"Lost in the Forest"

July 2005
for: *

1. This Modern Love - Bloc Party
2. Letter From An Occupant - The New Pornographers
3. C'mon Billy - PJ Harvey
4. Vicious World - Rufus Wainwright
5. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - The Beatles
6. Secret Heart - Feist
7. Never Mind - The Replacements
8. El Manana - Gorillaz
9. Bigmouth Strikes Again - The Smiths
10. Rodeo Town - The Kills
11. The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
12. Live As You Dream - Beth Orton
13. Jealousy - Liz Phair
14. Creep - Radiohead
15. Maybe Not - Cat Power
16. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
17. Forever For Her (Is Over For Me) - White Stripes
18. Do I Move You? - Nina Simone
19. Like A Friend - Pulp
20. Marx and Engels - Belle and Sebastian

Comments on the trade: *I know exactly who I originally sent this mix to. Someone who never even posted to say they received it. That has happened to me THREE TIMES in the Club and it never ceases to suck. However, I sent the mix out again to my next round mixee, the charming lazyflood (along with a new mix for him) and he was good enough to post the tracklisting. He was very nice and complimentary about the whole situation, so I'll always have a soft spot for him. Thanks lazyflood!

Comments on the mix: The title comes from the opening track, Bloc Party's "This Modern Love," a song I was quite enamored with at the time. I decided to take the "Lost in the Forest" metaphor along to include other songs about people "lost in relationships." Uh, yeah. Pretty broad and yet I'm still not sure if all these songs really fit that theme (I don't know what the hell "El Manana" is about, for example). That said, I think this is a strong collection of (admittedly well known) songs.