Circle 6.0 January 2007
Mark Korsak
37 Times Around the Sun
Intro - DJ Saktion
One Vision - Queen
The Dragon With The Bleeding Nose - KEN
Joker and the Thief - Wolfmother
Strange Apparition - Beck
Looking At the World from the Bottom of a Well - Mike Doughty
Second to None - Phoenix
Ageless Beauty - Stars
Blow It Out - The Features
The Air Near My Fingers - The White Stripes
Sympathetic Noose - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black and White - Three Dog Night
Spyder - Imperial Drag
She Is Love - Oasis
The House Wins - OK Go
The Love Song - K-os
Midnight Rider - The Allman Brothers Band
Steady As She Goes - The Raconteurs
Invincible - OK Go
Illustrators Bonus Track
Vallejo - Ween
37 Times Around the Sun
I’d rather not start this, my 37th journey around the sun, on a depressing note, but my 36th trip had an unfortunate occurrence that in a round about way has served as inspiration for the cd you now hold in your hands. What was this unfortunate event? The patriarchal Korsak, my father, passed away. As depressing as that is fear not. All is well, and you’ll be glad to know that the music on this cd does not reflect the sadness that accompanies the death of a parent. Rather, it Rocks. It Rocks hard and it Rocks well. For this cd is a compilation inspired by the mascots, mantra, medallions and childhood heroes whom I channeled to get me through the most difficult eight months of my life.
It begins with Evel Kneivel. The death defying daredevil who jumped motorcycles over fountains at Caesars Palace and rocket cars over the Snake River Canyon in the 70’s. Borne out of the tough-guy, gear-head spirit of the 1950’s, Evel is the kind of maverick long gone from today’s lexicon (even though he’s still alive). He stands as an example that people really can do anything.
Then there is the reconstructed astronaut turned special operative, Steve Austin. The famed Six Million Dollar Man. If there is only one thing that can be taken away from Col. Austin it’s that at the heart of every tragic event there rests the power to transform. The power to change a person into something more than they were before. Something better. Stronger. Faster. Although, now that I have some idea of what serious medical bills are like I’m not sure that 6 million would cover Steve’s ongoing expenses in today’s market. But that’s another story entirely.
Last is another astronaut, only this one is out of his time. Captain William “Buck” Rogers. Having been gone for a long period Rogers returns to a dramatically different Earth than the one he left behind. In the television series Buck sets about reacquainting himself with a changed world in a tougue-in-cheek, disco-space-future filled with spandex and one-liners, and finding his place in it.
Each of these heroes, factual or fictional, in some way shape or form, made my 36th trip around the sun a little easier to deal with. As for my Dad, well, we can all meet someday to listen to some music and play a game of Texas Hold’Em in the great casino in the sky.
Bon Voyage!
Mark “DJ Saktion” Korsak
January 2007
Mark Korsak
37 Times Around the Sun
Intro - DJ Saktion
One Vision - Queen
The Dragon With The Bleeding Nose - KEN
Joker and the Thief - Wolfmother
Strange Apparition - Beck
Looking At the World from the Bottom of a Well - Mike Doughty
Second to None - Phoenix
Ageless Beauty - Stars
Blow It Out - The Features
The Air Near My Fingers - The White Stripes
Sympathetic Noose - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black and White - Three Dog Night
Spyder - Imperial Drag
She Is Love - Oasis
The House Wins - OK Go
The Love Song - K-os
Midnight Rider - The Allman Brothers Band
Steady As She Goes - The Raconteurs
Invincible - OK Go
Illustrators Bonus Track
Vallejo - Ween
37 Times Around the Sun
I’d rather not start this, my 37th journey around the sun, on a depressing note, but my 36th trip had an unfortunate occurrence that in a round about way has served as inspiration for the cd you now hold in your hands. What was this unfortunate event? The patriarchal Korsak, my father, passed away. As depressing as that is fear not. All is well, and you’ll be glad to know that the music on this cd does not reflect the sadness that accompanies the death of a parent. Rather, it Rocks. It Rocks hard and it Rocks well. For this cd is a compilation inspired by the mascots, mantra, medallions and childhood heroes whom I channeled to get me through the most difficult eight months of my life.
It begins with Evel Kneivel. The death defying daredevil who jumped motorcycles over fountains at Caesars Palace and rocket cars over the Snake River Canyon in the 70’s. Borne out of the tough-guy, gear-head spirit of the 1950’s, Evel is the kind of maverick long gone from today’s lexicon (even though he’s still alive). He stands as an example that people really can do anything.
Then there is the reconstructed astronaut turned special operative, Steve Austin. The famed Six Million Dollar Man. If there is only one thing that can be taken away from Col. Austin it’s that at the heart of every tragic event there rests the power to transform. The power to change a person into something more than they were before. Something better. Stronger. Faster. Although, now that I have some idea of what serious medical bills are like I’m not sure that 6 million would cover Steve’s ongoing expenses in today’s market. But that’s another story entirely.
Last is another astronaut, only this one is out of his time. Captain William “Buck” Rogers. Having been gone for a long period Rogers returns to a dramatically different Earth than the one he left behind. In the television series Buck sets about reacquainting himself with a changed world in a tougue-in-cheek, disco-space-future filled with spandex and one-liners, and finding his place in it.
Each of these heroes, factual or fictional, in some way shape or form, made my 36th trip around the sun a little easier to deal with. As for my Dad, well, we can all meet someday to listen to some music and play a game of Texas Hold’Em in the great casino in the sky.
Bon Voyage!
Mark “DJ Saktion” Korsak
January 2007
posted by Korsaktion at 6:26 PM
5 Comments:
Wow Mark!! You set the bar pretty damn high on this one. What an incredible combination of cleverness, humor, artistic reflection, and kick ass tunes. You are really turning this medium into an artform in itself.
nice solid mix. i definitely enjoyed it, especially the stuff that was new to me (which was most of it). art form indeed. i truly believe that a mixed cd, done in just the right fashion, takes the listener on a journey. sounds corny, i know, but i think it's true. thanks mark.
EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT... Mark Korsak gets better with age.
This is by far the best mix of music that has come out of his 19th Street apartment in the many years of the CD Circle. I particularly like "Looking At the World from the Bottom of a Well" by Mike Doughty and "She Is Love" by Oasis. This disc surprized me though, I have actually heard 8 of the 18 band before (usually it's 1 out of 22). I think the biggest surprize was hearing his name in place of Buck Rogers in the opening theme song. I give "37 Time Around the Sun" a 9.7 out of a possible 10.
I had to wait 500 years to read those comments and travel back in time another 500 to write this.
Thanks guys. I'm thrilled that you're all enjoying it so much.
I'd say I can't wait till I hear your mixes, but since I've been to the future I all ready know how great they are.
kick ass CD to start things off!
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