Of Two Minds

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0:00, Forget That You're Young, The Raveonettes, Radio edit, N/A, 3:50, Contact High, Architecture in Helsinki, Radio edit, N/A, 7:19, Vero (Mad Professor Dub), Africa Unite, Radio edit, N/A, 10:31, Space Cowboy, Channel 2 ft. Tanya, Radio edit, N/A, 15:16, Hypnotic (Redubbed), Govinda, Radio edit, N/A, 19:03, Intentions, Kevin Yost, Radio edit, N/A, 24:44, Beat of a Preacher Man, Shimi Sonic, Radio edit, N/A, 27:18, A Town Called Obsolete, Andreya Triana, Radio edit, N/A, 30:22, Wildwood (Portishead Mix), Paul Weller, Radio edit, N/A, 33:33, Melt My Heart to Stone, Adele, Radio edit, N/A, 36:30, Persist, All India Radio, Radio edit, N/A, 39:58, Killin' Me, Slovo, Radio edit, N/A, 46:00, The Key, Spiral System, Radio edit, N/A, 51:20, Kaleidoscope, Harmonic 33, Radio edit, N/A, 55:28, The Wilhelm Scream, James Blake, Radio edit, N/A, 59:55, Fly, Nick Drake, Radio edit, N/A,

It's spring: part of me is still shivering in winter chill, part is beginning to trust in the warmth … but which is real? I'm of two minds about it all, sorta like this mix -- just as the first song can't make up its lyrical mind whether the object of attention is proper or not, I can't make up my mind either: play or fade … double-down or freeze … make a move or wait it out? After all, every choice has something to recommend it, otherwise it never would've registered as a choice. But you know you can't have it both ways and if you want the real, you'll have to let go of the possibilities. Then again, as long as you don't demand reality, you can enjoy whatever you can imagine. No need to choose, no need to settle. So which is better, reality or fantasy? Well, you know, I'm of two minds about that as well ….

The blog "Said the Gramaphone" got me started on this one with their James Blake pere et fils post, although in the end, the demands of flow won out over the "high concept" of including both tracks … full write up on the selections complete with shouts at http://www.beatconscious.org -- all on the home page.

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