This is a living document, and something I add to as I go, usually when I come across a good track that fits the mood on Pandora. But in general, when I sit down to write — either at the home office before sunrise, or at the Chipotle at 32nd and Lowell during the lunch hour — I put on this bad boy.
I like it because it’s got that murky, weird vibe that seems to help keep my mind moving forward, and the lyrics, in most cases, are either ancillary or nonexistent. I always find it difficult to produce words when you’re fighting other words in your ears.
Anywho, here it is. It gets me in the mood.