I figure im making this as if i was trying to give a pal something to listen to at 2 in the morning instead of making a call or sending a dm they’d regret when sober
Top idea.
Aye, good idea.
Can someone edit the thread title?
Done, looks like I still have privileges
Number of tracks can be fluid. Mine’s got 18 as well at present.
Should be interesting, because we’ll all have slightly different tastes and we’ll all use music differently dependent on mood, etc. If i made a playlist tonight it would be different to the one i made last night.
I mean, some people might not even use music. Could be bits of spoken word, radio, general noise, commentary, poems, whatever.
Reckon it’s probably fine as long as it’s like 40-60 minutes.
18 x William Basinski drone loops
changed my vote to Definitely IN
Mine is gonna be a meditation on urban loneliness, interspersed with this
It’s so long since i made a mix. Missed that sense of “oh wow” when two completely different songs end up sequencing really well, and you see something new in them because of it. This was a great idea mate. Appreciating some tracks in fresh ways now.
forest swords already used one of the tracks i’ve selected in a mix he did!
NIGHTSHIFT #1 - @hankscorpio
NOTES:
I made this playlist in front of a fireplace, on a bottle of red wine and that woozy, mellow feeling after a late dinner. My late nights now are spent on the sofa rather than at a party or a club and I wanted to try and capture the same kind of curled up coziness you get in a dusky basement bar rather than the euphoric post rager comedown I would have been making five years ago. It won’t be to everyone’s taste, best enjoyed with a slight booze fuzz. Trigger warning: contains jazz
@hankscorpio this is SO good. As a jazz fiend this is perfect for a real small hours list. I got through most of it last night, headphones in the dark and a small amount of strong booze, but it got so soothing around Badbadnotgood that I had to drift off and pick it up again today.
Lots of stuff I’m gonna investigate further, in particular Wilma Archer and Nightmares on Wax, loved those two tracks. Great hearing Charlie Parker and Billie Holiday and Twin Peaks music recontextualised to make me really listen to them again.
Upright bass grooves definitely sound better at night.
Aw thanks, I’m thrilled you liked it! Find something so soothing about that noir-ish jazz that’s perfect for late nights. Thanks for listening to it
I havent listened to much current jazz so this is cool. one thing with new jazz recording is the sound is usually great cos only the real sound nerds that have $50,000+ to spend on hi-fi systems listen to it (generalization that holds true in my experience).
Some highlights:
- Really liked the last third of the Skalpel track. Great snare sound and those synths into the sax are v nice
- Theme from Moonless really fits the nightshift theme… like it should be the theme song for this thread. Wish it was like 15 minutes longer so I could really let that sax and bass wash completely over me
- That droning sub bass on Karin was enough to put me in a mild trance
- Nightmares on Wax are perfect for late night listening, Les Nuits has been a staple on my playlists for years
good stuff @hankscorpio
yeah that skalpel track came on as i went to the shop for some tinnies last night on the way to the bonfire. smell of burning wood in the air, streetlights glowing and haloed by smoke, couldn’t resist lighting a fag to really get into the mood. perfect.
Got this lined up for some post pub train listening later. But miffed you picked a Bohren track as I was gonna do that but I can’t stay mad at anyone who picks Charlie Brown’s Theme.
Sorry man, I pretty much wanted to build the playlist around a Bohren vibe!
Aye, this is great. I don’t like jazz. Never really thought about why much. Guess it’s something to do with the unpredictability, idk, i like knowing what’s coming in songs. I expect others are the opposite. That Skalpel/Bohren double-header though’s the sort of thing i can get behind. Been listening to those two on repeat late at night smirking to myself and imagining myself in some sort of New York skyscraper hotel piano bar.
The Nightmares on Wax track’s a belter as well. I know the sample but i’m going to resist Googling it just for fun. It’ll come to me in the middle of the night in about ten years.
Hope Sandoval for me’s the standout modern vocalist. That track after Strange Fruit was a real joy.
NOTES:
I’m not in control, not really. Well not the part that wrote this. The part with the biggest ego. It’s the rest of it that makes things happen. I spend a lot of time on trains now. A lot of commuting, a lot of going to things. People think it must be tough, but it’s not. I enjoy it. I struggle to think usually, I struggle to keep concentration. In a train I don’t have this problem. I’m in a slightly heightened state of awareness, enough to keep my brain active, but not enough to overstimulate it. People are around me, I can’t just browse shit things on the internet, I feel their silent judgement. I want to appear like I’m an interesting person. I judge those around me, so I know they’re doing the same. I don’t want to talk to them or meet them, but I want to be the best person I can be. My headphones are on. They’re always on. I like people so much more when I can’t hear their voices, hear the words they’re saying. Visually I assume the best, think that we have a lot in common. I project a personality on them. All the while I’m listening to what I want to listen to. I’ve got my big headphones on. I could be listening to anything. Anything I want. It’s my freedom in this public place. Whatever I do, this is mine. I want to listen to something else, something more appropriate. I don’t want to think of myself as a commuter, but a traveler. I want the romance, for there to be some sort of significance to it all. It’s not time wasted, it’s just time. I listen to music. The music changes my perception of where I am, who is around me. I am so easily influenced by the sounds in my ears, more than I’d like to admit. I judge people based on the context of the sounds which are connected with them. Coincidence, of course, but do I believe in fate? Rationally, and if asked cold, of course not, but in very particular situations like these? They pass the time. It’s all I have left.
TRACKLIST:
Artist | Song | Duration |
---|---|---|
Library Tapes | Fields | 01:58 |
Tuxedomoon | Toreador del Amor | 05:11 |
The Keys | Transformations | 01:20 |
Carbon Based Lifeforms | Gryning | 07:22 |
Les Pionniers De La Musique Congolaise De Leopoldville À Kinshasa | Kalala Badi Mwene | 05:07 |
Boy Azooga | Walking Thompson’s Park | 00:55 |
The Dead Texan | Glen’s Goo | 04:07 |
Lars Horntveth | Mars Bar (Call For Gary!) | 05:29 |
Amadou Balaké | Yéllé | 04:03 |
1900 | Den modernitet som aldrig kom | 04:49 |
Jam City | Black Friday | 04:55 |
Deaf Center | White Lake | 06:35 |