23 Jul The Myth of the Eternal Return: Matador Playlist 7/18/24

Well, what can I tell you, Gentle Reader(s)? I guess it was bound to happen, sooner or later. Deny it though I tried, the swan song of sweat, beer and rock and roll emanating from beneath Galisteo Street has lured me back. For better or worse, DJ Inky lives once again.

The drama betwixt and between the sacred and the profane is a central conceit of the work of the Romanian historian, philosopher and writer Mercia Eliade (1907-1986), and so, in its own way, is my DJ gig at Ye Olde Matador Lounge. Every time I descend those grimy steps into the Hades-like gloom I am faced anew with the challenge of striving for some modicum of transcendence whilst in the service of commerce. Ridiculous, I know, but that’s pretty much how I look at it. I’m always searching for that little crevice, that crack in the booze and the boisterousness, where I can try to insert something that elevates the profane to the realm of the sacred. I’m not sure what Eliade might have thought of my 13-minute mashup of three mixes of Bjork’s Army of Me, but that was kind of what I was aiming for. No one really seemed to take notice this time around, but I’ll keep trying, regardless.

So, here for your delectation—for the first time since March 5, 2020—is an actual DJ Inky Matador playlist. I know I had started posting them on YouTube rather than listing the individual links here, but I can’t recall exactly how that process worked. So, for now, here’s the list and I will link it to the actual playlist on YouTube as soon as I remember how the hell that works.

Thank you for your kind attention, whoever you are, and remember—never give gum to a robot and keep those cards and letters coming in!

P.S. – Thank you Cesar, thank you Katya, thank you Franceesco wherever you are!!

 

UPDATE:

Here, as promised, is the link to the YouTube playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtijmREQAWmC5nMcnChFOYFKKdHZR58e5

Grammar of Life – Charles Bukowski

Let’s Go to the Beach – the Gears

Stack-a-Records – Tom Tall

Killed by Death – Motörhead

Saved – LaVerne Baker

Pretty Thieving – FEET

Stepping Out (live) – the Fall

NYC Observation – Parquet Courts

Can I Get A Witness – Marvin Gaye

Wish I Never Loved You – the Buzzcocks

Psycho – the Sonics

War – Edwin Starr

Golden Boys – the Dickies

Trash – New York Dolls

Summertime is Surfin’ Time – the Surf Bunnies

Rockaway Beach – the Ramones

The Train Kept A’ Rollin’ – Johnny Burnette & the Rock n’ Roll Trio

Block Rockin’ Beats – the Chemical Brothers

More Human Than Human – White Zombie

Editions of You – Roxy Music

Wild One, Real Wild Child – Jerry Lee Lewis

Mississippi Queen – Mountain

Daybreaker – Beth Orton

I Idolize You – Ike & Tina Turner

It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock & Roll) – AC/DC

Not Strong Enough – boygenius

Don’t Wanna Fight – Alabama Shakes

Damaged Goods – Gang of Four

Concrete Jungle – Bob Marley

You Know I’m No Good (feat. Ghostface Killah) – Amy Winehouse

Jimmy James – Beastie Boys

Antenna – Sonic Youth

Boyfriend – Best Coast

Clean Up Woman – Betty Wright

What Do You Want on Your Salad? – Big Bill

Beyond and Back – X

I Don’t Care – the Ramones

I Can’t Stand It – the Velvet Underground 

Look Back and Laugh – Minor Threat

Set Me Free – the Kinks

Fire Ball Red – Guitar Wolf

Y’all Get Back Now – Big Freedia

Anarchy in the U.K. – the Sex Pistols

Anti-Pleasure Dissertation – Bikini Kill

Blast Off – the Birthday Party

Army of Me (elpee mix) – Bjork

Army of Me (extended remix) – Bjork

Army of Me (single mix) – Bjork

Born to Raise Hell – Motörhead

Communication Breakdown- Led Zeppelin 

Suspect Device – Stiff Little Fingers

Close to Me (Closer mix) – the Cure

Don’t Play with Guns – the Black Angels

Nervous Breakdown – Black Flag

Night of the Living Baseheads – Public Enemy

Get Out and Get It – Black Lips

Fell in Love With a Girl – the White Stripes

After Forever – Black Sabbath

Bohemian Like You – the Dandy Warhols

Hanging on the Telephone – Blondie

Aneurysm (live) – Nirvana

Love to Love You Baby – Donna Summer

Whiteout – Boss Hog

Overkill – Motörhead 

Cannonball – the Breeders

Don’t Want to Know if You Are Lonely – Hüsker Dü

Hold That Thought – the Brian Jonestown Massacre

Brainfreeze – Bully

Ray of Light – Madonna

Waterloo Sunset – the Kinks

Hang You From the Heavens – the Dead Weather

Rehab (Hot Chip remix) – Amy Winehouse

Uber Capitalist Death Trade – Cabbage

Hips Don’t Live (feat. Wyclef Jean) – Shakira

Dancing With Tears in my Eyes – X

Reggaeton Lento (Bailemos) – CNCO

La Bamba – Richie Valens

Procura – Chichi Peralta

Despacito – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee

Streets of Bakersfield – Dwight Yoakum

Danza Kuduro (feat. Lucenzo) – Don Omar

(Hey Baby) Que Paso – Texas Tornados

Ella y Yo (feat. Don Omar) – Aventura & Don Omar

Señorita – Shawn Mendes & Camil Cabello

Before the Next Teardrop Falls – Freddy Fender

Cinco Minutos con Vos (feat. Black Thought) – Elvis Costello & the Roots

Aullando – Wisin & Yandel & Romeo Santos

World Without Tears – Lucinda Williams

Buona Sera – Louis Prima

Happy Trails – Roy Rogers & Dale Evans

Taxi – Bryan Ferry