Music

Before I headed home, I stopped in a Reckless Records to look for a few things (it’s a great place, don’t judge the store by its unfortunately loud rollovers). I got Alien Lanes (Guided by Voices) and Pink Moon (Nick Drake). It’s been a really long time since I’ve purchased music. I tend to listen to the same old things over and over and over… seriously. It’s this odd quirk I have to want to loop shit over and over again. If I like it, I can listen to it nonstop for, well… a really, really long time.

I’m a fan of GBV, although I don’t know if you could call me a fan since I only own one of their albums. I’ve listened to "Under the Bushes, Under the Stars" more times than I can count. Jim was the first one to introduce me to them, and only now… some six years later, am I getting around to buying another of their albums, even though I love every single song from "Under the Bushes, Under the Stars."

I got a few mp3’s of Nick Drake and I find myself listening to those three songs a lot. About time I did some digging into his music.

I was unable to find two things I was also looking for. The first is the multimedia CD by rÀÜyksopp that has that incredible video to Remind Me. I ordered it at Reckless, and they’re gonna give me a call once it comes in. Hopefully, the CD has the video. We’ll see.

I was also looking for the Soundtrack to Donnie Darko. Now keep in mind I’m not one to buy soundtracks to movies (the last one I really craved was the soundtrack to Drugstore Cowboy). But the song that’s been stuck in my head is the remake of "Mad World," by Gary Jules. The other songs in the movie are really well chosen and well-timed. In fact, I noticed it fairly early in the movie… how strong a role the music/sound played throughout. Not only appropriate songs, but each one was timed out perfectly to the scenes.