Affording Good Beheadings is a poppy song in part about ritual suicide, backed by a ukelele and with backup singing also by cortex.
It’s Mefi Music song #4000!
YOU ARE EVERYTHING by The Audio Invasion
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on 2013-06-21
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YOU ARE EVERYTHING is a mellow and pretty rock song with piano, a wash of synths, and guitars.
Robot Bambi Finds His Mother by CarrotAdventure
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on 2013-06-20
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Robot Bambi Finds His Mother is an upbeat instrumental dancy synthpop song, with layers of quickly trilling synths and relatively slower bits. I like the interplay between those layers.
Love of Luxury (Lake Heartbeat’s Lake Luxury Remix) by setanor
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on 2013-06-19
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Love of Luxury (Lake Heartbeat’s Lake Luxury Remix) is a sexy dance song, with beautiful layers and textures. I love its atmosphere.
Maytown by Espoo2
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on 2013-06-18
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Maytown is some awesome electronic rock with interesting layers and textures.
Bride of the Creature From the Deep by uncleozzy
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on 2013-06-17
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Bride of the Creature From the Deep is a sequel (the first here!) to another “head-bobbing retro pop song,” Creature From the Deep (previously).
(don’t fear the) reaper by kimyo
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on 2013-06-14
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(don’t fear the) reaper is a pretty cover of the Blue Öyster Cult song, with a cello instead of an electric guitar, woman-fronted instead, and atmospheric in an ethereal way.
Whispers by Mz_Jai
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on 2013-06-13
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Whispers is a goth-industrial / techno song – a dance song with lyrics that are not entirely safe for work.
This is Mz_Jai’s only song to date. Check her profile; her website’s a link to her band’s website, with more music there.
Sleep, Finally by azarbayejani
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on 2013-06-11
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Sleep, Finally is a mellow electronica song, with a long quiet build and intro. It’s dreamlike.
Whoops, I didn’t hit post! This is the song for Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Bottom Falls Out of the Clouds (demoriffic version) by rangefinder 1.4
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on 2013-06-10
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The Bottom Falls Out of the Clouds (demoriffic version) is an acoustic and folk cover of a song from cortex. It’s sort of pretty, and slow, not downbeat exactly, but enjoying a rainy day.
Everybody (Turn The Beat Up) by clcapps
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on 2013-06-07
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Everybody (Turn The Beat Up) is an autotuned electropop song.
Feel Free! Plastic Surgery! (demo) by frenetic
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on 2013-06-06
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Feel Free! Plastic Surgery! (demo) is an upbeat and happy song, with slightly less optimistic lyrics – cutting, even – about plastic surgery. I like this as it is, with weird instruments in the background, like the beatboxing, other mouth noises, and the swelling horns.
The final version – on Guess Who’s a Mess and on Soundcloud – loses some of the goofy instrumentation, and some of the charm, though your mileage may vary.
Supersonic (Remix) by darainwa
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on 2013-06-05
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Supersonic (Remix) is a house remix of the 1999 Jamiroquai song, with lots of disco and bursts of horns and bits of acid house.
This is the only song darainwa’s posted.
Maria…Lorianne… (part one) by fuq
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on 2013-06-04
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Maria…Lorianne… (part one) is a spacy breakbeat and ambient song.
Introvertigo by gmm
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on 2013-06-03
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Introvertigo is a somewhat discordant and disconcerting bit of instrumental electronica – picture a tape player with a speed control that sways a bit. A bit glitchy.
This Woman’s Work (remix) by CarrotAdventure
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on 2013-05-31
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This Woman’s Work (remix) is a synthy dance remix of Kate Bush. It’s CarrotAdventure’s second Kate Bush remix here.
Meanest Words by chococat
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on 2013-05-30
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Meanest Words is a pretty song with some sick burns! It’s a sad acoustic song about a couple fighting, with a melodica. Er. The song is accompanied by a melodica. They’re not fighting with the melodica. Obviously. (cough)
Headless Horseman by Corduroy
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on 2013-05-29
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Headless Horseman is a wistful ballad, driven by banjolele and guitar. It’s a bit more rocking than the original version by The Microphones.
This is shaping up as a week of remixes and remakes!
Halcyon+off (fm campers remix) by Espoo2
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on 2013-05-28
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Halcyon+off (fm campers remix) is a remix of the classic Orbital track “Halcyon + On + On” (also note: hey, Orbital’s on SoundCloud!). It’s kind of beautiful dreamy and spacy trance, and it knocks me out every time. And yes I’m probably biased because I love the original so much.
This is the first appearance of Orbital and of Espoo2 on the podcast.
Say When by Karlos the Jackal
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on 2013-05-27
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Say When is a poppy tale of mismatched yet scrappy love, with upbeat music including the lovely autoharp.
Happy Memorial Day!
Sabotage by man vs sun
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on 2013-05-23
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Sabotage is sorta a college rock cover of the Beastie Boys song, introducing pheatherwait on bass flute.
Oops, I didn’t publish my draft of this. Let’s say this is the song for tomorrow, too.
Downtown by goodnewsfortheinsane
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on 2013-05-22
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Downtown is a slow drudge rock version of the 1964 song, written by Tony Hatch, performed by Petula Clark, and covered many, many times. It’s not cheerful, and it’s melancholic and heavy, but not too heavy.
Old Maui by Faint of Butt
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on 2013-05-21
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Old Maui is a roaring pirate shanty, the second posted here so far.
This is Faint of Butt’s second appearance here; his first was in I am looking for a used car. by mintcake!
Beach Songs by azarbayejani
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on 2013-05-20
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Beach Songs is a chill instrumental electronica track with a pulsing foreground, similar to Trinity.
HoverBoardzzzz by CarrotAdventure
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2013-05-17
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HoverBoardzzzz is cheerful videogame music – with guitar and noodly synths, it’s upbeat and instrumental electronica.
Barnyard Friends by CarrotAdventure
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2013-05-16
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Barnyard Friends is upbeat and dancy instrumental electronica.
Mister Blister by cloeburner
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2013-05-15
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Mister Blister is an electronica song that’s dense and layered with noodly synths. cloeburner cited Dan Deacon in the description, and I see the influence and love Dan Deacon, so.
A Plankton Affair by gmm
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on 2013-05-14
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A Plankton Affair is some awesome chill-out instrumental electronica – piano over a sometimes stuttery bassline.
Handlebars by ORthey
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on 2013-05-13
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Handlebars is a breezy instrumental piece by ORthey, featuring the banjo.
Enemies by sredefer
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2013-05-10
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Enemies is an indie pop song – accordion and mandolin – about the ancient dispute of cat and mouse.
Rum and Lime by Astro Zombie
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on 2013-05-09
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Rum and Lime is a mellow tropical song, with a kalimba (a.k.a. the thumb piano, previously and mbira) and a marimba. It runs like clockwork.
No More “I Love You’s” (Beautiful Unicorn Remix) by CarrotAdventure
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on 2013-05-08
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No More “I Love You’s” (Beautiful Unicorn Remix) is a dance remix of the Annie Lennox song, with a nice bassline groove and fun rearranged lyrical samples.
Open by The World Famous
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on 2013-05-07
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Open is a driving rock song, sort of a dance song with a guitar, in an unusual five-on-the-floor beat instead of the usual four-on-the-floor.
Grand Illusions by sredefer
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on 2013-05-06
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Grand Illusions is a pleasant indie pop song, with a guy singing with an accordion and banjolele.
Springtime, All At Once by pts
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2013-05-03
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Springtime, All At Once is an instrumental piece, starting with a syncopated orchestral feel, and building to more of a rock song.
It’s the first time pts has appeared on the podcast!
Kalimba Take 2 by sredefer
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on 2013-05-02
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Kalimba Take 2 is a lovely tune – it has the kalimba / thumb piano for an instrument, some muted claps, harmonizing background vocals, and it’s just all good. That thumb piano’s also known as a mbira, which has appeared in another song on this podcast, by another mefite.
FutureDance by CarrotAdventure
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on 2013-05-01
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FutureDance is another track from CarrotAdventure, who does great bouncy synthpop / chiptunes. This one’s kinda Italo.
Let’s Kick It by CarrotAdventure
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on 2013-04-30
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Let’s Kick It is an irrepressibly bouncy and happy chiptune / synthpop song.
Prenup by sredefer
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on 2013-04-29
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Prenup is a cute indie pop song – it has an accordion, whistling, banjolele, and electric piano. This marks sredefer’s first appearance here, and also to Mefi Music!
Strawman by hellojed
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on 2013-04-26
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Strawman is a noodly electronic song. It’s got fuzzy lofi synths and a cowbell.
Happy birthday cortex!