb and who is the knife? wilhelms scream - james blake i don't know about my dreams i don't know about my dreamin anymore all i know is i'm fallin, fallin, fallin, fallin might as well fall in somewhere a clock is ticking - snow patrol wage your war another soldier, says he's not afraid to die well i am scared in slow motion, the blast is beautiful i'm in here - sia i'm in here a prisoner of history can anybody help? back against the wall - cage the elephant my tongue has now become a platform for your lies like a sitting duck just waiting for the fall you know yeah you know you got my back against the wall help i'm alive - metric i tremble they're gonna eat me alive if i stumble they're gonna eat me alive once - hurts (diana vickers cover) who or whatever you do don't let anyone hurt you touch them where it hurts and watch them leave i'm only gonna let you kill me once i'm only gonna let you kill me then some raising your voice ... trying to stop an echo - hammock instrumental. * download [MF] I think there are complexities to Draco beyond simply being the villain, but I don't think he's good at heart, either. I tried to pick songs that represent his inner conflict, and I think the result is a mixtape that sums up how I see him: a flawed character who is entangled in events out of his depth. It's a general mix but mostly focused on the events in Half-Blood Prince, I suppose, because I think that's where we see the greatest change and inner struggle in Draco. Genre-wise, a lot of Draco-themed mixes I see are metal-centered, and I have to say I've never really understood that, so this mix is a lot softer in comparison. I think the two instrumental songs by The Section Quartet are indescribably perfect for Draco, the others were chosen for a mixture of lyrics and overall feel. Labels: Cage the Elephant, Coldplay, Florence and the Machine, Frightened Rabbit, Hammock, Hurts, James Blake, Ray Lamontagne, Snow Patrol, The Age of Rockets, The Hush Sound, The Section Quartet [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 |