Sounds of a Sophomore.

Well, I figure it's always a good time put a list out there of random musics that have caught my ear over this last semester. Many of these have been posted under my "Songs of the Day" lists, but why not condense, and just have a great chunk of them for some nice enjoyment, eh?

Oh, and before I begin, I will have all you know who know me quite well, that I have taken a liking to forms of electronica this year. No, it has not taken the place of my classic favorite genres, such as jazz, folk, alternative, international and whatever, but it has become this staple in my study life. And I like it. I think it's interesting how a bunch of wavelengths can effect people physically and mentally. Like, you cannot help but tap or move some part of your person while listening to most music, and techno stuff just intensifies that strange bounciness all the more.

This sort of music tends to get a bad rap, since it is usually affiliated with wild raves and other connotations I'm sure we can all think up, but as a sheer clump of epic noises, I see no problem with it. Sure, some songs are way too repetitive or loud, blah blah blah, and that is a case of personal taste and the propriety of the listener, and no, it is not for everyone. Understood. I personally just enjoy deep, weird sounds, and just cinematic epicness in general. And again, it makes great study music. It's good for tuning out, but still keeps you awake.

So there's my shpeal about why this list contains so many techno/electronica/dubstep songs. It's a phase I am enjoying. And props to my beloved roomie Hannah for feeding this enjoyment with her huge library of this stuff.

No particular order here, only how it shows up chronologically on my iPod.

Prayer -- Rufus Cappadocia

Smile -- Eyedea and Abilities (R.I.P)

Crushed Velvet -- Omegadubstep

Diencephalon -- Omegadubstep

Salmarnir -- Underoath

Whistling Drive -- Minimalistix

Mecha Love -- Hadouken!

Eastern Jam -- Chase and Status

Machine Gun -- Portishead

The Mystic's Dream -- Loreena McKennitt

Cello Song -- The Books (feat. Jose Gonzalez)

Tainted Love -- Marilyn Manson (yes. you read that right. a good story here.)

Now You Has Jazz -- Louis Armstrong

Drive It Like You Stole It -- The Glitch Mob

Flea -- Clazziquai Project

Inner Universe -- Yoko Kanno

1 (Scot Project Mix) -- Tocs

Cosmic Love (Short Club Remix) -- Florence + The Machine

Like the Wheel --The Tallest Man on Earth

When Your Love Is Safe -- Active Child

Heart is Strange (Active Child Remix) -- School of Seven Bells

The Flies -- Showbread

Evil Beat -- Basshunter

Mad World -- Gary Jules

Vesuvius -- Sufjan Stevens

I Want To Be Well -- Sufjan Stevens

Futile Devices -- Sufjan Stevens

Age of Adz -- Sufjan Stevens

Red Sea -- Steve Wood

Silent Shout -- The Knife

No Cars Go -- Maxence Cyrin

Take Me Into Your Skin -- Trentemøller

Moan -- Trentemøller

Snowflake -- Trentemøller

Big Rock Candy Mountain - Harry McClintock

Anatomy -- Atlantica (shoutout, yo)

Perfect -- Depeche Mode

Strangetown -- Neon Horse

Clint Eastwood -- Gorillaz

Laughing With -- Regina Spektor

We No Speak Americano -- Yolanda Be Cool

Laughing With a Mouth of Blood -- St. Vincent

Mechanical Lullaby -- Coraline Soundtrack

Louder Than Thunder -- The Devil Wears Prada

Where Do My Bluebird Fly? -- The Tallest Man on Earth

Tiger Mountain Peasant Song -- First Aid Kit

From the Mouth of Gabriel -- Sufjan Stevens

Enchanting Ghost -- Sufjan Stevens

Come With Me -- CEO

Mono Desire -- Manu Delago

Idumea -- Cold Mountain Soundtrack

You Will Be My Ain True Love -- Cold Mountain Soundtrack

Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over -- Jack White

Allllllright, think that's enough?

And the thing is, each of those songs has such specific memories tied to them that doing this made me recount my entire school experience so far this year, which was really weird.

Enjoy.

-Boop