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The lineup logic, the song notes, and the things I want you to hear, saved one session at a time.

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Dusky slow burn lane / fresh currentPlaylist noteJul 28, 20261:24 PMOpen set

People of the Sun (Live, Mexico City, Mexico, October 28, 1999) is the thesis, and Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor Op.2 - I. Allegro con Brio is the answer waiting on deck.

Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor Op.2 - I. Allegro con Brio by Mari Kodama off Beethoven. Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 3 (2008) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor Op.2 - I. Allegro con Brio is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
People of the Sun (Live, Mexico City, Mexico, October 28, 1999)
Rage Against The Machine
Evil Empire · 1996 · Pop, Rock
Programming
Open set

Mr Rassy is shaping the next turn from the records already on the deck.

Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor Op.2 - I. Allegro con Brio · fullSpoonman · full
Lineup note
People of the Sun (Live, Mexico City, Mexico, October 28, 1999) into Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor Op.2 - I. Allegro con Brio

Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor Op.2 - I. Allegro con Brio by Mari Kodama off Beethoven. Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 3 (2008) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
Evil Empire · 1996

Hearing it against Evil Empire matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. People of the Sun (Live, Mexico City, Mexico, October 28, 1999) by Rage Against The Machine off Evil Empire (1996) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Rage Against The Machine, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for
What to catch in the arrangement

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor Op.2 - I. Allegro con Brio by Mari Kodama off Beethoven. Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 3 (2008) instead of crowding the next move.

Rage Against The MachineMari KodamaSatiePop, RockClassicalAlternative Rockdusky slow burn lane / fresh currentdaybreakfresh currentPop, Rock
Session map
3 stored song notes
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People of the Sun (Live, Mexico City, Mexico, October 28, 1999)
Rage Against The Machine
Why it fits

Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor Op.2 - I. Allegro con Brio by Mari Kodama off Beethoven. Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 3 (2008) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Evil Empire matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. People of the Sun (Live, Mexico City, Mexico, October 28, 1999) by Rage Against The Machine off Evil Empire (1996) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Rage Against The Machine, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor Op.2 - I. Allegro con Brio by Mari Kodama off Beethoven. Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 3 (2008) instead of crowding the next move.

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Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor Op.2 - I. Allegro con Brio
Mari Kodama
Full play
Why it fits

Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor Op.2 - I. Allegro con Brio by Mari Kodama off Beethoven. Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 3 (2008) stays related to People of the Sun (Live, Mexico City, Mexico, October 28, 1999) by Rage Against The Machine off Evil Empire (1996) through classical, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the sequence needs a record that can keep moving and still leave detail behind. It leaves Croquis Et Agaceries D'un Gros Bonhomme En Bois: Danse Maigre (À La Manière De Ces Messieurs) by Satie off Complete Piano Works, Volume 6 (1994) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

1, 2, 3 matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor Op.2 - I. 1, 2, 3 (2008), it reads as part of a larger album world instead of a stray file in the crate. Piano Sonatas Nos.

Listen for

Listen for the point where the record suddenly feels larger than the speakers and starts changing the shape of the room. Notice how it hands the weight to Croquis Et Agaceries D'un Gros Bonhomme En Bois: Danse Maigre (À La Manière De Ces Messieurs) by Satie off Complete Piano Works, Volume 6 (1994) instead of crowding the next move.

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Croquis Et Agaceries D'un Gros Bonhomme En Bois: Danse Maigre (À La Manière De Ces Messieurs)
Satie
Why it fits

Croquis Et Agaceries D'un Gros Bonhomme En Bois: Danse Maigre (À La Manière De Ces Messieurs) by Satie off Complete Piano Works, Volume 6 (1994) stays related to Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor Op.2 - I. Allegro con Brio by Mari Kodama off Beethoven. Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 3 (2008) through classical, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the sequence needs a record that can keep moving and still leave detail behind.

Track context

Hearing it against Complete Piano Works, Volume 6 matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Croquis Et Agaceries D'un Gros Bonhomme En Bois: Danse Maigre (À La Manière De Ces Messieurs) by Satie off Complete Piano Works, Volume 6 (1994) earns its place when the turn needs shape, contrast, and enough detail to keep the next move honest. On Complete Piano Works, Volume 6 (1994), it reads as part of a larger album world instead of a stray file in the crate. Hearing it against Complete Piano Works, Volume 6 matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single.

Listen for

Listen for the point where the record suddenly feels larger than the speakers and starts changing the shape of the room.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor Op.2 - I. Allegro con Brio by Mari Kodama off Beethoven. Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 3 (2008). 1, 2, 3 matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor Op.2 - I. The transition is earning its place instead of skating by on vibe. The request line is whispering "I need a dusky slow-burn lane with warm low end tonight.".

Dusky slow burn lane / first light hushPlaylist noteJul 28, 20268:09 AM

Xtal is the thesis, and Bombtrack (Live at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - April 1993) is the answer waiting on deck.

Xtal by Aphex Twin off Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992) opens space, decay, and atmosphere without letting the air go limp. It leaves Bombtrack (Live at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - April 1993) by Rage Against The Machine off Live & Rare (2022) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. Bombtrack (Live at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - April 1993) is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Xtal
Aphex Twin
Selected Ambient Works 85-92 · 1992 · electronic, ambient, experimental
Lineup note
Xtal into Bombtrack (Live at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - April 1993)

Xtal by Aphex Twin off Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992) opens space, decay, and atmosphere without letting the air go limp. It leaves Bombtrack (Live at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - April 1993) by Rage Against The Machine off Live & Rare (2022) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
Selected Ambient Works 85-92 · 1992

Hearing it against Selected Ambient Works 85-92 matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Xtal by Aphex Twin off Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992) opens space, decay, and atmosphere without letting the air go limp. On Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992), it reads as part of a larger album world instead of a stray file in the crate. The detail is in the air around the sound as much as in the notes themselves: sustain, echo, and how long each element hangs before the next one arrives.

Listen for
What to catch in the arrangement

Listen for the negative space: tails, echoes, and the way the sound keeps moving even when the surface feels still. Notice how it hands the weight to Bombtrack (Live at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - April 1993) by Rage Against The Machine off Live & Rare (2022) instead of crowding the next move.

Aphex TwinRage Against The MachineWolfgang Amadeus Mozartelectronic, ambient, experimentalPop, RockClassicaldusky slow burn lane / first-light hushblue hourfirst-light hushelectronic, ambient, experimental
Session map
3 stored song notes
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Xtal
Aphex Twin
Why it fits

Xtal by Aphex Twin off Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992) opens space, decay, and atmosphere without letting the air go limp. It leaves Bombtrack (Live at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - April 1993) by Rage Against The Machine off Live & Rare (2022) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Selected Ambient Works 85-92 matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Xtal by Aphex Twin off Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992) opens space, decay, and atmosphere without letting the air go limp. On Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992), it reads as part of a larger album world instead of a stray file in the crate. The detail is in the air around the sound as much as in the notes themselves: sustain, echo, and how long each element hangs before the next one arrives.

Listen for

Listen for the negative space: tails, echoes, and the way the sound keeps moving even when the surface feels still. Notice how it hands the weight to Bombtrack (Live at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - April 1993) by Rage Against The Machine off Live & Rare (2022) instead of crowding the next move.

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Bombtrack (Live at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - April 1993)
Rage Against The Machine
Why it fits

Bombtrack (Live at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - April 1993) by Rage Against The Machine off Live & Rare (2022) stays related to Xtal by Aphex Twin off Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992) through pop, rock, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Ii. Kyrie (Reconstruction of Requiem Performance at Mozart's Funeral, 1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart off Requiem: Reconstruction of First Performance (2014) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Live & Rare matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Bombtrack (Live at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - April 1993) by Rage Against The Machine off Live & Rare (2022) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Rage Against The Machine, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Ii. Kyrie (Reconstruction of Requiem Performance at Mozart's Funeral, 1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart off Requiem: Reconstruction of First Performance (2014) instead of crowding the next move.

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Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Ii. Kyrie (Reconstruction of Requiem Performance at Mozart's Funeral, 1791)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Why it fits

Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Ii. Kyrie (Reconstruction of Requiem Performance at Mozart's Funeral, 1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart off Requiem: Reconstruction of First Performance (2014) stays related to Bombtrack (Live at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - April 1993) by Rage Against The Machine off Live & Rare (2022) through classical, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the sequence needs a record that can keep moving and still leave detail behind.

Track context

Hearing it against Requiem: Reconstruction of First Performance matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Kyrie (Reconstruction of Requiem Performance at Mozart's Funeral, 1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart off Requiem: Reconstruction of First Performance (2014) earns its place when the turn needs shape, contrast, and enough detail to keep the next move honest. On Requiem: Reconstruction of First Performance (2014), it reads as part of a larger album world instead of a stray file in the crate. Hearing it against Requiem: Reconstruction of First Performance matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single.

Listen for

Listen for the point where the record suddenly feels larger than the speakers and starts changing the shape of the room.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Bombtrack (Live at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - April 1993) by Rage Against The Machine off Live & Rare (2022). Hearing it against Live & Rare matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Bombtrack (Live at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN - April 1993) by Rage Against The Machine off Live & Rare (2022) stays related to Xtal by Aphex Twin off Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992) through pop, rock, but changes the pocket enough to matter. The transition is earning its place instead of skating by on vibe. The request line is whispering "I need a dusky slow-burn lane with warm low end tonight.".