one hundred and forty-six songs I like
Podu Mike
by Killa K feat. Yung Raja
Taambdi Chaamdi
by Kratex and Shreyas
I have probably listened to this 112,815 times. Don’t care if that’s impossible, feels like it. One of the best alarm songs ever.
Gingoba (Extended Mix)
by Sllash & Doppe
After about 03:00
Lawman
by Gilla Band
Heard with LD some place on Ingersoll Av in Des Moines. This kind of thing is her jam 💗
Olé
by John Coltrane
First listened to this with SB in Iowa City at his place. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. This is one of the most magnificent pieces of music I’ve heard in my life and I hope to hear it before I leave.
Akhnaten
by Philip Glass
Music
by Erick Sermon feat. Marvin Gaye
Daryaa Unplugged
by Deveshi Sahgal
Tribute to Keith Flint
by The Prodigy Orchestra Medley
Makeba (Extended Mix)
by Sllash & Doppe
Pyaar Karke Pachtaya
by Pyaar Ke Side Effects
Monkey Drums (Copenhagen Jazz Festival Bootleg)
by Lulu Rouge
Makeba
by Jain
Saw this on an Apple ad. I think almost everyone did.
Closer
by Kerala Dust
Ocean Bloom
by Hans Zimmer & Radiohead
Absolutely majestic.
Undiporaadhey
by Sid Sriram
Illegal Weapon
by Garry Sandhu and Jasmine Sandlas
I may have listened to this on loop for close to the entire week I discovered it. Found out later that the bro who doesn’t sing and barely dances is the producer of this song, a chap who goes by the name Intense.
A Dead Mouse
by MF Doom
This was my first MF DOOM track.
Roja - Kyiv Classic Orchestra
by A R Rahman
Aadat Unplugged
by Atif Aslam
Let’s Live For Today
by Nicolas Jaar
Le Petit Prince
by Sahalé
Bombay Theme (with Berklee Ensemble)
by A R Rahman
Ooh
by Tohi
On the Nature of Daylight
by Max Richter
Ghul Raha Hai Sara Manzar
by Shankar Mahadevan
MERU Concert
by Vikku Vinayakram
Daf Solo
by Hussein Zahawy
Qawwali Aaj Rang Hain
by Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Breathe
by Télépopmusik
Marhaba (Janasheen)
by Sukhwinder Singh
Ain’t No Sunshine
by Bill Withers
Death Letter Blues
by Son House
O Majhi Re
by Shaan & Saurav Moni
Sawaar Loon (Lootera)
by Amit Trivedi
Wade In The Water
by Ella Jenkins
Abglanz
by Pantha Du Prince
Weightless
by Marconi Union
Tide
by Junip
Chok There
by Apache Indian
Homeostasis
by Nostalghia
Noir & Haze - Around [Solomun Vox Mix] - NMB037
by Unknown
Heard this at the Blazing Saddle.
Regenmacher / Audio (1978)
by Roedelius
Daggasse
by The Gaslamp Killer
Heard this at The Picador in Iowa City
La Fugitive
by Williams Traffic
LR suggested this. Love the album art.
Chicken in a Box
by Mr. Scruff
Saeen
by Usman Riaz
Phenomenal rendition of Saeen by Junoon.
Man O To
by Nu
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
by Gladys Knight and the Pips
Insomnia (Lulu Rouge bootleg)
by Faithless
Because We Can
by Fatboy Slim
This is mad and I love it.
Fools Gold
by Stone Roses
Het Volk
by Pan American
This is the saddest piece of music I’ve listened to.
Quiet City
by Pan American
This is the saddest ambient album I’ve listened to, bar none.
Nuba 1
by A. Cyrille & J. Lee & J. Lyons
A YouTube algorithm suggestion. Imagined a wasp bobbing around.
Jolene
by The White Stripes
Personal Jesus (Alex Metric Remix 2011)
by Depeche Mode
The Time We Lost Our Way
by Thievery Corporation
Tera Chehra Sad
by Adnan Sami
Superpredators
by Massive Attack
Heard this on “The Jackal” when I was about 14 or so and I was blown away. An all-time favorite
Nanati Bratuku Natakamu
by Annamacharya
Paradise Circus
by Massive Attack
Firestarter
by The Prodigy
Breathe
by The Prodigy
One of the greatest songs to ride a road bike to 🙌
Peregrino
by Zuco 103
An Iowa City favorite. We probably played this about 14,715 times.
Tomorrow Never Knows
by The Beatles
I’d never heard this prior to 2009 and could not believe that it was recorded 43 years earlier.
Ringe Ringe Raja
by Goran Bregovic
Underground Cocek
by Goran Bregovic
ZK introduced me to this Serbian Elvis in Iowa City.
Caje Sukarije
by Goran Bregovic
Imidiwan Ma Tenam
by Tinariwen
Samba Do Gringo Paulista
by Suba
Saturday Come Slow
by Massive Attack
Kailash Kher
by Allah ke Bande
This is balm for the soul.
Govinda
by Kula Shaker
Radhe Radhe
by Kula Shaker
Radhe Krishna
by State of Bengal and Paban Das Baul
Om Keshavaya Namah
by Kula Shaker
Return of the Shankar
by Krome Assassins
Hora Zero
by Rodrigo y Gabriela
Diablo Rojo - Live
by Rodrigo y Gabriela
Stay Don’t Go
by Spoon
The very first song SN and I listened to at his place in Iowa City.
Surrender
by Petalpusher
Too Many Kids Finding Rain In The Dust (Matt Gill Edit)
by Nicolas Jaar
Hairy Candy
by Tobacco
Ian Gee was listening to this on the bus in Iowa City in October 2007. I fell in love with it instantly. He then told me about Black Moth Super Rainbow.
Pompeii Am Götterdämmerung
by The Flaming Lips
My Comfort Remains
by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Your Woman
by White Town
Muchas Gracias
by Medeski, Martin & Wood
Like a warm bath. Recommended to me by a guy named Mark in Iowa City at Quinton’s.
Tick Of The Clock
by Chromatics
Off the “Drive” soundtrack. Fuckin’ A.
Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing
by Chris Isaak
AirTap
by Erik Mongrain
Nyah and Ethan
by Hans Zimmer
How It Ends
by Devotchka
I saw them in Iowa City during the “Mission Creek” festival. I enjoyed tears of joy at their live performance of this song.
Habibi (Club Mix)
by Amr Diab
When down, this to be played on loop and you must dance to it.
Beedi
by Omkara
Full Moon
by The Black Ghosts
Heard this of the “Twilight” soundtrack.
Black Sands
by Bonobo
My God. A new hope, a chance to start fresh (almost). This song is “All is forgiven”. I love it so much.
Hang Me Up To Dry
by Cold War Kids
Fixed printers to this. Waited for the bus to take me from MERF to across the river to this. Wasted a lot of my time but it was made better listening to this.
Herran
by Chemical Brothers & Moby vs. Fatboy Slim & Prodigy
Mad. Heard this at La Boheme in Ames, Iowa when I was a wee lad.
I Can Change
by LCD Soundsystem
Home
by LCD Soundsystem
School of Braja - Braj Mandala
by Kula Shaker
Dissolved Girl
by Massive Attack
The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble
by The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble
Kula Shaker
by Timeworm
Guncha Koi
by Mohit Chauhan
Naina Thag Lenge
by Vishal Bhardwaj
Had to look up the meanings of a few words. Absolute majesty of a song.
Potter’s Village
by A R Rahman
Eyes Be Closed
by Washed Out
It Overtakes Me
by The Flaming Lips
Na Jaane Kyon
by Strings
On the soundtrack of the desi version of “Spiderman”
Vellipothe Ela
by Unknown
Eyeball Kid
by Tom Waits
Magnificent.
1hr Alpha Binaural Beat Session (12hz)
by Pure
Not noise.
Gun
by Emiliana Torrini
Man Of Constant Sorrow
by Kraak & Smaak
Evolution - Walking On Fire
by John Digweed
Oh Ames, Iowa 🥲
Self Esteem Fund
by Portal
“Sepulchral” is the SAT word that keep popping up in my head as I heard this.
Spiegel im Spiegel
by Arvo Part
How can someone come up with something this beautiful?
All Night
by Romare
Pilgrimage
by Om
First Sleep
by Cliff Martinez
This is probably my favorite piece of music. As of 2024, I probably wouldn’t mind if this were the last thing I listened to before I died.
Charu’s Theme
by Satyajit Ray
Whale Fish
by Mr. Scruff
Beautiful Way
by Beck
Heard in Ames in around 2002 I think. Beautiful.
Romano (feat. Anisette Koppel)
by Lulu Rouge
Nehron Paar Bangla
by Romey Gill
Dil Beparvah
by Ankur Tewari & Prateek Kuhad
We All Fall In Love Sometimes
by Jeff Buckley
Best Friend
by Sofi Tukker
Hi-De-Ho
by Jack White feat. Q-Tip
“Jack white has lost his mind and I love it.”
Got it Bad
by Leisure
Heard this at Akebono in Downtown DSM.
Accelerometer Overdose
by Binker and Moses Feat. Max Luthert
Heard this at a house party in Iowa City around 2010.
Manak Frenzy
by DJ Frenzy
Sufani
by Gaudi
Laal Alaap - Remix
by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, Magic Mushrooms
Shaitan Ka Saala
by Sohail Sen Feat. Vishal Dadlani
Ring My Bell
by Anita Ward
Heard on a show (Hand of God) I couldn’t finish.
Mi Gente
by J Balvin, Willy William
Edamame
by bbno$ & Rich Brian
They Came In
by Butthole Surfers
Heard this on a Mission: Impossible soundtrack. Badass. The only other BS song your average person is aware of.