International Transport Vol. 1: Slowly Summoning the Motivation to Kill Yourself Quickly

Two things have happened to me recently.  I've moved to Japan, and my interest in music has returned to just about the highest level since I was an undergrad.  I think it's the removal of the pressure of school - I can actually have feelings again.  So, in celebration of my return to the world of semi-normalcy, I'm planning on putting together occasional mixes - specifically, for the purpose of showcasing Western underground music to my Japanese friends, and in turn, Japanese music to my Western friends. The first one runs from West to East . . . or actually, from East to . . . wow, these geographical labels really don't work well.  Anyway, it's a collection of dubstep, electro-pop, and fuzzy post-soul, all of it cold, melancholy, or some combination of the two.

In Japanese, very roughly:国際通商、第一目：自殺教育

Minds Like Knives, International Transport Volume 1

Tracklist次に。

Artist	Song	Album
How to Dress Well	Ready for The World	Love Remains
Forest Swords	Glory Gongs	Dagger Paths
Burial	Etched Headplate	Untrue
Nite Jewel	What Did He Say	Good Evening
Scientist	The Corpse Rises	Scientist Rids the World of Zombies
Scorn	Stripped Back Hinge	stealth
Holy Other	Yr love
Fever Ray	When I Grow Up	Fever Ray
Chromatics	Circled Sun	Night Drive
James Blake	I Only Know (What I Know Now)	Klavierwerke EP
Colleen	Everyone Alive Wants Answers	Everyone Alive Wants Answers
Grouper	Heavy Water/I’d Rather Be Sleeping	Dragging A Dead Deer Up a Hill