May 3, 2009
How To: Engage a stranger, if of course, that stranger, is a robot.
Photo: Laura Bentley
This marks the beginning of a new series of posts under the title of “How To:_____“. Instructional playlists for the most important events in your life. For this post I bring one of the most important moments in a person’s life, meeting up with a Robot. Remember when you met a robot? Was there a soundtrack in the background to enhance the experience? No? Figured as much. Here’s where I come in and help you enhance those lively, unforgetable moments that should go down in our hearts in all 5 senses.
I was sitting by my window early this morning going over images in my head, over and over, like a slideshow, and the image above hit a note, I’d seen it the other day while looking for visual stimuli. That of course led me to fantasize about a meeting with that charismatic little fellow, which inevitably lead to me searching my iTunes for songs that would accomodate the moment, which inexplicably led me to the kitchen with a sudden urge for tuna fish and rice, but that’s another story altogther. At first I could not decide between if I wanted this robot to bounce up and down at a pulsating electronic dance mix, with his halogen eyes beating to an hypnotizing bass line, his arms flying all krump style or stretch out his arms in warm glitch sounds, the lights in his chest slowly turning on and off, like breathing. I guess I had to stick with neutral territory.
I’d love to receive suggestions from you guys on themes for these How To playlists.
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01. Pornophonique – Sad Robot
(8-bit lagerfeuer, 2007)
02. I Monster – Hey Mrs. (Glamour Puss Mix)
(Neveroddoreven, 2005)
03. Air – How does it make you feel?
(10,000 Hz Legend, 2001)
04. Japanese Seizure Robots- Alone in A Crowded Room (Extended Version)
(Knobtweakers Best of 2005, 2005)
05. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - Half Ghost
(Twinkle Echo, 2003)
06. I am a Robot and Proud – Places We’re Trying to Find
(The Electricity In Your House Wants to Sing, 2006)
07. Prefuse73 – Página 5
(Reads the Books EP, 2005)
08. Larvae – Raindelay
(Dead Weight, 2006)
Such a lovely and good blog! Love your style and picks, greetings from Germany
“How to survive to love in internet times”
Maybe the sentence has some english error somewhere… don’t know (lol)
Today in the afternoon I was listening the track’s on casiotone’s myspace… strange…
Great playlist LOW! I also like the picture.
‘How to dream with a soundtrack’ will be my question. I’d love to hear what you’d play in your head while dreaming, if you could choose the playlist.
also, on a lighter subject: ‘How to cook a perfect dinner for two?’
Greetings! Keep up.
I like it. Be Human by Scott Matthew would also fit in this playlist great.
that is my favourite AIR song. i am happy with this robot theme playlist, great job LOW
i say HOW TO FORGET ABOUT AN EMBARASSING / HUMILIATING EXPERIENCE
:D
Thanks alot people! I’ve written down all of your suggestions on my Winnie Pooh notepad! Oh I’ve got some great ideas!!
you’re a cyborg … but that’s OK.
John Paul Young: Love is in the air. Because of Wall eeeeeeeee haha.
this blog rocks! (from france).
Perhaps this theme should expand into the practical? Like:
How to win at cards
How to repair a VW Beetle
How to impress at a job interview
Etc.
Will the ugly robot win the pretty robot’s heart? I can’t waaaiiiittt…..
“How to watch clouds when your stuck in the city”
“How to burn bridges while the towns already on fire”
haha those are great ;]
Such a great post!
Have you ever heard this playlist?
http://www.moteldemoka.com/2008/06/25/almost-casio-pop/
I think I did a good job… isn’t it? ;)
How To: Analyze One’s Thoughs To The Point of Regression
How To: Successfully Drive From Eastport, Maine to Newburyport, MA
How To: Witness The Design of Today
How To: Tell Your Best Friend His Favorite Band Sucks Without Sounding Like A Complete Dick
How To: Explain To People Why You Haven’t Seen “Marley & Me” Yet Without Sounding Insensitive
or somehing like that.
good mix!
Jaja se supone que el tema del post lo deben dar las canciones cuyo nombre se refiera a los robots, nada tiene que ver que el nombre de la banda contenga la palabra “robot”.
love prefuse reads … so glad youre back
Re: Japanese Seizure Robots – Is Knobtweakers Best of 2005 electronic mix still available anywhere? The site was down last I checked :(
A variation on Tyler G.’s: How to See/Find Stars in the City Sky
Amazing blog ;D
A nice list. However, you seem to have forgotten The Aliens “Robot Man”. Hot Chip does a nice remix of the song, too.
Saludos!
How To: Fly Underwater
this is a wonderful wonderful little mix here; i’ll be visiting again
Love the Prefuse 73 track – great mix of live music and beats.