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40 tracks {inspired by the beat}

: park west | chicago, illinois | usa

: august 7, 2010

 

: in the '90s came bachelor parties + weddings galore. in the '00s we had 1st birthdays, surprise 30ths, 1st communions, even some happy divorce celebrations...

: in the '10s we are seeing a new slew of parties... surprise 40ths!

: this weekend we were fortunate enough to be invited to one slightly-not-so-low-key 40th celebration at chicago's park west. special secret live performance guests: the beat. or as they are known in the good ol' usa, the english beat.

: thanks to the lovely donna who pulled this amazingly surreal event together for her hubby. happy 40th birthday jud!

: this 'mixtape' / 'playlist' part of our gift  [delivered on a flash drive packaged in a cassette case for that mixtape effect ;) ] is a conglomeration of tracks inspired by the band playing tonight, and the memories that the beat conjures up... placed amidst a few other more current tracks finding their relevance within the randomness of musical references permeating the scene today.

 

:: 40 tracks to take you there and back again ::

01 birds fly [whisper to a scream]. icicle works

02 backwards forwards. annie lennox | dj earworm

03 be the one. the ting tings

04 rankin full stop. the english beat

05 tenderness. general public

06 town called malice. the jam

07 mr. brightside [dj strobe mix]. the killers

08 sweet mama o mine. norwegian recycling

09 young folks. peter bjørn and john

10 close to me. the cure

11 mirror in the bathroom. the english beat

12 girl is rockin'. dj earworm

13 save it for later. the english beat

14 the promise. when in rome

15 talk [jacques lu cont mix]. coldplay | thin white duke

16 uncertain smile. the the

17 [what's so funny about] peace, love and understanding. elvis costello

18 cruel to be kind. letters to cleo

19 in between days. the cure

20 tears of a clown. the english beat

21 gone daddy gone. gnarls barkley

22 friday night. lily allen

23 time of your song. matisyahu

24 LDN. lily allen

25 starry eyed surprise. paul oakenfold

26 bust a noise. dj earworm

27 sunshowers [diplo mix]. m.i.a.

28 they [cut chemist remix]. jem

29 this is the day. the the

30 soul meets body. death cab for cutie

31 hey oh tonight. norwegian recycling

32 ben is chasing beautiful girls. norwegian recycling

33 be like a dosed black eyed gary. norwegian recycling

34 over the confluence of giants. dj earworm

35 reckoner lockdown. dj earworm

36 walking on a dream. empire of the sun

37 tour de france. kraftwerk

38 kids. MGMT

39 united state of pop [2007]. dj earworm

40 united state of pop [2009 blame it on the pop]. dj earworm

                 
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united state of pop 2009: fresh ♫ from @djearworm /via @tastypopsicle
: 'blame it on the pop': dj earworm kicks it hard with his end of year 2009 billboard top 25 mashup.

: download the mp3, plus watch the video right from his site :
his annual tradition of astounding-and-making-us-feel-less-guilty-of-enjoying-the-year's-top-pop-pleasures continues. i guarantee you won't be able to Not dance! or at least bop and shake a bit ha. he also kindly lists all 25 songs/artists included in the mix.

: and in case you missed it, check out these earlier yet equally awesome dj earworm wonders :

: sidenote | here's where i have to name drop... dj earworm used to live in chicago, where my friends and i went to architecture school with a common friend. so - think early 90's shelter and crobar when they first opened - we used to club hop with him back in the day, when we only knew him as jordan. ah memories! and now he's on top of the san francisco dj scene playing parties perched atop a red podium for cartier and working directly with annie lennox among many other legends. wow, nice work. thank you for contributing your musical genius to this world. and thanks tim for introducing us to him + his music.
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