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Music to Play By from the Out of the Shadows Bookshop!

The music CDs on this page include some of the most popular background music for setting the mood while playing or during aftercare. The selection here highlights many popular rock, folk, jazz, shows, and classical recordings. Some of the music recommended here has a driving beat with ever-building intensity; some is lyrically beautiful; some is peaceful; and some have direct references to BDSM concepts.

Pop, rock, folk, drums, jazz, and more:

• Fumbling Toward Ecstasy, Sarah McLachlan Suggested by cfish.

• Classic Queen, Queen Suggested by Phaeton.

• Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette Suggested by cfish.

• City of Angels, Alanis Morissette, U2, Sarah McLachlan, etc. Suggested by cfish.

• Savage Garden, Savage Garden Suggested by susi.

• Songs of Faith and Devotion, Depeche Mode Suggested by cali.

• Black Celebration, Depeche Mode

• Metallica, Metallica aka The Black Album. Suggested by cali.

• Ride the Lightning, Metallica Suggested by Melen.

• Shepherd Moons, Enya Suggested by darkrose.

• Aion, Dead Can Dance Suggested by Graystreak.

• Mirror Pool, Lisa Gerrard Suggested by Graystreak.

• Duality, Lisa Gerrard Suggested by Graystreak.

• Maxinquaye, Tricky. Suggested by Graystreak. "Good for sex stuff."

• Massive Attack Mezzanine Suggested by camilla. "Dark music with pounding rhythms."

• Come to Daddy Aphex Twin Suggested by camilla.

  "For people who are really really messed up in the head, try throwing some Aphex Twin in the stereo while your best friend is tied up. I think it takes a fairly unique sexuality to understand the Aphex Twin, but it's well worth the effort. His most recent album is a masterpiece of perversion."

• Temptation, Holly Cole Suggested by camilla.

  "Possibly the greatest sleaze album of all time. Holly Cole who has a beautiful sexy voice sings the erotic songs of Tom Waits. A Must. There's something about the way Holly Cole demands "Take me home, you silly boy" as the opening line that makes anyone who hears it melt. Tom Wait's dark sexuality fits naturally in with S&M of course."

• The Bossa Nova Years (The Girl From Ipanema) [set], Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto Suggested by camilla. Especially, "Girl from Ipanema"

• ...various Duke Ellington Suggested by camilla.

  "KazRecords have released ten volumes so far, but I think the second is the best simply for the fantastically slimy `Something Sexual.'" Comment from nflauren: My SO loves Duke Ellington, too, for BDSM/sex; but it routinely gets voted thumbs down for playparty music whenever he puts it on. *laugh* No accounting for taste variation: just go for what you like, of course!

• Songs of Love and Hate Leonard Cohen Suggested by camilla.

• Spiders Space Suggested by camilla. "There's song I'm rather fond called "Female of the Species." A song all dominant women will instantly take to (the female of the species is deadlier than the male)."

• Titanic Days Kirsty MacColl Suggested by camilla.

  "I can't stop killing you' is a natural S&M anthem. The opening lines of "Titanic Days" (title track) are as follows:

  I just know,
  though I can't see
  and I can feel his hands all over me
  his hot breath on me/ i can't resist
  his rope
  my wrists
  i never knew there might be days like this"

• The Visit, Loreena McKennitt Suggested by everyone. One of my favorites, too; though it's so popular that it's probably hackneyed to put on at a playparty.

• Parallel Dreams, Loreena McKennitt

• The Mask and the Mirror, Loreena McKennitt

• MCMXC A.D., Enigma

• The Cross Of Changes, Enigma

• Deep Forest, Deep Forest

• Hello Betty, Betty. If you can find them, two other albums, Kiss My Sticky and Betty are also good.

• Best of Kodo, Kodo. Suggested by Graystreak. Unique, intense, traditional Japanese drumming. Also Heartbeat Drummers of Japan, Kodo.

• Planet Drum, Mickey Hart. Suggested by Graystreak.

• Concussion Ensemble, Suggested by Graystreak. More hot drumming, but hard to find.

Show Tunes and Classical Music

Amazon.com now carries classical music as well as soundcasts and show tunes!

• Passion, Music for The Last Temptation of Christ Peter Gabriel Suggested by everyone. This is probably the canonical piece of scene music, but although it is hackneyed to put it on at a playparty, it's still one of the favorites.

• Sweeney Todd, Stephen Sondheim Suggested by darkrose.

• Jesus Christ, Superstar, Andrew Lloyd Webber Suggested by darkrose.

• Little Shop of Horrors, Movie Soundcast. Also available: Original cast recording, which is missing some songs and has different musical interpretations of others.

• Brandenburg Concertos (Hogwood), Brandenburg Concertos (1-4, Britten), Brandenburg Concertos (1-3, Marriner) Bach Suggested by camilla. "JS Bach is perfect for vanilla sex, since he wrote all his music whilst making love anyway."

• Symphony Fantastique (Tilson Thomas), Berlioz Suggested by ladys.

• Bohemian Rhapsody Suggested by darkrose.

• Russian Sabre Dance Suggested by Phaeton.