April 15 2008, playlist for “Stumbling Upon Moksha” show on CKMS FM:

This week’s show was inspired by the idea or sentiment of “hope”. I heard recently that without the future, there can be no present, for the future represents our chosen direction, the quality of being with which we choose to align ourselves, through each decision or choice we make.

The existentialist, in fact, argue that we are our choices. I tend to agree; so may all our decisions be informed by the hope of actually being the change we seek, here and now.

1. “Svo Hljótt Sigur Rós”, Takk... ©2005 (7:25)

2. “Of These, Hope”, Peter Gabriel, Passion (Remastered) ©1989 (3:56)

3. “Movement III - Hope”, Alanis Morissette & Devin Provenzano, The Prayer Cycle ©1999 (6:38)

4. “Time and Space”, The Cinematic Orchestra, Ma Fleur ©2007 (8:31)

5. “Hope”, Dirty Three, Horse Stories ©1996 (4:53)

6. “Lookout For Hope”, Jerry Douglas, Lookout For Hope ©2002 (10:24)

7. “I Love You Dawn”, Crowded House, Afterglow ©2000 (2:35)

8. “Hope”, Jack Johnson, Sleep Through The Static ©2008 (3:43)

9. “The Way to find my Heart”, Joe Forster, Black Ribbon of Hope ©2008 (6:42)

10. “Hopeful Hearts”, Sarah Slean, The Baroness ©2008 (3:33)

11. “No Stillness and No Rain”, Hawksley Workman, Between The Beautifuls ©2008 (3:52)

12. “Rain Awhile”, Stabilo, Happiness & Disaster ©2006 (5:01)

13. “Your Eyes Open”, Keane, Hopes And Fears ©2004 (3:23)

14. “A Good Start”, Maria Taylor, Lynn Teeter Flower ©2007 (4:13)

15. “Hope”, R.E.M., Up g1998 (5:02)

16. “We Dance Alone”, Beck, The Information ©2006 (3:57)

17. “Optimistic”, Radiohead, Kid A ©2000 (5:16)

18. “A Little Better”, Gnarls Barkley, The Odd Couple ©2008 (3:03)

19. “Everything This Could Be”, Anxious Blue, Limits Push Themselves ©2001 (3:40)

20. “It's A Beautiful Life”, Amos The Transparent, Everything I've Forgotten To Forget ©2007 (2:32)

21. “Babylon II”, David Gray, White Ladder ©2000 (3:39)