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31 May 2008

Exquisite Codec II Inspired by this comment and this post, how about another Exquisite Codec? Post an .mp3 that has some connection--lyrics, song title, artist name, theme, etc.--to the previous one. Here's something to start with:

Mel and Tim - Backfield in Motion

post by: box at: 16:26 | 44 comments

Just the Motion performed by David Byrne from Beat the Retreat: Songs by Richard Thompson

posted by MonkeyButter 31 May | 16:53

Sample audio from David Byrne's project "Playing The Building"

posted by DarkForest 31 May | 17:34

The Jam - David Watts

posted by Zack_Replica 31 May | 18:00

Ween - Freedom of '76 (one of the songs they like to play live when they're in jam-band mode)

posted by BoringPostcards 31 May | 19:37

Freedom's Children - Galactic Vibes

posted by box 31 May | 19:51

Barry Adamson - The Vibes Ain't Nothin' But The Vibes

posted by Zack_Replica 31 May | 20:19

Cab Calloway - A Chicken Ain't Nothin But A Bird

posted by box 31 May | 20:24

Bobby Nelson - There Ain't Nothin' True About You

posted by mykescipark 31 May | 20:26

Pointed Sticks - Lies!

posted by Zack_Replica 31 May | 20:33

The Fall - Lie Dream of a Casino Soul

posted by mykescipark 31 May | 20:41

Preacher - Life Is A Gamble

posted by box 31 May | 20:45

Rip Rig & Panic - Bob Hope Takes Risks

posted by mykescipark 31 May | 20:49

The Toy Dolls - Fat Bob's Feet

posted by Zack_Replica 31 May | 21:01

Prince - Bob George

posted by mykescipark 31 May | 21:16

Burning Sensations - Pablo Picasso

posted by Zack_Replica 31 May | 21:55

Brian Eno- Burning Airlines Give You So Much More

posted by BoringPostcards 31 May | 23:36

The Rainy Daze - Snow and Ice and Burning Sand

posted by box 31 May | 23:47

Coil - The Snow (Answers Come In Dreams #2) Meat Beat Manifesto remixes Coil. It's pretty cool.

posted by BoringPostcards 01 June | 00:08

Public Image Ltd - Sand Castles In The Snow

Boy, I sure hope someone else joins in, as it's just the MeCha dj's at the moment.

On preview: Grrr. BP beat me to it. Fortunately this one still works. wewt!

posted by Zack_Replica 01 June | 00:12

Ray of Gob (Madonna vs. Sex Pistols mashup) (on account of John Lydon being in PiL and The Sex Pistols)

posted by BoringPostcards 01 June | 00:24

Now see, that was a HUGE softball.. Madonna? Sex? Pistols? John? Ray? Mashup? Bueller? Bueller?

posted by BoringPostcards 01 June | 00:34

Ray Kannon, Muleskinner Twist. It's a country, cowboy, yodelly, TWIST. By this guy named Ray. RAY.

posted by taz 01 June | 00:42

Dire Straits- Twisting By The Pool

posted by BoringPostcards 01 June | 00:50

Groove Armada - At The River

posted by Zack_Replica 01 June | 01:00

Twisting By The Pool (The Video)
I used to think everybody had parties like this.

posted by BoringPostcards 01 June | 01:04

Talking Heads- Take Me To The River

posted by BoringPostcards 01 June | 01:19

Samantha Crain - The River.

posted by taz 01 June | 01:34

Tenpole Tudor - Throwing My Baby Out With The Bathwater

posted by Zack_Replica 01 June | 03:09

Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch - Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby. because I was just listening to this earlier

posted by taz 01 June | 03:29

Oh gracious, this was going on and I was watching tv instead! Well, better late than never: Hurricane Smith - Oh Babe, What Would You Say?

posted by JanetLand 01 June | 08:44

Ernie Hines - What Would I Do

posted by box 01 June | 09:18

Zutons - Oh, Stacey (Look What You've Done)

posted by taz 01 June | 10:20

Boomtown Rats - Someone's Looking At You

posted by Zack_Replica 01 June | 10:40

Dino, Desi and Billy - Tell Someone That You Love Them

(Would you believe I was torn between Dino, Desi and Billy and the Subhumans?)

posted by box 01 June | 10:53

The Dickies - Manny, Moe and Jack

posted by Zack_Replica 01 June | 11:27

Amon Duul II - The Wolfman Jack Show

posted by syntax 01 June | 17:02

Round Robin - I'm The Wolfman

posted by box 01 June | 18:58

Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London.

posted by JanetLand 01 June | 19:28

Bad Manners - Inner London Violence

posted by Zack_Replica 01 June | 19:34

Vorpal - Cartoon Violence For Camille Saint-Saens

posted by syntax 02 June | 08:27

The Blackbyrds - At The Carnival

posted by box 02 June | 19:04

XTC - Life Begins at the Hop

posted by Zack_Replica 02 June | 21:37

Genesis - The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging

posted by syntax 03 June | 05:23

VNV Nation - Procession

posted by Zack_Replica 03 June | 21:41

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