Liner Notes for my 2012 Mix Exchange CD
Because it's easier in the age of the Internet to put the liner notes here than try to stuff them in the CD sleeve.
I finally decided to honor a favorite writer who has recently left us.
MARS WEEPS: A RAY BRADBURY TRIBUTE
1. At Sunrise--The Themes
Opening with a natural scene.
2. Pure Imagination--Gene Wilder
Welcome to the candy factory of fantasy writing. Bright colors, tempting flavors; but there are dangers too, and lessons to be learned.
3. Ahmran (Song of the Winds)--Leaves' Eyes
Mostly here because it's pretty.
4. Rocket Boogie--Pete Johnson
"R Is For Rocket".
5. Ascent--Richard Shindell
Sometimes what happens to the protagonists just doesn't make sense to them.
6. Teenagers From Mars--The Nutley Brass
"And staring back at them, they saw the Martians."
7. Blood Like Lemonade--Morcheeba
Some of Bradbury's stories get a little gruesome.
8. Carnival--Tempest
Not quite as disturbing as Mr. Dark's carnival in "Something Wicked This Way Comes" but twisted nonetheless.
9. The World Has Gone Insane--Anthony Warlow
How Guy Montag feels about two-thirds of the way into "Fahrenheit 451."
10. Time's Scar--Yasunori Mitsuda
The theme of a game about divergent timelines for "A Sound of Thunder."
11. Under the Blasted Oak--George Formby
Ray Bradbury had a sense of humor too.
12. Creeping Misterioso--Lan Adomian
Lurking horror.
13. Smallville Pastorale--Rudy Schrager
Bradbury's beloved smalltown setting, Green Town.
14. Dr. Frankenstein--Jack Savoretti
Is technological progress for its own sake the best use of humanity's time?
15. Fiesta en el Camino--A New Andean Era
Another pretty piece for happier stories.
16. No One Takes the Train Anymore--Holly Dunn
"I sometimes think drivers don't know what grass is, or flowers, because they never see them slowly."
17. Fire In the Sky--Kristoph Klover
Space has its own poetry.
18. A Mushroom Cloud--Sammy Salvo
The Cold War and the threat of nuclear annihilation had their echoes in Bradbury's work, such as "There Will Come Soft Rains."
19. The Golden Rocket--Hank Snow
Bradbury's protagonists often have difficult relationships with their wives or loved ones.
20. Lonesome Water--Joe Bethancourt
Pastoral fantasy...but there's a bite even there.
21. Here Comes the Sun--Charlie Dore
"All of Summer In a Day."
21. Key of the Twilight--See-Saw
I keep returning to these stories.
22. The Parting Glass--Liam Clancy
And a beautiful song of farewell to an old friend.
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Also, see the liner notes for barondave's mix here: http://barondave.livejournal.com/299633.html#comments
I finally decided to honor a favorite writer who has recently left us.
MARS WEEPS: A RAY BRADBURY TRIBUTE
1. At Sunrise--The Themes
Opening with a natural scene.
2. Pure Imagination--Gene Wilder
Welcome to the candy factory of fantasy writing. Bright colors, tempting flavors; but there are dangers too, and lessons to be learned.
3. Ahmran (Song of the Winds)--Leaves' Eyes
Mostly here because it's pretty.
4. Rocket Boogie--Pete Johnson
"R Is For Rocket".
5. Ascent--Richard Shindell
Sometimes what happens to the protagonists just doesn't make sense to them.
6. Teenagers From Mars--The Nutley Brass
"And staring back at them, they saw the Martians."
7. Blood Like Lemonade--Morcheeba
Some of Bradbury's stories get a little gruesome.
8. Carnival--Tempest
Not quite as disturbing as Mr. Dark's carnival in "Something Wicked This Way Comes" but twisted nonetheless.
9. The World Has Gone Insane--Anthony Warlow
How Guy Montag feels about two-thirds of the way into "Fahrenheit 451."
10. Time's Scar--Yasunori Mitsuda
The theme of a game about divergent timelines for "A Sound of Thunder."
11. Under the Blasted Oak--George Formby
Ray Bradbury had a sense of humor too.
12. Creeping Misterioso--Lan Adomian
Lurking horror.
13. Smallville Pastorale--Rudy Schrager
Bradbury's beloved smalltown setting, Green Town.
14. Dr. Frankenstein--Jack Savoretti
Is technological progress for its own sake the best use of humanity's time?
15. Fiesta en el Camino--A New Andean Era
Another pretty piece for happier stories.
16. No One Takes the Train Anymore--Holly Dunn
"I sometimes think drivers don't know what grass is, or flowers, because they never see them slowly."
17. Fire In the Sky--Kristoph Klover
Space has its own poetry.
18. A Mushroom Cloud--Sammy Salvo
The Cold War and the threat of nuclear annihilation had their echoes in Bradbury's work, such as "There Will Come Soft Rains."
19. The Golden Rocket--Hank Snow
Bradbury's protagonists often have difficult relationships with their wives or loved ones.
20. Lonesome Water--Joe Bethancourt
Pastoral fantasy...but there's a bite even there.
21. Here Comes the Sun--Charlie Dore
"All of Summer In a Day."
21. Key of the Twilight--See-Saw
I keep returning to these stories.
22. The Parting Glass--Liam Clancy
And a beautiful song of farewell to an old friend.
----
Also, see the liner notes for barondave's mix here: http://barondave.livejournal.com/299633.html#comments