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| full name | Derek G. |
| age | 38 |
| location | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada |
| gender | male |
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I only two vices in life. One of those is coffee, the other one is music. I like to think that there's at least one of those things I can indulge myself in fully without comprimising my health. Now, I'm not so sure...
March 26th '07: Not dead just yet. I'll have some stuff soon, I promise. Just bear with me for a little bit.
March 26th '07: Not dead just yet. I'll have some stuff soon, I promise. Just bear with me for a little bit.
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awarded on 2006-08-26
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Favorite Music Artists
- They Might Be Giants
- Primus
- The Decemberists
- Rush
- Neutral Milk Hotel
Favorite Films
- Clerks
- BASEketball
- High Fidelity
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Wayne's World
Favorite TV Shows
- The Simpsons
- Family Guy
- Undergrads
- Futurama
- The Daily Show
Favorite Albums of 2006
- The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
- Joanna Newsom - Ys
- Tom Waits - Orphans
- Sparks - Hello Young Lovers
- Asobi Seksu - Citrus
Capn_Derk's Highest Ranked Mixtapes
Capn_Derk's Mixtapes
1692 points (Level 3) · 2/3/07 6:36am
We're one month into the year of our Rock Gods 2007, and we already have a few candidates for Album of the Year. Here are the records that yours truly has shortlisted so far.
NOTE: Some albums, like America"s suprisingly solid "Here and Now" and the new Six Parts Seven, are not shown here due to lack of funds by the Cap'n.
NOTE: Some albums, like America"s suprisingly solid "Here and Now" and the new Six Parts Seven, are not shown here due to lack of funds by the Cap'n.
2336 points (Level 5) · 1/23/07 6:38am
A soundtrack that'll coax even the most insistent of sleepyheads out of bed.
2190 points (Level 5) · 1/5/07 9:49am
Musically speaking, this was the year that was. Please not that there are some obvious nuggets missing (Beth Orton, David Gilmour, Neko Case, Emily Haines, Wolfmother, Dragonforce...), but this is more an exercise in feel and mood than it is in stacking together a bunch of singles and/or popular songs. That's what the "Now" compilations are for.
Back in the day, this would have been a double-LP release, but would have fit on a single tape or CD. Side A is comprised of tracks 1-10, while tracks 11-18 make up side B.
Back in the day, this would have been a double-LP release, but would have fit on a single tape or CD. Side A is comprised of tracks 1-10, while tracks 11-18 make up side B.
2480 points (Level 5) · 1/4/07 10:33am
The best 60 minutes that 1989 produced.
2215 points (Level 5) · 12/17/06 10:51pm
This is a mix that I made to help me through my first graveyard shift at work. A grab bag and good fun.
2323 points (Level 5) · 9/1/06 8:55pm
Is there a cooler sound in music than the loud, operatic wail of the organ? I highly doubt it. From pro-rock extravaganzas to three-chord garage rock, from Hammonds to Farfisas, they're right up there with the piano and guitar as the most versatile instruments out there.
As a fan of the organ, I have compiled this tape filled with some of my favorite organ lines. By no means is this an all-time best-of, but it makes for a killer listen anyways.
As a fan of the organ, I have compiled this tape filled with some of my favorite organ lines. By no means is this an all-time best-of, but it makes for a killer listen anyways.
2043 points (Level 5) · 8/30/06 12:14pm
My entry for the contest. It helped that I already had a personal list of all time saddest songs, but most of them don't show up, because most of them are only sad in a context.
I didn't want to rattle off a list of 20 "I-hate-myself-and-want-to-die" songs or 20 eulogies. I tried to play off a few different angles of sadness. What resulted was a broad picture of quite a few facets of that intruguing-but-unpleasant emotion that is sadness.
I hope you'll enjoy this one.
PS: I had to re-pick my tracks twice, explaining the lack of definitions. I'll get around to them eventually, but they were all kind of spur-of-the-moment and dull, anyways.
I didn't want to rattle off a list of 20 "I-hate-myself-and-want-to-die" songs or 20 eulogies. I tried to play off a few different angles of sadness. What resulted was a broad picture of quite a few facets of that intruguing-but-unpleasant emotion that is sadness.
I hope you'll enjoy this one.
PS: I had to re-pick my tracks twice, explaining the lack of definitions. I'll get around to them eventually, but they were all kind of spur-of-the-moment and dull, anyways.
1884 points (Level 4) · 8/30/06 6:58am
Well, as the name implies, the is the second tape in a two-tape set. For more info, refer to Volume One.
2061 points (Level 5) · 8/26/06 12:44pm
The first part of a two-tape set I conceieved as a time capsule. These are songs that I was obsessed with/that I found perticularly relevent between the time I left home and the end of my first semester at college (June-December 2005). I wanted something tangible to remember those first few months by.
Tag Board (27)
The Newbie Badge
Thanks. :) I'm still trying to learn to use this place.
5/18/07 1:43am
Mixtape Contest X: First Place
good taste in everything! points!
2/7/07 1:19pm
The Bronze Badge
The thing that always freaked me out about dentists, was that they call it a practice
I dont want anyone practicing on my mouth
I dont want anyone practicing on my mouth
2/6/07 6:24am
The Valentine's Day 2008 Badge
Double plus to you for High Fidelity and Clerks in your films bit.
1/31/07 9:03am
The Audiobiography II Badge
I share those same vices...one gives me stomach aches and the other is making me deaf.
1/11/07 10:07am
The Christmas 2006 Badge
I meant it in the nicest way. By my memory, 1989 was pretty bizarre and your mix was reminding me.
1/7/07 1:23pm
The Lotto Badge
Thanks there sir, I'm sure I'll be back once I acquire "Orphans", to pass verdict :) .. And Wayne's World, missed that earlier, much digging that..
1/7/07 6:38am
The Lotto Badge
I was dawdling around "Orphans", should I get it? All Tom Waits is worth the cashes, I know, but just to be sure 'nuff..
1/7/07 6:12am
The MTC Romance Badge
It's hard to find guys that really like joanna newsom.
Also a plus for Asobi Seksu and undergrads.
Also a plus for Asobi Seksu and undergrads.
1/6/07 10:50am
The Yay! Badge VII
With two gift cards that I received from my wife and her sister, I was able to finally get Orphans. It was the best non-gift gift of 2006.
1/5/07 12:02pm
The Yay! Badge VII
Just wanted to say hi to a fellow Morphine fan. I picked up Primus' Blame It On The Fish DVD yesterday and watched it up to "Over the Electric Grapevine." I can't wait to get back to it. Great Favorites lists.
1/5/07 9:17am
The MTC Romance Badge
are you a fan of stand alone complex or just the GITS movie
1/3/07 10:27pm
Team Robot Member
If coffee and music are vices, then they are two of the only three I have left!
12/17/06 11:39pm
The MTC Romance Badge
evangelion is sooooooo overrated.
primus and rush are the shit, though.
primus and rush are the shit, though.
12/7/06 12:31am
Team Robot - First Place
BRING ON "IN LES WE TRUST" SO I CAN +5 IT :D
10/18/06 7:55am
The Level 5 Badge
Excellent, another Rush fan. I hear that they have nearly completed another album and I'm crossing my fingers that they'll tour next summer.
9/18/06 10:03am
The Level 10 Badge
Thanks for the input! A lot of mix taping for me is transitional movments. I placed chopin and radiohead together because the tones match. I also hold a fantasy pretend time belief that Chopin haunts Thom Yorke. Also the end of Pyramid song transitions so sweetly into The Part You Throw Away. It's my favorite switch. Plus Tom Waits had to start my second movement. ;) What were your reasons for wanting Tom Waits first? ++ for waynes world.
9/2/06 11:06am
Team Monster - Third Place
COFFEE AND MUSIC ARE ONE IN THE SAME IN MY REALM. SO WHAT'S YOUR 2ND VICE THEN?
9/1/06 11:39am
The Yay! Badge IX
welcome! take off your shoes at the door and enjoy the free crepes!
8/28/06 11:25pm
