DJinFrisco – 2010 – September Edition

The XX – Islands – 2:41
The Mary Onettes – Puzzles – 4:31
Phoenix – 1901 – 3:13
The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition – 3:54
Nickodemus – Sun Children – 4:16
Balkan Beat Box – Adir Adirim (Nickodemus Remix) – 5:23
Ancient Astronauts – Everybody – 4:51
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour – The Golden Age – 3:50
U2 – Magnificent – 5:24
White Lies – E.S.T. – 5:02
Silversun Pickups – Growing Old Is Getting Old – 5:54
Say Hi – November Was White, December Was Grey – 3:04
Cassian – The Fuck Song – 3:40

This months playlist is my first in a long time.

Social networking hit the music space a few years ago. Blip.fm & Last.fm are two ventures that have tried to address the difficulties around the social sharing of music. The problem is that DRM gets in the way. The song libraries are limited, finding quality links that work is even more spotty.

I find much of what I listen to from music blogs. They have become one of the primary ways that I discover new music. They are also a perfect medium to share music with others. However, I’m not an expert on music, more of a connoisseur, and while I don’t feel qualified to start a music blog I still want to share tunes I like with others.

So I’m going to get back to using opentape and try to keep it up once a month. Going forward, I’ll share a few songs each month. Some times I’ll try to organize them into a theme. Just trying to have a little fun, share some tunes, & get a little feedback from others about what they like. Maybe if I’m lucky, I’ll discover some new stuff through this effort, so please share your thoughts in the comments.

~ Cheers – JB

2010 – July Edition – Chillax

• Storm Across The Sea    Chuck Prophet    2002
• Another Noon    Jon Roy    2008
• Giving Up    One Eskimo
• Kim & Jessie    M83    2008
• Ecstasy    JJ    2009
• House Of Cards    Radiohead    2008
• Three Seed    Silversun Pickups    2006
• Mirror    Supreme Beings Of Leisure    2008
• The State Of The Union    Thievery Corporation    2002
• B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instruction Before Leaving Earth)    GZA    1995
• Take Five [Live]    Rodrigo Y Gabriela    2008
• B Minor (From “Elm Street”)    Lanterna    2008

February is going to land in my top 3. There is a ton of good music bubbling up before SXSW and 2008 was spectacular. I had a hard time culling this list down to five. So many good songs left out.

Saw The Beautiful Girls open for O.A.R. in Chicago this past summer. The Shins originally hail my hometown, Albuquerque, NM. Ghostland Observatory, The Kooks, & The Raveonettes round out the Top 5.

Bonus: The Raveonettes song is free right now in the Amazon Store. 243kb of DRM-free goodness for your collection. Click the link.

All the songs are in my opentape at http://jbinfrisco.com/opentape/

The Beautiful Girls – “I Thought About You”

The Shins – “Phantom Limb”

Ghostland Observatory – “Over Again”

The Kooks – “Naive”

The Raveonettes – “Dead Sound”

I love December. Many of my favorite music bloggers post their ‘Best of 2008′ lists. I thought I’d try a little twist and post up five songs from each month of 2008. The musical journey will include electronic, funk, indie rock, metal, indie pop, country, alt. rock, & hip/hop. If I’m not totally sick of this exercise by December 31st, I’ll post up a little bonus on Day 13.

• Listen to the songs on my OpenTape at http://jbinfrisco.com/opentape/
• If you dig the song, click the link below to buy it. Amazon sells DRM-free music at great prices. The bit rate is higher than iTunes and the music is playable on any device that plays mp3′s. DRM-free is the best way to build your personal music collection. I’ll plow any revenues back into more music in 2009.

My near obsessive lust for discovering new sounds resulted in almost 1100 additions to my iTunes library. Here are five from January, 2008. Regards ~ JB

The Ting Tings – “That’s Not My Name”

Finger Eleven – “Paralyzer”

Okkervil River – “Unless It’s Kicks”

Vampire Weekend – “Oxford Comma”

The Damnwells – “Down With The Ship” - Not listed by Amazon