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SolarFlares — The The Winter (Ok, now Spring I've Been Hella Busy) Mixtape
Side B.
Kha-Ym - Balance
Basil Hardhaus - Breezin’
Testpattern - Souvenir Glacé
Brian Eno - Sombre Reptiles
Fall Of Saigon - She Leaves Me All Alone
Bushido - I Like The Way You Said That
Deux - Game & Performance
Aphex Twin - [z twig]
Roberto Cacciapaglia - Moog Sequence
Walter Carlos - Sonata In E Major, L. 430
Tom Zé - Curiosidade
Alick Nkhata’s Band - Sunsistance
The Aay Jays - Lal Qalandar Lal
Recorded in February 2013 using Traktor, one take each side, no edits. Mad skillz.
Download it here:
SIDE A |||
SolarFlares — The Winter (Ok, now Spring I've Been Hella Busy) Mixtape
Here it is, part one. Side B coming tomorrow.
[[[Side A]]]
Cluster - Sowiesoso (So Not So So)
Chris & Cosey - Walking Through Heaven
Limonious - Swedish Pommak
Clara Mondshine - Landung Bei Vollmond
Tom Cameron - Balsa
Delia Derbyshire - Quest
Paul Beaver & Bernard L. Krause - Dr Fox
The Residents - Constantinople
Gorilla Aktiv - Suono Seguito
Haruomi Hosono - Sports Men
Sadistic Mika Band - Hi Jack (I’m Just Dying)
1. Pelt – From The Lakebed
2. Laurie Spiegel – Drums
3. Actress – Ascending
4. Lee Gamble – Nowhen Hooks
5. Holly Herndon – Fade
6. Raime – Your Cast Will Tire
7. Andy Stott – Up The Box
8. Shackleton – Music For The Quiet Hour Part 1
9. High Aura’d – River Runs Like Jewels
10. Oren Ambarchi – Salt
Insane podcast, goes all over the place and nestles in the higher levels, worth downloading for the opening track alone: Astarius’ “Spirit Rap” sure is something.
The blurb:
It’s not often that XLR8R receives a podcast that was conceived as a “meditation tape,” but Gavin Russom has never exactly been a “normal” artist. Over the years, the veteran NYC producer has taken numerous musical forms, the only constants being his affinity for vintage synths and his affiliation with the seminal DFA label. His current focus is The Crystal Ark, a Latin-tinged collaboration with vocalist Viva Ruiz.
True to the “meditation tape” concept, the podcast is full of ocean and rainstorm sounds, and begins by balancing zen vibes with tropical sounds and jazzy excursions. However, within a short time, Russom and Ruiz find the groove, loosely channeling ’80s and ’90s house in the process. After delivering a solid 30-plus minutes of pumping rhythms, The Crystal Ark cools things down in unique fashion, juxtaposing Patti Smith with Tadd Mullinix and D’Angelo and somehow making it work.
The journey, not the destination, man.
||| Worth clicking through to read trainspotter dweebs arguing in the comments about Ableton and Francois K.
Also, some proper background on these gents via this well-penned RA piece. H/T to baltimorehorses for that one.
All hail aggro music nerds!
Old School J-pop Vol II
It’s been a while, folks!
The last mix was good fun, so on a lazy Sunday morning, I put together this playlist of some more favourites from the 50s - 70s: Think Showa-era, kayoukyoku, old school J-pop and enka of good vintage.
Featuring: Masako Mori, Meiko Kaji, Aoe Mina, The Wild Ones and more.
Image credit: Michael Rougier from his 1964 series Teenage Wasteland : Japanese Youth in Revolt
||| Side A |||
Mary C. Brown and the Hollywood Sign - Dory Previn
Cocktails for Two - Spike Jones and his City Slickers
Boris the Bass -A.V.R.O. Dansorkest o.l.v. Hans Mossel
Bésame Mucho [1943] - Oscar Alemán
有難や節 - 守屋浩
ズンドコ節 - 小林旭
Koi no Kisetsu - Pinky & Killers
Body and Soul - Erroll Garner
Libertad - Iriarte and Pesoa
Wewe - Roberto Gatto
Romantic Conversation - Andy Shepheard
A Tour in Italy (Dub Version) - BandAid
Dancing With the Lion - Andreas Vollenweider
Photo: my old porch, one of the few things I miss about Vancouver.
IN CASE YOU FORGOT…
||| Thee Summer 2012 Mixtape: Side A. |||
Hai dozo.
Recorded lazy-style on the couch with the AC going late one Saturday night.
A little swing, a little latin, a little Showa kayoukyoku, some Balearic vibes. A little bumrocks-heavy, no matter: solid.
Think: day off, porch/balcony, iced green tea, Suntory highball, smoke ‘em if you got ‘em.
||| Side A |||
Mary C. Brown and the Hollywood Sign - Dory Previn
Cocktails for Two - Spike Jones and his City Slickers
Boris the Bass -A.V.R.O. Dansorkest o.l.v. Hans Mossel
Bésame Mucho [1943] - Oscar Alemán
有難や節 - 守屋浩
ズンドコ節 - 小林旭
Koi no Kisetsu - Pinky & Killers
Body and Soul - Erroll Garner
Libertad - Iriarte and Pesoa
Wewe - Roberto Gatto
Romantic Conversation - Andy Shepheard
A Tour in Italy (Dub Version) - BandAid
Dancing With the Lion - Andreas Vollenweider
Photo : my old porch, one of the few things I miss about Vancouver.
Side B Here.
|||| NEW MIX : Summer 2012/Rainy season ||||
Well, hello there 8Tracks, it’s been a long time. Since…Vancouver? Wow. I have the uploader nestled in among my cluttered apps folder and everything. I forgot about you. Oops.
For old time’s sake, and because I’m working on a new summer mixtape proper, here’s a preview:
Roberto Gatto, Hermeto Paschoal, After Dinner, Mikado, Berntholer, Jolly Kunjappu, lots of sexy French talkovers and more….
Recommended: porch/balcony, iced green tea or Suntory highball.
Img: unknown. Anybody?
Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka | XLR8R
Nice to hear the Midland & Pariah track (fave of the year so far), as featured on the West Norwood Cassette Library mix I’ve caned heavily on this blog….yup, a few months on, still going through heavy rotation over here. ANNNNNyways:
“As for the duo’s mix, it finds Benjamin Damage and Doc Daneeka skating along the nebulous territory where so-called “bass music” intersects with classic techno and house sensibilities. Much like the pair’s own productions, their selections here are often the sort of tunes that breathe new life, not to mention unique rhythms, into the standard techno template. It’s a compelling listen, and something that provides an interesting preview of where many bass-music refugees might be heading in the not-so-distant future.”
01 John Talabot “So Will Be Now” (Permanent Vacation)
02 DBX “Beat Phreak” (Accelerate)
03 Hayden Andre Project “Broken Chains” (Strobe)
04 Joy O “Wade In” (Hotflush)
05 Untold “Little Things Like That” (Clone)
06 Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka “No One” (50 Weapons)
07 Presk & Cinnaman “Sweat (Doc Daneeka Remix)” (Audio Culture)
08 Armando “Downfall” (Trax)
09 Sepalcure “Breezin” (Hotflush)
10 Ken Ishii “Extra” (R&S)
11 Midland & Pariah “Untitled”
12 Doc Daneeka “Tobyjug (Lando Kal Remix)” (Ten Thousand Yen)
13 Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka “Deaf Siren” (50 Weapons)
14 Cosmin TRG “De Dans” (50 Weapons)
15 Dexter “Juno Fest” (Rush Hour)
FACT mix 322: King Britt presents Fhloston Paradigm
Tracklist:
1. Dialog from 1984
2. Lowleaf – Tala At Twilight
3. Fhloston Paradigm – Live Interlude #1
4. Chemical Brothers – Escape Wavefold (from Hanna soundtrack)
5. Boom Boom Satellites – Dub Me Crazy
6. Tenko – Slope – Gradual Disappearance
7. Eurhythmics – Take Me To Your Heart
8. Blade Runner dialog (rain scene)
9. Sleepy Tea – Specta Cierra
10. Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto – Microon III
11. Fhloston Paradigm – Live Interlude #3
12. Fhloston Paradigm – The Chase
13. JJ Doom – Banished
14. Power Douglas – Little Gong
15. Jerry Goldsmith – Intensive Care (From Logan’s Run soundtrack)
16. Raymond Scott – Portofino
17. Paul McCartney – Blue Sway (Demo)
18. Fhloston Paradigm – Song For Charlie
19. Synergy – The Mystery of Peri Reis
20. Galaxy 2 Galaxy – Frag 2
21. David Sylvian – Answered Prayers / Carla Bley (dialog)
22. King Britt presents Scuba – Bare Naked feat. Imani Uzuri
23. Fhloston Paradigm – Live Interlude #3
Thee Spring Mixtape || 2012
SolarFlares — Thee Spring Mixtape || 2012
Thee Spring Mixtape, 2012: Days are getting longer, sleeves are getting shorter,
or: Easy on the Kozmische synth this time. Promise.
Recorded in two sessions because I never have more than 45 minutes to myself these days (domestic and professional life here in my corner of Japan has become rather hectic), but still- there’s time for a Sunday drive to some corner of Nara, and it’s finally warming up.
Made with going for a prefectural spin in mind, the latest mixtape offers up good ol’ ramshackle garage, Northern Soul, Brazilian fuzz, ColdWave, NoWave, synth punk, postpunk, French psych, Showa-period J-pop, some trusty old Neue Deutsche Welle, plus my old stomping grounds Vancouver gets a shout-out via UJ3RKS and They Shoot Horses Don’t They.
Enjoy, my friends: (((RightClickSaveAs)))
EDIT: Hmm, having some technical difficulties with dropbox. Hang tight.
TRACKLIST:
Sinfonia to Cantata BWV 29—-Wendy Carlos
Monk Time—-The Monks
Monkey Monkey—-Boys Boys
Black Room—-Jun Mayuzumi
Tainted Love—-Gloria Jones
Cinturao De Fogo—-Marisa Rossi
Cataclysme—-Dickens
Freakin Out—-DEATH
Nothing To Hide—-Nervous Gender
すべて売り物—-Aunt Sally
Eisenhower & the Hippies —-UJ3RK5
Wir Bauen Eine Neue Stadt—-Palais Schaumburg
Cannibals —-Units
D’Ya Think I’m Sexy?—-Hybrid Kids
Man Hole—-Men’s Recovery Project
B For Boredoms—-Boredoms
Transmitting—-They Shoot Horses Don’t They
Safe As Milk (Take 12)—-Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Soundcloud/zip file of individual tracks is forthcoming. Maybe. Depends on who’s asking.
Φ۞Η: Progressive Folk & Psych From Greece, 1968-85
The Autumn Mixtape, 2011.
A king can of Asahi and a couple of hours to kill in a 4 & 1/2 tatami room. Warts-and-all live mix of what I felt like listening to that day: some library music, minimal synth, Neue Deutsche Welle, Space/Italo disco, new-ageyness, french psych & yeh-yeh…in other words, the usual suspects. I’m consistent that way. The mix, however, could use some tweaks, but—-meh. Enjoy.
Tracklist to follow.
