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1. Melonball Bounce – Raymond Scott
2. Bitrate Variations in B-Flat – Beck
3. Communication (Atom Remix) – Bonnie Pink
4. Swisha – RATATAT
5. Girl on the Wing – The Shins
6. Alien Mind Bender – Pliant
7. Come Into My World (Fischerspooner Remix) – Kylie Minogue
8. Feel Good Inc. – Gorillaz
9. Don’t Give Up – Basement Jaxx
10. World’s End Supernova – くるり
11. All is Full of Love (Plaid Mix) – Bjork
12. Police and the Private – Metric

I’m really happy with the way Ersatz turned out; moreso than any mix since The Girl Will Scar You. Ersatz is loosely based on the works of Philip K. Dick; I tried to work in themes of paranoia, consumerism and the commodification of all things, the absence of free will, and despair with modern life. However, I also tried to make the album highly listenable and darkly uptempo.

To reflect the feeling of “unreality” that permeates Dick’s books, I used songs with chiptunes or highly processed instrumentation as a part of their sound. Ersatz sounds fairly different from other “dark” mixes I’ve done, and I think it’s the most “complete” mix I’ve made in ages. I hope you enjoy it!

(Fun fact: this album had the working title “Evil Beep.”)