sweat, sunset (sex you regret already) -- july 15 / 08

First, a caveat: so many songs are missing on the Mixwit incarnation of this mixtape that it actually pains me to post it. For the sake of aesthetics, I'm still posting the nifty little tape, but if you even remotely like what you hear/see on the playlist, ask me, and I will give you the zip, because there are some gems of obscure little songs that generally comprise the heart of the mood. (anyone playing a drinking game with this blog: drink!) Consider this mixtape a spin-off in a different direction from the brash (and awesome) "Bend Over".

This mix is one part obsession, one part dilemma; two parts a humid summer night and beads of sweat standing distinct and potent on a shoulder blade; three parts the act; all regret. It begins with a tangled sense of euphoria and impending disaster, and almost revels in the glory of misdeeds, the regret already tangible but suffused with heat. The second half finds, subdued, the gritty taste of consequence and self-loathing. This is how physical contact becomes martial, a study in subdued aching violence.

"Betrayals in war are childlike compared with the betrayals during peace. New lovers are nervous and tender, but smash everything. For the heart is an organ of fire."

original track list
o1. "Sticky" - Willard Grant Conspiracy (Mojave);
02. "Tonight" - Ryan Adams (Cold Roses); *
o3. "I've Made Enough Friends" - The Wrens (Secaucus);
o4. "Like a Friend" - Pulp (Great Expectations OST);
o5. "The Moth" - Aimee Mann (Lost in Space);
o6. "Strong Chemistry" - David Wilcox (Big Horizon); *
o7. "I'm Your Man" - Leonard Cohen (The Essential Leonard Cohen);
o8. "Yes" - Coldplay (Viva La Vida, or Death and All His Friends);
o9. "Playhouses" - TV on the Radio (Return to Cookie Mountain);
10. "Mess We're In" - PJ Harvey feat. Thom Yorke (Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea);
11. "Rapture" - Pedro the Lion (Control);
12. "Obstacle 1" - Interpol (Turn on the Bright Lights);
13. "Beautiful Lie" - Yoav (Charmed and Strange);
14. "One More Night (Your Ex-Lover Remains Dead)" - Stars (Set Yourself on Fire);
15. "Title Track" - Death Cab for Cutie (We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes);
16. "Skin Is, My" - Andrew Bird (The Mysterious Production of Eggs);
17. "Whitewashed" - Lilium (Short Stories); *
18. "The First Time You're Unfaithful" - Arab Strap (Philophobia); *
19. "Wrong Choice" - The Lovely Feathers (EP);
20. "Fuck Was I" - Jenny Owen Youngs (Batten the Hatches);
21. "What's a Girl to Do?" - Bat for Lashes (Fur and Gold);
22. "How Soon Is Now?" - The Smiths (Singles);
23. "As Ugly As I Seem" - The White Stripes (Get Behind Me Satan);
24. "Scotch Grove" - The Mountain Goats (The Coroner's Gambit);
25. "Dirty Half" - David Byrne (Lead Us Not into Temptation); *
26. "A Thousand Kisses Deep" - Leonard Cohen (The Essential Leonard Cohen);
27. "Leave You on the Pavement" - Catherine Feeny (s/t);
28. "Start a War" - The National (Boxer); and
29. "9 Crimes" - Damien Rice (9);

NOTE: Cassette Shelf only endorses mixtape repeats of the same artist if said artist is: Leonard Cohen and the Beatles.
ALSO NOTE: Yes, Kath will have The Mountain Goats on every tape.