If you ever get on the subway or walk the streets anywhere in New York, you'll notice that most people have their Ipod permanently lined into their ear drums, the reason being that it helps you to not notice the horrendous acts going on about you...take my ride home last night for instance. In the midst of a sardine packed F train sat a completely normal looking male - completely innocuous looking at first, until he started picking - DIGGING - into his nose. I mean, the guy must have been close to touching gray matter, yet no one around him seemed to notice, except for me - who was completely horrified and entranced at the same time..
This is why the Ipod is perfect for any subway situation. The importance of having playlists is crucial. It is NOT cool to hold your Ipod in your hand for the whole ride scrolling from song to song. Mostly everyone keeps it in their pocket or hidden away so all you notice are the little white wires extending into your ears. You just sit (stand mostly) back and sink into another world with your music, watching sublimely the things around you set to your chosen soundtrack.
The techno / electro genre lends particularly well to subway listening. There is something about the squeaking of the breaks and wooshing noise the train makes that is complemented by the beats and electronically produced noise that is techno / electro. This playlist starts out slow - for the walk to the Fort Hamilton Parkway station - and ends strong - inspiration to conquer (or at least survive) the day ahead.
Thee Playlist - F Train Techno / Electro
13 Songs, 1 hour
1. 100 Billion Stars - Lux
2. One Too Many Mornings - The Chemical Brothers
3. Sinnerman - Nina Simone & Felix Da Housecat
4. Every Word - Ercola
5. Moan (Vocal Version feat. Ane Trolle) - Trentemoller
6. Extreme Ways - Moby
7. NYC Beat - Armand Van Helden
8. I Love to Move In Here - Moby
9. This is Miami - Sander Kleinenberg
10. Cry for You (Radio Mix) - September
11. Harder Better Faster Stronger - Daft Punk
12. Playing House - Armand Van Helden feat. Kudu
13. F**ck the Pain Away - Peaches
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