I live my “MDLife” in a rather peculiar way, but I truly do enjoy it! I have a huge physical music collection, spanning many CDs, records, cassettes, and other formats. Many of them aren't to be found on streaming services, here in the US or even internationally. Some are rather rare and expensive, so playing around with the original copies I have is nerve-wracking. Instead, being able to toss them on an MD and take them with me was what attracted me to the format. At least that way I could keep some sense of physical interaction, seeing as I was bored to tears by DAPs and things of that nature.

I decided to fill this disc with songs that, as far as I can tell with some fairly extensive searching, aren't available on any subscription streaming service anywhere. Several are even analog recordings from my collection, on my own equipment. This particular disc has a lot of new wave and post-punk stuff from Japan in the 80's, but there's other stuff mixed in as well.

I don't look down on streaming services or anything - in fact, one could even see this tracklist as a wishlist for them! I just happen to have an interest in music that often lives in their blind spot.

1. Slippin' and Slidin' [Live] – Jamiroquai, 1996 (6:01)
2. Wanted [Live] - Yellow Magic Orchestra, 1978 (3:07)
3. Early C - Bolshie, 1982 (4:30)
4. We're All Lemons - Pearl Brothers, 1994 (4:35)
5. Negative - Dendö Marionette, 1982 (3:51)
6. Night Shift - D-Day, 1986 (3:39)
7. Into The Fire - Oingo Boingo, 1983 (4:01)
8. Costa Brava - Metro Farce, 1988 (3:05)
9. Guangdong Youth Group - Sasara, 1985 (3:22)
10. City Boy [Live] - 8½, 1979 (3:30)
11. Roller Coaster - Pearl Brothers, 2003 (5:41)
12. Sword of Damocles - Metro Farce, 1987 (5:44)
13. I'd Cry If You Died - Devo, 1988 (4:04)
14. Bleach City - Metro Farce, 1983 (3:42)
15. Celebration of Night - Dendö Marionette, 1982 (3:24)
16. Bono - Vagabond Suzuki, 2011 (5:31)
17. Yacht Harbour - D-Day, 1985 (3:03)
18. Splashes of Summer - Iwao “Gun” Mitsunaga, 198? (3:15)
19. Remember My Name - Oingo Boingo, 1986 (5:24)

Total Runtime: 1hr 19min 32sec

1. Maxell Twinkle 80, blue
2. Minidisc.me case, white
3. Recorded from lossless files using MZ-N10 via ElectronWMD in SP format
4. Custom insert & labels
5. ReplayGain enabled
6. Three made. Best example given to swapper :)