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December 28, 2007

Dumb. Dunn. DJ.

This was, one supposes, a reasonably relaxing day. If a relaxing day can feasibly include a trip to the cinema, some light reading, and a quiet conversation on the possibility of noncummutative spaces with a heroin-shooting leprechaun named Vito.

Vito?

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The conversation ended when my oddly-named companion started complaining about his μ-opioid receptors and my inability to grok Drinfel'd-Jimbo quantum groups. He then dropped into an uncomfortable 5 minute near-silence during which his insensate eyes rolled back in his head, drool streamed from his slack lips and he mumbled repeatedly, in a muffled pianississississimo, something that sounded like "Hare Krishna Hare, ate no Calamari, browsed with Mac's Safari, Hare Krishna Hare" . . . . He then suddenly caught his snap and began insulting my mother, my father, my father's father and my mother's mother and--eventually--all my ancestors back to some dood named Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, who he claims was schtupping Agrippina the Younger, the woman who was to become my progenitrix and who was sister to that oh-so-cool role model for U.S. Senators and Catholic Priests everywhere: Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus aka Caligula (yes, that Caligula).

Apparently this Marcus Lepidus was also a little on the slow side when it came to women and mathematics. However, unlike Marcus, complained Vito, Yours Truly would NOT be assassinated for his stupidity and he, Vito, would not have the unreserved pleasure of observing the event. He then vanished into thin air.

Fucking uppity leprechauns. Who needs 'em?

After such a strange and annoying conversation (one-sided though it was), the Tango Terroriste threw together some tandas and headed out to DJ all or part of the final Dunn Bros Milonga of 2007. For a change, I thought I would simply let you take a look at my playlist for the evening, which even includes--despite their generally poor performance and recording qualities--a few pseudo-obligatory tandas of Golden Era recordings. For my own amusement, and to demonstrate once again how EASY it is to put together a musically coherent tanda according to the prevailing mores of unimaginative Tango DJs worldwide, Your Fearless Leader adhered primarily to the one ensemble per tanda, all vocal or all instrumental, all similar tempo and style approach. In a later post, we will demonstrate how this simplistic concept of musical coherence demonstrates impoverished creativity and a lack of musical sophistication on the part of those who adopt it (the so-called "purists"). Musically astute readers will already discern in the list below some more interesting strategies for tanda composition, strategies upon which we will elaborate some other day.

For now, and without further distractions, hesitations, delays, dawdling, procrastination, or dilly-dallying, here is this evening's playlist.

With all due sincerity,
I remain,
Your Devoted Irritator of Leprechauns,

---the PseudoLatino

 

SONG
ARTIST
ALBUM
La Tablada Rodolfo Biagi Mariposita
Duerme Mi Nina Rodolfo Biagi Mariposita
Estrella Rodolfo Biagi Mariposita
Racing Club Rodolfo Biagi Milongueros
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
Bailate Un Tango Ricardo Los Solistas de D'Arienzo Homenaje A Juan D'Arienzo
Paciencia Los Solistas de D'Arienzo Homenaje A Juan D'Arienzo
Loca Los Solistas de D'Arienzo Homenaje A Juan D'Arienzo
Mi Dolor Los Solistas de D'Arienzo Homenaje A Juan D'Arienzo Vol 2
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
Bahia Blanca De La Guardia Vieja Hoy Baile Hoy Vol.2
Al Verla Pasar Ariel Espandrio Sexteto Puro Tango
Guardia Vieja De La Guardia Vieja Hoy Baile Hoy Vol.2
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
Romance De Barrio Orquesta Típica Imperial Concentracion Troileana
CB Vals Conjunto Berretin Tangamente
El Aeroplano Conjunto Berretin Tangamente
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
Gran Hotel Venos Orquesta El Arranque Cabulero
Recuerdo Orquesta El Arranque Tango
Zorro Gris Orquesta El Arranque Tango
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
El Flete El Choclo Tango Only
Milonga del 900 Conjunto Berretin Tangamente
Campo Afuera Conjunto Berretin Tangamente
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
Viejo Abasto G-Spliff Tango Chill Sessions
Ostinato Carla Pugliese Ojos Verdes Cerrados
Tango, Que Misterio - edit Tango Jointz Palermo Nuevo
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
Naipe Francisco Canaro Glorias Del Tango: Canaro Vol. 2
Tres Amigos Francisco Canaro Glorias Del Tango: Canaro Vol. 2
En Un Beso La Vida Francisco Canaro Glorias Del Tango: Canaro Vol. 2
Poema Francisco Canaro Poema
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
A La Gran Muñeca Orquesta De Tango La Tipica
Igual Atacarìa Orquesta De Tango La Tipica
La Yumba Orquesta Típica La Furca De Puro Guapo
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
Corazón de Oro Orquesta Típica Imperial Ruidos Molestos
A Orillas de la Plata Trio Hugo Diaz Tango Argentino
La Cumparsita The Tango Group Amor Por el Tango
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
De Cara a la Pared Lhasa De Sela La Llorona
El Pajaro Lhasa De Sela La Llorona
La Confession Lhasa De Sela The Living Road
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
A Evaristo Carriego Color Tango Grandes Éxitos con estilo para bailar
Mala Junta Color Tango Grandes Éxitos con estilo para bailar
Malandraca Color Tango Grandes Éxitos con estilo para bailar
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
Prologue (Tango Apasionado) Astor Piazzolla The Rough Dancer & the Cyclical Night
Calambre Lalo Schifrin Tango (Soundtrack)
Cité Tango Astor Piazzolla Inspiración Espiración
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
Maki Maki Goran Bregović Tales & Songs From Weddings & Funerals
This is a Film Goran Bregović Arizona Dream
Hop Hop Hop Goran Bregović Tales & Songs From Weddings & Funerals
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
Pobre Flor Alfredo de Angelis Valsecitos de Antes
Mi Novia de Ayer Alfredo de Angelis From Argentina to the World
Flores del alma Alfredo de Angelis Valsecitos de Antes
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
Saludos Orquesta Típica Sans Souci Al Estilo del 40
Inspiración Orquesta Típica Sans Souci Al Estilo del 40
La Maleva Orquesta Típica Sans Souci Al Estilo del 40
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
Gallo Ciego El Desquite Tango en Esquina Carlos Gardel
La Bordona Orquesta El Arranque Cabulero
Canaro en Paris Orquesta El Arranque Tango
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
Dos Carlos Libedinsky Narcotango 2
Otra Luna Carlos Libedinsky Narcotango
Gente Que Sí - edit Carlos Libedinsky Narcotango 2
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
La Milonga De Buenos Aires Francisco Canaro Glorias Del Tango: Canaro Vol. 2
Milonga Sentimental Francisco Canaro ??
Reliquias Portenas Francisco Canaro Milonga Vieja Milonga
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
To Nie Ptak Kayah & Goran Bregović Kayah & Bregovic
Tango to Evora Loreena McKennitt The Visit
Ta-Bakiera Kayah & Goran Bregović Kayah & Bregovic
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
Derecho Viejo Atipica Orquesta De Saxofones A Modo De Tango
Tanguera Atipica Orquesta De Saxofones A Modo De Tango
Libertango Atipica Orquesta De Saxofones A Modo De Tango
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
Gran Hotel California Trio Garufa Tango en el Mate
El Choclo El Desquite Tango en Esquina Carlos Gardel
Pantera Tanguera Cuarteto Almagro Hemisferios
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
Flaco Aroldi Orquesta Típica La Furca De Puro Guapo
Zita Orquesta Típica Fernandez Fierro Destrucción Masiva
Tango Villero Orquesta Típica Imperial Ruidos Molestos
Hy A Scullyas Lyf A Dhagrow Aphex Twin Drukqs
La Cumparsita Lalo Schifrin Tango Soundtrack
La Cumparsita Tango Chillout Tango Chillout, Vol. 1
La Cumparsita Andre Popp & His Orchestra Delirium In Hi-Fi

Posted by earwicker at December 28, 2007 11:59 PM