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Nov 4, 2006

Nudie Cafe Compilations

For those interested, I’ve posted the complete playlists — after the jump — for the compilations that we are playing at the cafe during the “Nudie Cafe” event. Contributors are Hideki Kaji, Embee, Hird, Hej Musik, and Marc Xavier LeBlanc (Bones), and all music is 100% Swedish.

HIDEKI KAJI – MY FAVORITE SWEDISH SONGS
01. A Sweet Summernight on Hammer Hill – Jens Lekman
02. It Pays to Belong – Embassy
03. Trumpets and Violins – Suburban Kids with Biblical Names
04. You Can’t Hurry Love – The Concretes
05. Heartbeat – Jose Gonzales
06. Talk Talk Talk Talk – Love Is All
07. Summer Sun – Koop
08. Holiday – The Tough Alliance
09. Lovefool – The Cardigans
10. Let My Shoes Lead Me Forward – Jenny Wilson
11. Change Channel – Lo-Fi-Fuk
12. You Take My Breath Away – The Knife
13. I Love You My Hope – Hird
14. Water – Eggstone
15. Baby I Love Your Way – Irene
16. I Saw Her in the Anit War Demontration – Jens Lekman
17. Sweet Swedish Winter – Freewheel
18. Back in Town – Whyte Seeds
19. You and Me Song – The Wannadies
20. Your Fight Is Over – Envelopes

HIRD – I HIRD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
01. Visa fran utanmyra – Jan Johansson
02. Gray Raid of Sweden – Doris
03. Hor Min Samba – Lill Lindfors
04. Crosses – Jose Gonzalez
05. Tokyo – The Dreams
06. The Captain – The Knife
07. Islan Blues (Hird’s Dub Remix) – Koop
08. Sommar 2006 – Erlend Oye
09. Test – Little Dragon
10. Love Will Tear Us Apart – Freddie Wadling
11. Liten Fagel – Emrik
12. So This Is Goodbye – Stina Nordenstam
13. Hostlovepilogue – Christoffermusik

BONES – SWEDISH STYLE WOMEN (THE LADIES OF SWEDEN SING)
01. WhenYouSaidYou… – Winter Took His Life
02. The District Sleeps Alone Tonight – Jonna Lee
03. Tonight (Live) – Sofia Talvik
04. Great Big City – Vijaya
05. Visitor – Nina Kinert
06. Nothing to Lose but Me – Josefina Sanner
07. I Drive My Friend – Frida Hyvönen
08. I Should’ve Been More Like You – Alexandra Berger
09. Tiny – Charlotte Centervall
10. I’ll be Your Neighbour – Lisa Li-Lund
11. This Heart Is a Stone – Acid House Kings
12. The Moon Is a Grain of Sand in Your Hand – Helena Josefsson
13. Forever – Little Dragon
14. Nice Try, Sunshine – Second-Hand Furniture
15. Silent Beat – Plentymusic
16. Old House – Dub Sweden
17. The End of a Love Affair (Faultline Mix) – Stina Nordenstam
18. LuckyMoments – Bobby Baby
19. September – Akaba
20. Spoon Me – Ohm
21. My Best Friend – Hello Saferide
22. Dirty Frames – The Tiny
23. Crouch and Cover – Monkeystrikes
24. Nancy Drew – Marble
25. Dreams Will Come True – cake on cake
26. A Story Full – Sara Culler
27. Smiling Liar – Heikki

BONES – SWEDISH STYLE INDIE POP (THIS IS WHAT SWEDEN MEANS TO ME IN MUSIC)
01. Sommar i Goteborg – Hemstad
02. Young Folks – Peter Bjorn & John
03. Soviet.se – Lovekevins
04. Cracking Up My Heart – Utah Rangers
05. Kate – Sambassadeur
06. Wonderwall – Elias Music
07. I Love You – Vitpals
08. Wolves and Campfire… – Rambling Nicholas Heron
09. Let’s Not Tell Our Sad Stories – Hospitalle
10. Slappinsolen – [Ingenting]
11. Dressed in Yellow & Blue – The Charade
12. Baby I Love Your Way – Irene
13. Goodbye Sand – The Mare
14. Get Inside – The Idle Hands
15. A Sweet Summer Night on Hammer Hill – Jens Lekman
16. It’s Not the End of the World – Le Sport
17. Play It for Today – The Legends
18. Shark Attack – Salty Pirates
19. I’m a Savage Singing the Blues – Kandahar
20. We Made the Team – The Radio Dept.
21. Barry the Storm – Achordian
22. I Got Two Hands – Holiday for Strings
23. Hey Fragile – Nanook of the North
24. Lovestain – José González
25. Den Uendelge Melodi – Television Pickup
26. Miss You – The Concretes

BONES – SWEDISH STYLE ELECTRO POP (THIS IS THE ELECTRO POP SOUND CLASH OF SWEDEN)
01. Missing Out – Unarmed Enemies
02. Fascination – Gentle Touch
03. Romantic Boy – Chad and Chewie
04. United (Engine One Remix) – Revl9n
05. The Perfect Job – Action Biker
06. BatBOOgie – DasKometen
07. Lesbian Wannabe Act… – Doktor Kosmos
08. Hacken Mixen Pulverizen – Jospressen
09. He Knows the Sun (Jimahl RMX) – The Legends
10. Sequenced Sunshine – Tor Bruce
11. Herr Reporter – Din Stalker
12. Monstergirl – Boy vs Bacteria
13. Connie Walker – Jouxsee-Fine
14. Bossanova För Kropp & Själ – Elisa Grind
15. Kioskvältarstoryn – Running Monkeys
16. Ghostmachine – Dorothy’s Magic Bag
17. Svenska Tennis – Slagsmålsklubben
18. Johnny Johnny – Nicolas Makelberg
19. Nattopet – Detektivbyran
20. Raji & I – Molesome
21. Valerie – Mont Ventoux
22. Regnvals – Kubot

EMBEE – SWEDISH HIP-HOP AND MORE
01. Alla Vill Till Himmelen – Embee/Timbuktu
02. Lägg Ner Ditt Vapen (feat. Ismael) – Ison Och Fille
03. Songs Of Joy (feat. Capleton) – Promoe
04. Jag Kunde Inte Bry Mig Mindre – Afasi & Filthy
05. On the Grind (feat. Chords) – Supersci
06. Shibuya (feat. Reinis Zarins Quartet) – Embee
07. Goldwrap – Esbjörn Svensson Trio
08. Sångfågel – Organism 12
09. Looking For More Love (feat. Moneybrother) – Looptroop
10. City Lights (feat. Timbuktu & Daniel Lemma) – Embee
11. Welcome to Gothenburg – Rico Won
12. Strö Lite Socker På Mig – Timbuktu
13. Send Someone Away (feat. José González) – Embee
14. Trapped (feat. Kardinal Offishall And Daville) – Promoe
15. Jag Blir Smal Nu – Organism 12
16. 5 För 5 – AFC
17. I Can’t Go For Tomorrow – Laleh/Embee
18. Night Train – Looptroop
19. Life in the Sun (Embee Remix)- JOL

HEJ MUSIK – HEJ TOKYO
01. A Few Drinks, a Few Laughs – Lucknow Pact
02. Svensk Reggie – Jmy Haze Beatbox
03. Disco Disco Disco – Jmy Haze Beatbox
04. One, Two, Three, Four, Beautiful, Wonderful – Jmy Haze Beatbox
05. Lost Boys – Jmy Haze Beatbox
06. Come On – Jmy Haze Beatbox
07. Safariari – Cluster
08. Dance Into the Moonlight – Jmy Haze Beatbox
09. Drugs in My Body – Thieves Like Us
10. Me and the Crecent – Martin McFall
11. Summer in the Sun – Chandra Hej Musik
12. Sweden Sweden – Alarmaman
13. Polkagrisen – Jmy Haze Beatbox

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