Sirens
| Sirens | |
| Created by: | Calaveth |
| Tracks: | 16 |
| Length: | 00:58:59 |
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1. Female Vocalists 2. Favorites 3. Voices |
| Created on | 8/6/08 4:01pm |
| Level | 4 |
| Points | 1800 |
| Total visitors | 33 |
| Unique visitors | 17 |
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I saw a mix based on the topic of "my favorite female vocalists", and knew I had to do something similar, as if I had contracted some kind of disease. Internet memes, I think they're called...
This isn't a list of "my favorite singers", just a number of female vocalists that do something to me every time I listen to them.
The mix has a side A and a side B, each fitting on one side of a C-60 - highly unusual for me, since I don't even own a cassette deck, but it just naturally worked out that way.
This isn't a list of "my favorite singers", just a number of female vocalists that do something to me every time I listen to them.
The mix has a side A and a side B, each fitting on one side of a C-60 - highly unusual for me, since I don't even own a cassette deck, but it just naturally worked out that way.
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| 1 | Deerhoof : +81 |
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Side A: SATOMI Matsuzaki. No singer has the same ability to instantly cheer me up just from hearing her sing. SHOW MORE
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Track 1 from Friend Opportunity
Length: 00:03:04 Year: 2007 |
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Side A: SATOMI Matsuzaki. No singer has the same ability to instantly cheer me up just from hearing her sing. SHOW LESS
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| 2 | Garmarna : Herr Holger |
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EMMA Härdelin. I swear, Emma is a true to life valkyrie who's working extra as a singer. The traditional, medieval flavored instrumentation of this rocking ghost story only enhance that impression. I'm insanely attracted and intimidated by her and her voice.
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Track 2 from Guds Spelemän
Length: 00:04:38 Year: 1996 |
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EMMA Härdelin. I swear, Emma is a true to life valkyrie who's working extra as a singer. The traditional, medieval flavored instrumentation of this rocking ghost story only enhance that impression. I'm insanely attracted and intimidated by her and her voice. SHOW LESS
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| 3 | Curve : Chinese Burn |
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TONI Halliday. Toni was in many ways my first love - her voice was sensual, she was gorgeous, and I was just that age. Shirley Manson must have been standing in her girl's room miming to songs like this one.
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Track 3 from Come Clean
Length: 00:04:53 |
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TONI Halliday. Toni was in many ways my first love - her voice was sensual, she was gorgeous, and I was just that age. Shirley Manson must have been standing in her girl's room miming to songs like this one. SHOW LESS
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| 4 | Patti Smith : Free Money |
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PATTI Smith. I was little more than a toddler when this was recorded and discovered Patti Smith only much later. From one of my absolute favorite albums ever.
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Track 4 from Horses
Length: 00:03:52 |
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PATTI Smith. I was little more than a toddler when this was recorded and discovered Patti Smith only much later. From one of my absolute favorite albums ever. SHOW LESS
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| 5 | Janis Joplin : Summertime |
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JANIS Joplin. If I were to rank the singers on this mix, which I'm not going to do, Janis Joplin would make a strong bid for the top spot.
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Track 5 from Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits
Length: 00:04:02 Year: 1973 |
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JANIS Joplin. If I were to rank the singers on this mix, which I'm not going to do, Janis Joplin would make a strong bid for the top spot. SHOW LESS
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| 6 | Bjork & PJ Harvey : (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction |
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BJORK & PJ Harvey. Right next to Johnny Cash's version of Hurt, the best cover I know. I was going to give Björk and PJ Harvey one entry each in this mix, but when they appear together...it's magic, and I open up a slot for someone else who deserve the spotlight as well.
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Length: 00:03:50 |
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BJORK & PJ Harvey. Right next to Johnny Cash's version of Hurt, the best cover I know. I was going to give Björk and PJ Harvey one entry each in this mix, but when they appear together...it's magic, and I open up a slot for someone else who deserve the spotlight as well. SHOW LESS
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| 7 | Portishead : Glory Box |
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BETH Gibbons. My legs turn to jelly when I hear Beth Gibbons sing. Every time. This live performance Portishead did at Roseland along with a string orchestra can be found on youtube (just make a search for Portishead, Glory Box and Roseland), and it's just stunning.
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Track 7 from Roseland NYC Live
Length: 00:05:37 Year: 1998 |
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BETH Gibbons. My legs turn to jelly when I hear Beth Gibbons sing. Every time. This live performance Portishead did at Roseland along with a string orchestra can be found on youtube (just make a search for Portishead, Glory Box and Roseland), and it's just stunning. SHOW LESS
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| 8 | Lovage : To Catch a Thief |
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Side B: JENNIFER Charles. If Beth Gibbons is just naturally sexy without even trying, Jennifer Charles is sexy because you know you're being seduced. Is there a more sultry voice in popular music? SHOW MORE
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Track 8 from Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By
Length: 00:03:17 Year: 2001 |
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Side B: JENNIFER Charles. If Beth Gibbons is just naturally sexy without even trying, Jennifer Charles is sexy because you know you're being seduced. Is there a more sultry voice in popular music? SHOW LESS
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| 9 | The Breeders : Hellbound |
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KIM Deal. An icon. Pixies, the Amps, the Breeders. I don't know if she has the vocal range of some of the others on this mix, but that's not what rock is about. Attitude. I'm seeing the Breeders live a few days after posting this mix, and I'm stoked.
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Track 9 from Pod
Length: 00:02:21 Year: 1990 |
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KIM Deal. An icon. Pixies, the Amps, the Breeders. I don't know if she has the vocal range of some of the others on this mix, but that's not what rock is about. Attitude. I'm seeing the Breeders live a few days after posting this mix, and I'm stoked. SHOW LESS
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| 10 | asobi seksu : Mizu Asobi |
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YUKI Chikudate. Asobi Seksu and Yuki Chikudate's singing in particular just has this euphoric effect on me. That shoegaze can be so much fun!
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Track 10 from Citrus
Length: 00:02:40 Year: 2006 |
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YUKI Chikudate. Asobi Seksu and Yuki Chikudate's singing in particular just has this euphoric effect on me. That shoegaze can be so much fun! SHOW LESS
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| 11 | Nouvelle Vague : Too Drunk to Fuck |
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CAMILLE. This French singer has a successful solo career in her home country, but this interpretation of a Dead Kennedy song is probably what she's most known for. It's a delightful recording where it really come through how much fun she's having.
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Track 11 from Nouvelle Vague
Length: 00:02:16 Year: 2004 |
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CAMILLE. This French singer has a successful solo career in her home country, but this interpretation of a Dead Kennedy song is probably what she's most known for. It's a delightful recording where it really come through how much fun she's having. SHOW LESS
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| 12 | France Gall : Ella, elle l'a |
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FRANCE Gall. There's something about the French language... I could have filled half this mix with French chanteuses, but that would have been a bit...simple minded. Not that it would be uncharacteristic, mind. With Kate Ryan making Euro disco out of this classic, I figured it was appropriate to put the original here.
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Track 12 from Babacar
Length: 00:04:49 Year: 1985 |
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FRANCE Gall. There's something about the French language... I could have filled half this mix with French chanteuses, but that would have been a bit...simple minded. Not that it would be uncharacteristic, mind. With Kate Ryan making Euro disco out of this classic, I figured it was appropriate to put the original here. SHOW LESS
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| 13 | The Knife : You Make Me Like Charity |
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KARIN Dreijer. One part of the sibling duo (Olof being the other) making up the Knife, I was almost ready to postpone this mix when I found out that Karin is about to release a solo project called Fever Ray, but seeing as it's not going to be released until late this year, I felt I didn't have the patience... I chose this song because it has something in common with the song before - the ability to "act" the role - here, Karin sing the role of someone who feels tricked, someone a bit naive, a little disappointed, a little childish. That ability, to be just as much an actor as a singer is I think what make her special in my mind.
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Track 13 from Deep Cuts
Length: 00:03:05 Year: 2005 |
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KARIN Dreijer. One part of the sibling duo (Olof being the other) making up the Knife, I was almost ready to postpone this mix when I found out that Karin is about to release a solo project called Fever Ray, but seeing as it's not going to be released until late this year, I felt I didn't have the patience... I chose this song because it has something in common with the song before - the ability to "act" the role - here, Karin sing the role of someone who feels tricked, someone a bit naive, a little disappointed, a little childish. That ability, to be just as much an actor as a singer is I think what make her special in my mind. SHOW LESS
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| 14 | Kristin Hersh : Sno Cat |
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KRISTIN Hersh. Mesmerizing. The kind of voice that makes me want to listen carefully to the lyrics, because it sounds like she's singing something *important*. I need to go back and listen to her old bands, Throwing Muses and 50 Foot Wave.
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Track 14 from The Grotto
Length: 00:03:38 Year: 2003 |
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KRISTIN Hersh. Mesmerizing. The kind of voice that makes me want to listen carefully to the lyrics, because it sounds like she's singing something *important*. I need to go back and listen to her old bands, Throwing Muses and 50 Foot Wave. SHOW LESS
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| 15 | Neko Case : Blacklisted |
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NEKO Case. I've always thought that it's a waste with the New Pornographers to have the best voice in the world just sing a couple of tracks on every album. What good are those other dudes in the band anyway? Her voice is so crisp, so strong, and so beautiful.
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Track 15 from Blacklisted
Length: 00:02:22 Year: 2002 |
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NEKO Case. I've always thought that it's a waste with the New Pornographers to have the best voice in the world just sing a couple of tracks on every album. What good are those other dudes in the band anyway? Her voice is so crisp, so strong, and so beautiful. SHOW LESS
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| 16 | Stina Nordenstam : So This Is Goodbye |
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STINA Nordenstam. If Neko and Sinéad have the voices of titans, Stina singing reminds of the most fragile thing in the world. It's the most twee sound you can imagine. And yes, this is goodbye.
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Track 16 from And She Closed Her Eyes
Length: 00:04:35 Year: 1994 |
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STINA Nordenstam. If Neko and Sinéad have the voices of titans, Stina singing reminds of the most fragile thing in the world. It's the most twee sound you can imagine. And yes, this is goodbye. SHOW LESS
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The MLK Badge
Hum. I notice I refer to Sinéad O'Connor in the comment to track 16. She disappeared from the mix in an early revision, but apparently the comment stuck. Ah well.
8/8/08 4:01am
Mixtape Potpourri II: Third Place
"If Beth Gibbons is just naturally sexy without even trying, Jennifer Charles is sexy because you know you're being seduced." - That is so true.
Very lovely
Very lovely
8/8/08 1:33am
The Yay! Badge IX
Well done. Extra + for not including Nightwish.
8/6/08 5:48pm
Team Robot Member
A few I don't know, one I detest, many I love. I should have used Kristin Hersh on my two mixes. (Don't think I did)
8/6/08 4:12pm
