Trans Am is one of my favorite bands of all time. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve seen them live. The first time was a semi-aborted performance at the end of the 1996 Indie Rock Flea Market in Arlington, VA where a still-dreadlocked Jon Theodore joined them. I say semi-aborted because they were playing last on their stage, the band performance schedule had gotten farther and farther behind as the day progressed, and the event time was about to run out. But I caught about 15 to 20 minutes of impressive stuff and was hooked.
I made this mix in 2003 but it didn’t see the light of day until 2004. While the mix is not really all encompassing in terms of Trans Am’s sound because they made a bunch of awesome and different sounding records afterwards, and because I leaned towards tracks with a mixable beat, I’m still proud of a couple of the transitions. Koln to Cologne at 15:25, and Illegal Ass to Illegalize It at 37:45 came out well.
You can download here.
Tracklist:
01. Cold War
02. I Want It All
03. Runners Standing Still
04. Koln
05. Cologne
06. Party Station
07. Asian Taste
08. Positron
09. Cocaine Computer
10. Illegal Ass
11. Illegalize It
12. Nazi Hippie Empire
13. Monica’s Story
14. Cold War (War Is Stupid)
15. I’m Coming Down
16. American Kooter