sga mix: gilded cages

[amezri]

Thanks to auburnnothenna for feedback and guidance on the mix.

This mix is, of course, inspired by auburnnothenna's In the City of Seven Walls. It has a different sort of tone from the first one I did, which became more somber as the songs progressed. Well, all right, there are a few somber ones in this one as well, but I was hoping to balance it out with more lively tracks and more songs with English lyrics.




gild
tr.v. gild·ed or gilt (glt), gild·ing, gilds
1. To cover with or as if with a thin layer of gold.
2. To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to.
3. Archaic To smear with blood.


Spoilers for the story in the details below.


01. Phil Thornton - Meditation
Quiet moments when Rodney is preparing John for the Haralim.


02. Raquy and the Cavemen - Riq Samai
03. Nomad - Cairo
04. Mas - Ah Ia Zen
I imagine this is the sort of music the Haralim would have playing for her crowd of guests.


05. Niyaz - Ghazal
A song for John, Rodney, and the Haralim. Translation below.


06. Prem Joshua - Secret Place
John and Rodney, in the moments they have to themselves.


07. Samsara Sound System - Gatha
08. dj Cheb i Sabbah - Pour Matoub
Under the influence of the moa.


09. Jef Stoutt f. Reda Darwish - Funky Nawari
The escape.


10. Nitin Sawhney - Sanctuary
Upon returning to Atlantis...


11. Peter Gabriel - Here Comes the Flood
Don't be afraid to cry at what you see / The actors gone, there's only you and me / And if we break before the dawn, they'll / use up what we used to be.


12. Duncan Sheik - Reasons for Living
Everyone's looking, everyone hides / Everyone's telling, but everyone lies / We're changing the subject, we're turning away / Away from the heart of it all


13. Tom McRae - Ghost of a Shark
Oh you will never know I was here // Tell me now is there difference / Between a shark and the ghost of a shark / 'Cause all I have are secrets and memories of the dark

14. Gus Gus - Is Jesus Your Pal
So come and sit on my box, / Enjoy the view of this water, / Where my lifeboat is sinking. // If you reach out for more, / You'll find nothing but sorrow. / cause knowledge is hollow. / And pride is hard to swallow.


15. Sarah Bettens - All of This Past
The light is beautiful / But I'm darker than light // All of this past / All of this over and gone / And never coming back / All of this forgotten / Not by me // I find comfort here / Cos I know what is lost / Hope is always fear / For the pain it may cost



Individual track downloads will be up until 10/20/06 or as long as I can keep bandwidth managable.

Edit 10/21/06: Files on the server are coming down. Anyone still downloading from the server will be able to do so until tomorrow morning.

Edit 12/4/2013: You can now listen to this mix at 8tracks.

TRACKLIST:

01. Phil Thornton - Meditation
02. Raquy and the Cavemen - Riq Samai
03. Nomad - Cairo
04. Mas - Ah Ia Zen
05. Niyaz - Ghazal
06. Prem Joshua - Secret Place
07. Samsara Sound System - Gatha
08. dj Cheb i Sabbah - Pour Matoub
09. Jef Stoutt f. Reda Darwish - Funky Nawari
10. Nitin Sawhney - Sanctuary
11. Peter Gabriel - Here Comes the Flood
12. Duncan Sheik - Reasons for Living
13. Tom McRae - Ghost of a Shark
14. Gus Gus - Is Jesus Your Pal
15. Sarah Bettens - All of This Past


The links below are for a zip file containing all files plus artwork, ~88MB. Please only use the server if you
cannot get any of the other download sites to work.

Megaupload: download (updated 3/17/07)
Rapidshare: download
Sendspace: download
Server: download

(no YSI here -- it wouldn't let me upload the file)


TRANSLATIONS:

Niyaz - Ghazal

(this first part is Urdu poetry)

Your heart cannot be won by me
nor can my soul bear this restlessness.
Need is a burden which cannot be revealed
therefore I remain silent.
Whenever you are before me
my eyes fill with tears that are unable to flow,
like an ocean that stands still
at the sight of you passing by

(this second half is Persian poetry)

Come beloved, for today is all that is ours,
and like the ephemeral moments of a flower's bloom, it will fade.
For tomorrow nothing may remain of me, my heart, or this world,
if the radiance of your love revelas itself as it does today




As always, comments are appreciated, especially if you're downloading from the server.

crossposted at _rfa (//) and sga_noticeboard (//)

Comments

[ex_halo669]

downloading from the sendspace link :) thanks so much-- this looks lovely.

[yasaman.livejournal.com]

Downloading from the server, as the others make my browser freeze up. Thank you!

[daneffew.livejournal.com]

downloading from the sendspace link

[grey853.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'm unfamiliar with some of these, so it'll be nice to hear something new.

[shendara.livejournal.com]

I'm still in love with "In the Palace Gardens" and hear it quite often. So of course I'm downloading this (using the sendspace link, btw). I'm looking forward to hearing the mix! :)

[spring-1970.livejournal.com]

I don't know many of these; thank you.

(downloaded from mega)

[whisperwords.livejournal.com]

I downloaded it from the server, as those other places tend to cut out on me and I didn't want to worry about it. Also, I have no idea what part of SGA it is referring to (yet! I'm getting there!) but it is A PRETTY MIX. *is loving "Cairo"*

[sage]

thank you! (nabbed from ss)

[lilyayl.livejournal.com]

Another palace garden fan. Am downloading it in full from whichever one lets me finish a download. Merci! :)

[saffronhouse.livejournal.com]

Downloading now! (from megaupload) and am just thrilled - I utterly adore your first mix and play it all the time. Thank you for more!

[urbanfae.livejournal.com]

Downloading from sendspace.

[primad.livejournal.com]

Mmmmm. Any mix that includes Niyaz is worth downloading.

And off the cuff: Have you heard Niyaz's Azam Ali's Elysium for the Brave? Because that's been part of my latest ITCOSW atmosphere.

[amy13.livejournal.com]

I'm snagging the zip from sendspace. Love the story and since Here Comes the Flood always makes my heart seize up in my chest, any mix that fits that song in and is a tie-in to a fic I love is a winner with me.

The cover art is LOVELY!

Thanks!!

[annundriel.livejournal.com]

Downloading from Megaupload. I absolutely love "In the Palace Gardens" and am really looking forward to listening to this. Thank you!

[funkyreunion.livejournal.com]

downloading from megaupload, thanks!

[adler1013.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much--this is a really lovely mix!

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

This is great, I love your song choices and my City of Seven Walls obsession has reached unhealthy proportions. I hope you don't mind if I download the files individually. I'm on a dial-up and can't easily dowload an 88 Meg file.

Icarus

[amezri.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! Hope you like it :)

[amezri.livejournal.com]

No problem, that's why I provide a server upload :) Hope you enjoy the mix!

[amezri.livejournal.com]

Enjoy!

[amezri.livejournal.com]

Cool. Always glad to introduce people to new sounds. Enjoy! :D

[amezri.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm glad you're still enjoying the first one :) I hope you like this one, too!

[amezri.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. Enjoy!

[amezri.livejournal.com]

I have problems with the other sites sometimes too, so I always try and upload to my server when I can. Glad oyu're liking the mix!

This is for Auburn's fic In the City of Seven Walls, which I guess is set after season 2, since Ronon is present. Heh. It's an intense, but excellent read. I recommend any of her stories, actually. The Taste of Apples is still one of my favorite SGA fics.

[amezri.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!