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Do the Shuffle

Posted at 12:03 PM on March 7, 2008 by Tony Lopez (5 Comments)

I gotta make moves!

“No Time to Play,” Guru f/ D.C. Lee & Ronny Jordan
Guru put out the first volume of the Jazzmatazz series in 1993, and it just about perfectly embodied the whole hip-hop/jazz movement. He recruited jazz heavyweights like Donald Byrd, Branford Marsalis and Roy Ayers to put a jazz vibe that hip-hop had only been starting to incorporate. It really is amazing and belongs in every music lover’s library. On “No Time to Play,” Ronny Jordan plays guitar and D.C. Lee contributes vocals. She used to sing with Paul Weller’s The Style Council. In fact, they were once married and have two children.

“What?,” A Tribe Called Quest
I generally consider this the lead-in track to “Scenario.”

“Cars and Parties,” Edith Frost
Edith Frost is a singer in the alt-country vein and deserves more time on the air. Any time on the air, really. She’s been spending the last year or so making guest appearances on the albums of other artists like Sonny Smith, The Zincs and Morning Recordings. She hasn’t put out a record of her own since 2005’s It’s a Game. This song comes from her Drag City release, Wonder Wonder.

“It’s All in Your Mind,” Beck
As Mac Wilson said last week, it just wouldn’t be a Shuffle without Beck.
Update at 2:39pm: According to Pitchfork, Danger Mouse will be producing Beck's next album. So it's official! I am now anticipating Beck's next release!

“Loving Cup,” The Rolling Stones
I love, love, love this song!

Comments (5)

I'm unlucky enough to be trapped sans iPod today. This is even worse, because the Pixies' "Debaser" is apparently stuck on a loop in my head. Over and over and over and over and over again. Make it stop.

Posted by Mac Wilson | March 7, 2008 12:54 PM

Slicin' up eyeballs! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!

Posted by Tony Lopez | March 7, 2008 2:35 PM

Un Chien Andalou!!!

Shuffling from the computer today...

George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
Maybe we should add the line "All things must pass, not even Debaser can last...."

Luka Bloom - Freedom Song
This must be "Message Ballad Shuffle Day". I love his guitar sound.

The Shatners - I Don't Wanna Go Downtown
An homage to nature vs. the big city. This was my college roommate's band in the early 90's. They don't exist anymore, and this was only available on cassette, but they finally put out the MP3s..

Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart - Visions of You
A Love and Rockets sound meets Sinead O'Connor, who guests on this song on vocals.

Men Without Hats - Where Do The Boys Go?
Where do the boys go? Oue La Garcon?

Posted by Frick | March 7, 2008 4:14 PM

"Me & Keith" Verbena. rocks.

"The Sinking Feeling" The The. "I'm just a symptom of the moral decay that's gnawing at the heart of the country.." From the first album I bought on CD. A great great album in any format.

"The Brush Descends The Length" Stereolab. groovy

"Take The 'A' Train" Duke Ellington. enough said.

"Any Love" Massive Attack. From the Singles 90-98 box set. Pretty sweet.. this song is ok. pretty much a straight up pop/r&b number...

Posted by Wells T. | March 7, 2008 5:45 PM

Thanks for the shuffle, Tony. I've been without a way to shuffle - I need at least one day with the family iPod a week!

-Julia
Julia Schrenkler, Interactive Producer MPR | APM

Posted by Julia Schrenkler | March 10, 2008 9:31 AM

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