mediator mixtape #3 - telepathy constants

this little phrase appeared in my head, 'jacobean fantasy'. i absolutely have no idea where it came from, and then i changed it to 'jacobean telepathy', and decided this is what the next mixtape would be called. then, i had to look up the word 'jacobean', because i had no idea what it meant. i had a vague idea it was to do with royal jesters. that's not a pseudo-political remark, i actually did think that, i'm not saying james the first was a clown or anything.

anyway, it turned out to be nothing so interesting as jesters. but i saw a link to 'jacobean architecture', and it wasn't very exciting, but i formed the idea that this mix should accompany a hand moving slowly through a wall. and then, as the mix was forming, the idea of jacobean - either its real meaning or my jester meaning - didn't seem to have much to do with the mix, so i changed it to telepathy constants, the second word in honor of a papa m song i had to take off the mix. (that's kind of a semi-obscure reference, but papa m had a song called travels in constants on his b-sides collection...the song i took off wasn't travels in constants, it was krusty. wow, i am in some mood.)

take what you will from that - is the hand really sharp or strong? is the wall like treacle? does the hand have to force or does it just glide through, is the wall a semi-permiable membrane (thanks, gcse biology)? is the wall a metaphor, is it an infinite wall of old, dark blood? you tell me, for you are my poststructuralist heroes. readers of the world, unite!

too much sodium. this will sound strange, but this mix isn't meant to be a lot of fun. at least, that's the impression i'm getting compiling it. it might lower your blood pressure though, and make you vibrate. maybe that's what the hand and the wall does. it's my favourite mix in a while, and i had an extra amount of fun putting it together.

mediator mixtape #3 - telepathy constants

tracklist:
1. godspeed you black emperor! - divorce&fever... (edit)
2. belong - all equal now
3. hood - intro
4. bjork - an echo, a stain
5. múm - please sing my spring reverb (isan catena remix)
6. thom yorke - skip divided
7. slowdive - cello
8. six organs of admittance - regeneration
9. wilco - i am trying to break your heart
10. final - sorry
11. thee more shallows - perfect map (bbc session)
12. devendra banhart - dragonflys




yes, the belong track is meant to sound like that (and by no means the best song from an incredible album). yes, the múm track is meant to sound like that. yes, the final track is meant to sound like that.

no internet for a few days, moving into the new house. our own house. with it's own garden and postman.

so, so great.


also: holy moly, it turns out jacobean fantasy is a website about embriodery that i have never seen before.

also: i don't care about embriodery!