RANDOM SHUFFLE COMES UP TRUMPS.......

You have your i-pod or whatever is your listening device of choice on random shuffle.  A song comes on that you love and as it moves towards its end, you wonder what your machine is going to through at you next.....you really want it to be something really good to keep up the flow of great music.

Now because it is your own selection of songs within the playlist, the chances are you won't be disappointed.  But the other day, these two tracks came on one after the other, and I thought that my machine had just been the perfect DJ.  A seamless transition and two songs that perfectly complemented one another.  The sort of thing that whenever I managed to come up with something so fitting back in the days when I made compilation tapes for mates, I was as chuffed as fuck for days on end.

mp3 : The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt1
mp3 : Meursault - A Few Kind Words

The former reached #18 in the UK singles charts back in 2003 (am I the only one surprised it was that big a hit?) while the latter can be found on the excellent 2008 LP Pissing On Bonfires/Kissing With Tongues or as the b-side to the 7" single William Henry Miller Pt2 - both of which are available to buy direct from Matthew over at Song By Toad Records.  Just click here.

I'll probably have spent much of the past 5 days as I've made my way over to the west coast of Ireland and back again listening to lots of tunes on random shuffle.  Maybe something during the trip will inspire further postings......