Lost Track

A story of love, work, garbage, impermanence,
chewing tobacco, and electronic music

by Eric S. Piotrowski




The story is available as a PDF file. As you read (or afterward, if you prefer), you may find these YouTube videos helpful for auditory context. They are listed here in the order they appear in the story.

Rogue Element: "Hive" from Lumina (2009)



Orbital: "Halcyon + On + On" from Orbital 2 (1993)



De La Soul: "A Little Bit of Soap" from 3 Feet High and Rising (1989)



Eugene Mirman: "How to Get It Done" from The Flight of the Conchords (2009)



They Might Be Giants: "Minimum Wage" from Flood (1990)



Cyberaktif: "Nothing Stays" from Tenebrae Vision (1990)



Daft Punk: "The Grid (Remixed by The Crystal Method)" from Tron: Legacy Reconfigured (2011)



Meat Beat Manifesto: "It's the Music" from Original Fire (1997)



Prodigy: "Voodoo People (Chemical Brothers Remix)" (1994)



DJ Krush: "On the Dub-ble" from Krush (1994)