20 Songs That Make Me Happy

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Many of you have probably seen the “Name 20 songs that make you happy” thing going around the social medias. Well, I took the time to make a quick playlist of 20 songs that make me happy. Listen/stream/download below.

Hope you enjoy.



  1. Manchester by Kishi Bashi

  2. I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Time) by Jaimie xx

  3. Funky Kingston by Toots and the Maytals

  4. Love, Love, Love 2 (Reprise) by Akron/Family

  5. Mustt Mustt (Extended) by Kiran Ahluwalia

  6. Konkon by Oki Dub Ainu Band

  7. Scenario by A Tribe Called Quest

  8. Baba O’Riley by the Who

  9. Here Comes Sunshine by Grateful Dead

  10. Sweet Jane by the Velvet Underground

  11. Sun Hands by Local Natives

  12. Reality Used to be a Friend by P.M. Dawn

  13. Swerve . . . The reeping . . . by Shabazz Palaces

  14. Bam Bam by Sister Nancy

  15. Lalo Schifrin by Blue Scholars

  16. I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Creedence Clearwater Revival

  17. Baby Baby by the Vibrators

  18. Love of My Life Worldwide by Erykah Badu

  19. Boogie on Reggae Woman by Stevie Wonder

  20. Ooh La La by Faces

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Fire For The People :: A Blue Scholars Playlist

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I think I’ve shared this before, but we drive a 12-passenger van. Because, of course we do. What else are we going to drive? The kids broke the AUX input several years ago, but the CD player works. So sometimes we make mixes especially for the van. Sometimes they are various playlists, and sometimes they are artist-specific. One of our favorite artists as a family is Seattle’s Blue Scholars.

I’m not sure if they ever broke up or if they’re just on some weird hiatus, but I don’t think they have released music together since 2011’s Cinémetropolis. Anyways, if you don’t know, them, Blue Scholars are (were?) a politically conscious Seattle hip hop duo. Formed in 2002 while members, DJ Sabzi (Saba Mohajerjasbi) and MC Geologic (George Quibuyen) were both students at the University of Washington. The duo put out 3 full-length albums, 4 EPs and a lot of singles. All of which is worth hunting down while the group is on hiatus(?).

Here’s the releases I drew from:

Tracklist:

  1. Solstice: Reintroduction from Blue Scholars

  2. Fire For the People from Bayani

  3. Lalo Schifrin from Cinematropolis

  4. Bruise Brothers from Blue Scholars

  5. Joe Metro from Bayani

  6. New People from Ooof!

  7. Sagaba from Blue Scholars

  8. Fou Lee from Cinematropolis

  9. Blue School from Blue Scholars

  10. Still Got Love from Bayani

  11. Selfportrait from Blue Scholars

  12. Southside Revival from The Long March EP

  13. Seijun Suzuki from Cinematropolis

  14. The Inkwell from Blue Scholars

  15. Hi-808 from Oof!

  16. Marion Sunshine from Cinematropolis

  17. Motion Movement from Blue Scholars

  18. Yuri Kochiyama from Cinematropolis

  19. Evening Chai from Blue Scholars

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Meet Me At The Gates :: A Holiday at the Sea Spiritual Rendezvous

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As we enter Junior Year of the Pandemic, I have been looking outside of the expected places for comfort, assurance, and even meaning.

In those olden days of yore, the “Elders” or the “wise ones of a city” might meet at the city gate where they would gather to discuss life’s complexities and to offer advice to those who asked.

I know none of you asked, and I don’t claim to be wise, but if any of you ever wanted to meet at the gate, here would be my advice.

Setlist:

  1. Let Us Make a Record by Sister Gertrude Morgan

  2. I'm So Happy And Free The Lord Save Me by Rev. Lonnie Farris

  3. Wonderful by Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir

  4. Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah by Indian Bottom Association

  5. Jesus Will Provide by Isaiah Owens

  6. Fix It Jesus by Reverend Charlie Jackson

  7. Higher Power by Ramsay Midwood

  8. People Get Ready by Imperial Golden Crown Harmonizers

  9. I Have A Savior I Can by Leon Pinson

  10. Yeah, Lord! Jesus is Able by Rev. Louis Overstreet

  11. I Was Healed By The Wounds In His Side by Sister Gertrude Morgan

  12. A Little More Faith by Reverend Gary Davis

  13. Pray For Me by Leon Pinson

  14. Is There Anybody Here Who Loves My Jesus? by Rev. Louis Overstreet

  15. Take Care of Us by Revelations

  16. God’s Got It by Reverend Charlie Jackson

  17. Joyful Noise by Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir

  18. The Lord’s Prayer by The Spiritualaires of Hurtsboro, Alabama

  19. God’s Gonna Separate by Reverend Gary Davis

  20. Take Your Burdens To The Lord by Washington Phillips

  21. God’s Mighty Hand by Rev. Utah Smith

  22. I Want To Ride That Glory Train by The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir

Soundtrack to the Collective Meltdown (2021) :: A Holiday At The Sea (MEGA) Playlist

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The next time you’ve got nearly 5 hours to kill, I’ve got the mix for you! These are not necessarily my “favorite songs of 2021.” Instead, these are choice cuts; one representative track from each of my favorite 50 albums of the year. Regardless of length.

Get ready for a ride.

Tracklist:

  1. Pray for Peace by Ustad Saami from East Pakistan Sky

  2. Recessinater by Birds of Maya from Valdez

  3. The People vs. the Rest of Us by Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble from NOW

  4. Bell Song by 75 Dollar Bill featuring Barry Weisblat from Social Music at Troost Vol. 1

  5. Ya Rossoul by Khaira Arby from Khaira Arby In New York (Live In 2010)

  6. Movement by Bell Orchestre from House Music

  7. Broken Mirror (A Selfie Reflection)/Composition 9 by Matthew E. White and Lonnie Holley from Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection

  8. Riddim Rek Sa Niouy Mom by Wau Wau Collectif from Yaral Sa Doom

  9. All That They Left You by Six Organs of Admittance from The Veiled Sea

  10. Days Like These by Low from Hey What

  11. VBS by Lucy Dacus from Home Video

  12. Brothers by Phil Cook from All These Years

  13. Dark In Here by the Mountain Goats from Dark In Here

  14. Djougoh by Nahawa Doumbia from Kanawa

  15. The Call by Madlib from Sound Ancestors

  16. Beat Up Born Where I Come From by Ghost of Vroom from Ghost of Vroom 1

  17. Dovetail by Girls in Airports from Leap

  18. descension (Out of Our Constrictions) III by Natural Information Society and Evan Parker from descension (Out of Our Constrictions)

  19. Beowulf’s Trip by Jeffrey Alexander and the Heavy Lidders from Jeffrey Alexander and the Heavy Lidders

  20. World is Turning by Rose City Band from Earth Trip

  21. Disposable Thumbs by Endless Boogie from Admonitions

  22. Staggering With a Lantern by Mountain Movers from World What World

  23. Albuquerque by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis from CARNAGE

  24. OUR SIDE HAS TO WIN (for D.H.) by Godspeed You! Black Emperor from G_d's Pee At States End!

  25. Juvenescence by Yasmin Williams from Urban Driftwood

  26. Invisible Map by Derek Piotr from Making and Then Unmaking

  27. You Can Regret What You Have Done by Matt Sweeney and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy from Superwolves

  28. This Old World by Billy Strings from Renewal

  29. Kelp Highway by Drew Gardner from Drew Gardner

  30. Jnoun ! by Bachar Mar-Khalifé from Ghost Songs

  31. In Remembrance Of Those Fallen by Sons of Kemet from Black To The Future

  32. Bertha The Cool by Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog from Hope

  33. Give Me Back My Loving by Leo Nocentelli from Another Side

  34. Don’t Let The Tears by Howlin’ Rain from The Dharma Wheel

  35. Tree of Tule by Daniel Lanois from Heavy Sun

  36. Way To Cairo by Native Soul from Teenage Dreams

  37. Ethiopian Sunshower by Adrian Younge And Ali Shaheed Muhammad from Brian Jackson JID008

  38. Zengadyw Derekou by Hailu Mergia from Tezeta

  39. Ya Habibti by Mdou Moctar from Afrique Victime

  40. Tropicale Moon by Mouth Painter from Tropicale Moon

  41. Natural Facts by Wet Tuna from Eu’d To A Fake Boogie Volume 4

  42. Shrinks the Day by Ryley Walker and Kikagaku Moyo from Deep Fried Grandeur

  43. Musungu Elongo Paints His Face White to Scare Small Children by Kasai Allstars from Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No Sound

  44. Trap Life by Sault from Nine

  45. Désert by Dobe Gnahoré from Couleur

  46. Part 1 by Elkhorn from The Golden Lag

  47. If It Comes In The Morning by Hiss Golden Messenger from Quietly Blowing It

  48. Morning River by Steve Gunn from Other You

  49. Shiva With Dustpan by Ryley Walker from Course In Fable

  50. Cortez the Killer (live) by Neil Young and Crazy Horse from Way Down In The Rust Bucket

  • Browse my favorite albums of the year

  • Browse my “2021 Yearly Wrap-it-Up” which is really a ramble about seeing Phish

  • Browse my favorite books of 2021

  • Browse my favorite movies of 2021

  • Browse my favorite television of 2021

  • Listen to a nearly 5-hour very low quality mix of one song from each of my favorite albums of 2021 called “Soundtrack to the Collective Meltdown”

2021 Year In Review :: Favorite Albums

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Here’s the dealio, my coolios.

Each year, I keep a running diary of sorts of all of the things I liked each year. If you’re interested (which I doubt you are), you can follow along with my real-time unedited yearly bookkeeping here.

At the end of each year I try to cull down the music section to what really defined my year musically. No ranking. Just great music. Here are 50 of my favorite 2021 albums in alphabetical order.

Albums In Visual Alphabetical Order:

Albums In Alphabetical Alphabetical Order:

  1. Social Music at Troost Vol.1 by 75 Dollar Bill

  2. Jeffrey Alexander and the Heavy Lidders by Jeffrey Alexander and the Heavy Lidders // Elixor of Life by Jeffrey Alexander and the Heavy Lidders

  3. Khaira Arby in New York (Live in 2010) by Khaira Arby

  4. House Music by Bell Orchestre

  5. Valdez by Birds of Maya

  6. Carnage by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis

  7. All These Years by Phil Cook

  8. Home Video by Lucy Dacus

  9. Kanawa by Nahawa Doumbia

  10. The Golden Lag by Elkhorn

  11. Admonitions by Endless Boogie

  12. Drew Gardner by Drew Gardner

  13. Ghost of Vroom 1 by Ghost of Vroom

  14. Leap by Girls in Airports

  15. Couleur by Dobet Gnahoré

  16. G_d's Pee At States End! by Godspeed You! Black Emperor

  17. Other You by Steve Gunn

  18. Quietly Blowing It by Hiss Golden Messenger

  19. The Dharma Wheel by Howlin’ Rain

  20. Brian Jackson JID008 by Brian Jackson, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge

  21. Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No Sound by Kasai Allstars

  22. Heavy Sun by Daniel Lanois

  23. Now by Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble

  24. Hey What by Low

  25. Sound Ancestors by Madlib

  26. Hope by Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog

  27. Ghost Songs by Bachar Mar-Khalifé

  28. Tezeta by Hailu Mergia

  29. Afrique Victime by Mdou Moctar

  30. Dark In Here by the Mountain Goats

  31. World What World by Mountain Movers

  32. Tropicale Moon by Mouth Painter

  33. Teenage Dreams by Native Soul

  34. descension (Out of Our Constrictions) by Natural Information Society/Evan Parker

  35. Another Side by Leo Nocentelli (1971)

  36. Making and Then Unmaking by Derek Piotr

  37. Earth Trip by Rose City Band

  38. East Pakistan Sky by Ustad Saami

  39. Nine by Sault

  40. The Veiled Sea by Six Organs of Admittance

  41. Black to the Future by Sons of Kemet

  42. Renewal by Billy Strings

  43. Superwolves by Matt Sweeney and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy

  44. Deep Fried Grandeur by Ryley Walker And Kikagaku Moyo

  45. Course In Fable by Ryley Walker

  46. Yaral Sa Doom by Wau Wau Collectif

  47. Eau’d To A Fake Boogie Volume 4 by Wet Tuna

  48. Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection by Matthew E. White and Lonnie Holley

  49. Urban Driftwood by Yasmin Williams

  50. Way Down in the Rust Bucket by Neil Young and Crazy Horse

  • Browse my favorite albums of the year

  • Browse my “2021 Yearly Wrap-it-Up” which is really a ramble about seeing Phish

  • Browse my favorite books of 2021

  • Browse my favorite movies of 2021

  • Browse my favorite television of 2021

  • Listen to a nearly 5-hour very low quality mix of one song from each of my favorite albums of 2021 called “Soundtrack to the Collective Meltdown”

Matty Bovan and Derek Piotr Collaborate :: Audio Knit Playlist

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To celebrate Derek Piotr’s haunting new album Making and Then Unmaking (which I profiled here), Derek has collaborated with designer Matty Bovan to create a signature look and a custom playlist providing some of context for Piotr’s new album and the listening that went behind it.

Of the look, Bovan says:

“'When Derek first approached me to create a custom look, I was super excited as I always love special commissions - it allows me to explore real characters wearing my pieces. Derek is very interested in British folk life and music, so we connected instantly. I myself am always inspired by the traditions of the UK in my work. The look itself has a folk element, and we used hand-pleated deadstock Liberty prints, alongside a leather gingham apron, screen-printed with mountains and hand drawn on the reverse. The overall look had to be practical and reusable for many situations for Derek, and like myself and my work, the look had to strike the balance of wearability, but still interesting silhouette-wise.’

The two also collaborated on a playlist; not only to celebrate Piotr’s new album, but the musical heritages of traditionalism and exploration upon which it stands. The playlist features a unique juxtaposition of new and old, traditional and experimental.

Enjoy.

Playlist:

  1. AGF Top Off (Beyoncé remix) [unreleased]

  2. Almeda Riddle I Love my Rooster [Wolf Folk collection]

  3. Derek Piotr The Stake (Territorial Gobbing’s Honking at the Moon Remix) [DPSR]

  4. Madonna Bedtime Story (Orbital remix) [Maverick]

  5. Derek Piotr Odyssey (Matty Bovan score) [unreleased]

  6. Frank Edwards O Lampkins (1 verse) [IU ATM archives]

  7. Björk Bachelorette (Alec Empire The Ice Princess Remix) [One Little Independent]

  8. Björk vs Jean Ritchie Headphones vs Gypsy Laddie (Derek Piotr mash) [unreleased]

  9. Anne Briggs vs Lotic Reynardine x Slay (Derek Piotr mash) [unreleased]

  10. Derek Piotr Bolakins [DPSR]

  11. AGF Antye of Tegea CA 300 BC [AGF Producktion]

  12. Derek Piotr West Redding Woods Field Recording 2021 [unreleased]

  13. Mrs Lena Bare Turbyfill & Mrs Lloyd Bare Hagie Cumberland Gap [unreleased]

  14. Machinedrum The Relic [Ninja Tune]

  15. Derek Piotr Light-Years [DPSR]

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  • Watch the EPK for the new album

  • Follow Derek Piotr on Twitter

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  • Purchase Derek Piotr’s music at Amazon

  • Purchase Derek Piotr’s music at Bandcamp

  • Read my profile of Piotr’s latest album Making and Then Unmaking

  • Visit Matty Bovan’s website

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The Freeform Family Dinner Radioshow (04) :: A Holiday At The Sea Playlist

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I have this playlist on my laptop called “Mix: Home Listening.” It’s currently at 1,331 songs. When our family is just hanging around the house, or especially when Kristi and I cook, we put that playlist on shuffle and just hope for the best. Well, not really, since everything in that playlist is hand-picked.

There are some evenings when my wife and I will look at each other and just wish we could have that same mix of music that just came up to enjoy later on. So, some time ago, I started keeping track of some of the evenings we really liked and I started making mixes of them for the car or just to re-play. We don’t replay them often, but since I have several of them, I thought: why not share them with my Holiday at the Sea online friends and family.

I do pick the first song but from then on out, it’s all shuffle. We’ve been making these mixes about an hour to an hour-and-a-half since that’s what will fit on a blank CD. So, it has to be on shuffle and play good songs for at least an hour. If I skip a song, then the whole mix is thrown out.

I’m not sure how many of these mixes I will end up posting, but I’ve got several ready to go, so I figured that now is as good a time as any. I hope you enjoy and that these songs accompany as many good family times for you as they have for us.

Enjoy.

  1. “Never Say Never” by the Linda Lindas

  2. “Every Grain of Sand” by Emmylou Harris

  3. “Super Bon Bon” by Mike Doughty

  4. “Apology” by the Posies

  5. “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye

  6. “Down There By The Train” by Tom Waits

  7. “So Much Things To Say” by Bob Marley & the Wailers

  8. “One Twenty One” by Aaron Strumpel

  9. “Nuthin’ But A G Thang by Dr. Dre

  10. “Isis” by Bob Dylan

  11. “Twisty Bass” by Neil Finn

  12. “The Gospel According to Water” by Joe Henry

  13. “Black Coffee In Bed” by Squeeze

  14. “How Long?” by the Boggs

  15. “Baby Blue” by Mount Moriah

  16. “Moonlight Mile” by the Rolling Stones

  17. “Rockin’ In The Free World” by Neil Young

  18. “Proud Mary” by Creedence Clearwater Revival

  19. “Cardigan” by Taylor Swift

  20. “So Good So Far” by O.A.R.

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The Freeform Family Dinner Radioshow (03) :: A Holiday At The Sea Playlist

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I have this playlist on my laptop called “Mix: Home Listening.” It’s currently at 1,331 songs. When our family is just hanging around the house, or especially when Kristi and I cook, we put that playlist on shuffle and just hope for the best. Well, not really, since everything in that playlist is hand-picked.

There are some evenings when my wife and I will look at each other and just wish we could have that same mix of music that just came up to enjoy later on. So, some time ago, I started keeping track of some of the evenings we really liked and I started making mixes of them for the car or just to re-play. We don’t replay them often, but since I have several of them, I thought: why not share them with my Holiday at the Sea online friends and family.

I do pick the first song but from then on out, it’s all shuffle. We’ve been making these mixes about an hour to an hour-and-a-half since that’s what will fit on a blank CD. So, it has to be on shuffle and play good songs for at least an hour. If I skip a song, then the whole mix is thrown out.

I’m not sure how many of these mixes I will end up posting, but I’ve got several ready to go, so I figured that now is as good a time as any. I hope you enjoy and that these songs accompany as many good family times for you as they have for us.

Enjoy.

  1. “Skinny Love” by Bon Iver

  2. “Pump It Up” by Elvis Costello

  3. “Swing Wide The Glimmering Gates” by Andrew Osenga

  4. “When It Don’t Come Easy” by Patty Griffin

  5. “This Tornado Loves You” by Neko Case

  6. “Hold On” by Alabama Shakes

  7. “The Last Of The Famous International Playboys” by Morrissey

  8. “Carry Me Ohio” by Sun Kil Moon

  9. “Brimful of Asha” by Cornershop

  10. “Silence Kit” by Pavement

  11. “Welcome to Struggleville” by Vigilantes of Love

  12. “Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold” by Townes Van Zandt

  13. “Blanket of Ghosts” by Dustin Kenstrue

  14. “Distress Signal” by Jeremy Casella

  15. “Lincoln Town” by John Hiatt

  16. “This Empty Northern Hemisphere” by Gregory Alan Isakov

  17. “Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore” by John Prine

  18. “Narcissus Soaking Wet” by Chris Robinson Brotherhood

  19. “Be Thankful” by Jackie Mittoo

  20. “Funeral Singers” by Califone

  21. “I Am Trying To Break Your Heart” by Jeff Tweedy

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The Freeform Family Dinner Radioshow (02) :: A Holiday At The Sea Playlist

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I have this playlist on my laptop called “Mix: Home Listening.” It’s currently at 1,331 songs. When our family is just hanging around the house, or especially when Kristi and I cook, we put that playlist on shuffle and just hope for the best. Well, not really, since everything in that playlist is hand-picked.

There are some evenings when my wife and I will look at each other and just wish we could have that same mix of music that just came up to enjoy later on. So, some time ago, I started keeping track of some of the evenings we really liked and I started making mixes of them for the car or just to re-play. We don’t replay them often, but since I have several of them, I thought: why not share them with my Holiday at the Sea online friends and family.

I do pick the first song but from then on out, it’s all shuffle. We’ve been making these mixes about an hour to an hour-and-a-half since that’s what will fit on a blank CD. So, it has to be on shuffle and play good songs for at least an hour. If I skip a song, then the whole mix is thrown out.

I’m not sure how many of these mixes I will end up posting, but I’ve got several ready to go, so I figured that now is as good a time as any. I hope you enjoy and that these songs accompany as many good family times for you as they have for us.

Enjoy.

  1. “Livin’ Was Easy” by the Glands

  2. “Sisters and Brothers” by the Vespers

  3. “G’Dang Diggy” by Common Market

  4. “The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead” by XTC

  5. “Second Hand News” by Fleetwood Mac

  6. “Black-Throated Wind” by Bob Weir

  7. “Mr. Tambourine Man” by Brothers And Sisters Of Los Angeles

  8. “Anxious” by the Housemartins

  9. “Grace” by Star & Micey

  10. “Acid Boys” by Susto

  11. “I Believe (In Everything)” by JJ Grey and Mofro

  12. “Wichita Lineman” by Johnny Cash

  13. “Raw Power” by Iggy and the Stooges

  14. “Two Little Feet” by Greg Brown

  15. “Chickens on the Lamb” by Ramsay Midwood

  16. “Bed Jammin” by Lee “Scratch Perry

  17. “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye

  18. “Scarred But Smarter” by Model Engine

  19. “I Could Be Wrong (But I Don’t Think I Am)” by Vigilantes of Love

  20. “Madness” by Madness

  21. “Country Girls in City Dresses” by Doug Burr

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The Freeform Family Dinner Radioshow (01) :: A Holiday At The Sea Playlist

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I have this playlist on my laptop called “Mix: Home Listening.” It’s currently at 1,331 songs. When our family is just hanging around the house, or especially when Kristi and I cook, we put that playlist on shuffle and just hope for the best. Well, not really, since everything in that playlist is hand-picked.

There are some evenings when my wife and I will look at each other and just wish we could have that same mix of music that just came up to enjoy later on. So, some time ago, I started keeping track of some of the evenings we really liked and I started making mixes of them for the car or just to re-play. We don’t replay them often, but since I have several of them, I thought: why not share them with my Holiday at the Sea online friends and family.

I do pick the first song but from then on out, it’s all shuffle. We’ve been making these mixes about an hour to an hour-and-a-half since that’s what will fit on a blank CD. So, it has to be on shuffle and play good songs for at least an hour. If I skip a song, then the whole mix is thrown out.

I’m not sure how many of these mixes I will end up posting, but I’ve got several ready to go, so I figured that now is as good a time as any. I hope you enjoy and that these songs accompany as many good family times for you as they have for us.

Enjoy.

  1. “That’s What Love Will Make You Do” by Jerry Garcia

  2. “Aquarius” by Boards of Canada

  3. “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere” by Neil Young

  4. “Afrikaner Barista” by Beauty Pill

  5. “Rastaman Chant (live)” by Bob Marley and the Wailers

  6. “Praise God I’m Satisfied” by Blind Willie Johnson

  7. “China” by Greg Brown

  8. “Can I Kick It?” by A Tribe Called Quest

  9. “Me and Bobby McGee” by Janis Joplin

  10. “‘Ol ‘55 (live)” by Tom Waits

  11. “Homestead” by Northern Hustle

  12. “Love, Love, Love (Everyone” by Akron/Fmily

  13. “Oppenheimer” by Old 97’s

  14. “The King Is Half-Undressed” by Jellyfish

  15. “Kinky Afro” by Happy Mondays

  16. “Penny Lane” by the Beatles

  17. “Ain’t No Sunshine” by Bill Withers

  18. “Unfortunately, Anna” by Justin Townes Earle

  19. “Laughter (live)” by Josh Rouse

  20. “Self Care” by Mac Miller

  21. “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight” by Lee Hazlewood

  22. “Precita” by Mount Moriah

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The Way Out Where Is In :: A Holiday At The Sea Playlist

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Here’s a fun little playlist to celebrate Serendipity.

Let me explain: My name is Brent and I love the Grateful Dead. So it makes perfect sense to lead off this mix with the Dead rehearsing with Brent in April 1979 right before his first tour with them.

And, not only is my name Brent and I love the Grateful Dead, I love the music of Miles Davis. So much so that Miles Davis is one of the reasons we named our oldest son Miles. So it makes perfect sense to include Miles Davis playing at the Fillmore West; a bill shared with none other than the Grateful Dead. You can watch video here.

OH, and if all that wasn’t enough, I was born in 1973! Not in Summer, but still, the Dead jamming with Brent for a song named after my birth year, how could I not include it here?!

So we have two tracks from the Dead and Brent rehearsing, two tracks of wild Miles opening for the Dead. Then, we wrap things up with the drums/space segment (except I reversed them here) from Dead and Co. in Phoenix, AZ, 2017. Because, guess what: WE WERE THERE!

So here’s a mix of out there stuff with inward significance. This playlist is not for everyone. But if you know, you know. Ya dig?

Setlist:

  1. “Booji Boy's Bad Trip (Drums, Space, Feedback)” by the Grateful Dead

  2. “Miles Runs The Voodoo Down” by Miles Davis

  3. “Summer of ‘73” by the Grateful Dead

  4. “It’s About That Time” by Miles Davis

  5. “Space/Drums” by Dead and Co.

  • Visit the Grateful Dead’s official website.

  • Follow the Grateful Dead on Facebook.

  • Follow Grateful Dead on Twitter.

  • Purchase Grateful Dead music on Amazon.

  • Visit the official Miles Davis website.

  • Follow the Miles Davis page at Facebook.

  • Purchase Miles Davis music at Amazon.

  • Visit the official Dead and Co. website

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Lanois Live :: A Holiday At The Sea Playlist

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Here is a collection of unreleased live instrumental material by Daniel Lanois that I’ve collected over the years. All of these are available on Youtube, so I have included session info and links to the respective Youtube link if you’re interested. These recordings are not to be sold or distributed individually.

Enjoy.


Tracklisting:

  1. Iceland // #

  2. Souix Lookout // #

  3. Harvest Picnic Rehearsals // %

  4. Sci Fi // @

  5. Satie // +

  6. Burning Spear // $

  7. Aquatic // #

  8. Elevator // @

  9. Senegal // $

  10. Opera // $

  11. Apres Calypso // @

  12. Soho Dourado // ^

  13. The End // #

Key and Source Links:

# = Artbound Presents Studio A: Daniel Lanois (2014). KCETOnline. Daniel Lanois on various instruments and Kyle Crane on drums.

% = Harvest Picnic Rehearsals: Daniel Lanois, Jim Wilson and Steve Nistor Rehearsing (August 2013).

@ = NPR Tiny Desk Concert (2015). Daniel Lanois on knobs and wires, Jim Wilson on Bass, and Brian Blade on drums.

+ = Daniel Lanois and Rocco DeLuca live in Lanois’ studio. Song from the album 'Goodbye To Language' (2016).

$ = KEXP presents Daniel Lanois performing live in the Robert Lang Studios. Recorded February 27, 2015. Daniel Lanois, Jim Wilson, and Kyle Crane.

^ = Unknown live television appearance 

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Holiday At The Sea's Favorite 2020 Music Mix (Volume 05)

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Volume 05 of some of Holiday at the Sea’s favorite 2020 music. I chose 75 albums this year and the playlists total 74 songs since “Microphones in 2020 by the Microphones” is 45 minutes long and I didn’t want to include the whole album as part of a mix.

Anyways, enjoy!

Tracklisting:

  1. “Sam Sam” by Afriquoi

  2. “Fight Am Finish” by Antibalas

  3. “Tulips” by Archie Shepp, Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudgemunk

  4. “Sixth Hammer” by the Budos Band

  5. “Signs” by Eishan Ensemble

  6. “Acoustic Storm Part One” by Elkhorn

  7. “Further” by the Necks

  8. “Wooden Flower” by Tambourinen

  9. “Walkin’ In Rhythm” by Wet Tuna

  10. “Snake Mouth” by Rob Noyes & Sam Moss

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Holiday At The Sea's Favorite 2020 Music Mix (Volume 04)

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Volume 04 of some of Holiday at the Sea’s favorite 2020 music. I chose 75 albums this year and the playlists total 74 songs since “Microphones in 2020 by the Microphones” is 45 minutes long and I didn’t want to include the whole album as part of a mix.

Anyways, enjoy!



Tracklisting:

  1. “Solace” by Adrian Younge And Ali Shaheed Muhammad

  2. “Theme For Cecil” by Idris Ackamoor and The Pyramids

  3. “Venom” by The Heliocentrics

  4. “Slow Bones” by Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela

  5. “Eurasia” by Tengger

  6. “Galaxy 1000” by Rob Mazurek and the Exploding Star Orchestra

  7. “Two” by Joshua Massad & Dylan Aycock

  8. “The Message Continues” by Nubya Garcia

  9. “Makoma” by Onipa

  10. “Ju$t” by Run The Jewels

  11. “The Coming Of The Strange Ones” by Shabaka and the Ancestors

  12. “Wet” by Shabazz Palaces

  13. “No Talk Talk” by Les Freres Smith

  14. “Strange To Explain” by Woods

  15. “Go Away” by Jeff Parker

  16. “Pray Up Stay Up” by Sault

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Holiday At The Sea's Favorite 2020 Music Mix (Volume 03)

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Volume 03 of some of Holiday at the Sea’s favorite 2020 music. I chose 75 albums this year and the playlists total 74 songs since “Microphones in 2020 by the Microphones” is 45 minutes long and I didn’t want to include the whole album as part of a mix.

Anyways, enjoy!

Tracklisting:

  1. “Houses of the Holy” by H.C. McEntire

  2. “Low to the Bird” by Jamie Barnes

  3. “It Gets Easier” by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

  4. “Santa Monica (Through the Canyon)” by Pacific Range

  5. “The 101” by Six Organs of Admittance

  6. “Howard St. & The Beach Nov. 1988 After 11” by Califone

  7. “Maestranza” by Fleet Foxes

  8. “(Our Life Could Be Your Van)” by Garcia Peoples

  9. “The Law Of Hospitality” by Waterless Hills

  10. “Four Corners” by William Tyler

  11. “Protest Song” by Bill Callahan

  12. “Crystal Doorknob” by Lonnie Holley

  13. “Landwerk 03” by Nathan Salsburg

  14. “Love Is The Main Thing” by Fontaines D.C.

  15. “Find You Ride” by Magik Markers

  16. “Fadjamou” (Acoustic) by Oumou Sangaré

  17. “St. Charles” by Throwing Muses

  18. “Nenamev” by Tidiane Thiam

  19. “Bon Bon” by Songhoy Blues

  20. “Love Paste” by Sunwatchers

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Holiday At The Sea's Favorite 2020 Music Mix (Volume 02)

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Volume 02 of some of Holiday at the Sea’s favorite 2020 music. I chose 75 albums this year and the playlists total 74 songs since “Microphones in 2020 by the Microphones” is 45 minutes long and I didn’t want to include the whole album as part of a mix.

Anyways, enjoy!

Tracklisting:

  1. “Single For The Summer” by Christian Lee Huston

  2. “Off My Mind” by Hazel English

  3. “Crimson Tide” by Destroyer

  4. “NTE” by Buscabulla

  5. “We Don't Smoke It No More” by Neil Young

  6. “If The Truth Ever Shows Up” by David Nance

  7. “Die Before You Live” by Sammy Brue

  8. “Not Penny’s Boat” by Huntingtons

  9. “Empty Bottle” by Rose City Band

  10. “Out The Window” by Café Racer

  11. “Nektar” by Kahil El'Zabar & David Murray

  12. “Jams From The Sun (Part III)” by Oregon Space Trail of Jazz

  13. “F&N” by 75 Dollar Bill

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Holiday At The Sea's Favorite 2020 Music Mix (Volume 01)

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Volume 01 of some of Holiday at the Sea’s favorite 2020 music. I chose 75 albums this year and the playlists total 74 songs since “Microphones in 2020 by the Microphones” is 45 minutes long and I didn’t want to include the whole album as part of a mix.

Anyways, enjoy!

Tracklisting:

  1. “(Brother Lee) Womblife Blues” by Dire Wolves (Just Exactly Perfect Sisters Band)

  2. “exile” by Taylor Swift

  3. “Tattooed Love Boys” by Beauty Pill

  4. “Good News” by Mac Miller

  5. “Djatigui Baro” by Babani Koné

  6. “I Know Alone” by Haim

  7. “Flourish” by Modern Nature

  8. “Murder Most Foul” by Bob Dylan

  9. “Picture Of My Dress” by the Mountain Goats

  10. “We” by the Soft Pink Truth

  11. “Shout Across Mountains” by Growing Concerns Poetry Collective

  12. “Mystic Mountain” by Chris Forsyth & Garcia Peoples

  13. “Angels And Demons At Play” by Sun Ra Arkestra

  14. “Heavy Baloon” by Fiona Apple

  15. “The Wicked Shall Not Prevail” by Angel Bat Dawid & Tha Brothahood

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Rainermentals :: A Holiday At The Sea Playlist

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Here’s a playlist of some Rainer Ptacek instrumentals. I remember making this mix when we lived in KY, so it must have been around 2003 or 2004 and I’ve listened to it a ton since then.

18 tracks taken from 4 different albums (follow the key after each song title).

Enjoy.

Tracklisting:

  • Here Comes Lilly? (#)

  • Cheeseball (&)

  • Instrumental #13 ($)

  • Di Lantin

  • Ode to N2O (&)

  • Instrumental #5 ($)

  • Opening Aunt Dora’s Box in 6/8 (&)

  • Instrumental #10 (chore ending) ($)

  • Improv in E (%)

  • Instrumental #9 (wait a minute) ($)

  • Within You Without You (&)

  • Horse Hair (#)

  • Instrumental #3 ($)

  • Curiouser and Curiouser (&)

  • Instrumental #4 (slight humming) ($)

  • Shifting Blues ($)

  • Instrumental #6 ($)

  • Arabing ($)

  • # = Alpaca Lips (2000)

  • & = Nocturnes (1995)

  • $ = The Farm (2002)

  • % = Live At The Performance Center (2000)

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The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry

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I have made no secret of my love for Dub music. And you can’t love Dub music without reckoning with Lee “Scratch” Perry.

Yesterday we watched the

Today we’re watching another documentary about Perry. This one narrated by Benicio Del Toro. The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry.

“The definitive life story about Jamaican musical legend Lee 'Scratch' Perry, narrated by Benicio Del Toro and directed by Ethan Higbee & Adam Bhala Lough.”

Enjoy.

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Lee Scratch Perry's Visions of Paradise

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I have this personal website compartmentalized because I realize that not every one of my friends is interested in exactly the same set of things that I am. And that’s not only “OK”, it’s beautiful.

However, I think everyone should love Lee “Scratch” Perry. If you’re not familiar with this brilliant artist, I suggest you get familiar with Google.

And I also suggest starting with this off-beat documentary: Lee Scratch Perry's Vision of Paradise | True Godfather of Reggae.

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