The misery mixtape
 

So a friend and I are setting each other the challenge of making the most miserable mixtape possible. I've got country music covered, and things like Lou Reed's Berlin, Jandek and whatnot, but I'd appreciate input because I'm sure there's things I'm going to miss. No instrumentals (unfortunately).

Can I add Nirvana's Sappy?

My Bloody Valentine - Blown A Wish

Perhaps Satie's Gymnopedie?

'Twenty Four Hours', 'The Eternal' and 'Decades' by Joy Division.

Isn't this cheating though?

Malcolm Middleton - The King of Bring

Not at all. I know she's asked the internet already, so I've no qualms about it.

Satie is a really good call, but also instrumental, so not appropriate. More like this or this, that'd be fine.

Good call on Middleton, although I'll probably go for some Strap.

she's called scout nibblett. earlier the better.

done.

That Dowland piece is really nice. Not sure about the Mahler.

EDIT - Actually I take that back about the Mahler.

Ironic, given that both she and I think Nibblett is one of the shittest things imaginable.

blasphemy.

nothing fucks with the nibblett.

Coil's cover of Tainted Love
http://youtube.com/watch?v=eo3TUtRnZi4

Not that song, but good call on Smog.

Iggy Pop and David Bowie - Nightclubbing

some good old Black Heart Procession stuff?
some sad ignatz song?

Smog used to be all misery.

Low - Shame

Red House Painters, maybe? This and this are particularly miserable.

Good calls. Not sure why I never gave them the time of day now. What's their best LP?

Gary Ogan and Bill Lamb - I wanna Live
It fits with your tastes and it's a great song. And it sounds miserable too.

I've gathered
all my lifetime memories of you
My lusty sentiments
that made life seem true
I'm rather selfish
and I mean to be unkind
And you can't imagine
what it does to me inside
But where am I
I want to die
I want to live
I want to die
If I were someone
I would like to be a fool
No one would know me
and I think that would be cool
I'd paint a picture
of my life upon your wall
And use the colors
that have made life seem small
But where am I
I want to die
I want to live
I want to die
But you've got a way
of understanding me
And I just call it one of your mysteries
But you know you've got to
stay close to me, close to me
But where am I
I want to die
But where am I
I want to die, I want to die
I want to give, I want to die

Van Morrison-Linden Arden Stole the Highlights

Misery has never been as beautiful as on "Veedon Fleece"

Glice - There are two self-titled LP's, I would probably start with those first, my favourite being the one with the roller coaster on the sleeve.

I Want to Hold Your Hand and when I touch you I feel happy inside it's such a feeling my love I can't hide

Mint, cheers.

Red House Painter's first s/t (Rollercoaster) is one of the best records ever I think.

Oh and Glice, my suggestion was obviously the best one : (

Okay okay
here's another very miserable song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn9tnSgylqc

I really like down collorfull hill but for the rest their one of those bands people say is tottaly my music but can't get into.

songs ohia

You beat me to it with that. Great call.

Some other additions:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw_eNr71kE8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uPTTG7PfRQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3HXy9mGPpI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MNxD0nfHA8

didn't it rain's titeltrack is a great call

Brilliant, all of them. Also, you've reminded me of this, which I'd hitherto neglected.

He's Britain's Disco-era Roy Orbison, I'm convinced

Anyway,

/thread

Did you know that Elvis actually died from constipation? It was announced recently.

american music club - mom's tv
'Oh God I hate you
Telling me what's gonna happen the rest of my life'



among others.

pretty much anything off the idiot. fuckin' bleak album.

swans, khanate? or are they closer to despair than misery?
the first and second tracks from Cat Power's Myra Lee are pretty miserable.

How about Black Metal style misery? or is that too daft?

You're more cock on than most in this thread actually. Swans are on there, what's a good Khanate album to pick from? The only problem with BM is that I wanted songs in English, which is lacking in the BM I have.

I don't own any khanate, so i can't really recommend a good pick, i find them too bleak even for me. also another good record to check out would be lonesome drifter by mammal.