[rotation 61] waiting for the fall
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 posted at 6:20 PM
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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.

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[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.

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[rotation 55] until daybreak
Thursday, December 2, 2010 posted at 6:28 PM
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until daybreak




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.

tracklist.

♪ 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?


download. [MF]


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.

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