So we come to the end of my summer in Copenhagen, a city where the main drag is named after a writer of fairy tales and the main attraction is the world’s oldest funfair. Every bicycle carries a Rapunzel and every bureau a Rumpelstiltsken. Caught up in this world of childlike fancy, I was inspired to make a mix that yearns for long-lost dreamworlds of gilded youth. There is something about a country without topography – everyone is equal and there ain’t a hill in sight – that makes sehnsucht (that untranslatable concept) all the more poignant. We are earthbound worms longing for the stars.
Desolation Theme – Nordine, Frisell & Horvitz
Amalia – Dinky
The Micro Disneycal World Tour – Cornelius
Blanche Neige (Kinder Cut) – dOP
Swiss Glide – Michna
Moon River – Como Carousel
Luchin – Chica & The Folder
The Snow Queen – Vikki Jackman
The Fine Art of Poisoning – Jill Tracy
Maybes – Mount Kimbie
Twin Lake – Arve Henriksen
Chim Chim Cheree – The Postelfonia
The Tinderbox – Our Sleepless Forest
Foller (Zan Lyons Remix) – Various Production
Die Glückliche Familie – Christian Al-Kadi
Weer Alle Sind Qualle – Felix Kubin
Sugar Plum Fairy Coda (Recoda) – DJ BC
March On Swan Lake – Tomas Barfod & Fredski
White Rabbit – Noveller
Blinkende Stjerne – Kontext
Inchworm – Danny Kaye
Shoals – Taylor Deupree
Wish Upon a Star – Ringo Starr
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Bravo! Very satisfying. Just how I want to remember my childhood
ReplyDeleteGod I love this mix. That version of Moon River is like one of my earliest memories, of being about three years old and being taken to the Long Marsden steam fair. There was a steam powered organ that looked about twenty stories tall covered with brilliantly painted moving figures, my mum had a real job shifting me once I'd found that. When I listen to this I can actually smell toffee apples
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