This post marks the inauguration of a collaboration between Boxstr and WordPress aka I found a file hosting site that works for putting up mp3s. All of them have been slummed into a playlist that I call ~.

Gonzales’ Gentle Threat off his 2005 LP Solo Piano, where he ditches his pseudo hip-pop stylings for some Erik Satie-esque tinkling of the ivories. Probably my favorite piano song ever.

Lions & Tigers is a track from shoegazers Asobi Seksu, which actually means casual sex in Japanspeak. You can find more hair sweeping, ting tinging tracks off their ‘06 effort, Citrus.

Deerhunter’s Spring Hall Convert, from the album Cryptograms, keeps popping into my head when I’m working. Its that bit with the oooh waaa ohhh waaa or whatever is being mumbled to similar effect. In fact, I think the whole song is just ohh waaas.

Takeo Toyama is a guy that I really like, mostly whenever I used to step into a Muji store and they’d play his music on occasion. Gauche, off Etudes is particularly wonderful and moody, building up progressively in tension until it whimsically melts into a jazzy piece.

Blockhead happens to be one of my favorite electronic/hip-hop artists out there. His latest album, Uncle Tony’s Coloring Book, contains this gem, The Strain. Sooooo chilllllll.