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Sans Electric

Sans Electric
Created by:	Bukkakeface
Tracks:	14
Length:	00:47:12
Keywords	1. Non-electric 2. Unplugged 3. Without power
Created on	8/23/06 07:21pm
Level	5
Points	2068
Total visitors	70
Unique visitors	41

description:

This mix was inspired by a letter I got in the mail the other day. PP&L said I had to give them a large sum of money in the next 10 days or they were turning the power off. You know how that goes, I'm sure. Thus, I've birthed this mix of songs that don't use electric instruments.

I don't listen to a whole lot of this type of stuff, so picking these tracks has been a bit of a challenge. I didn't just want to make an acoustic cd, and I didn't want to go reaching for stuff I don't actually listen to. Sure, I could have dug out that old Nirvana unplugged album, but I don't really play that shit anymore so it feels dishonest.

Normally when making a mix cd, I try to hit the post as close to 80 minutes as possible. With this mix, I really felt like some of the tracks were just on there as filler so I cut it down to a leaner, meaner 47. More of a "mix ep", really. It makes it's point and then you can move on with your life.

tracklist

1	Joey Cape & Tony Sly : Not Your Savior
	This seemed like as good a place as any to start the mix. I liked the way the song begins and it gets us off [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 2 from Acoustic Length: 00:03:41 Year: 2004
	Track Description: This seemed like as good a place as any to start the mix. I liked the way the song begins and it gets us off to an upbeat start. Plus I'm using two songs from this disc, and I wanted to make sure they stay spaced out. This one is Tony Sly of No Use For A Name doing one of their songs. SHOW LESS
2	Sublime : Saw Red
	It doesn't get much more non-electric than this one. Just Bradley and a guitar. SHOW MORE
	Track 2 from Sublime Acoustic: Bradley Nowell & Friends Length: 00:02:47 Year: 1998
	Track Description: It doesn't get much more non-electric than this one. Just Bradley and a guitar. SHOW LESS
3	Poison The Well : Horns And Tails
	I'm glad that these guys don't do tons of songs like this one. It rocks, but it does so because it's such an o [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 6 from Tear From The Red Length: 00:02:42 Year: 2002
	Track Description: I'm glad that these guys don't do tons of songs like this one. It rocks, but it does so because it's such an oddball. If they put out nothing but this song over and over, it would be pretty weak. But for our purposes, it does just fine. SHOW LESS
4	Mindless Self Indulgence : Bring The Acapella
	Yeah, bet you didn't see this one coming. MSI on an electronics-free cd. Well, I'm good like that. I know, the [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 4 from Bring The Pain/Tornado ep. Length: 00:03:21 Year: 1999
	Track Description: Yeah, bet you didn't see this one coming. MSI on an electronics-free cd. Well, I'm good like that. I know, there are some vocal effects on this track which a purist (read "asshole") might argue is going against the theme. Well, deal with it. SHOW LESS
5	Rahzel : Freestyle Ft. The Rza And The Gravediggaz
	I really wanted to bring in Rahzel. Not only because he is the shit, but also because hip-hop is the last thin [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 22 from Rahzel's Greatest Knockouts Length: 00:02:46 Year: 2003
	Track Description: I really wanted to bring in Rahzel. Not only because he is the shit, but also because hip-hop is the last thing people expect on an acoustic-y mix. But I really didn't want to put it so close to the MSI song. I wanted to spread the surprises out a bit more, but it was way too jarring anywhere else on the cd. In fact, the next song was added after much debate, just as a means to smooth things out. SHOW LESS
6	Tenacious D : Fuck Her Gently
	Like I just said, this one was added just to make the Rahzel track flow a little better. It was far from my fi [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 6 from Tenacious D Length: 00:02:05 Year: 2001
	Track Description: Like I just said, this one was added just to make the Rahzel track flow a little better. It was far from my first choice of D songs, but a lot of them have more electric equipment than I remember. I tried going for some live versions, but they all sounded like ass. So here we are. SHOW LESS
7	Elysian Fields : Stop The Sun
	Voices don't get much hotter than Jennifer Charles. Though I like her a lot more in Lovage, she still brings t [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 1 from The Dreams That Breathe Your Name Length: 00:03:42 Year: 2004
	Track Description: Voices don't get much hotter than Jennifer Charles. Though I like her a lot more in Lovage, she still brings the sexy on her own. SHOW LESS
8	Nine Inch Nails : Something I Can Never Have
	A classic from my weepy teenage years, this version is even more tragic sounding. And it's just a piano which [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 1 from And All That Could Have Been (Disc 2) Length: 00:06:39 Year: 2002
	Track Description: A classic from my weepy teenage years, this version is even more tragic sounding. And it's just a piano which makes it just perfect for this mix. SHOW LESS
9	Sepultura : Itsari
	What better way to laugh in the face of the power-mongers than to go tribal. After the quite end of the NIN tr [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 12 from Roots Length: 00:04:48 Year: 1996
	Track Description: What better way to laugh in the face of the power-mongers than to go tribal. After the quite end of the NIN track, this one comes in really nicely. SHOW LESS
10	Evergreen Terrace : Untitled
	Much like PTW, this is the hardcore band showing the softer side. Very nice in moderation. SHOW MORE
	Track 11 from Sincerity Is An Easy Disguise In This Business Length: 00:02:25 Year: 2005
	Track Description: Much like PTW, this is the hardcore band showing the softer side. Very nice in moderation. SHOW LESS
11	Rise Against : Swing Life Away
	Rise Against has always had the softer side to them, and they can pull it off without coming off corny. Thats [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 11 from Siren Song of the Counter Culture Length: 00:03:20 Year: 2004
	Track Description: Rise Against has always had the softer side to them, and they can pull it off without coming off corny. Thats what makes them rock so hard. SHOW LESS
12	Joey Cape & Tony Sly : Move The Car
	The other half of the Cape/Sly combo, I felt that I could use both with a clear conscience since it really pla [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 7 from Acoustic Length: 00:04:02 Year: 2004
	Track Description: The other half of the Cape/Sly combo, I felt that I could use both with a clear conscience since it really plays like 2 seperate albums on one. This half is Joey Cape of Lagwagon doing some of their songs. SHOW LESS
13	Stephen Brodsky : Stolen Echoes Won't Return
	The Brodsky comes through as always with this touching little ditty. I don't like all of his solo stuff, but t [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 5 from Ole Sunday Length: 00:02:32 Year: 2001
	Track Description: The Brodsky comes through as always with this touching little ditty. I don't like all of his solo stuff, but this track is pretty damned solid. SHOW LESS
14	They Might Be Giants : Road Movie To Berlin
	Now, I'm breaking not only the theme with this track, but also one of my cardinal rules of mix tapes. I'm usin [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 19 from Flood Length: 00:02:22 Year: 0000
	Track Description: Now, I'm breaking not only the theme with this track, but also one of my cardinal rules of mix tapes. I'm using the last song as the last song. I try to never do that (or use a first song first) since it seems so uninspired. I really wanted to use this song, but I forgot that there are some electrified instruments at the end. So I figured that if I absolutely must break the rules, I ought to at least do it at the end. SHOW LESS