Punishment

The theme of punishment was foisted upon me thanks to my cockiness and constant assertion that the mixes were in fact some sort of contest (which I, of course, was winning).
I could have taken it in several directions. I COULD have lived by the rule that "turnabout is fair play" and made a mix of punishing tracks by Ryoji Ikeda, Maryanne Amacher, Masonna, Merzbow, Aube, etc. ...and everyone would have vetoed it (except maybe Colourways). I COULD have made a mix of punishing black, doom, speed, or grindcore metal...and everyone would have hated it. So, I made a mix of happier songs that deal with punishment of some form. Admittedly, it does get dark at the end, but I couldn't resist adding some trad folk, even if it doesn't make for good morning carpool listening. As it turns out, some of my favourite songs of late are on this mix.
INTRO
01] HAPPY CATS - DESTROY THAT BOY
02] THE BEATLES - RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
03] KASENETZ-KATZ SINGING ORCHESTRAL CIRCUS - QUICK JOEY SMALL
04] MANFRED MANN - MY NAME IS JACK
05] COOKIES - WOUNDED
06] TIMON - BITTER THOUGHTS OF LITTLE JANE
07] CHRYSALIS - DR. ROOT'S GARDEN
08] THE ZOMBIES - CARE OF CELL 44
09] DAVID BOWIE - BARS OF THE COUNTY JAIL
10] JASON CREST - BLACK MASS
11] HARPER'S BIZARRE - SIT DOWN, YOU'RE ROCKING THE BOAT
12] LEE HAZLEWOOD - I HAD A FRIEND
13] JOHN JACOB NILES - THE MAID FREED FROM THE GALLOWS
14] SHIRLEY COLLINS - THE OXFORD GIRL
15] ALASDAIR ROBERTS - THE CRUEL WAR

Get the mix here

p.s. I've written an guitar arrangement for "The Oxford Girl"; ask me to play it for you sometime. I'll probably refuse out of crippling shyness.

p.p.s. The illustration on the cover is by s.britt - isn't he great?