Episode #4 - "Night of the Living Dead"
Some killer playlists that will eat your brains.
Am I biased? On multiple levels? Absolutely. But I’ve gotta say it: this one is a lot of fun, folks. The Dilletante DJs knocked it out of the park as they riffed on one of my favorite movies of all time (not to mention one of my favorite theater productions to work on). Each DJ brought a unique but totally on-theme take. We got nostalgic and gloomy, we got dancin’, and we even got a little academic this week. Plus, zombies.
And we almost ventured into Mandela Effect territory, for which I would have been entirely to blame. You might remember when I previewed this episode I shared that an early memory of the film was the zombie daughter eating her mother’s hand, and we talk about this in the podcast, but upon further review, it was her father she ate first (though mom does meet her end via trowel very shortly after). We at The Needle Exchange regret the error.
As recompense, we offer you three things: 1) a link to one of José’s Rosetta Stones of musical exploration (which is referenced in the podcast), 2) a recommendation and link to the insightful and entertaining Birth of the Living Dead, and 3) well, um, these sick playlists, plus a podcast where they are all broken down and explored by one tolerable and three charming dudes (we’ll let you make your own which-is-which distinctions there). We hope you have fun, and don’t forget to eat your brains!
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Zach’s list:
The Smiths | Cemetry Gates| The Queen is Dead | 1986 | Rough Trade Records
The Cure | Lovesong | Disintegration | 1989 | Fiction Records
She Wants Revenge | Tear You Apart | She Wants Revenge | 2006 | Flawless Records
Flyleaf | I'm So Sick | Flyleaf | 2006 | A&M Records
Charlotte Gainsbourg | Hey Joe | Hey Joe | 2014 | Because Music
AURORA | Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) – Acoustic | All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend | 2014 | Glassnote Entertainment Group
The Twilight Sad | There's a Girl in the Corner | Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave | 2014 | FatCat Records
Disasterpeace | Heels | It Follows (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2015 | Milan Entertainment
PJ Harvey | Rid Of Me | Rid Of Me | 1993 | Island Records
Dean Man's Bones | My Body's a Zombie For You | Dead Man's Bones | 2009 | Anti
Joy Division |Love Will Tear Us Apart | Love Will Tear Us Apart | 1980 | Warner Music UK
Rob’s list:
Too Many Zooz | To the Top | F Note | 2014 | Too Many Zooz
Basement Jaxx, Meshell Ndegeocello | Right Here's The Spot | Kish Kash | 2003 | XL Recordings
G. Love & Special Sauce | This Ain't Living | G. Love And Special Sauce | 1994 | Sony Music Entertainment
Lykke Li | Get Some | Wounded Rhymes | 2011 | 2011 LL Recordings
Macklemore, Ryan Lewis | Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton) | The Heist | 2012 | Macklemore
Beyoncé, Jack White | Don't Hurt Yourself (feat. Jack White) | Lemonade | 2016 | Parkwood Entertainment
Mal Devisa | In My Neighborhood | Kiid | 2016 | Mal Devisa
The Jim Carroll Band | People Who Died | Catholic Boy | 1980 | Fat Possum Records
Run The Jewels | Blockbuster Night, Pt. 1 | Run The Jewels 2 | 2014 | Run The Jewels, Inc.
Talking Heads | Burning Down the House – Live | Stop Making Sense (Live) | 1984 | Sire Records
José’s list:
Sound Ideas | Large Horde of Zombies Approaching | Zombies Sound Effects | 2019 | Hot Ideas
Screamin' Jay Hawkins | She Put the Wammee on Me | Screamin' The Blues | 1979 | Red Lightnin'
John Parish, PJ Harvey | Girl | Dance Hall At Louse Point | 1996 | Island Records
Bnny | Little Flower | Everything | 2021 | Fire Talk
DJ Muggs, DJ Muggs the Black Goat | Nigrum Mortem | Dies Occidendum | 2021 | Soul Assassins Records
Saul Williams | These Mthrfckrs | These Mthrfckrs: MartyrLoserKing - Remixes, B-Sides & Demos | 2016 | FADER Label
Sound Ideas | Low Moaning Zombie Ambience | Zombies Sound Effects | 2019 | Hot Ideas
Eleni Mandell | Snakebite | Snakebite | 2001 | Space Baby
Dum Dum Girls | Hold Your Hand |Only in Dreams | 2011 |Sub Pop Records
the bird and the bee | Lifespan Of A Fly | Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future | 2008 |The Blue Note Label Group
Jaks | Damn Bloodsuckers | Here Lies the Body of Jaks | 2005 | Three One G
Sound Ideas | Sloppy Gnawing and Chewing on Flesh | Blood and Gore Sound Effects | 2020 | Hot Ideas
Jorja Smith | I Am | Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By | 2018 | Aftermath Records
Kendrick Lamar | BLOOD. | DAMN. | 2017 | Aftermath/Interscope
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