In sleep, Evan Nabavian gets to be a viking.

I think all men indulge in fantasies of being rock stars, superheroes, star athletes, firemen, hard-boiled cops, war heroes, Mossad agents, billionaires, samurai masters, professional wrestlers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and movie stars. But the terrible price of glory has been well-covered by Hollywood. An odd morsel from one of Paul White's beat tapes offers a brief exposition of that story arc.

A two minute instrumental can kindle imagination in a way that a concrete lyrics can't. “Movie Stars” appears on Midnight Snacks, an instrumental compilation from Potholes In My Blog. There's an intro that sets the scene in Casablanca, a confused tumult of psych rock, and a barely discernible line about decadent starlets. What it lacks in lyrical content, it makes up in feeling on which the listener can project his own story and images. I picture myself with waist-length hair trashing a Moroccan hotel room.

Tracklist below the jump.

Download:
ZIP: V/A (Potholes in my Blog) - Midnight Snacks

Paul White - Movie Stars by alexchase

Paul White - One Of Life's Pleasures ft. Danny Brown (Remix) by alexchase

Tracklist:

01 Al Jieh – “I’m Dangerous”
02 Herma Puma – “Business As Usual”
03 D.L.O. The Iceman – “Nice Vibe”
04 Jaisu – “This Is”
05 Bone Rock – “Purple”
06 Man Mantis – “Weekend Radioletters”
07 Danny! – “When Will She Call”
08 The Super 3 – “Maroon”
09 Blue Sky Black Death – “To Hold And Hope”
10 J57 – “Broken Batteries”
11 Tensei – “Origami”
12 Paul White – “Movie Stars”
13 Citymouth – “Neighborhood Cults”
14 Zeroh – “Not Worth Listening To”
15 Ethereal – “G0t A Little_Job”
16 Trebles And Blues – “The Eastern Wind”
17 AbJo – “Praise the Most Fly”
18 Jay Cue – “Moon Sex”

Midnight Snacks & Movie Stars