By MussoliniHeadkick
The beat goes on …
Now I generally already have a theme in mind, or the write-up and playlists reveal themselves as the week progresses. I’m a history and politics bloke really, so the drive to categorise, analyse and justify is strong. Of some past topics, drone music became a wonderful festival of drone, synth pop, music media, recreational drugs, and big and meaty songs. Easy-peasy.
I thought the raised heart would be straightforward, but little did I realise that the heart rate of a 57-year-old is raised by things that may not have raised the heart rate of a 7, 17, 27 or even 37-year-old. So I was surprised by how much post-punk and soul, salsoul, jazz and the rest got the old ticker a flutter and how little house, punk and grunge got me moving. Needless to say the ecstasy was left unused and even the cheaper speed went un-ingested.
Conversely, the resting heart was so much easier to compile, thanks to your great nominations. It’s an age thing I suppose. Much easier not to put too much stress on the pumpy thing.
Anyway, in the absence of a scientific or musicological explanation for these playlists I’ll just present them as is and let you go with the blood flow and feel the pulse. Safe in the knowledge that I used my years of 70s, 80s and 90s compilation tape experience to attempt to make sense of a heart skipping, and occasionally stopping, experience.
Essentially I am as confused as you are but as Grandpa Simpson once said: “I used to be with it, then it changed and now I don’t know what it is.”
Pumping Aorta A-List:
The Saints – (I’m) Stranded (ShivSidecar)
The Undertones – Get Over You (ParaMhor)
Elvis Costello and the Attractions – Pump it Up (ShivSidecar)
Siouxsie & the Banshees – Jigsaw Feeling (Severin)
Brian Eno – Needles in the Camel’s Eye (ShivSidecar)
23 Skidoo – Kundalini (Shoegazer)
Leftfield – Release The Pressure (happyclapper)
Deep Sensation – Somehow, Somewhere (There’s a soul in heaven) (Nicko)
Afronaught – Transcend Me (Nilpferd)
Double Exposure – Ten Per Cent (magicman)
The Mighty Clouds of Joy – Time (Fred Erikson)
Lotti Golden – Gonna Fay’s (Fred Erikson)
Resting HeArt (Also) A-List:
Erik Satie – Gymnopedie No. 1 (Loud Atlas)
Philip Glass – Glassworks 01 Opening (Shoegazer)
Ryuichi Sakamoto – 20210310 (ajostu)
Luca – Kurohato (Aogashima Island) (ajostu)
Sister Drum – Dadawa (Tarquin Spodd)
Miles Davis – Flamenco Sketches (ParaMhor)
Don Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet – Blue Mosque (pejepeine)
Jan Hammer – The Sixth Day- The People (Banazir Galbasi)
Brian Eno – Music for Airports 1/1 (Blue Peter)
Max Richter – On the Nature of Daylight (ParaMhor)
Andrew Duhon – Slow Down (magicman)
Guru's Wild at Heart … And Then Relax List:
The Fire Engines – Get Up and Use Me
CYB – Jaba Noba
Death in Vegas – Dirt
Chris and Cosey – Heartbeat
Robert Haigh and Sema – Three Seasons Only
The other side: Miles Davis
These playlists were inspired by readers' song nominations in response to last week's topic: The beat goes on: songs that raise or lower your heart rate. The next topic will launch on Thursday at around 1pm UK time.
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