"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