Tonight's A Different Nature was a joint effort, celebrating as we were Dia de los Muertos - or Day of the Dead. This was a long-held tradition held by A Different Nature founder Richard Francis, who flew away from us around this time in 2009. Richard's Dia de los Muertos parties were legendary and I dare say, we at least tried and had one heck of a good time.

In attendance were Grace Marion, Christine Homitsu-White, Lyn, Andy Hosch, Rolf and I - plus numerous guests (and invited ghosts).

Andy, Rolf, Grace and I took turns at the board, selecting and playing appropriate songs.

Playlist (roughly, artist/track/album/label)

Antonio Zepeda -  Flor Blanca / Amerindia
Antanosy & Mahafaly peoples of Madagascar  -  Kalokalo / Dancing with the Dead  [Ellipsis Arts]
Seka Gamelan Angklung  -  music for cremation (excerpt) /  Kalokalo / Dancing with the Dead  [Ellipsis Arts]
 Asif Ali Khan  -  Rone Unaraa / Dancing with the Dead  [Ellipsis Arts]
Krzysztof Penderecki  -  Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (1960) / Music from Six Continend 1992 Series [Vienna Modern Masters]
Goblin/L'alba del morti/Dawn of the Dead ost/Dagored
Goblin/Zombi/Dawn of the Dead/Dagored
 Na Margon/Death's Angel/Death's Angel EP/Bauta
David Bowie/Please Mr. Grave Digger/David Bowie/Deram
Les Vampyrettes [Holger Czukay & Conny Planck] - Biomutanten
 Current 93/It's Time, Only Time/Soft Black Stars/Dutro
Grateful Dead & Diamanda Galas  -  Dark Star / Litanies of Satan [excerpts, mixed with] Dark Star from "Rockin' the Rhein..." (1972, Dusseldorf)
 Sun City Girls/Funeral Mariachi/Funeral Mariachi/Abduction
 Coil/The First Five Minutes After Violent Death/Gold is the Metal/Threshold House
Nature and Organization/Wicker Man's Song/Beauty Reaps The Blood Of Solitude
Krzysztof Komeda/What Have You Done To Its Eyes?/Rosemary's Baby OST
 Ilhan Mimaroglu/To Kill a Sunrise: A Requiem for those shot in the back/Agitation/Locust
Zoviet France/Ram/Collusion
Red River Dave/The California Hippie Murders/Murder
 Diamanda Gallas/Swing Low Sweet Chariot/You Must Be Certain of the Devil/Restless
David Lynch and Alan Splet/In Heaven/Eraserhead OST
 Current 93/A Song For Douglas After He's Dead/Thunder Perfect Mind/World Serpent