"LIFE IS JUST A PRECIOUS MINUTE, BABY..."

A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL. HERE IS A SPECIAL TREAT THAT WILL AVOID THE DILEMNA OF WHAT TO PLAY AT YOUR NEW YEAR PARTY - BIG BEATS, POUNDING BASSLINES AND SOARING VOCALS TO KEEP THEM SPINNING AND TWISTING 'TIL DAWN.; A FOUR DISC COMPILATION 'AN INTRODUCTION TO NORTHERN SOUL'.

disc 1

1. Heaven Must Have Sent You Album Version - Elgins
2. Just Walk In My Shoes Single Version - Gladys Knight & The Pips
3. Little Darling (I Need You) - Marvin Gaye
4. I Want To Go Back There Again - Chris Clark
5. I'll Always Love You - Spinners (The)
6. I'll Turn To Stone - Four Tops (The)
7. There's No Stopping Us Now - Supremes (The)
8. These Things Will Keep Me Loving You - Velvelettes
9. Helpless - Kim Weston
10. Just A Little Misunderstanding - Contours
11. Night - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
12. I Ain't Going Nowhere - Junior Walker & The All Stars
13. 6 X 6 - Earl Van Dyke & The Motown Brass
14. Whole Lot Of Shakin' In My Heart (Since I Met You) - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
15. There's A Ghost In My House - R. Dean Taylor
16. Tell Me It's Just A Rumour Baby - Isley Brothers (The)
17. Nowhere To Run - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
18. Festival Time - San Remo Strings
19. Real Humdinger - Various Artists
20. Uptight (Everything's Alright) - Stevie Wonder
21. He Was Really Sayin' Something - Velvelettes
22. I'll Keep Holding On - Marvelettes (The)
23. What More Could A Boy Ask For - Spinners (The)
24. When I'm Gone - Brenda Holloway
25. California Soul - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

disc 2

1. Ain't No Place Like Motown - Velvelettes
2. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin - Gladys Knight & The Pips
3. Thank You - Frankie Valli
4. Tears At The End Of A Love Affair - Tammi Terrell
5. Baby Hit And Run - Contours
6. Have A Little Faith - Four Tops (The)
7. Just Like Romeo And Juliet - Reflections
8. Day Will Come Between Sunday And Monday - Kiki Dee
9. You Can Come Right Back To Me - David Ruffin
10. I'm Learning To Trust My Man - Sisters Love
11. Baby (Don't You Leave Me) - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
12. My Love Is Your Love (Forever) - Isley Brothers (The)
13. Think It Over (Before You Break My Heart) - Brenda Holloway
14. Suspicion - Originals & The Supremes
15. This Love Starved Heart Of Mine (It's Killing Me) - Marvin Gaye
16. Gotta Find A Way To Get You Back - Tammi Terrell
17. I See A Rainbow - Edwin Starr & Blinky
18. Why When Love Is Gone - Isley Brothers (The)
19. One Way Out - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
20. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) - Frank Wilson
21. Why Am I Lovin' You - Debbie Dean
22. I Have Faith In You - Edwin Starr
23. All I Do Is Think About You - Brenda Holloway
24. If My Heart Could Tell The Story - Edwin Starr
25. No One There - Martha Reeves

disc 3

1. Hey Girl Don't Bother Me - Tams (The)
2. That's Not Love - Holly St. James
3. Soul Self Satisfaction Demo - Earl Jackson
4. I Got A Feeling - Barbara Randolph
5. Take My Hand - Dalton Boys
6. He Who Picks A Rose - Jimmy Ruffin
7. Love Love Love - Bobby Hebb
8. I Got The Fever - Prophets
9. Happy - William Bell
10. Friday Night - Johnny Taylor
11. Keep Stepping (Never Look Back) - Carolyn Crawford
12. Life Beats - Supremes
13. Tainted Love - Gloria Jones
14. Pick Me Up Put Me In Your Pocket - Jeanette Harper
15. At The Discotheque - Chubby Checker
16. Girl Don't Make Me Wait - Bunny Sigler
17. Wear It On Our Face (aka Wear It On Your Face) - Dells & Charles Stepney
18. Sweet Was The Love - Four Tops (The)
19. I've Gotta Get Away - Tommy Good
20. Walk Away From Love - David Ruffin
21. Real Love - Drizabone
22. Breakaway - Frank Popp Ensemble (The)
23. It's Better To Have (And Don't Need) - Don Covay
24. Just Want To Spend My Life With You - Pete Warner
25. You're My Everything - Temptations & James Jamerson

disc 4

1. You Didn't Say A Word - Yvonne Baker
2. Night Owl - Bobby Paris
3. Country Girl - Vickie Baines
4. You Just Don't Know (What You Did To Me) - Chubby Checker
5. Angel Baby - 1/2"
6. Picture Me Gone - Evie Sands
7. Ordinary Joe - Terry Callier
8. In Orbit - Joy Lovejoy
9. I'm Gonna Love You A Long Time - Patti & The Emblems
10. Breakaway - Lewis Sisters
11. I Wanna Know - Paul, John E.
12. Gotta Have Your Love - Sapphires (The)
13. Every Time I See You I Go Wild - J.J. Barnes
14. Key To My Happiness - Charades
15. I Can't Make It Anymore - Spyder Turner
16. S.O.S (Stop Her On Sight) - Edwin Starr
17. You Can Count On Me - Sammy Davis Jr.
18. Seven Days Too Long - Chuck Wood
19. Dance Dance Dance - Casualeers
20. Green Door - Wynder K. Frog
21. I Feel So Bad - Jackie Edwards
22. Ain't No Mountain High Enough (instrumental) - Funk Brothers
23. Long After Tonight Is All Over - Jimmy Radcliffe
24. Time Will Pass You By - Tobi Legend
25. I'm On My Way - Dean Parrish

LINK IN COMMENTS

"We're back again they never kicked us out..."

MERRY XMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL – NO NEWS ON THE HARD DRIVE BUT WE ARE FIGHTING BACK.

2009? BRING IT ON.

FLAMING LIPS – SILENT NIGHT/LORD
SALLY SHAPIRO – ANORAK XMAS
WEDDING PRESENT – HOLLY JOLLY HOLLYWOOD
MARIACHI HORNS – AWAY IN A MANGER
BESSIE SMITH – AT THE XMAS BALL
MICHAEL LIGHT – JINGLE PRUDENCE
GO HOME PRODUCTIONS – XMAS GOB/HIGH TIDES AND BLOCKED PEACE PIPES
LOS LOBOS – RUDOLPH THE MANIC REINDEER
WALL OF VOODOO – SHOULDNT HAVE GIVEN HIM A GUN FOR XMAS
OLIVIA TREMOR CONTROL – XMAS WITH WILLIAM S
LAMBCHOP – XMAS TIME IS HERE
SAINT ETIENNE – MY XMAS PRAYER
ILIKETRAINS – THE XMAS TREE SHIP
HENRY MANCINI ORCH – WE THREE KINGS/O COME...
FRANK SINATRA – ADESTE FIDELES
SUFJAN STEVENS – JOY TO THE WORLD
KLAUS NOMI – SILENT NIGHT
WILLIAM S BURROGHS - THE JUNKYS XMAS

LINK IN COMMENTS.

"I don't believe in an interventionist God...."

HELP!

DOES ANYONE KNOW OF A GOOD (AND REASONABLY PRICED) DATA RECOVERY SERVICE IN THE UK?

THE DIAGNOSIS ON MY EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE FROM A MAJOR RETAILER IN THE WORLD OF PCS WAS BAD AND ESTIMATED AT £800 TO RECOVER!

PLEASE LEAVE ANY ADVICE IN COMMENTS - I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.

(OR IF THERE ARE ANY RICH PEOPLE WHO HAVE ENJOYED THE MIXES AND WANT TO CONTRIBUTE...I AM NOT TOO PROUD TO TAKE THE FILTHY LUCRE!)

HERBAL T.

"the hands of the clock, coming together at midnight"

DISASTER.

A LITTLE BOY CHASES A KITTEN BEHIND A SOFA.

AS HIS LAUGHTER INCREASES I TURN TO SEE HIM FALL, HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN A CABLE.

A CABLE ATTACHED TO AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE.

A HARD DRIVE THAT CONTAINS MY MUSIC.

ALL OF MY MUSIC.

FINALLY CATALOGUED AND TRANSFERRED FROM VINYL, CASSETTE AND CD ONTO ONE HARD DRIVE THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN BACKED UP.

LIKE THAT MOST CLICHED OF CINEMATIC MOMENTS, A GHOSTLY SILENCE FILLS THE AIR AS TIME SLOWS TO A CRAWL THE HARD DRIVE FALLS TO THE FLOOR.

A SINGLE 'CRACK'.

"SORRY DAD."

HOW CAN I BE ANGRY?

I PICK UP THE EQUIPMENT AND HOLD IT LIKE A BIRD WITH A BROKEN WING. THE SOUNDTRACK TO MY LIFE - GONE, LIKE TEARS IN RAIN. (THANK YOU RUTGER.)

TODAY - MY HARD DRIVE GOES TO SEE THE TECH' SURGEON FOR A POST MORTEM. SHE IS DEAD, BUT THERE IS A REMOTE POSSIBILTY THAT SOME OF THE MEMORY MIGHT SURVIVE.

WILL KEEP YOU POSTED - AND KIDS, BE SURE TO BACK UP YOUR FILES.

HERBAL T.

“I’M BEING CARRIED DOWNSTREAM ON WAVES OF DELIGHT....”

A FANTASTIC MIX FROM NOLAN MICRON OF MY FAVOURITE BLOG ‘CASTLES IN SPACE’ – A LINK TO WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON THE RIGHT OF THIS PAGE. (PLEASE PAY HIM A VISIT, DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND JUST DOWNLOAD EVERYTHING.)

SPORES IN A VACUUM

“When I was no more than a spotty teenager, I bought a cassette through the classifieds in the NME. A Bowie bootleg called "Bump and Grind Edited Plus". Typed TDK C60 cover and featuring some amazing Bowie tunes, which were at the the time really, genuinely hard to find.

As much as the music though, I also loved the between song clips of stoned hippies being interviewed, advertising jingles and radio speech which I just thought were unbelievably cool. You can see where this is going, can't you. (Rhetorical. No question mark.)It's about the music, mainly, but what we have to say is also so important to me. Its a slow build. The sound of the television talking to no one. The sound of one person alone at the end of the night. Come on Thunder. We are just spores in a vacuum. Hello. Need a hand?”

St. Etienne - You're In A Bad Way

The Loft - Model Village

The Teardrop Explodes - You Disappear From View (BBC Session)

Aimee Mann - Wise Up

JJ72 - Snow

It's Immaterial - Ed's Funky Diner (The Keinholz Caper)

Kings Of Convenience - I Don't Know What I Can Save You From (Royksopp Remix)

Duels - The Slow Build

James - Sometimes

Orbital - Belfast/Wasted

Beyond The Wizards Sleeve - Get Ready To Fly

Mordant Music - Fallen Faces

YOU KNOW WHERE TO GET IT IF YOU WANT IT.

"I THOUGHT HE WOULDN'T ESCAPE. AISHA - HE GOT OUT!"

NOT A MIX BUT A GREAT WAY TO STAY IN THE THEME AND GET RID OF THE LAST UNWANTED GUESTS AT YOUR HALLOWEEN PARTY. IT IS ALSO A SUPERB THING TO PLAY IF YOU WANT TO CREEP THE SHIT OUT OF ANY TRICK OR TREATING BRATS.

MORT GARSON'S MOOGTASTIC...

LUCIFER - THE BLACK MASS

FOUND OVER AT DR SCHLUSS' GARAGE OF PSYCHEDELIC OBSCURITIES. DO PAY IT A VISIT, IT IS A GREAT BLOG.

THE LINK IS LURKING IN THE COMMENTS...

“THE ONLY DEVIL IN YOUR WORLD LIVES IN THE HUMAN HEART”

I WAS GOING TO GIVE YOU A MIX OF MY OWN BUT DES POMMES FOUND THIS FANTASTIC COMPILATION. (IF I FIND OUT WHERE IT ORIGINATED, I PROMISE TO CREDIT THEM.) NOT YER USUAL KITSCHY MUSIC BUT SOMETHING A BIT DARKER FROM THE POST PUNK ERA. SO, HAVE A CIDER AND BLACKCURRANT - OR SOME BLOOD RED WINE – DRESS IN BLACK, COVER YOUR FACE IN CHEAP MAKE-UP AND SIT IN THE DARK.

ALONE.

01 - ana hausen - tunnel vision

02 - the witch trials - humanoids from the deep

03 - nervous gender - monsters

04 - black fantasy - evil places

05 - danielle dax - pariah

06 - cocteau twins - wax and wane

07 - rema-rema - the feedback song

08 - colin potter - behind you

09 - kitchen & the plastic spoons - happy funeral

10 - skeletal family - the wind blows

11 - tent - the noise

12 - the the - flesh and bones

13 - the very things - the hole

14 - fad gadget - ad nauseam

15 - inflatable boy clams - skeletons

16 - monte cazazza - mark of the devil

17 - coil - slur

18 - siouxsie & the banshees - lord's prayer

19 - melinda miel - the game of the night

20 - the virgin prunes - the happy dead

THE LINK IS IN THE COMMENTS

“IT WAS ONLY FOUR TRACKS ON THE MACHINE; BUT I WAS PICKING UP TWENTY FROM THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL SQUAD.”

HERE AT HERBAL T TOWERS WE RECEIVED A REQUEST FOR SOME DUB – SO PLEASE FIND A VARIETY OF THIS MOST HERBAL OF MUSIC STYLES. AGAIN IT WILL PROBABLY IRK THE PURISTS THAT I HAVE INCLUDED SUCH AS THE CLASH, THE ORB AND THE NEW AGE STEPPERS. FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE IT WAS HOW WE WERE INTRODUCED TO THIS GENRE; BUT MORE TO THE POINT, IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT – F*** RIGHT OFF, IT ROCKS.

1. SECONDS AWAY – SCIENTIST.
2. VIBRATE ON – AUGUSTUS PABLO MEETS THE UPSETTERS.
3. LOVING IS GOOD – SUSAN CADOGAN/LEE PERRY.
4. DUB MAGNIFICENT – KING TUBBY.
5. GIVE PRAISES – YABBY YOU.
6. INGLAN IS A BITCH DUB – LINTON KWESI JOHNSON.
7. DON’T MOVE – KEITH HUDSON.
8. FRINGE ON TOP DUB – DUB SYNDICATE.
9. NECKODEEMUS – THE CONGOS.
10. NATIONS OF DUB – JOE GIBBS.
11. FADE AWAY – NEW AGE STEPPERS.
12. ONE MORE DUB – THE CLASH.
13. THE RIGHT WAY – PRINCE FAR-I & THE ARABS.
14. TAPPA ZUKIE IN DUB – TAPPA ZUKIE.
15. REBELS DUB – LEE PERRY THE MIGHTY UPSETTER.
16. TOWERS OF DUB (ORIGINAL MIX) – THE ORB.

THE LINK IS IN COMMENTS...(BELOW)

"No abandones, no llores, busca tu rio..."

HOLA AMIGOS .LOTS OF TRACKS WITH MEXICO IN MIND AND A FEW THAT HAVE NO CONNECTION OTHER THAN THAT THEY FITTED IN WELL. ANYONE NOT FAMILIAR WITH CALEXICO SHOULD IMMEDIATELY GO GET EVERYTHING THEY HAVE EVER RECORDED; AND IF YOU DO NOT LIKE FREE DESIGN YOU DO NOT HAVE A HEART. COVERS OF THE RAMONES AND KRAFTWERK INCLUDED AT NO EXTRA COST.

1. ANTENA – SESSEXA.
2. LOVE – BUMMER IN THE SUMMER.
3. CALEXICO –EL PICADOR.
4. SLEEPY JACKSON – GOOD DANCERS.
5. KAHIMI KARIE – GOOD MORNING WORLD.
6. RODRIGO Y GABRIELA – DIABLO ROJO.
7. CHINGON – MALAGUENA SALEROSA.
8. SILVERTTI – SUMMER RAIN.
9. LOS MACHACHUMBOS – LA PALOMITA.
10. SENOR COCONUT – TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS.
11. OVAL – HAPPY ENDING 12” VERSION.
12. RAMOMEX – LOBOTOMIA.
13. PIGBAG – SUNNY DAY 12” VERSION.
14. HIGH LLAMAS – CLARION UNION HALL.
15. PEREZ PRADO – TACUBA.
16. GLOBAL TEMPO VS JAVIER OJEDA – CUANDO ES AHORA. (HOW SOON IS NOW)
17. FREE DESIGN – WHEN LOVE IS YOUNG.
18. ESQUIVEL – LATIN ESQUE.
19. CALEXICO – EL GATILLO (TRIGGER REVISITED)

LINK EN COMENTARIOS

"WHEN THEY CAME TO FIREBOMB THE HOUSE, I DIDN'T FEEL PAIN..."

JOHN PEEL WOULD BE PROUD OF THIS ONE. DO NOT WORRY IF YOU DO NOT LIKE RADIOHEAD (I DON’T), IT IS A FABULOUSLY VARIED MIX OF FREE INTERNET-ONLY MUSIC.

We Are Bulletproof is a compilation made entirely on site by members of ateaseweb.com, a Radiohead fan forum and released as a free internet-only download. This compilation was made by total strangers from all over the world, posters who have never met face to face, and most in fact who don't even know each other's real names. Not one phone call was made, not one introduction. Every file has been embedded in the comments with the artist's website / myspace / email because in case one or more of the songs on here sparks your interest and you'd like to find out more about the musician in question, you'll have a way of contacting them. There are the obvious comparisons to Radiohead ( and I'm sure there will be many ), but from the Beatles influenced track 'Lie' to the orchestrations of Battles that you will find in Harry Burgess' song 'Hold On Forget Me', you'll find that even though we are all fans of Radiohead, we all have our own distinct styles and voices.

We have brought this to you to show you what we can do.

We are Atease.

And we are bulletproof.

1. The Gadflies - Weight Of The World( www.myspace.com/thegadflies )

2. Companions In The Haze - There She Goes ( www.myspace.com/companionsinthehaze )

3. Luna Park Rescue - Paperplastic ( www.myspace.com/lunaparkrescue )

4. Dead Ringer - Where The Fuck Are My Keys? ( http://virb.com/deadringer )

5. Harry Burgess - Hold On Forget Me ( http://www.myspace.com/harryburgessmusic )

6. William H. Bonney - Bigger Than Me( wearebulletpfoof.blogspot.com )

7. Martijn Duiven - Stop Videotaping ( www.myspace.com/martijnduiven )

8. A Clever Name Here - X'd ( wearebulletpfoof.blogspot.com )

9. Elliott Mor - Fire Rabbit ( http://www.myspace.com/runoutgroove )

10. Steady Downhill - Open The Window( www.myspace.com/steadydownhill )

11. Popular Mechanics - Voiceless Motion ( demo )( http://www.myspace.com/haveagoodflightonpopularmechanics )

12. Tandem Felix - Yooden Vranx ( www.tandem-felix.com )

13. Wes Scott - Lie ( www.myspace.com/wesleyscottmusic )

14. Man's Small Step - The Day Has Slowly Passed( www.myspace.com/manssmallstep )

15. Primm And Propeller - Daniel Day-Lewis In Boxing Vs. Terrorism( myspace.com/primmmusic )

16. William Cremin - Army Ants ( www.thetornacls.net )

YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND IT!

"WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PARTY..."

HERE IS A CRACKING MIX FROM OUR FRIENDS AT THE ‘MADCHESTER RAVE ON’ BLOG - SEE LINK ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THIS PAGE – PLEASE DO VISIT AND SCOUR THEIR ARCHIVES FOR SOME FANTASTIC TUNES AND DON’T FORGET TO LEAVE COMMENTS IF YOU LIKE IT THERE.

17 INDIE TRACKS FROM THE LATE 80S TO EARLY 90S ENTITLED…

MADCHESTER RAVE ON – GET HIGHER MIX

01. THE SEASIDE – IDOLISE.
02. JACK RUBIES FOOLISH BOY
03. OCEAN BLUE – BETWEEN SOMETHING AND NOTHING
04. RAILWAY CHILDREN – MUSIC STOP
05. CARETAKER RACE – ANYWHERE BUT HOME
06. CANDLESTICK PARK – ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD
07. SNAKE CORPS – SOME OTHER TIME
08. FIELD MICE – TRIANGLE
09. THIS SCARLET TRAIN – PICTURE FRAME
10. DEARDARKHEAD – CRYSTALLIZE
11. REEGS – THE NASTY SIDE
12. GUENICA - HUMMING OF THE ENGINE (EXTENDED)
13. MOTORCYCLE BOY – BICK ROCK CANDY (VELOCITY DANCE MIX)
14. RIVERSIDE – CINNAMON EYES
15. 2 LOST SONS – RAINBOW ME
16. CHARMIN CHILDREN – OUT
17. MOONFLOWERS – GET HIGHER (THE GET DUBBER MIX)

THE LINK IS HIDING IN COMMENTS, GO GET IT NOW…

"I REFUSE TO LOSE, I REFUSE TO FALL DOWN..."

A MULTI NATIONAL OFFERING THIS WEEK FROM SOME OF THE MOST INSPIRATIONAL LADIES TO EVER HAVE GRACED EARS. KICK BACK, OPEN A BOTTLE OF RED, TURN IT UP AND ENJOY THE SHOW.

1. YMA SUMAC – GOOMBA BOOMBA.
2. YOKO ONO/SPIRITUALIZED – WALKING ON THIN ICE.
3. X RAY SPEX – GERMFREE ADOLESCENTS.
4. VICTORIA ABRIL – AGUAS DE MARCO.
5. UTE LEMPER – DIE ROTE ROSA.
6. STEREOLAB – HOW TO PLAY YOUR INTERNAL ORGANS.
7. SLEATER KINNEY – BURN DON’T FREEZE.
8. SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES – EVE WHITE EVE BLACK.
9. SANDIE SHAW – HEAVEN KNOWS I’M MISSING HIM NOW.
10. RONNIE SPECTOR – SHE TALKS TO RAINBOWS.
11. PJ HARVEY – 50’ QUEENIE.
12. COCTEAU TWINS – SUGAR HICCUP.
13. PATTI SMITH – PISS FACTORY.
14. NICO – ROSES IN THE SNOW.
15. AU PAIRS – DEAR JOHN.
16. LAILA FRANCE – TRASHY LIKE TV.
17. BUFFY SAINT MARIE – THE VAMPIRE.
18. BAT FOR LASHES – WHATS A GIRL TO DO?
19. COCO ROSIE – BLACK POPPIES.
20. KATE BUSH – LORD OF THE REEDY RIVER.
21. LENDI VEXER – A BOOT DOESNT ASK JUST TRAMPLES.
22. MARIA CALLAS – ARIA 4.

THE LINK IS IN COMMENTS (SHIT – I FORGOT TO ADD THE SLITS!).

"A TEAR OF PETROL IS IN YOUR EYE..."

A MIXED BAG OF TRACKS THAT HAVE RECENTLY JUMPED OUT WHILST HITTING THE SHUFFLE BUTTON. NO APOLOGIES FOR BILL NELSON OR CAPTAIN BUT IT IS GOOD TO HEAR NIGEL SIMPKINS AND TALLULAH GOSH AGAIN. IS IT TIME FOR A BLURT REVIVAL? THEY SOUND ODDLY 'NOW'. YOU DECIDE. (WARM LEATHERETTE IS STILL TOTALLY MINDBLOWING.)

1. JACQUES BREL – LE PORT D’AMSTERDAM.
2. CAPTAIN – GLORIOUS.
3. FEIST – LET IT DIE.
4. BILL NELSON – DO YOU DREAM IN COLOUR.
5. GENERATION X – READY STEADY GO.
6. HELLO – NEW YORK GROOVE.
7. INTERPOL – LEIF ERICKSON
8. NORMAL – WARM LEATHERETTE.
9 BANDITS – TAKE IT AND RUN
10. BRAN VAN 3000 – MORE SHOPPING.
11. DEAD BOYS – SONIC REDUCER.
12. DIRTY PRETTY THINGS – BANG BANG YOUR DEAD.
13. JOHNNY THUNDERS – YOU CAN’T PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND A MEMORY
14 L7 – LET'S PRETEND THAT WE’RE DEAD.
15. MELODY CLUB – PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME
16. MIGHTY LEMON DROPS – HAPPY HEAD.
17. NIGEL SIMPKINS – TIMES ENCOUNTER.
18. PASTELS – SPEEDWAY STAR.
19. BLURT – THE FISH NEEDS A BIKE.
20. PERNICE BROTHERS- WATER BAN.
21. SCOUT NIBLETT – KIDNAPPED BY NEPTUNE.
22. SPIZZ ENERGI –WHERE’S CAPTAIN KIRK?
23. TALLULAH GOSH – BEATNIK BOY.
24. WIRE – 3 GIRL RHUMBA.

LINK? TRY COMMENTS.

"I'm losing my edge to the kids whose footsteps I hear when they get on the decks..."

"Oh babe oh I'm sorry

But I had to make love to every crack in the pavement and the shop doorways

And the puddles of rain that reflected your face in my eyes.

The day didn't go too well. Too many chocolates and cigarettes.

I kept thinking of you and almost walking into lamp-posts.

Why's it so hot? The air coming up to the boil;

rubbing up against walls and lamp-posts trying to get rid of it.

Old women clack their tongues in the shade of crumbling concrete bus shelters.

Dogs doing it in central reservations and causing multiple pile-ups in the centre of town.

I didn't want to come here in the first place

But I've been sentenced to three years in the Housing Benefit waiting room.

I must have lost your number in the all-night garage

And now I'm wandering up and down your street, calling you name, in the rain

Whilst my shoes turn to sodden cardboard.

Where are you?"

1. SPARKS/JIMI SOMERVILLE – THE NO 1 SONG IN HEAVEN
2. PULP – SHEFFIELD SEX CITY
3. A CERTAIN RATIO – KNIFE SLITS WATER 7”
4. SUBA – SAMBA DO GRINGO PAULISTA
5. WAYNE WONDER – NO LETTING GO
6. RICHARD X – BEING SCRUBBED
7. JAM AND SPOON – STELLA (ORIGINAL MIX)
8. TRICKY – TRICKY KID
9. 23 SKIDOO – URBAN GAMELAN PT 1
10. TITAN – C’MON FEEL THE NOISE
11. DAN LE SAC AND SCOOBIUS PIP – THOU SHALT ALWAYS KILL
12. THE TYRELL CORPORATION – THE BOTTLE 12”
13. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM – LOSING MY EDGE
14. MUSE – SUPERMASSIVE TEAM 9 REMIX
15. JOE STRUMMER AND THE MESCALEROS – YALLA YALLA

Link? In comments.

Herbal T

"See the light, enter the light, become the light and shine - like the star you know you are..."

First an apology - on listening to that last mix from Mixmag for a second time I have to conclude that it was shite. I was lazy posting it and promise it will not happen again. If you actually enjoyed it, good luck to you and please disregard my disclaimer.

Moving on - this compilation is of dance tracks that are guaranteed to get Herbal T on the good foot, anyone who knows me will at some stage seen me jumping around like an idiot to at least one of these tracks. Be prepared for a lot more of this sort of thing in the near future.


So download from the link in comments, pull on your 'Smiley' t-shirt, iron your bandanas, neck some 'disco-biscuits' and play VERY LOUD.


Failing that it is a damn good compilation to do the ironing to.


1. AVALANCHES – SINCE I LEFT YOU (7” EDIT)
2. FRANKIE KNUCKLES – WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD (JOHNNY VICIOUS MIX)
3. BELOVED – SUN RISING (DEEP HOUSE MIX)
4. LONNIE LISTON SMITH – EXPANSIONS (LARRY LEVAN MIX)
5. BAM BAM – GIVE IT TO ME (ORIGINAL 12” mix)
6. DREAM FREQUENCY – FEEL SO REAL (SINGLE MIX)
7. FAINT – THE CONDUCTOR (THIN WHITE DUKE MIX)
8. KLEEER – KEEP YOUR BODY WORKIN’ (RARE SPECIAL DISCO REMIX)
9. STARDUST(FT MADONNA) – HOLIDAY SOUNDS BETTER WITH YOU (THUNDERPUSS REMIX)
10. INDIA – LOVE AND HAPPINESS (12”)
11. SOUL SONIC FORCE/OAKENFOLD – PLANET ROCK (SWORDFISH MIX)
12. SHAMEN – DESTINATION ESCHATON (BEATMASTERS EDIT)

Herbal T

"The Marquis de Sade don't wear no boots like these..."

Hello again all - so good to back in rainy Interzone after a couple of weeks in the sunshine. All that doing nothing really does take it out of a soul.

This weeks offering comes via a great blog called "what I like (the house of fun)" and was originally from Mixmag. It offers some tasty dance tracks of the 90s (wasn't Fools Gold 80s? Oh well.)

NOT FORGOTTEN - GREATEST DANCEFLLOR MOMENTS 1990-2000

1 Stone Roses, The - Fool's Gold (9.53)

2 Isolée - Beau Mot Plage (Heaven & Earth Re-Edit)

3 Faze Action - In The Trees

4 F.U.S.E. - Substance Abuse

5 808 State - Cübik

6 LTJ Bukem - Horizons -

7 T.Power vs. MK-Ultra - Horny Mutant Jazz

8 Micky Finn & Aphrodite - Bad Ass

9 E-Z Rollers - Walk This Land

10 Moby - Go

11 Outlander - Vamp

12 Liquid - Sweet Harmony

13 N.R.G. - He Never Lost His Hardcore

14 CJ Bolland - Mantra

15 Energy 52 - Café Del Mar (Three 'N One Mix)

Link is...yes, you got it - in the comments below.

"I was a candidate for club 18-30, but I've been through all that shit before..."

Herbal T and The Treacherous Three are off to sunnier climes before the nation starts to flood again.

See you all in a few weeks...

Herbal T

"Goddamn right, it's a beautiful day..."

A mix from last year that I started playing again when we had some good weather. Songs about kissing, drunken days, dancing like a loon, getting turned on and casual sex, drug references, creative swearing, blasphemy, there are jangly guitars and bubbly synths, even a recorder solo and Japanese girls singing ‘ooga-wooga-wooga-ooga’– come on kids, what more do you want to drive to on a summers eve?

INTRO
THE REAL TUESDAY WELD – BATHTIME IN CLERKENWELL
BMX BANDITS – KYLIES GOT A CRUSH ON US
BELLE AND SEBASTIAN – BOY WITH THE ARAB STRAP
ST ETIENNE – KISS AND MAKE UP
SUEDE - BEAUTIFUL ONES
JAH WOBBLE INVADERS OF THE HEART – SUN DOES RISE
MAGNETIC FIELDS – LUCKIEST GUY ON THE LOWER EAST SIDE
LILAC TIME – IN IVERNA GARDENS
TEENAGE FANCLUB – ALCOHOLIDAY
LOUIS PHILIPPE – SHE MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME
DAVID GARZA – DISCOBALLWORLD
VINES – DON’T LISTEN TO THE RADIO
EELS – MR E’S BEAUTIFUL BLUES
POSTAL SERVICE – SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS
BENT – A RIBBON FOR MY HAIR
SHONEN KNIFE – WATCHIN’ GIRLS
SUPERGRASS – PUMPIN’ ON YOUR STEREO
HOUSE OF LOVE – BEATLES AND THE STONES
RICHARD HAWLEY – TONIGHT THE STREETS ARE OURS

As ever, the link is in comments. Will try and get another summer mix in before we head for sunnier shores for two weeks holiday. Woohoo!

Herbal T and the Treacherous Three.

"Does your heart go BOOM..."

This is a playlist of songs that my daughter likes – and no she did not go out and buy them herself and yes she does have a Dad who plays her music all the time. I did draw the line on some of her choices so consider yourself lucky not to have to hear ‘Umbrella –ella-ella...’ ‘Dancing Queen’ or ‘Now you’re gone’ by sodding Bassmasters.

My fave ever version of the Velvets song was on my friend @’s answering machine sung with his son. @ and T, this one is for you.

All in all nice and cheerful as it should be if you are six – hope you like it.

SEEKERS – GEORGIE GIRL
VELVET UNDERGROUND – IF YOU CLOSE THE DOOR
RAMONES - BABY I LOVE YOU
LILY ALLEN – LDN
GORILLAZ – DARE
PRIMITIVES - CRASH
SCRITTI POLITTI – SWEETEST GIRL
JULIAN COPE – BEAUTIFUL LOVE
CURE – FRIDAY I’M IN LOVE
PETULA CLARK – DOWNTOWN
MANIC STREET PREACHERS – RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD
DAVID BOWIE – CHANGES
CAMERA OBSCURA – HEY LLOYD I’M READY TO BE HEARTBROKEN
ANTHONY ADVERSE – RED SHOES WALTZ
NEW RADICALS – GET WHAT YOU GIVE
MGMT – TIME TO PRETEND
SCISSOR SISTERS – I DON’T FEEL LIKE DANCIN’
CORAL – DREAMING OF YOU
ASH – PUNK BOY
TING TINGS – THAT’S NOT MY NAME
WHITE STRIPES – HOTEL YORBA

Link is down there in comments (if anyone needs help in getting the file, or opening it just let me know)

"Party People! Can y'all get funky?..."

Post the Disco/Funk explosion of the 70s, and pre Hip-Hop and House there was 'Electro'. - a combination of European synth minimalism and the sounds of black America. The influence on present day culture is astronomical and very apparent but to hear music like this for the first time was truly mind blowing, and in the early 80s opinion was divided - many accused the genre of just 'stealing' the ideas of others and having no artistic merit of its own. Then again, around this time the Musicians Union tried to ban synthesizers - the twats.

In the Herbal T household it is barbeque/party music that the kids like to do the 'robot-dance' to.

This fantastic mix is spread over two parts so you can create CDs (to review only - if you like it please buy it), I have also uploaded the complete mix in case you want to play from digital.

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present to you the magical;

NO SELL OUT

ELECTRO RETROSPECTIVE MAY 1982 - DEC 1983

MIXED BY GREG WILSON FOR A GUY CALLED GERALD.

MALCOLM X / KEITH LeBLANC 'No Sell Out'
GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE 'The Message'
DIMPLES D 'Sucker DJ's (I Will Survive)'
B BOYS 'Two, Three, Break'
RUSSELL BROTHERS 'The Party Scene'
THE PACMAN 'I'm The Pacman (Eat Everything I Can)'
DJ DIVINE 'Get Into The Mix'
MALCOLM McLAREN / WORLD'S FAMOUS SUPREME TEAM 'Buffalo Gals'
NEWCLEUS 'Jam On Revenge (The Wikki Wikki Song)'
TIME ZONE 'The Wildstyle'
PUMPKIN 'King Of The Beat'
ART OF NOISE 'Beat Box'
B BOYS 'Cuttin' Herbie'
HERBIE HANCOCK 'Rockit'
NEWTRAMENT 'London Bridge Is Falling Down'
WHODINI 'Magic's Wand'
EXTRA T'S 'E.T Boogie'
THE WEBBOES 'Under The Wear'
Q 'The Voice Of Q'
ARKADE FUNK 'Search And Destroy'
G.L.O.B.E & WHIZ KID 'Play That Beat Mr DJ'
WARP 9 'Nunk'
PROJECT FUTURE 'Ray-Gun-Omics'
TWO SISTERS 'High Noon'
C.O.D 'In The Bottle'
GRANDMASTER & MELLE MEL 'White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)'
TOM BROWNE 'Rockin'Radio'
NAIROBI 'Soul Makossa'
MAN PARRISH 'Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop)'
WARP 9 'Light Years Away'
FREEEZ 'I-O-U'
TYRONE BRUNSON 'The Smurf'
NEW ORDER 'Confusion'
AFRIKA BAMBAATAA & THE SOUL SONIC FORCE 'Looking For The Perfect Beat'
MIDNIGHT STAR 'Freak-A-Zoid'
CAPTAIN ROCK 'The Return Of Captain Rock'
RUN-DMC 'It's Like That'
ROCKERS REVENGE 'Walking On Sunshine'
HASHIM 'Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)'
KLIEN & MBO 'Dirty Talk'
SHANNON 'Let The Music Play'
XENA 'On The Upside'
JONZUN CREW 'Pack Jam (Look Out For The OVC)'
MELLE MEL & DUKE BOOTEE 'Message II (Survival)'
REGGIE GRIFFIN & TECHNOFUNK 'Mirda Rock'
GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE 'Scorpio'
JONZUN CREW 'Space Is The Place'
KLIEN & MBO 'Wonderful'
MAN PARRISH 'Techno Trax'
CYBOTRON 'Clear'
PLANET PATROL 'Cheap Thrills'
ORBIT 'And The Beat Goes On'
JONZUN CREW 'We Are The Jonzun Crew'
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO 'Riot In Lagos'
TWILIGHT 22 'Electric Kingdom'
PLANET PATROL 'Play At Your Own Risk'
AFRIKA BAMBAATAA & THE SOUL SONIC FORCE 'Planet Rock'

(Dedicated to the C-Mo, Buck50 and 978 WC Swing Crew. Play on Fatty Friday!)

As ever, links in comments...

Herbal T

"Tiny tears make up an ocean..."

Hands up and open your veins if you like a good melancholic tune. It's been far too happy here in the mixed up world of Herbal T so let's get the angst in our pants. This mix is a late night special; light a candle, stare at the stars, open a bottle of Jamesons and press play.

(Yeah I know, Terry Jacks version of Season in the Sun is sort of funny but it did fit in quite well.)

As always, the link to download is in the comments (See down below this post? The word 'comments'? Click that, cut and paste the sendspace link and open with winrar - if you need help or have any problems just let me know. Or if you have problems with sendspace I can re-up using another upload site.)

Tracklist:

TINDERSTICKS – TINY TEARS
VASELINES – JESUS WANTS ME FOR A SUNBEAM
COUSTEAU – LAST GOOD DAY OF THE YEAR
BATHERS – DREAMLESS
BIG STAR – KANGA ROO
BLUE NILE – OVER THE HILLSIDE
EAST RIVER PIPE – SHINY PIMPMOBILE
MARC AND THE MAMBAS – BLACK HEART
JESUS AND MARY CHAIN – YOU TRIP ME UP (ACCOUSTIC)
IRON AND WINE – SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS
JACKIE LEE – WHITE HORSES
HOLLY GOLIGHTLY – YOU CANT BUY A GUN WHEN YOURE CRYING
TIM BUCKLEY – DOLPHINS
NICK DRAKE – WAY TO BLUE
YEAH YEAH YEAHS – MAPS
TERRY JACKS – SEASONS IN THE SUN
RACING CARS – THEY SHOOT HORSES DONT THEY
MAZZY STAR – FADE INTO YOU
MOMUS – THE SADNESS OF THINGS
GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS – DONT LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYING

Enjoy.

"Let's get together..."

When artists collaborate it usually ends in disaster, yet occasionally the sum is greater than the parts. Now I know some purists will be spitting blood at the sacred likes of the Stone Roses or the Pistols getting messed around with but I do think that the following work quite well. So download and play loud.

DAVID BOWIE VS KLF – THIS IS NOT AMERICA (SANDSTORM MIX)
SCRITTI POLITTI VS SHABBA RANKS – SHES A WOMAN.
SCOTT WALKER/DAVID SYLVIAN – JOBRIATH.
PRIMAL SCREAM – HIGHER THAN THE SUN (ORB EXTENDED)
BRIAN ENO/DAVID BYRNE – JEZEBEL SPIRIT
JOHN MARTYN – SUN SHINES BETTER (TALVIN SINGH MIX)
PHARRELL WILLIAMS VS JULIAN COPE – FRONTSPOTS
JAY Z VS THE VERVE – BITTERSWEET DIRT OFF YOUR SHOULDER
TRUTH HURTS FEAT RAKIM – ADDICTIVE (DIRTY VERSION)
CAPTAIN SENSIBLE VS JAY Z – 99 WOTS
STONE ROSES VS KASABIAN – PROCESSED WATERFALL
KYLIE VS NEW ORDER – CANT GET MONDAY OUT OF MY HEAD
LEFTFIELD VS LYDON – OPEN UP (FULL VOCAL)

SEX PISTOLS VS MADONNA – RAY OF GOB

WOLFMAN AND PETE DOHERTY – FOR LOVERS.

Link in comments.

"I had to start it somewhere..."

Welcome - the first posting is a mix of tracks that are doing it for me at the moment. Some obvious new pieces from elder statesmen, a few from nouveau indie darlings such as Courteeners to the truly unusual Wild Beasts (if you have not heard their new album, get it.)

Link in comments - hope you like it.

Will try to give a weekly mix at the very least.

TRACKLISTING.

BRETT ANDERSON – FUNERAL MANTRA
THE CURE – THE ONLY ONE (MIX13)
BLACK KIDS – I’M NOT GOING TO TEACH YOUR BOYFRIEND HOW TO DANCE WITH YOU
WILD BEASTS – WOEBEGONE WANDERERS
LOS CAMPESINOS – THIS IS HOW YOU SPELL ‘HAHAHA WE DESTROYED THE DREAMS OF A GENERATION OF FAUX ROMANTICS”
COURTEENERS – CAVORTING
BRITISH SEA POWER – LIGHTS OUT FOR DARKER SKIES
COCOANUT GROOVE – THE END OF SUMMER ON BOOKBINDER GROOVE
VINES – KARA JAYNE
OPPENHEIMER – LOOK UP
TRICKY – COALITION
FOALS – ELECTRIC BLOOM
EELS – GET UR FREAK ON
OTTO VON SCHIRAC – DANCE LIKE A HOE (ORIGINAL MIX)
DAN LE SAC AND SCOOBIUS PIP – LETTER FROM GOD TO MAN
VON SUDENFED – SPEECH CONTAMINATION – GERMAN FEAR OF OSTERREICH

SPIRITUALIZED – GOODNIGHT GOODNIGHT