Q-Rated Mixtape 1135

{un}Easy Listening: 
an autonomically-generated
daily hourlong assortment

• Stephen Gunzenhauser: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Prokofiev: Symphony #1 In D, Op. 25, "Classical" - Allegro, 0:00
    
• Johann Johannsson, Salfraedingur, 4:17
    
• Lil Wayne, She's A Ryder, 8:06
    
• Afro 70, Hasara Ya Moto, 13:04
    
• Van Dyke Parks, Come To The Sunshine (edit), 17:18
    
• Ciccolini, Aldo (Piano), Satie: Sports et divertissements: 13. Les courses, 19:48
    
• Charles Mackerras: London Symphony Orchestra, Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Act 2: Sc. 14 - Pas De Deux: Dance Of The Prince & The Sugar-Plum Fairy, 20:08
    
• The Carter Family, Don't Forget This Song, 25:17
    
• Cut Copy, Far Away (The Golden Filter Remix), 28:02
    
• Pallers, The Kiss, 33:29
    
• The Selecter, Street Feeling, 39:08
    
• Edward Wickham: The Clerks' Group, Ockeghem: Missa Mim - Mi, Kyrie, 42:22
    
• Earl King, No City Like New Orleans, 44:42
    
• Zap Mama, Illioi, 49:16
    
• Plastic People of the Universe, P.F., 54:51
    

59:51

songs and most images link to album/web source

XGAU FRIDAY 155

Randomized selections from a very incomplete (yet pretty large) playlist of Robert Christgau’s Honorable-Mention mentions and Choice-Cut choices, also from reviews mostly of albums receiving less than an A-Minus (A-grade albums being best heard whole) as well as other singling out, Dean's List singles, or even faint praise from other pieces or places, especially Additional Consumer News.

• Youssou N'Dour & Le Super Etoile De Dakar, Nelson Mandela (Live), 0:00
    
• The Modern Lovers, I'm Straight, 7:21
    
• Heart, Bad Animals, 13:53
    
• Bob Seger, The Ring, 18:47
    
• Brother D & Collective Effort, How You Gonna Make the Black Nation Rise, 24:22
    
• Adele, Hello, 30:14
    
• Chuck Prophet, Let Freedom Ring, 35:09
    
• Mud Boy & the Neutrons, Money Talks, 38:25
    
• NOFX, Cheese/Where's My Slice, 44:33
    
• Shemekia Copeland, Steamy Windows, 46:50
    
• Lou Reed, The Kids, 51:54
    
• Gomez, Whippin' Picadilly, 56:20
    

59:31
artist links to Xgau / song links to album/image links to album