Drive

driving is one of my favourite things to do. I love being on my own in the car listening to a nice selection of music and enjoying the flow of movement. I don’t much like traffic, but I love outsmarting it, like knowing where to turn to miss a congested intersection or which roads don’t get held up by the trams or buses.

I have been on lots of long drives, which I guess being an Australian driver, is pretty much par for the course. when I drive between capital cities I know I’ll need a good ten hours worth of music, and that that music is going to have quite a job to keep me awake, amused, tuned in and happy.

my car music cds that I make have become some of my best mixes. I like to throw them together, rather than painstakingly assemble them. I try out songs to see if I’ll like them, and I’ll put old favourites on them as well.

this 1 Hour of Music in 20 Minutes is dedicated to driving, and the listening space that is the automobile…

I would actually love to know what people think about music to walk or ride to… is that different?

and what are your favourite car music experiences?

for those wondering about the playlist for this one, here it is unabridged…


Drivin' On by The Breeders from Last Splash
California by Phantom Planet
24 Hours from Tulsa by Gene Pitney
La Femme D'Argent by Air from Moon Safari
Music is Math by Boards of Canada from Geogaddi
Cherry Lips by Archie Bronson Outfit from Derdang Derdang
The Wonder by Figurines from Skeleton
Starsigns by Underground Lovers from Ways T'Burn
The Sunshine Underground by Chemical Brothers from Surrender
Fighting in a Sack by The Shins from Chutes Too Narrow
Death Defy by Motor Ace
The Riddle by Nik Kershaw
A Lady of a Certain Age by The Divine Comedy from Victory For The Comic Muse
Thursday by Asobi Seksu from Citrus
Two Trains by Gareth Dixon
The Drive Home by Chicane from Far From the Maddening Crowd