setting sail

I'm moving to another city in a couple of days, so I made this playlist of stuff I like to listen to in flight: songs that are mellow enough to let you sleep, yet interesting enough to keep you awake. The name of the mix, "Our Love Will Sail," comes from Janelle Monae's "Say You'll Go," the penultimate song on the playlist. Take it easy and enjoy.

1. "Nha Damáxa" Mayra Andrade

2. "Chove, Chuva" Jorge Ben

3. "Slow Like Honey" Fiona Apple

4. "Didn't Cha Know" Erykah Badu

5. "A Forest" Nouvelle Vague

6. "Hiding Behind the Moon" Jeff Hanson

7. "I Love NYE" Badly Drawn Boy

8. "Hey Love" The Delfonics

9. "Wild Is the Wind" Nina Simone

10. "Round About Midnight" Baden Powell

11. "Say You'll Go" Janelle Monae

12. "I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time" The Andrews Sisters

listen here: http://8tracks.com/seewhathadhappenedwas/our-love-will-sail

Music for Brazilian Bandits

I read online that a music critic once called Silvinha the Brazilian Janis Joplin because of the recording I have in my mix, the song "Paraiba," by Brazilian backwoods music legend Luiz Gonzaga. The song's lyrics (in Portuguese) make fun of masculine women from the Brazilian state of Paraíba. Silvinha growls, "Masculine Paraíba -- macho woman, yes sir!" Mmhhmmmm. Eduardo Araújo, her husband, gives some of the same kind of hillbilly music (baião) a psychedelic twist in the track here. Take them, with a little Hank Williams and Tom Waits, and you get the picture.

My mix is called "belly up to the barzinho." Drown those sorrows -- with some Brazilian beer, if you're into that kind of thing.

1. "Paraíba" Silvinha
2. "Lovesick Blues" Patsy Cline
3. "Louise" Leo Kottke
4. "Ol' 55" Tom Waits
5. "Carcará" João do Vale
6. "Our Town" Iris Dement
7. "A Triste Partida" Luiz Gonzaga and Luiz Gonzaga Jr.
8. "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)" Cisco Houston
9. "1917" Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris
10. "I Ain't Got Nothin' But Time" Hank Williams
11. "Juazeiro/São Benedito" Eduardo Araújo
12. "Prison on Route 41" Calexico and Iron & Wine
13. "Mister Mistério" Alceu Valença & Geraldo Azevedo

Here's another link to the mix: http://8tracks.com/seulua/belly-up-to-the-barzinho

that's. just. the. fucking. way. it. is.

Welcome to The Basement Party. We're dedicated to those moments when you've got "juice" in your cup, waiting by that old ass sofa under the blue light listening to jams. We're just trying to give you more jams to listen to. Our mixes are posted on a site called 8tracks.com. Word to the wise: if you play a playlist on 8tracks more than once, it mashes up the order due to copyright restrictions or something. This is bitch, we know this, but it's the law. However, don't let that grind your gears too much, as every post we'll put the actual list of songs for your wikipedia-ing and purchasing pleasure.

So, let's get it going. This first mix is "When I move, I slice like a fucking hammer." The bands go hard, and harmonies go harder. Enjoy.

1. "By and By" Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers
2. "Don't Say Nothing Bad About My Baby" Cookies
3. "Palhaçada" Elza Soares and Wilson das Neves
4. "Try a Little Tenderness" Otis Redding
5. "The Ghost of Christopher Wallace" Jay Electronica ft. Diddy
6. "No Agreement (Part 2)" Fela Kuti
7. "Smiling Faces" The Undisputed Truth
8. "Que Te Pedi" La Lupe
9. "I Just Want to Make Love to You" Etta James
10. "Light My Fire" J Dilla
11. "Come Fly with Me" Foxy Brown ft. Sizzla

listen here: http://8tracks.com/seewhathadhappenedwas/when-i-move-i-slice-like-a-fucking-hammer

By the way, if you have not heard the epic rant from which this mix and post draw their names, you can find the hilarity by clicking here. Have a lovely day.