Set #13: People's instinctive travels

The songs:

Kaskaskia river, Sufjan Stevens, The Avalanche, 2006, United States
As the crow flies, The Advisory Circle, As the Crow Flies, 2011, England
Laissez faire, Stereolab, ABC Music - The Radio 1 Sessions, 1993, England
Squirrel freedom overdrive, Sebadoh, The Freed Man, 1989, United States
Let's move to the country, Smog, Knock Knock, 1999, United States
There she goes again, The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967, United States
Tongebirge, Kraftwerk, Ralf & Florian, 1973, Germany
Neuschnee, NEU!, NEU! 2, 1973, Germany
Swingalong, Belbury Poly & Mordant Music, Study Series 03: Welcome to Godalming, 2010, England
Tokyo, The Books, The Lemon of Pink, 2003, United States
Dino, Harmonia, Musik Von Harmonia, 1974, Germany
Deep Blue Day, Brian Eno, Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks, 1983, England
DDL, Broadcast, The Future Crayon, 2006, England

7.4.11

Twelve songs about our appetite for destruction

One million years ago, Broadcast & The Focus Group, Broadcast & The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age, 2009, England
October fires, Wolf People, Tidings, 2010, England
Brick wall, Land Equivalents, Let's Go Orienteering!, 2011, England
30 century man, Scott Walker, Scott 3, 1969, United States
Failures, Joy Division, An Ideal for Living, 1978, England
Rollerdisco, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Dandelion Gum, 2007, United States
House on fire, The Clientele, The Violet Hour, 2003, England
White light/white heat, The Velvet Underground, White Light/White Heat, 1968, United States
Corporeal, Broadcast, Tender Buttons, 2005, England
Another green world, Brian Eno, Another Green World, 1975, England
Ocean (outtake), The Velvet Underground, Fully Loaded, 1997, United States
Motoroller scalatron, Stereolab, Emperor Tomato Ketchup, 1996, England

5.22.11

Thirteen songs about the spectral summertime

Beach party tonight, Yo La Tengo, Summer Sun, 2003, United States
When you and I were young, The Clientele, The Violet Hour, 2003, England
The be colony, Broadcast & the Focus Group, Broadcast & the Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age, 2009, England
Foggy eyes, Beat Happening, Beat Happening, 1985, United States
From the see, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Start a People, 2004, United States
A great day out, Belbury Poly, From an Ancient Star, 2009, England
Observatory crest, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Bluejeans & Moonbeams, 1974, United States
I want more, CAN, Flow Motion, 1976, Germany
Summer, Modest Mouse, The Fruit that Ate Itself, 1997, United States
The sleeping grass, Birds of America, Current Carry, 2005, United States
Travelin', David Marks & the Marksmen, Lost Legends of Surf Guitar Volume 2: Point Panic!, 2003, United States
Recrypt, Pye Corner Audio, Black Mill Tapes, Vol. 2: Do You Synthesize?, 2011, England
Before the fizz is gone, Clinton, Disco and the Halfway to Discontent, 2000, England

3.22.11

Eleven songs about the future, which -- for those wondering -- is yet unknown

Operating room, Foxes in Fiction, Swung from the Branches, 2010, United States
Lord Belbury's folly, Belbury Poly, The Owl's Map, 2006, England
The eyes of our youth are evil, Birds of America, Current Carry, 2005, United States
Changer, Stereolab, ABC Music - The Radio 1 Sessions, 1993, England
The future, wouldn't that be nice?, The Books, The Lemon of Pink, 2003, United States
I am the alphabet, parts 1 & 2, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Start a People, 2004, United States
Oh how I miss you, Broadcast, Haha Sound, 2003, England
A new career in a new town, David Bowie, Low, 1977, England
Vogel, Salvatore, Fresh, 2001, Norway
Europa endlos (edit), Kraftwerk, 1974 - 2004: The Singles Collection, 2004, Germany
In holiday mood, Moon Wiring Club, A Spare Tabby at the Cat's Wedding, 2010, England

2.12.11

Eleven songs about strange modern times, whenever they are

Idkt, The Books, The Way Out, 2010, United States
Very, very hungry, Brian Eno & David Byrne, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, 1981, England/United States
Moonshake, CAN, Future Days, 1973, Germany
Autobahn (edit), Kraftwerk, Autobahn b/w Morgenspaziergang, 1974, Germany
Heroi moderno, Piry, Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas: Tropicalia Psychedelic Masterpieces 1967-1976, 2010, Brazil
Modern harp, The Focus Group, Hey Let Loose Your Love, 2005, England
Dino, Harmonia, Musik von Harmonia, 1974, Germany
Long time gone, Bachelorette, My Electric Family, 2009, New Zealand
Blank Frank, Brian Eno, Here Come the Warm Jets, 1973, England
Heisse lippen, Cluster, Zuckerzeit, 1974, Germany
Tomorrow is already here, Stereolab, Emperor Tomato Ketchup, 1996, England

1.17.11

Ten songs recalling whatever it is haunting us

Wildlife analysis, Boards of Canada, Music Has the Right to Children, 1998, Warp, Scotland
There's a scent of rain in the air, A.C. Marias, One of Our Girls (Has Gone Missing), 1989, Mute, England
All saints, David Bowie, Low, 1977, RCA, England
When we fall, Grouper, Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill, 2008, Type, United States
The submariner's song, Mount Vernon Arts Lab, The Seance at Hobs Lane, 2001, Ghost Box, Scotland
Endless endless, Kraftwerk, Trans-Europa Express, 1977, Kling Klang, Germany
Leit að lífi, Sigur Rós, Von, 1997, Smekklysa, Iceland
Empty house, Air, The Virgin Suicides, 2000, Astralwerks, France
Mind how you go, The Advisory Circle, Mind How You Go, 2009, Ghost Box, England
Saga, Amiina, Kurr, 2007, Bláskjár, Iceland
Echo's answer, Broadcast, The Noise Made By People, 2000, Warp, England

12.20.10

Eleven songs from 2010

Remote control, VHS Head, Trademark Ribbons of Gold, 2010, Skam, England
Wasted hours, Arcade Fire, The Suburbs, 2010, Merge, Canada
Halve, Beaches, In a while b/w Halve, 2010, Self-released, Australia
I walked, Sufjan Stevens, The Age of Adz, 2010, Asthmatic Kitty, United States
Too late too slow, Shout Out Louds, Work, 2010, Merge, Sweden
Bronte balloons, Foxes in Fiction, Swung from the Branches, 2010, Self-released, Canada
Lucidity, Tame Impala, Innerspeaker, 2010, Modular Recordings, Australia
Dakota forever, Guilty Ghosts, Guilty Ghosts, 2010, Self-released, United States
Animal arithmetic, Jonsí, Go, 2010, XL, Iceland
Paleosonic, Brian Eno, Small Craft on a Milk Sea, 2010, Warp, England
Beautiful people, The Books, The Way Out, 2010, Temporary Residence Ltd., United States

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