I started this playlist with the intention of putting up songs from some newish indie-rock groups whose lyricism has impressed me recently. Somehow, through the twisted logic of playlisting where intent becomes severed from results, I have created something entirely different. Some people may call this a failure...but those people are jerks. I'll get back to that original post someday, but this is what moved me today as I began to write.
Move, as in, "move my ass". Yes, friends, only one rule for the songs here today--they absolutely require me to dance. The opposite of lyricism: physicalism. They might not say anything profound, but they sure as hell do something.
A quick word about the Spank Rock tracks: last years' YoYoYoYoYo was at the top of many year end lists and deservedly so. I practically put that album on repeat without break for a good two months. If you haven't listened yet, please do yourself a favor and check it out. The lyrics, a kind of absurd hyper-profanity, may take some getting used to (although they do have their own charms), but the beats are worth it. Anyway, these tracks are not off the album. These are remixes and, mea culpa, a mashup. Music bloggers may act all snooty toward the mashup and maybe for good reason. But Daft Punk and Spank Rock? Killer.
The whole shebang:
Individual shebangs:
!!!::Heart of Hearts
Datarock::I Used To Dance With My Daddy
Bonde Do Role::Gasolina (Radioclit Remix)
(Make it past the trance-y opening to the :57 mark of this last song and then proceed to freak out...)
We all have those songs whose rhythmic pull is irresistible. What is the song that never fails to get you on the dancefloor?
