Story-themed Music Mixes

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The first to be posted here, though not the first to be made, is Jason's iPod (GM143), an altern-rock brew of young male hormones.

Tracklist:

01. Led Zeppelin: "Whole Lotta Love"
02. Pearl Jam: "Evenflow"
03. Soundgarden: "Jesus Christ Pose"
04. Jane's Addiction: "Just Because"
05. Nirvana: "Lithium"
06. A Perfect Circle: "Pet"
07. Metallica: "The Unforgiven III"
08. Porcupine Tree: "Halo"
09. K's Choice: "Believe"
10. Seether: "Sold Me"
11. Muse: "Supermassive Black Hole"
12. Rush: "Ghost Rider"
13. Hester Pryne: "Love Myself"
14. Gin Blossoms: "Hey Jealousy"
15. Fountains Of Wayne: "Stacy's Mom"
16. James: "Laid"
17. Dodgy: "So Let Me Go Far" [Remix]
18. Nine Inch Nails: "Terrible Lie"
19. Faith No More: "Epic"

[Aedh]

This one is themed for Jason's stepmom, Candee, who's only about eight years older than him. She's definitely into the energetic trancey-dancey stuff: Candee's Disco Party (Virtual)[/u] (GM142).

Tracklist:

01. Rank 1: "Breathing" [Airwave 2003 Remix]
02. Darren Tate: "Let The Light Shine In"
03. Veracocha: "Carte Blanche" [Original version]
04. System F: "Out Of The Blue" [Original 12" Mix]
05. Kelly Llorenna: "Heart Of Gold" [Flip & Fill Mix]
06. Sylver: "Hold Me In Your Arms" [Trance Mix]
07. Flip & Fill: "Field Of Dreams"
08. Angelic: "It's My Turn"
09. Oceanlab: "Clear Blue Water" [Ferry Corsten Remix]
10. Cor Fijneman ft Jan Johnston: "Venus" [DJ Tiesto Remix]
11. 4 Strings: "Sunrise" [Full Vocal Trance Mix]
12. Fragma: "You Are Alive" [extended version]
13. Tiesto & Ferry Corsten: "Dreamtime"
14. Aurora: "Ordinary World" [Above & Beyond Remix]

[Aedh]

This is the official mix for Ralna. Since I was at first planning only two discs of NMAL theme music, the first for Ralna and the second for everyone else, I named this Murder & Lust: The Official Soundtrack, Vol. 1 (GM138).

Tracklist:

01. Delerium ft Kirsty Hawkshaw: "Fleeting Instant"
02. Kosheen: "Not Enough Love"
03. Hybrid: "Dreaming Your Dreams"
04. Infinity: "Can You Hear"
05. Ian Van Dahl: "Inspiration"
06. Juno Reactor ft Traci Lords: "Fallen Angel"
07. KMFDM: "Blackball"
08. Pzychobitch: "Breakdown"
09. Infusion: "Legacy" [Junkle XL Mix]
10. Claire Voyant: "Lolite (Trancelite)"
11. New Order: "Guilt Is A Useless Emotion" [Mac Quayle Vocal Mix]
12. Industrial Monk: "Audi Dulcis Amica Mea"
13. Blank & Jones: "Desire"
14. MIDIval PunditZ: "Ali"
15. The Sisters Of Mercy: "Lucretia My Reflection"

[Aedh]

This mix, Murder & Lust: The Official Soundtrack, Vol. 2[/u] (GM137), was as noted above originally meant to cover everyone but Ralna. Certainly track 1 is Rhys' and 17 is Vartan's, and others have to do with events rather than charas. But that was done before I'd begun to write, and since then my concepts have evolved and become more complex. Mixes specially for Rhys and Vartan are coming. This is still just a good general NMAL theme mix though, mostly because of its attenuation to events and general mood.

Tracklist:

01. Omar Faruk Tekbilek: "Moment Of Doubt"
02. kidneythieves: "Arsenal"
03. Bill Laswell/Material: "Black Light"
04. Razed In Black: "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
05. Sirusho & Sofi Mxeyan: "Arjani e"
06. The Gathering: "Even The Spirits Are Afraid"
07. Genesis: "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" [LP version]
08. Doro: "Brutal And Effective"
09. Bloodflowerz: "Damaged Promises"
10. Syntax: "Message"
11. Curve: "Coming Up Roses"
12. Theatre Of Tragedy: "Siren"
13. Anna Tsuchiya: "Lovin' You"
14. Haifa Wehbe: "Rajab"
15. Juno Reactor & Don Davis: "Navras"
16. Delerium: "Flatlands"
17. Natalie Merchant: "Sympathy For The Devil" [Live]

[Aedh]

This is the original soundtrack themed for CeCe, the earlier version of Ralna in the original story that NMAL grew out of. I'd say it's still a good mix for her, so I'm including it: CeCe's Disco Party[/u] (GM084).

Tracklist:

01. Title redacted for legal reasons.
02. Chicane: "Saltwater" [Original version]
03. Hybrid: "If I Survive" [CeCe Edit]
04. Kylie Minogue: "On A Night Like This"
05. Jessica Simpson: "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)"
06. Abigail: "Constant Craving"
07. Elena Paparizou: "Follow Me (Oti theleis)"
08. DJ Melodie: "Silent Heart"
09. Flip & Fill: "Shooting Star" [Original version]
10. BT ft Jan Johnston: "Sunblind"
11. Kate Ryan: "Desenchantee"
12. Jessy: "Silent Tears" [Radio edit]
13. Non Stop: "Haluan Saalistaa" [LP version]
14. Delerium ft Rani: "Underwater" [Above & Beyond Mix]
15. Ashley Jade: "Let Me Be Your Fantasy" [Flip & Fill Remix]
16. Dominion: "Lost Without You" [Human Movements Solitary Mix]
17. Title redacted for legal reasons.
18. Bassomatic: "Fascinating Rhythm" [CeCe Dub]
19. Alana Dante: "Disco Suppa Girl" [CeCe Edit]

[Aedh]

Now officially available, due to to popular demand ... Jason's iPod 2 (GM144) ... the softer, more thoughtful side of this young man. Perhaps he may be redeemed by love in the end.

Tracklist:

01. U2: "Where The Streets Have No Name"
02. Coldplay: "Clocks"
03. Idlewild: "American English"
04. Rufus Wainwright: "California"
05. Guided By Voices: "Hold On Hope"
06. Cracker: "Low"
07. Keane: "Somewhere Only We Know"
08. Ronan Keating: "When You Say Nothing At All"
09. Embrace: "Near Life"
10. Triumvirat: "I Believe"
11. Saybia: "Come On Closer"
12. Radiohead: "Just"
13. Green Day: "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams"
14. Nickelback: "Savin' Me"
15. Eels: "P.S. You Rock My World"
16. Lighthouse: "Everything"
17. X-Japan: "Crucify My Love"

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Themed for Taylor, the working girl, who loves to dance to retro-pop ... and has a real "taste" for men: Taylor's Dance Party (GM140).

Tracklist:

01. Monica: "So Gone"
02. Jessy: "Stuck On You"
03. Elena Paparizou: "Protereotita"
04. Sarolta Zalatnay: "Fekete beat"
05. Jessica Simpson: "Woman In Me"
06. Kristine W: "If Only You Knew"
07. Paula Abdul: "Straight Up"
08. Britney Spears: "Can't Make You Love Me"
09. Jane Child: "Don't Wanna Fall In Love"
10. Janet Jackson: "Miss You Much"
11. Sirusho: "I Can't Control It"
12. Cristina Aguilera: "Fighter"
13. Ekova: "Temoine"
14. Jennifer Lopez: "Do It Well"
15. Cover Girls: "Show Me"
16. Expose: "Extra Extra"
17. Wendy & Lisa: "Waterfall"
18. TikTak: "Lopeta"
19. Bardeux: "Now Or Never"
20. Madonna: "Express Yourself"

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A mix that is definitely David's. It was created long before I began to write, but as I wrote and thought about a mix for him, I realised that there could be no better one than this: Rock Out[/u] (GM003).

Tracklist:

01. The Sisters Of Mercy: "Dominion"
02. Metallica: "Disposable Heroes"
03. Ministry: "New World Order"
04. Caspar Broetzmann Massaker: "Massaker"
05. Soundgarden: "Into The Void"
06. Godflesh: "Perfect Skin (Dub)"
07. The Cure: "Watching Me Fall"
08. Mastodon: "Hearts Alive"

[Aedh]

Here's another mix, suitable for Vonda, the transplanted Texas gal. Unlike the original title, she's not a Homewrecker[/u] (GM027)--well, maybe not, anyway. You think you know someone ... ya know?

Tracklist:

01. Loretta Lynn: "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin'"
02. Alison Krauss & Union Station: "The Lucky One"
03. Faith Hill: "Mississippi Girl"
04. Shannon Curfman: "Few And Far Between"
05. Carrie Underwood: "Before He Cheats"
06. Gretchen Wilson: "Homewrecker"
07. Bonnie Raitt: "Runaway"
08. Mary Chapin-Carpenter: "I Feel Lucky"
09. Leanne Rimes: "Nothin 'bout Love Makes Sense"
10. Matraca Berg: "That Train Don't Run"
11. Dixie Chicks: "There's Your Trouble"
12. Kathy Mattea: "Walking Away A Winner"
13. Emmylou Harris: "Two More Bottles Of Wine"
14. Lisa Brokop: "Give Me A Ring Sometime"
15. Miranda Lambert: "I Can't Be Bothered"
16. Shania Twain: "Man! I Feel Like A Woman"
17. Trisha Yearwood: "She's An American Girl"
18. The Judds: "Rockin' With The Rhythm"
19. K. T. Oslin: "Younger Men"
20. Patty Loveless: "Blame It On Your ... Heart"
21. Sara Evans: "The Great Unknown"
22. Juice Newton: "Queen Of Hearts"
23: Samantha Fox: "Spirit Of America"

[Aedh]

This one, like the preceding two, wasn't specially made for the story, but fits a certain character well. Merilee considers herself, along with John, to be a Weapon Of Good[/u] (GM053). Whether or not that's true, well, we'll just have to go on and find out eh?

Tracklist:

01. Solvei Friis Larsen: "Starting Now"
02. Twila Paris: "I Am Not Afraid Anymore"
03. Trace Balin: "All I Wanna Do"
04. Carolyn Arends: "Do What You Do"
05. Lindsey Jaye: "Love Is"
06. The Aurora: "Turn It Around"
07. Joy Williams: "New Day"
08. Michelle Tumes: "Feel"
09. BeBe & CeCe Winans: "You"
10. Lisa Bevill: "Chaperone"
11. KarenLeigh: "Ring-A-Ling"
12. Kim Boyce: "Weapon Of Good"
13. Kristine W: "Song Lives On"
14. Margaret Becker: "Soul Tattoo"
15. Susan Ashton: "Agree To Disagree"
16. Nichole Nordeman: "Never Loved You More"
17. Nicol Smith: "Great Big Car"
18. Leslie Phillips: "Hourglass"
19. Rachel Rachel: "You Comfort Me"
20. Gretchen: "Inclined"

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This mix is the Urquelle of the whole project. At one point in my career, I got turned on to high-energy club music, and I decided to make a mix of it. At the end of listening to it the first time around, I thought to myself: "Who could dance to this for 79 minutes nonstop? You'd have to be some kind of ... machine!"

At the same time I was hanging out--as I still do--on the Equilibrium movie fansite, so I had that in mind. And then I came across the story of a young teacher who had been convicted of a flagrant sex crime (think 'Sense-Offense' as our society currently conceives it), and whose lawyers were trying to get her a suspended sentence on the argument that "she's too beautiful to go to jail."

These three things combined to create the witches' brew that was the original Cyber-Cleric story, which--with its accompanying video--is the basis for NMAL. While CeCe/Ralna was born out of this, the mix is really suitable for Holly, who, like the music, is gripped with stupendous physical drive. She must use something very like Project XD-3 ... Activate![/u] (GM070) as a workout mix; if I had it to do all over again, I'd name this one "Holly's iPod."

Tracklist:

01. Paul Oakenfold: "Hypnotised" [Deepsky's Reaktor Radio Remix]
02. Non Stop: "Valkeaan Puutarhaan"
03. Fragma: "How Do You Feel" [Cyber Trance Remix]
04. Alana Dante: "Disco Suppa Girl" [original version]
05. Sheila Chandra: "The Awakening"
06. Oceanlab: "Satellite"
07. Groove Coverage: "Moonlight Shadow" [extended mix]
08. Blue Amazon: "No Other Love"
09. Li Kwan: "Point Zero"
10. Boogie Pimps: "Somebody To Love" [Ian Knowles Remix]
11. DJ Melodie: "Falling"
12. Ian Van Dahl: "Castles In The Sky" [Wippenberg Club Mix]
13. Carbon: "Shelter Me" [Rio Klein Remix]
14. Tiesto, Montana, & Storm: "Sparkles" [Magikal Remake]
15. Flip & Fill: "Six Days"
16. Dana Rayne: "Flying High" [Northstarz Extended Mix]
17. Cloud 99: "Fairytale" [Divine Inspiration Remix]
18. Westbam: "Celebration Generation" [Maximal Mix]

(By the way, the teacher did wind up going to jail after all.)

[Aedh]

Weapon Of Evil[/u] (GM078) is a mix suitable for Leonard and his allies, though not perhaps exactly what one would find in his own iPod. Nevertheless it reflects the mood around him and would certainly be popular in places where he holds sway. Call it the 'general Bad Guys mix.' More Leonard themes will crop up in "Among The Ruins," which is a mix in process.

Tracklist:

01. Deep Space Bass: "Ignition"
02. Delerium: "Temptaton"
03. Gus Gus: "Gun"
04. Tapping The Vein: "The Ledge"
05. Stabbing Westward: "Haunting Me"
06. Masterlast: "Whore Myself"
07. Leaves' Eyes: "Elegy"
08. Doro: "Tie Me Up" [Hard And Fast Mix]
09. The 69 Eyes: "Dance D'Amour"
10. Pzychobitch: "Face In Your Hand"
11. Skinny Puppy: "Optimised"
12. Abigail: "Don't You Wanna Know"
13. Underworld: "Dark And Long" [Dark Train Mix]
14. Nitzer Ebb: "Murderous" [Razormaid Mix]
15. Hanzyl Und Gretyl: "SS Deathstar Supergalaktik"
16. Industrial Monk: "Kyrie"

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This is a very special one, long planned, for the 150th, a three-hour Overdose Hypermix. It was to be called "Holodomor," but out of respect for the victims of that (real-world) horror I decided to leave that name to them, and name it "Among The Ruins" instead. It's not themed to NMAL directly, but rather to the ancient story of which it is a retelling, the Phoenician myth of Baal, Mot, and Anath. Because one mix of 355 MB would take forever to upload--and download--I'm putting it up in its three 'chapters,' which will each fit on one audio CD, with its final 'epilogue' track also given. A little iTunes manipulation will give you the same effect as if it were one track on your iPod.

Tracklist:

Part One--Baal

01. Gyütö Tantric College: "Mahakala (Great Invocation)"
02. Anon, 13th c./Slavyanka Men's Chorus: "Blazhen muzh"
03. Vaughan Willams/New Zealand SO: "Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis"
04. Penderecki/Oregon Bach Festival & Choir: "Et in spiritum sanctum/Et vitam venturi saeculi"
05. Sibelius/Halle Orchestra: "Finlandia"
06. Verdi/Callas: "La luce langue" [from 'Macbeth']

Part Two--Mot

07. Barber/Baltimore SO: "Adagio For Strings"
08. After Forever: "Eccentric" [Orchestral version]
09. Lunatica: "Silent Scream"
10. Takeshi Miura: "Induction"
11. Nine Inch Nails: "A Warm Place"
12. Hybrid ft Judie Tzuke: "Falling Down"
13. E.S. Posthumus: "Nara"
14. Allegri/King's College Choir: "Miserere me Deus" [Edit]
15. Gorecki/Lira Chamber Chorus: "Wisla moja, Wisla szara"
16. Anne Dudley: "From Darkness To Light"
17. Stream Of Passion: "Wherever You Are"
18. Goldenthal/London SO: "Dead Rain"

Part Three--Anath

19. Pärt/Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir: "Ode I" [from 'Kanon Pokajanen']
20. Novospassky Monastery Choir: "Processional Znamennïy Chant"
21. Catoire/Harrogate Ladies' College Chapel Choir: "Lux aeterna"
22. Bach/J-P. Brosse: "Kyrie Gott, heiliger Geist"
23. Sengir: "Disbelief"
24. Ekova: "In My Prime"
25. Clint Mansell: "Aeternal" [Oakenfold Remix]
26. Enigma: "Beyond The Invisible"
27. Jessy: "Dancing In The Dark" [Acoustic version]
28. Tangerine Dream: "Sequent C"
29. Balligomingo: "Lost"
30. Title redacted for legal reasons.
31. Eric Clapton/Michael Kamen: "Northmoor"

Epilogue

32. Delerium: "Eternal Odyssey"

[Aedh]

The Book Of John[/u] is an unusual mix, themed for that unusual young man, meant to give a taste of the contents of his head at various times during a typical day.

Tracklist:

01. Mew: "Start"
02. Tangerine Dream: "Sequent 'C'"
03. Cocteau Twins: "This Love"
04. Sigur Rós: "Takk"
05. David Bowie feat. Maynard James Keenan & John Frusciante: "Bring Me The Disco King [Loner Mix]"
06. Jan Garbarek, Kim Kashkashian & Manu Katché : "Cloud Of Unknowing"
07. Sia: "Paranoid Android"
08. Trio Medieval: "Regina caeli"
09. William Orbit: "Piece In The Old Style I"
10. Collide: "Crushed [5AM Heavenly Mix]"
11. GusGus: "Hold You [Hermigervill Rmx]"
12. Toonami: "Walking Stick"
13. Trio from the Convent of the Holy Trinity of Korez: "Thy Bridal Chamber I Behold Decked"
14. Muse: "Micro Cuts"
15. Deathstars: "Virtue To Vice"
16. Diamanda Galas: "Untitled [Plague Mass 11]"
17. Celldweller: "Frozen [Ayria Remix]"
18. Filo & Peri vs Corvin Dalek: "Interlewd With The Devil"
19. Android Lust: "Amnion"
20. Evanescence: "Whisper"
21. The Cure: "End"

[Aedh]

Mona's iPod[/u] is themed for that dark and complex woman. Who knows which side she's really on? Does she even know herself?

01. Full Blown Rose: "In The Air Tonight"
02. Collide: "Predator" [Final Mix]
03. Enigma: "Hell's Heaven"
04. Alanis Morrissette: "Crazy"
05. Pzycho Bitch: "Wake Up"
06. Doro "Ceremony" [Die Krupps Remix]
07. Lady Gaga "I Like It Rough"
08. Balligomingo: "Sweet Allure" [Cirrus Remix]
09. Delerium: "Truly" (ft. Nerina Pallot)
10. Conjure One: "Tears From The Moon" [Hybrid Terrace Dub]
11. Juno Reactor: "Biot Messiah"
12. Evoke: "Arms Of Loren" [Nip n Tuck Original Mix]
13. Kosheen: "Catch" [Ferry Corsten Remix]
14. Cosmic Gate: "Ultracurve"
15. The Crystal Method: "She's My Pusher"
16. Overseer: "Supermoves"
17. Theatre Of Tragedy: "Let You Down" [Rico Darum & Superdead Remix]