MetaChat - Mixup Ends.

The next swap will probably be about mid-December.

posted by dodgygeezer 26 October | 15:38

:( I had (and still have) a great idea for a mix, but I didn't get to in in time. I'll just make the mix now and listen to it obsessively, all the while laughing at you poor people who can't enjoy it.

posted by muddgirl 26 October | 15:40

Can't wait to get home!

posted by selfnoise 26 October | 15:50

Yay! Except, boo, my laptop is at home.

posted by gaspode 26 October | 17:02

maybe you can dj it, or post it here so can download it anyway.
two of what would be mine are all in YSI links on site that may or maynot be dead.

posted by ethylene 26 October | 17:02

Hey, you guys could do RadioMecha with the CDs! Then we could all share.

(missed this one due to expert grade slacking, sorry!)

posted by loquacious 26 October | 18:20

I tried to upload my mix, but I couldn't get a good connection. The problem is on my end, but that should be fixed well before the next swap.

I might try radio mechat but my mix is really more of a "sit and listen to the whole thing at once" kind of affair. It tells a story, and I really dug into the lyrics to get rid of all the anomolies -- and I do mean 'all' -- while maintaining the integrity of each song.

Anyway, something for you guys to anticipate for December. I might consider snail-mailing copies but that would depend on my finances.

posted by mischief 26 October | 18:46

listening to wolfdaddy's right now
i wanted to start from the bottom, just to be contrary
really liking this mashup stuff

and, er, sorry for not doing one of those m3u things. and not naming my files properly.

and only one dupe too. which is good.

posted by flopsy 26 October | 19:14

and thanks to dodgygeezer for arranging this

posted by flopsy 26 October | 19:21

The one dupe I've seen so far was Tank!, which is about as good a dupe as you are going to get.

Just unpacking the archives was fun, actually... everybody did things a little differently. It's a good thing I have WinRAR. :)

posted by selfnoise 26 October | 19:25

Here is my list, because I didn't include a playlist in my folder

01 Mogwai - Punk Rock (Come on Die Young)
02 Shihad - My Mind's Sedate (The General Electric)
03 Shudder to Think - Take the Child (Curses Spells Voodoo Moose)
04 Garageland - Love Song (Do What you Want)
05 Dimmer - Backwards is Backwards (You're got to Hear the Music)
06 Straitjacket Fits - Down in Splendour (Melt)
07 Mink - Shake (Mink)
08 Pavement - Transport is Arranged (Brighten the Corners)
09 Belle and Sebastian - Get Me Away from Here, I'm Dying (If You're Feeling Sinister)
10 Th' Dudes - Be Mine Tonight (Where Are the Girls)
11 Superette - Saskatchewan (Tiger)
12 Jakob - Nice Day for an Earthquake (Subsets of Sets)
13 Thunderbirds Are Now! - Better Safe than Safari (Justamustache)
14 Straitjacket Fits - Skin to Wear (Melt)
15 k.d. lang - So In Love (Red Hot+Blue)
16 Split Enz - Message to My Girl (History Never Repeats)
17 Whale - Born to Raise Hell (We Care)

posted by gaspode 26 October | 19:26

awww matildaben, I love your cover!

posted by gaspode 26 October | 20:12

Here's my list, because heck why not:

A Case Arose-John Zorn (Locus Solus)
Sow Into You-Roisin Murphy (Ruby Blue)
Heavy Heavy Heavy-Geraldo Pino (Afro-Rock Volume One)
Meet Me By The Water-Saturday Looks Good to Me (All Your Summer Songs)
Bird House-The Billy Nayer Show (The Villain that Love Built)
I Wanna-Guv'ner (Knight Moves EP)
Busted-The Bonzo Dog Band (Keynsham)
Humor Me-Pere Ubu (The Modern Dance)
Turn of the Century-Royal Trux (Cats and Dogs)
Move Me-Screamin' Jay Hawkins (Voodoo Jive)
Service-Tokyo Jihen (Kyoiku)
Coming Up-The Gibson Bros. (Memphis Sol Today!)
Caravanesque-Jon Hassel (Fascinoma)
The Picture Makers Vs. Children Of The Sea-Snakefinger w/The Residents (A Collection)
A Musical Note of Nectar-Candy EyeSlugger (Go!Go! Space Fever!)

posted by PinkStainlessTail 26 October | 20:14

is anyone else having a problem with some of the downloads?
i've had two freeze and crashes so far but it could be because i have to gut this machine.
(i've got doubles too but sorting through all my doubles gave me time to look through and listen to my music. apparently, last time i loaded up matilda's three times)

posted by ethylene 26 October | 20:18

still have yet to listen to my own to see which of two different days of YSI assaults got in

posted by ethylene 26 October | 20:20

Heh, bmarkey, I put "fill me with your light" on my june mix.

posted by matildaben 26 October | 20:40

Yeah, I used it on another mix I did around then, myself. Great minds, etc.

I only had time to download three of the mixes before I had to leave for work. Oh, the anticipation...

posted by bmarkey 26 October | 20:51

amberglow, I'm gonna take the fact that you put "sense" on yours this time as a compliment, seeing as I had it on my last one :)

posted by gaspode 26 October | 20:53

Eh. I'm just gonna do it as a YSI and post it here. (Any of the rest of you who would like to do that, I'd be happy to get your music.)

posted by klangklangston 26 October | 20:53

Just for fun, here's the full tracklist:

1. Moonhead – Thin White Rope
2. Slow Death – Flamin’ Groovies
3. Wanted Man – Johnny Cash
4. Touch Me, I’m Sick – Mudhoney
5. E55-770, My Mother’s Name – Lucie Idlout
6. Baba O’Reily – Waco Brothers
7. The Arizona Yodeler – The DeZurick Sisters
8. Fill Me With Your Light – Clem Snide
9. Darlinghurst Nights – The Go-Betweens
10. Born in the 70’s – Fruit Bats
11. Black Squirrel – Syd Straw
12. Born For A Reason/Reason For Living – Dr. Alimantado
13. Rudie Can’t Fail – The Clash
14. Pusherman – Curtis Mayfield
15. Total Destruction to Your Mind – Swamp Dogg
16. Mr. Bad Example – Warren Zevon
17. One More Night – CAN
18. Animations – Kingsbury Manx

posted by bmarkey 26 October | 21:01

yay! klangklangklang goes my trolley!

posted by ethylene 26 October | 21:03

please to do it OSX compatible, please? it seems the mp3 format works best for most, no?

posted by ethylene 26 October | 21:04

Weird. As with the upload, I can't get the files (they freeze on me, too, eth) without the Streamload Downloader. Now the files are humming along. Weird!

(starting at the top, so amber you're up!)

posted by WolfDaddy 26 October | 21:18

How come Frisbee Girl's isn't there?

posted by gaspode 26 October | 21:20

maybe everyone just got home at the same time.
ten minutes 'til i get yours, 'daddy. then i can start unzipping and listening.

posted by ethylene 26 October | 21:34

just blame me, gaspode.
i'm like creationism: just blame me instead of thinking about the bits and parts.
it makes things simple.

"download speeds suck eth!"
"my mom won't talk to me, damn eth!

it's the abrasion for every occasion
heh.

you're all just plotting to make me emoticon
because i must be as false faced and manipulative as the how

what other explanation could there be?

if you put kerneks of wheat on a clean shirt in a box,
when you come back, they have grown into mice.

post hoc procter hoc hackneyed hickie

posted by ethylene 26 October | 21:41

k = l

posted by ethylene 26 October | 21:42

My playlist:

1. (Hey Baby) Que Paso (LP Version), Texas Tornados
2. Hey, Toni Price
3. Float On, Modest Mouse
4. You Got Me Floatin', Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
5. All the Lilacs in Ohio, John Hiatt
6. Look at Miss Ohio, Gillian Welch
7. He War, Cat Power
8. Warrior, Scandal
9. Cold Tacos And Warm Beer, Harmonica Slim And Hosea Leavy
10. Warm Beer and Cold Women, Tom Waits
11. Look at Little Sister, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
12. (Don't You Mess Around With) My Little Sister, Michelle Shocked
13. O'Hare, Amy Rigby
14. Via Chicago, Wilco
15. Jesus Loves Me (But He Can't Stand You), The Austin Lounge Lizards
16. Father Jesus, Eliza Gilkyson
17. Jesus the Mexican Boy, Iron & Wine
18. Lord, I Have Made You a Place in My Heart, Cry Cry Cry
19. By Way of Sorrow, Cry Cry Cry

posted by mudpuppie 26 October | 21:57

ok, so far, my comp says flospy's mix is corrupt. still unzipping, haven't loaded yet. also, mine doesn't read at all.

posted by ethylene 26 October | 22:04

What's the mixup?

posted by Eideteker 26 October | 22:12

Flospy's mix is not a ZIP file, it's a RAR file (another type of archive.) In Windows, they can be opened with the WinRAR app, among others. Not sure about OSX.

I had to open yours in WinRAR as well, ethylene. My computer wasn't sure what it was, but that worked.

posted by selfnoise 26 October | 22:44

could someone tell me what's on mine?
also, nixxon's file was empty for me. i think those two caused the problems i had.
i'm listening to wolfdaddy but, sorry, i don't have the time to transform any non mp3 files yet, heck i still haven't gotten to do that for the old ones.

posted by ethylene 26 October | 22:58

and what's on flopsy's? what am i missing and should i bother downloading it again or is it unmacable?

posted by ethylene 26 October | 23:00

My playlist:

1. Roanoke, Bill Monroe
2. Guantanamo, Les Gammas/Cinematic Orchestra
3. Jacksonville, Sufjan Stevens
4. Moonlight in Vermont, Fitzgerald/Armstrong
5. The Beach at Redpoint, Boards of Canada
6. New York's not my Home, Jim Croce
7. Southern California wants to be Western New York, Dar Williams
8. Belfast, Orbital
9. Tennessee Roads, Melonie Cannon
10. Sunday in Savannah, Nina Simone
11. Northenden, Doves
12. Birmingham, Randy Newman
13. The Moldau, Bedrich Smetana

posted by selfnoise 26 October | 23:16

Ethylene- I know very little about Macs, but you might try a program like this one to open RAR files.

posted by selfnoise 26 October | 23:17

thanks, i'll try it out when i have time and report back.

*goes...
for...
booze...
crampy...*

posted by ethylene 27 October | 00:33

Well, that kind of blows. I haven't the slightest idea what happened. The download had completed before I left. Depending on people's preferences, I'm more than happy to burn and mail the mix (woo hoo! Non bill related goodies in the post!) or post links via yousendit and send the info d/l info and tracklsting via email.

If I burn cd's and drop them in the post, I'll put something extra in there to help compensate for the wait. If I do it via yousendit, I stick to just the tracklist.

Again, sorry and let me know.

posted by Frisbee Girl 27 October | 04:54

You should still have got the e-mail though. And could you try uploading again?

Sorry, but clearly the service provider's quality of service has dropped off quite a bit since last time and I might have to consider other alternatives for the next swap. Shame.

posted by dodgygeezer 27 October | 04:58

i'm uploading a .zip as I type
anyway mine was

1. Nice Weather For Ducks, Lemon Jelly
2. So Let It Be, Absinthe Glow
3. In My Own Time, Delta Goodrem
4. 19-2000 (Soulchild Remix), Gorillaz
5. Vegeterian Restaurant, Aberfedly
6. Get It Together, The Go! Team
7. Let Go, Frou Frou (snap eth!)
8. Cooking For Tommy, The Slackers
9. Swan Dive, Sister Hazel
10. Other Side Of The World, KT Tunstall
11. ...And The Moment Passes By, Halfway Home
12. I Will Follow You Into The Dark, Death Cab For Cutie

probably not worth downloading
as i have terrible taste in music
and everything else

every mix opened fine

you can look at the pretty pictures in my booklet though. broadband only! 3mb

posted by flopsy 27 October | 07:33

Hey, what happened? Whatever dodgy needs, well, that's ok by me, but I just wanted to know. I still had time under the original deadline, right?

posted by omiewise 27 October | 08:13

Oh, dodgy, I got the emails and info just fine, thanks so much! I wasn't trying to be a dick up there: I know you put a great deal of effort into this, but was bummed that things got hinky with my mix and was offering an alternative to get it out.

posted by Frisbee Girl 27 October | 08:57

flopsy.zip

posted by flopsy 27 October | 08:59

*snaps up flopsy's mix*

Hey, thanks!

posted by Frisbee Girl 27 October | 09:21

me too!

posted by taz 27 October | 09:34

Hey, what happened?

Uh, nothing happened, I think. Wha?

I wasn't trying to be a dick up there

Yeah, I know.

posted by dodgygeezer 27 October | 09:37

Sorry, screwed by GMT (again).

posted by omiewise 27 October | 10:14

Tracklisting, should anyone decide that they'd like the mix:

1. Rumba de 5 Kilos – Pepe & the Bottle Blondes
2. Coffee Song – Soul Coughing
3. Vous – Camille
4. Hey Boy – The Billy Nayer Show
5. Mambo 1000 – Ursula 1000
6. La Enganadora - Ruben Gonzalez
7. Salsita – Sin Palabras
8. Yes Sir, I Can Boogie – Nina Miranda
9. Boom Boom – Pepe & the Bottle Blondes
10. God's Child (Baila Conmigo) – David Byrne & Selena
11. Llorando – Rebekah del Rio
12. La Soledad – Pink Martini
13. Complainte de la Butte - Rufus Wainright
14. Obsessao/Nao Me Diga Adeus/Pois E/A Flor E O Espinho - Maria Creusa
15. E Preciso Perdoar – Cesaria Evora & Caetano Veloso
16. Budapest by Blimp – Thomas Dolby
17. Chinatown – Do Make Say Think

And a last quick question: did we overload the site this morning? Eth's mix hangs at about 38%, repeatedly. Giving it a rest for the moment and will try again later, but curious, nonetheless.

[PST, I love that you put a BNS track on yours as well!]

posted by Frisbee Girl 27 October | 14:27

Ha. I put Slow Death on mine too...

posted by klangklangston 27 October | 14:44

OK, but nobody else used "Moonhead", right? RIGHT?

posted by bmarkey 27 October | 14:56

[PST, I love that you put a BNS track on yours as well!]
If I am ever driven to sockpuppetry on mefi, the name will either be Mr. Satan Butterwolf or The Boy With The Vagina Made of Glass. Haven't decided.

posted by PinkStainlessTail 27 October | 15:51

my reports: can't open ethylene's mix. That's all, the rest are fine. Thanks for linking yours, flopsy.

Still haven't listened to any yet.

posted by gaspode 27 October | 16:34

Hokay, matildaben just dropped me a line and I now have a yousendit link. Anyone else who wants it, send me an email and I'll shoot the link over to you.

klangklangston, did you have a link or did I miss it? I'd love to have it if you're done!

And PST, I love those names for sock puppets! Did you see 'The American Astronaut'? That scene with him sauntering through the meadow on Venus: "Such style! Such class! The girl with the vagina made of glass!" Oh, yes.

posted by Frisbee Girl 27 October | 18:55

Thanks to everyone for these (and to dodgygeezer for setting it up). Can't wait to listen to them all.

Here's a yousendit link to my mix, on the off chance that anyone's interested.

Tracklist:
01. Cornelius - Drop
02. Nillson - Think About Your Troubles
03. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin and Juice
04. Ween - The Mollusk
05. Bongwater - The Drum
06. Al Green - Take Me to the River
07. Dave Cloud - Cool Water
08. Yo La Tengo - How Some Jellyfish Are Born
09. Morcheeba - Diggin a Watery Grave
10. Grateful Dead - Ship of Fools
11. Phish - Prince Caspian
12. Don Ho - Tiny Bubbles

Don't be scared off by the hippy bands. Those songs are pure pop goodness.

posted by nixxon 27 October | 21:15

don't fear the ~~reaper~~ hippie shit.
and i want that death cab, but i'm just gonna go a minin' and diggin' and 'loadin'

posted by ethylene 27 October | 22:14

Did you see 'The American Astronaut'?

But of course!

RIO YETI RIO YETI RIO YETI RIO YETI-
Did I say something wrong?

About 3/4 of the way through yours, Amberglow. That's a surprisingly good cover of True that Paul Anka does.

posted by PinkStainlessTail 27 October | 22:21

I sent it.

posted by klangklangston 28 October | 17:32

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