“All my lovers will be pink and elephantine…”

“And you're standing at the chemist in Boots
Coughing up your guts like you're at death’s door
All this for a packet of Do-Dos
And the assistant gives you a wink and you turn bright red
It's at time like this that you wish you were dead
And you take the whole packet and you feel like you've drunk
A bottle of bleach
And you tell yourself 'Never, never again
Well, not until next week anyway'
And you were never one for holding drink
And you stagger off to the toilet
And you throw up like it was Christmas
And you miss the bowl and you hit your shoes
And there's no paper towels
Now what else can go wrong for you
It's a choice between a cab fare home
And a packet of cigarettes
So you choose and the money sticks
In the machine and the manager says
'Tough shit - drink up and leave'”


ALCOHOL WARNING
WORLD’S FAMOUS SUPREME TEAM SHOW – HEY DJ (EXTENDED MIX)
JAMES – JAM J
CERRONE – SUPERNATURE (12” EXTENDED)
FRIENDLY FIRES – ON BOARD (NIGHT MOVES MIX)
DONNA SUMMER – I FEEL LOVE (PATRICK CROWLEY MEGAMIX)
NEW ORDER/808 STATE – BLUE MONDAY (SO HOT MIX)
TALVIN SINGH – VIKRAM THE VAMPIRE (FRANCOIS K REMIX)
FEVER RAY – TRIANGLE WALKS (SPEKTRE VOCAL MIX)
SOFT CELL – IT’S A MUG’S GAME
DIVINE COMEDY – A DRINKING SONG

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"I can hear it on a timeless wavelength, never dissipating but giving us strength..."

For friends and family around the world – as 2009 has been a tough year for so many reasons let’s show it the contempt it deserves and dance our way into a happy, healthy and prosperous 2010.

To you all – have a wonderful night.

Hacienda Classics.

Disc 1

1. Rhythm Is A Mystery - K-Klass
2. Pump Up London - Mr. Lee
3. You're Gonna Miss Me - Turntable Orchestra
4. Lack Of Love - Charles B & Adonis
5. What U Need - Soft House Company
6. Security - Beat Club
7. Love Can't Turn Around - Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk & Jesse Saunders
8. Hallelujah - Happy Mondays
9. Don't Scandalize Mine - Sugar Bear
10. Pacific State - 808 State
11. Alright - Urban Soul
12. Voodoo Ray - Guy Called Gerald
13. Confusion/Walking On Sunshine - New Order/Rockers Revenge
14. Stakker Humanoid - Humanoid
15. I Can Dance - Jason, Kenny
16. Ride On Time - Black Box

Disc 2

1. Where Love Lives - Limerick, Alison
2. Good Life - Inner City (1)
3. Salsa House - Richie Rich (1)
4. Hey Hey Can U Relate - DJ Mink
5. Can You Feel It - Mr. Fingers
6. Dreams Of Santa Anna - Orange Lemon
7. Carino - T-Coy
8. Come Together - Primal Scream
9. Belfast - Orbital
10. Know How - Young MC
11. Baby Let Me Love You For Tonight - Kariya
12. Do You Want It Right Now - Degrees Of Motion
13. Plastic Dreams - Jaydee (1)
14. It Takes Two - Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
15. Let The Music Play - Shannon (1)

Disc 3

1. Space Face - Sub Sub
2. Weekend - Terry, Todd
3. Berry - TC 1991
4. Is There Anybody Out There - Bassheads
5. Juice (Know The Ledge) - Eric B & Rakim
6. Hashim (The Soul) - Al Naayfish
7. Everybody (All Over The World) - FPI Project
8. Love Sensation - Holloway, Loleatta
9. Promised Land - Joe Smooth
10. Ruined In A Day - New Order (1)
11. Papua New Guinea - Future Sound Of London
12. Sueno Latino - Sueno Latino
13. Back By Dope Demand - King Bee
14. Strings Of Life - Rhythim Is Rhythim
15. It's Alright - Sterling Void
16. You Got The Love - Staton, Candi

“F**k you, Father Christmas…”

Wishing you and yours a safe and happy festive season.


MICHAEL LIGHT – JINGLE PRUDENCE
TOTOM – RUDOLPH THE PARANOID REINDEER
SAINT ETIENNE – SNOWPLOUGH
BIG STAR – JESUS CHRIST
MAX HEADROOM – MERRY XMAS SANTA CLAUS
AZTEC CAMERA – HOT CLUB OF CHRIST
MOMUS – CHRISTMAS ON EARTH
LOW – SANTAS COMING OVER
DURUTTI COLUMN – ONE CHRISTMAS FOR YOUR THOUGHTS
DAVE AKA TUCO – HARK THE HELTER SKELTER
COMBUSTIBLE EDISON – SLEIGH RIDE
HER – PSYCHEDELIC CHRISTMAS
ILIKETRAINS – THE CHISTMAS TREE SHIP
RAVEONETTES – CHRISTMAS (BABY PLEASE COME HOME)
BABY BIRD – GODDAM IT YOU’RE A KID
SPYRO GYRA – WINTER WONDERLAND
TOMORROW’S WORLD – I DON’T INTEND TO SPEND XMAS WITHOUT YOU
RILO KILEY – XMAS CAKE
WOULD BE GOODS – CHRISTMAS IN HAITI
GO HOME PRODUCTIONS – CHRISTMAS N BOSTON
CHRISTY MOORE – FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK


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“The juice me, seduce me – dress me up in Stussy…”

There is a lot of good music about at the moment and all of the following are either relatively new, or new to me. I make no apologies for the inclusion of Har Mar Superstar and do not claim him as a ‘guilty pleasure’ - he is brilliant. I recommend the English Heretic album to all you Ghost Box fans and the ever-wonderful Saint Etienne’s Richard X remix of Foxbase Alpha called Foxbase Beta is simply sublime.

ENGLISH HERETIC – EARTH’S LAMENT TO THE STARS
LAST POST – SILENCE SEEMS TO SAY
JONNY TRUNK – GLAM
MEMORY TAPES – BICYCLE
BORIS – AND HEAR NOTHING
ZEEP – GHOST TOWN
DANIEL LAND AND THE MODERN PAINTERS – RUN SILENT RUN DEEP
SAINT ETIENNE – CARNT SLEEP (BETA)
HAR MAR SUPERSTAR – GANGSTERS WANT TO CUDDLE ME
DAS POP – SATURDAY NIGHT PT 2
THE XX – SHELTER (THEM JEANS DRUM EDIT)
TRICKY – HELL IS AROUND THE CORNER (2009)
MORLY GREY – WHO CAN I SAY YOU ARE
GLORIOUS DAWN – CARL SAGAN FT STEPHEN HAWKING
CAMERA OBSCURA – SWANS
MCALMONT AND NYMAN – UNDERNEATH THE HESSIAN BAGS
LEYLAND KIRBY – NOT AS SHE IS NOW BUT AS SHE APPEARS IN MY DREAMS

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"...and if you need 'em - I got crazy prophylactics..."

Just to prove that in my universe it is not all wearing black and listening to icy electronica any more than it is about psychedelics and ‘smoky beats’, (as a friend had suggested - thanks D) I had been intending to post some 90s style RnB/Hip-Hop and suddenly stumbled on to the fantastic
Playing With Vibes blog who had posted a mix which totally did it for me and rendered my own pretty obsolete. Special thanks to Step One and DJ Mystery for allowing me to share this with you.

Please pay them a visit and tell them you love them.

Summer’s Over Mix.

Amerie ft Melle Mell ‘Why R U’ (Chuck Chillout remix)
Eli Escobar ‘Heavenly Break’
MC Shan ‘The Bridge’ (Soul Focus remix)
Kenny Dope ‘Supa’ (Deep In Brooklyn mix)
Mary J Blige ft Biggie ‘Real Love’ (remix)
Masters At Work ‘Justa Lil Dope’
SWV ft Wu Tang Clan ‘Anything’ (old skool mix)
TLC ‘Creep’ (Step One blend)
Mary J Blige ft Jadakiss & Fabolous ‘Family Affair’ (Step One blend)
LL Cool J ‘Big Ole Butt’ (Neo intro edit)
Eastside Hoods ‘Funky Smile’
Disco Twins & Starchild ‘Do That Right’
Kool Moe Dee ‘How Ya Like Me Now’
Grandmaster Flash & Furious 5 ‘The Message’ (Soul Focus remix)
Masters At Work ‘Get Up’
Q Tip ft Busta Rhymes, Raekwon & Lil Wayne ‘Rennaisance Rap’ (remix)
Nas ft Jadakiss & Ludacris ‘Made You Look’ (Step One blend)
Bounty Killer ‘Cellular Phone’ (remix)
Bounty Killer ‘Babylon’ (remix)
Bounty Killer ‘Smoke Di Erb’ (remix)
Crooklyn Clan ‘Chooze One’
Spragga Benz ‘Dollyhouse’ (remix)
DJ Scizzahandz ‘Juice & Gin’
Rayvon ‘No Gun And No Murder’
Groove Theory ft Brand Nubian ‘Tell Me’ (Hip Hop mix)
Brand Nubian ‘Slow Down’
A Tribe Called Quest ‘Bonita Applebum’ (DJ Mystery re-edit)
Q Tip vs Sade ‘Breathe In Paradise’ (DJ Mystery blend)


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“It seemed as if the streets had melted…”

Taking Theraflu and whiskey to make mixes to be sick to.

Everyone seems to be ill at the moment – my family (bar one) has just been through the ‘apparently-not-swine-flu-but-unknown-type-of-flu-bug’. This mix was created in a fevered state with not much recollection other than vague sparks of hazy memory when I viewed the play-list in the morning. Luckily it has stood up to the ‘commute-test’ - so here it is in all it's delirious glory…


THE DARE OVERTURE
CLIENT - CAN YOU FEEL? (JORI HULKKONEN REMIX)
THEE OH SEES – MEAT STEP LIVELY
SOULSAVERS – YOU WILL MISS ME WHEN I BURN
BRITISH SEA POWER – PLEASE STAND UP
HIGH LLAMAS – ILL FITTING SUITS
PLUSHGUN – UNION POOL
ANOTHER SUNNY DAY – YOU SHOULD ALL BE MURDERED
THE LILAC TIME – BLACK VELVET (VERSION)
THE WITCH AND THE ROBOT – DE-NIHILISM
FUCK BUTTONS – PHANTOM LIMB
MISS KITTIN AND THE HACKER – INDULGENCE
REAL ESTATE – SUBURBAN BEVERAGE
THE CARETAKER – FALSE MEMORY SYNDROME
MICHAEL J SHEEHY – DON’T LET THEM STEAL YOUR SOUL
WHITE RAINBOW – MAJOR SPILLAGE
GOODBYE SONG FROM YO GABBA GABBA

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“Ding a ding a dang a dong dong ding dong…”

There is so much to hate about cars – the amount of money that is spent on them, the soaring cost of fuel and of course the carbon emissions. Road rage (including that awful song.), boy racers, PT Cruisers and stretch limo’s full of pikey gobshites. Add to this arseholes trying to manoeuvre an oversized SUV around narrow country lanes, “warning – naughty little person on board” stickers and Jeremy Fucking Clarkson to name but a few are things relating to them that get my blood pressure shooting through gaping holes in the ozone.

On the other hand late night city driving with some good tunes is one of life’s greatest pleasures; still, you can’t let it get to you eh?

BUFFALO TOM – GOING UNDERGROUND
STEPHEN DUFFY – EUCHARIST
CLIENTELE – NEVER ANYONE BUT YOU
TRICKY VS GRAVEDIGGAZ – TONITE IS A SPECIAL NITE
RIALTO – UNTOUCHABLE
PASTELS/TENNISCOATS - VIVID YOUTH
MINISTRY – JESUS BUILT MY HOTROD (WHITE KNUCKLE MIX)
PRIMUS – JERRY WAS A RACE CAR DRIVER
PRIMAL SCREAM – KOWALSKI (ADRIAN SHERWOOD DUB)
NOUVELLE VAGUE – OUR LIPS ARE SEALED
PLACEBO – NANCY BOY (SEX MIX)
MAGIC MAGIC – TAHITI
THE LOVER SPEAKS – NO MORE “I LOVE YOU’S”
JONATHAN FIRE*EATER – BIPOLAR SUMMER
RENTALS - HELLO HELLO
SPARKLEHORSE – SAINT MARY
THIS HEAT – PAPER HATS
USHA UTHUP – I FEEL LOVE

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“Mr. Sun - won't you shine?”

Right.

Sorry about the delay. Now where was I?

Ah yes – more trippy pop songs and a smattering of up-it’s-own-arse art-rock. Same as it ever was, and ever shall be.

Amen.

VINCENT PRICE – INTRO
STONE ROSES – BREAKING INTO HEAVEN
BILL PLUMMER – JOURNEY TO THE EAST
ROISIN MURPHY – SORTED?
KYUSS – 50 MILLION YEAR TRIP
THE IF – SPACE INVADERS ARE SMOKING GRASS
VERVE – A MAN CALLED SUN
DIAMANDA GALAS – ARTEMIS
JOHNNY SETLIST – THE LITTLE SILENCE
PUBLIC IMAGE LTD – DEATH DISCO 12”
ALAN VEGA/ARE WEAPONS – SEE THA’ LIGHT
DUM DUM GIRLS – CATHOLICKED
SLEEP – SONIC TITAN LIVE
HUMAN LEAGUE – CIRCUS OF DEATH (MENACING MIX)
UNCLE BILL - CALLED THE LAW OUTRO

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“They pulled her from a ditch last night somewhere down on 95…”

I cannot believe it has taken me this long to post a Virgin Prunes track. What a great band they were and if you ever get the opportunity to see Gavin Friday live jump at the chance; you will not be disappointed.

Also, I cannot believe I have posted a Yo La Tengo track; I was always rather indifferent to them but find their new album to be an absolute corker – well worth a listen. Otherwise I do hope you enjoy Morton Valence (who have a very nice debut album out now at an indie record shop near you) and especially the criminally underrated Scud Mountain Boys.



GODIEGO – BIRTH OF THE OF THE ODYSSEY (MONKEY THEME)
SIMIAN – SUNSHINE
JEFFREY LEWIS – WILLIAMSBURG WILL OLDHAM HORROR
VAMPIRES SOUND INC – DEDICATED TO LOVE
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA PROJECT – ESTACIONES PORTENAS
MARTIN NEWELL – HOME COUNTIES BOYS
MORTON VALENCE – HANG IT ON THE WALL
NAZ NOMAD AND THE NIGHTMARES – THE TRIP
GOD HELP THE GIRL - PERFECTION AS A HIPSTER
SCUD MOUNTAIN BOYS – IN A DITCH
JJ – THINGS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN
MARIACHI EL BRONX – LITIGATION
YO LA TENGO – AVALON OR SOMEWHERE VERY SIMILAR
SOAP AND SKIN – TURBINE WOMB
VIRGIN PRUNES - PAGAN LOVESONG
LUPINE HOWL – SWELL
GALAXIE 500 – FOURTH OF JULY
X-RAY SPEX – GERM FREE ADOLESCENTS (PEEL VERSION)
THE PASSAGE – FLAG NIGHT

JIM WHITE – GOD WAS DRUNK WHEN HE MADE ME

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"Stars are Stars and they shine so hard..."

For S.S.

Bunnyman

"My fellow Americans. I have today signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."

Another long lost gem that I stumbled onto at the magnificent Fantod Under Glass blog – do go there, you won't regret it. I bought this the day it was released in 1984 (I think) and have loved it since. My vinyl has long since become too wrecked to play as it was a party fave for a long time and now wears it’s battle-scars with pride, and my cassette copy is wearing out. If anyone knows of a good copy at a sexy bitrate please let me know…

Heavy Duty Breaks (Illuminated Megamix) – DJ Youth and Evil Eddie

Side 1

400 Blows: Pressure

23 Skidoo: F.U.G.I.

Out: Tough Enough

Dormannu: The Dread

Zazou: M'pasi Ya Pamba

400 Blows: Grove Jumping

23 Skidoo: Coup

400 Blows: Declaration of Intent

Side 2

Executive Slacks: Our Lady

Data: Blow

Portion Control: Raise the pulse

Data: Blow

Portion Control: Go-Talk

Power to Dream: Faith Healer

Tara Butler: Up against the wall

Power to Dream: Faith Healer

Sex Gang: Dieche

Heavy Duty Breaks

"You may slice with no conviction, blind revenge on a blameless victim..."

A superb compilation for y’all, and I do apologise if I am getting stuck in an early 80s rut of late but senility is setting in and as I enter my dotage I find myself travelling back in time to slimmer, less grey-haired days when the only worries were which party to go to.

This was found over at The Commercial Zone which is certainly well worth you visiting and having a dig around. The great Wedginaldinho will be getting sniffy that it is not the superior 7" version of Knife Slits Water; if you prefer that - and he is right - it can be found on a previous compilation in the archives.

1.Shack Up - A Certain Ratio

2. Coup - 23 Skidoo

3. To Hell With Poverty - Gang Of Four

4. Being Boiled - Human League

5. She Is Beyond Good And Evil - Pop Group

6. In The Beginning There Was Rhythm - Slits

7. 20 Jazz Funk Greats - Throbbing Gristle

8. Knife Slits Water - A Certain Ratio

9. 24 Track Loop - This Heat

10. Sluggin' For Jesus - Cabaret Voltaire

11. Vegas El Bandito - 23 Skidoo

In the beginning there was rhythm

“You'll never get to heaven with a smile on your face from me..."

A quick mix of tracks that are rocking the house here at Herbal Towers; ranging from the effete world of cricket ballads to run-ins with Mr. Reaper Esq. You don’t get that with your ‘Now That’s What I Call…’ compilations do ya kids?

Let's kick each others asses and rock….

FLOWER TRAVELLIN’ BAND – SATORI PART 1
LEE PERRY W DUBBLESTANDART & ARI UP – IDIOTS DUB
KID CONGO AND THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS – I FOUND A PEANUT
DRUIDS OF STONEHENGE – SPEED
BALCONY DOGS (SEX GODS) – DRUG PLANET #7
MEKONS – ALL I WANT
JULIAN COPE – ALL THE BLOWING-THEMSELVES-UP MOTHERFUCKERS
RAIN TREE CROW – BLACKWATER
THE DUCKWORTH LEWIS METHOD – THE NIGHTWATCHMAN
COLD WAR KIDS – MEXICAN DOGS
TINDERSTICKS – DON’T LOOK DOWN
WIRE – FINEST DROPS
DARKER MY LOVE – TWO WAYS OUT
AVALANCHES – SINCE I LEFT YOU (CORNELIUS MIX)
THE INDELICATES – WE HATE THE KIDS
MANSUN – WIDE OPEN SPACE (ACOUSTIC VERSION)
BLUE OYSTER CULT – DON’T FEAR THE REAPER (LIVE)
NEIL HAMBURGER – AUDITION
JOCK SCOTT/NECTARINE NO 9 – JUST ANOTHER FUCKED-UP LITTLE DRUGGY ON THE SCENE

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"All I want is to just have fun, live my life like it's just begun..."

Fuck Michael Jackson - popular music lost a real legend yesterday with the passing of Sky "Sunlight" Saxon of The Seeds. One of the most righteous performers ever and who (as far as I can tell) never did anything 'odd' with children.

This week's compilation is Volume One of the seminal Nuggets series, (just in case anyone does not have it). If you want more all are posted on the fantastic The Devil's Discotheque and each one is a must.

Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era


1. I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night - The Electric Prunes
2. Dirty Water - The Standells
3. Night Time - The Strangeloves
4. Lies - The Knickerbockers
5. Respect - The Vagrants
6. A Public Execution - Mouse & The Traps
7. No Time Like The Right Time - The Blues Project
8. Oh Yeah - The Shadows Of Knight
9. Pushin' Too Hard - The Seeds
10. Moulty - The Barbarians
11. Don't Look Back - The Remains
12. An Invitation To Cry - The Magicians
13. Liar, Liar - The Castaways
14. You're Gonna Miss Me - The 13th Floor Elevators
15. Psychotic Reaction - The Count Five
16. Hey Joe - The Leaves
17. Romeo & Juliet - Michael & The Messengers
18. Sugar And Spice - The Cryan Shames
19. Baby Please Don't Go - The Amboy Dukes
20. Tobacco Road - The Blues Magoos
21. Let's Talk About Girls - The Chocolate Watchband
22. Sit Down, I Think I Love You - The Mojo Men
23. Run, Run, Run - The Third Rail
24. My World Fell Down - Sagittarius
25. Open My Eyes - The Nazz
26. Farmer John - The Premiers
27. It's-A-Happening - The Magic Mushrooms

Part One
Part Two

(Dig the floaty Jesus picture.)

“What the hell went wrong in the Garden of Eden…?”

Probably my favourite record label of all time, el records is dreadfully hard to describe. A clichéd attempt is that it is ‘what should have been in the top 20 when Patrick McGoohan was doing his damnedest to escape from Portmerion in The Prisoner TV show’. Bear in mind that this came out in the late 80s and early 90s and you will understand how wonderfully out of time it sounded in those years prior to the reevaluation of ‘lounge’ and ‘easy listening’.

Defiantly ‘indie’ but perfectly pop, yearning for hits but left-field and ‘arty’, obviously intelligent but never too serious. (Just look at the band names. They had me hooked before I heard a note.) It was massive in Japan, acclaimed in certain parts of the UK press but was totally ignored by most of the record buying public who seemed to think it was being ‘too clever’ or ‘ironic’. Also it was my first introduction to the fabulous Momus

And the artwork, Oh the artwork was fantastic which is always a clincher for me. In particular the pictures of Julia Gilbert (Anthony Adverse) in fencing gear but that was pure lust rather than artistic merit.

Mike Alway – the founder and the labels very heart and soul can pop round my house for a glass or two any day. Check out the el story on the Cherry Red website where much of their work is reissued and available to buy.

el records



ANTHONY ADVERSE – OVERTURE
BAD DREAM FANCY DRESS – CURRY CRAZY
THE UNDERNEATH – HAVE I THE RIGHT
BID – LOVE
KING OF LUXEMBOURG – PENNY WAS A TOMBOY
GOL GAPPAS – ALBERT PARKER
MOMUS – PAPER WRAPS ROCK
BAD DREAM FANCY DRESS – DISCOTHEQUE
RAJ QUARTET – WHOOPS! WHAT A PALALVER
ALWAYS - THAMES VALLEY LEATHER CLUB
FLORENTINES – LOSE THAT LONG FACE
GREAT CHEFS OF EUROPE –JUDE X
ROSEMARY’S CHILDREN – (AT THE END) OF THE CORRIDOR
SIMON FISHER-TURNER – HOW BLUE WAS THE SKY
WOULD BE GOODS – HANGING GARDENS OF REIGATE
MOMUS – THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA
KLAXON 5 – NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE IGNORANCE OF THE RICH
SIMON FISHER TURNER – TIMEOUT AND MIND
ALWAYS - LOVE AND DEATH IN METROLAND
MAYFAIR CHARM SCHOOL – MONTAGUE TERRACE (IN BLUE)
ANTHONY ADVERSE – GOODBYE AGAIN


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“Yesterday away from you it froze me deep inside....”

Another mixed bag for you all; happy and upbeat for the hot days ahead, plenty of beats to keep your feet a-tappin’ and trippy enough to wig out the neighbours. Ranging from Philly Soul to Blue Note psychedelia, Italian soundtracks to 'the funk', fake Indian versions of Beatle songs to a taste of the ever delightful el records (Much, much more el is on the horizon kids, so be prepared.)

(Oh - and the ending credits from Stingray for my beloved offspring who have become obsessed with the song Marina.)

IDRIS MUHAMMAD - COULD HEAVEN EVER BE LIKE THIS
JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON - MISS FRISCO
GEORGES GARVARENTZ – HASHISCH PARTY
PIERRO UMILLIANI – FOTOMODELLE
ANTHONY ADVERSE – THE RULING CLASS
SHOESTRINGS – SUMMER DAYS
PROPELLERHEADS/DAVID ARNOLD – OHMSS (ORCHAPELLA VERSION)
BARIGOZZI GROUP – VIOLET’S LIPS
YOUNG DISCIPLES GO – GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS
HORACE SILVER – ACID POT OR PILLS
OS MUTANTES – AVE GENGHIS KHAN
DIVINE COMEDY – THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT
RUFUS AND CHAKA KHAN – ANY LOVE
GET CAPE WEAR CAPE FLY – INBETWEEN DAYS
LORD SITAR – BLUE JAY WAY
PHILLY INT’L ALLSTARS – LET’S CLEAN UP THE GHETTO
BARRY GREY – MARINA
BLACK BOX RECORDER – FACTS OF LIFE (REMIX)


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"The ghost of electricity howls..."

I was recently introduced to the truly wonderful Ghost Box label by Nolan Micron of the Castles in Space blog and was blown away by the stunning body of work they have put out. Having planned to put together a compilation of my fave tracks I come across this beautiful mix from http://www.bosbos.net/ and recommend it to all - a hearty thank you to BosBos for allowing me to share this with you and I urge you all to take a trip over to his world to find out more.

Here is BosBos:

BosBos - The Mind Bridge (a Ghost Box Tribute.)

Over the past half a decade or so, the Ghost Box label has quietly been carving a path into the strangest of musical territory. Reminiscent of the sounds found in hoary educational school films, or creepy eighties BBC shows like Chocky, much of the label’s output readily falls into the self-imposed genre known as ‘Hauntology’. Throw in some carefully inspired artwork by prominent graphic designer (and label founder) Julian House, and the authentic sense of nostalgia is complete. The Mind Bridge is a culmination of the twisted minds who frequent the GB roster, such as The Advisory Circle, Belbury Poly, The Focus Group and so on. Step into the other world of Ghost Box - and you may never return quite the same again.

The Focus Group - Dancing Horse (Logotone)
The Advisory Circle - Sundial
Belbury Poly - The Hidden Door
The Focus Group - Salty Sun Tales
Belbury Poly - Pan’s Garden
The Advisory Circle - Mogadon Coffee Morning
The Focus Group - Pan Calling
Belbury Poly - The Moonlawn
The Advisory Circle - Civil Defence Is Common Sense
Belbury Poly - Remember Tomorrow
Mount Vernon Arts Lab - Warminster 4
The Focus Group - Starry Wisdom
Belbury Poly - Time Scale
The Focus Group - Shining Stone (Logotone)
Belbury Poly - Owls And Flowers
The Advisory Circle - Hocusing For Beginners
The Focus Group - The Harmony Programme
Belbury Poly - Lord Belbury’s Folly
Belbury Poly - A Warning
Eric Zann - Voolas
The Focus Group - Reflected Message

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“...she wanted more drugs and maybe me...”

When I became captain of the town, I decided to extend asylum to certain citizens who were persona non grata elsewhere in the area because of their disgusting and disquieting deformities. One was known as Spare Ass Annie. She had an auxiliary asshole in the middle of her forehead like a painful bronze eye. Another was a scorpion from the neck down. He had retained the human attribute of voice, and was given to revolting paroxysms of self-pity and self-disgust during which he threatened to kill himself by a sting in the back of his neck. He never threatened anyone else, though his sting would have caused instant death.



INTRO – PETER WYNGARDE
PURE – SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES
SPARE ASS ANNIE – WILLIAM BURROUGHS AND THE DISPOSABLE HEROES...
A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE – SCRITTI POLITTI
DEMARIS – PATRICK WOLF
DIM STAR – GAY DAD
THE BELGIAN CIRCUS EPISODE – JOHN MORRIS
WHY D’YA DO IT – MARIANNE FAITHFULL
TATVA (LUCKY 13 MIX) – KULA SHAKER
MODEL 352 – ECHOBOY
2ND FOOT STOMP – CLINIC
OXYGEN – JJ72
I HOPE I DIDNT JUST GIVE AWAY THE ENDING – NEW RADICALS
FAT GIRLS – MIRROR MIRROR
DON’T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE – SUSANNA
THE 2 OF US – SUEDE
JOHNNY IN THE BOUDOIR – CONGO NORVELL


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“...you risk being crucified by those you are unlike...”

From the ashes of C-86 came the wonderful Sarah Records. Songs about love, loss, lust and yearning for kids who mourned the death of Postcard. The bands were described as ‘twee’, ‘shambling’, ‘jingle-jangle’ or as @ would describe it ‘wimp rock’. In other words all the ingredients for classic, intelligent pop.


If Belle and Sebastian had been around ten years earlier they would have been on Sarah.

BLUE BOY – DIRTY MAGS
SEA URCHINS – PLEASE RAIN FALL
ANOTHER SUNNY DAY – I’M IN LOVE WITH A GIRL WHO DOESN’T EVEN KNOW I EXIST
HARVEST MINISTERS – YOU DO MY WORLD THE WORLD OF GOOD
BRIGHTER – END
GENTLE DESPITE – BITTERSWEET KISS
SUGARGLIDERS – WHAT WE HAD HOPED
ROSARIES – LEAVING
FIELD MICE – MISSING THE MOON
BOYRACER – I’VE GOT IT AND IT’S NOT WORTH HAVING
WAKE – CARBRAIN
FOURTEEN ICED BEARS – COME GET ME
HEAVENLY – PUNK GIRL
ABERDEEN – FIREWORKS
THE GOLDEN DAWN – MY SECRET WORLD
HIT PARADE – IN GUNNERSBURY PARK
SAINT CHRISTOPHER – ALL OF A TREMBLE
SEA URCHINS – PRISTINE CHRISTINE
POPPYHEADS – DREAMABOUT
SECRET SHINE – LOVEBLIND
ORCHIDS – BLUE LIGHT
SWEETEST ACHE – SICKENING
TRAMWAY – TECHNICAL COLLEGE
EAST RIVER PIPE – MY LIFE IS WRONG


LINK IS IN COMMENTS.

“I want it green – make it come out green!”

For all the people of the world who are panic buying canned goods, bottled water and ammunition in the hope that this ‘plague’ works out better than the Avian Bird Flu scare – something to get you in the mood for the hard work of repopulating the planet in your red-neck image.


INTRO
MAMBO – WALLY BADAROU
HOWLING FOR JUDY – JEREMY STEIG
JESUS AND MARY CHAIN - TEENAGE LUST –DESDEMONA MIX
STARDUST KIDS – A PLUS D
JIBARO – ELECTRA
BACK TO LULLABYES – BEATMEISTER
TELEPHONE THING – THE FALL
YO DIGA BAILA – MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF SOUND
THE TOGETHER MIX – VINI REILLY
FATBACKIN’ – FATBACK BAND
DON’T PANIC (WEIRD AND SPOOKY MIX) – SPOOKY
HYBRIDZ – ARMAND VAN HELDEN
TECHKNOWLEDGY – UTAH SAINTS V IGGY POP
MORE DUST – BRIAN ENO AND J PETER SCHWALM


LINK IS IN COMMENTS.

"I'm gettin' some pretty good oscillations..."

FOR PEOPLE WHO LOOK AT THE NIGHT SKY AND DREAM .

INTRO
DREAMING – THE LILAC TIME
CIBACHROME BLUE – MOMUS
LUNAR RHAPSODY – SAMUEL J HOFFMAN
MUSIC AND DIALOGUE FROM EPISODE 1 – VERNON ELLIOT
DAVE THE MOON MAN – LOOPER
REFLECTIONS IN A PLASTIC GLASS – HIGH LLAMAS
NITE FLIGHTS – FATIMA MANSIONS
MARS – KLF
1ST MAN IN SPACE – ALL SEEING I
EXTREMIS QUATTRA REMIX – HAL FEAT GILLIAN ANDERSON
FAR OUT – BLUR
WELCOME TO TOMORROW – ATTILEO ‘ART’ MINEO
THE SPACE BETWEEN – PADDY KINGSLAND/BBC RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP
LIFE ON MARS – JOHN KEATING
MOTIVATION 12” – ATMOSFEAR
WHY DON’T YOU PSYCH OUT? – RIAA
SPACE WALK – LEMON JELLY


LINK IS IN COMMENTS.

“You look so groovy and the chicks all scream…”

“Line on the left. One cross each.”


Music to eat Easter eggs to…


A WORD FROM MR ROGERS
THE FLOWERS THAT FELL - DETACHMENTS
AM I NORMAL ­­- ART BRUT
SENSITIVE – FIELD MICE
THIS LOVE IS FUCKING RIGHT – THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART
STAR SIGN – TEENAGE FANCLUB
INTO YOU LIKE A TRAIN – PSYCHEDELIC FURS
JOHN WAYNE WAS A NAZI – MDC
NOT IF YOU WERE THE LAST DANDY ON EARTH – BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE
I KILLED THE ZEITGEIST – NICKY WIRE
SAFETY NET – SHOP ASSISTANTS
TELL IT TO THE KIDS – BIS
DESTROY THE HEART – HOUSE OF LOVE
UPSIDE DOWN – JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
MR PHARMACIST – THE FALL
PRIME MOVER – ZODIAC MINDWARP AND THE LOVE REACTION
WORRY ABOUT IT LATER – BRAKES
CANDYSKIN (PEEL SESSION) – FIRE ENGINES
DRUG TRAIN – THE CRAMPS
GOLDEN SHOWER – BOY HAIRDRESSERS
FRENCH NAVY – CAMERA OBSCURA
POLITICAL SONG FOR MICHAEL JACKSON – MINUTEMEN
WENDY JAMES – GO KART MOZART
ENDLESS YESTERDAY – MUDHONEY
THIS CHARMING MAN – STARS


The link is in the comments.

"we all are so weak, so frail it's unfair..."

A quick post of a single track (in comments) by the great Paul Haig ex of Josef K. This is the truly beautiful 'Thunderstorm' recorded with Billy Mackenzie.

For more info on Paul Haig day please visit http://thevinylvillain.blogspot.com/2009/04/paul-haig-day.html and be sure to have a listen to more tracks by the great man.

File under 'why the fuck is he not famous?'

Oh and another thing - shoot over here to Momus' site to get a bit more of the lovely lad plus some clips of him on the Caledonia Dreaming documentary.

http://imomus.livejournal.com/373151.html

“There’s 70 billion people on Earth, where are they hiding...?”

Here you go pop-pickers, this weeks compilation has no theme to it at all other than the fact that each track is on my ‘play-sometime-soon’ list, although I do want to burn it to play in the car this weekend.


If you really need a theme call it ‘Retro-Futurism’.

1. Soul Vine – Cabaret Voltaire.
2. Zero – Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
3. Year of the Jet-Packs – The Future.
4. Jahwise Hammer of the Babylon King – Joemus.
5. Excercise 5 – Bent.
6. Jetplane (Staying on a...) – Wavves.
7. Party in my Head – Miss Kittin and the Hacker.
8. She’s in Fashion – Suede.
9. Michael Douglas – Neon Neon.
10. Pop Robot – Empire State Human.
11. We are Phuture – Phuture.
12. Paradise (Dreamtime Mix) – Sade.
13. Drums are Dangerous (303 invades Seattle Mix) – Drum Club.
14. Moaner (album version) – Underworld.
15. The Way it Used to be (Left of Love Dub) – Pet Shop Boys.
16. Unchanging Windows Chord Sample – Broadcast.

Link is in comments - enjoy.

"Fa diddly ah..."

So St Patrick was a Welshman, but might have been a Roman, a Gaul or even - God forbid - English. He converted the indiginous Druidic types to the good word of Christianity using a shamrock and chased all the snakes out of Ireland from the top of Cruach Phádraig with nothing but a stick - all so people can paint their faces green, and knock back a few extra 'Arthurs'.

Fair play to the lad.

So in honour of this tradition here are a few treats to get your party started.

Christy Moore - Live at the Point.

The Pogues - Just Look them in the Eye and Say Pogue Mahone.

Dedicated to friends and family, present and missing.

(And to Ray Houghton for 1988.)

Links in comments.

"Watch the steps. Get a drink, have a good time now..."

The Avalanches - After the Goldrush.

(Not to be confused with Neil Young's awful album of the same name - he is an overrated shitehawk with the worst haircut ever. On the other hand The Avalanches are absolute genius and should be cherished.)

In 2008, a mix CD appeared by The Avalanches titled "After the Goldrush". The album is a mashup of 42 songs in different styles and from different eras. The inside cover includes a mini-history of the band and announces that this album "fills the gap for all of The Avalanches junkies out there, a mad mix of eclectic musical inspirations pieced together in a totally unique and off the wall way, it shouldn't work, but it does in a bizarre way that only these antipodean mavericks know how... And remember, The Avalanches wouldn't give a 'Castlemaine Four-X' for anything else." There is a small picture of the band that sits behind the CD. There is no booklet and no credits for the songs or the band aside from the notes in the inside cover. Copies are scarce but can be found in rare record stores, several online outlets, and eBay.

There is also a theory that this is just an older mix re-named. Who cares - it is great.

Track listing.

1. Bob Dylan - Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do?

2. Beach Boys - Matchpoint Of Our Love

3. Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar

4. KLF - 3 Am Eternal

5. Basement Jaxx - Light Your Lighter

6. Unknown Artist - Shady

7. Q Tip - Breathe And Stop

8. Aldo Bender - Acid Enlightenment

9. Thomas Bangalter - Turbo

10. Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better (Todd Edwards "Dub Better" remix)

11. Mr Oizo - M Seq

12. Felix Da Housecat - Strobe

13. DJ Funk - Booty Perc-U-Later

14. BS 2000 - Nobody Beats BS 2000

15. DJ Funk - Every Freakin Day

16. Aphex Twin - Afx237 v7

17. Shimon & Andy C - Bodyrock

18. The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist

19. Bubba Sparxx - Ugly

20. Bobby Digital - Must Be Bobby

21. DJ Zinc - 138 Trek

22. Dr Dre - Forgot About Dre

23. Chemical Brothers - It Began In Africa

24. Underworld - Rez /Cowgirl

25. Guns N Roses - Welcome To The Jungle

26. Thomas Bangalter - Colossus

27. Mc5 - Tonite

28. Missy Elliott - Get Yr Freak On

29. George Michael - Faith

30. Destiny's Child - Jumpin Jumpin

31. Foundation Players - Fireball

32. Eminem - The Real Slim Shady

33. Xpress 2 - Smoke Machine

34. Missy Elliott - One Minute Man

35. J Walk - Soul Vibration

36. Princess Superstar - Wet Wet Wet

37. Queen - I Want To Break Free

38. Detroit Grand Pubahs - Sandwiches

39. Daft Punk - Oh Yeah

40. Hall And Oates - I Cant Go For That (No Can Do)

41. Aphex Twin - Windowlicker

42. Beach Boys - Johnny Carson

The link is in the comments - hope you like it.

"Feet don't fail me now..."

Here is a nice one found over at TheAcidHouse - see link over to the right >.

Tim Acid - Visions of 1991.

01. MBG Speed 127 - Bad TRip

02. Lost - The Gonzo

03. Altern 8 - Infiltrate 202

04. Friends of Matthew - Out There

05. Problem House - The Party Zone

06. Destroyer - Senses

07. Joey Beltram - My Sound

08. Joey Beltram - Energy Flash

09. Bizzare Inc - Playing With Knives

10. Axe Corner - Tortuga

11. Ravesignal III - Horse Power

12. Set Up System - Music & Noise

13. Cubic 22 - Night In Motion

14. M&M - Don’t Stand In My way

Download - Tim Acid - Visions of 1991

“And I awoke to my alarm clock it was a pop song it was playin' loud...”

Electronica doesn't sound right when it is snowing. Guitars and songs, whether fuzzed, strummed or turned up to 11. that is what is needed.

DO THE PONY – SHIVA BURLESQUE
I FEEL JUST LIKE A CHILD – DEVENDRA BANHART.
HOTCHA GIRLS – UGLY CASANOVA
THE SEXUAL LONLINESS OF JESUS CHRIST – JACKIE LEVEN.
READ ABOUT SEYMOUR – SWELL MAPS.
DESTROY THE HEART – HOUSE OF LOVE.
NUMBSKULL – ASH.
ANOTHER TRAVELIN’ SONG – BRIGHT EYES.
WALLS GET SMALLER – THE MUSIC.
LONDON – NOONDAY UNDERGROUND.
MARK DAVID CHAPMAN – AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD.
INDIANA – THE CHAMELEONS.
PABLO PICASSO – THE MODERN LOVERS.
BONNIE AND CLYDE – SERGE GAINSBOURG (AND BB)
DISNEYLAND FOREVER – THE MIGHTY WAH!
IT’S SUMMERTIME – THE FLAMING LIPS.
LOVE LIES LIMP – MARK PERRY AND ATV.
DEATH VALLEY ’69 – LYDIA LUNCH AND SONIC YOUTH.



THE LINK IS IN COMMENTS...

“Like the Phoenix coming back from the ashes..."

THE HARD DRIVE IS GONE – AND MORE TO THE POINT THE CONTENTS ARE TOO. ALL MY CDS, TAPES AND VINYL FINALLY IN A DIGITAL FORMAT AND READY FOR ME TO POINT, CLICK AND PLAY. KAPUT. I AM NOT GOING TO TRY AND PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES TO MY MUSIC I DO NOT HAVE ANY. HOWEVER, I DO PROMISE TO STOP SULKING ABOUT IT AND APOLOGISE TO MRS. T FOR MY APOCALYPTIC BEHAVIOUR. SO – THE MOURNING PERIOD IS NOW OFFICIALLY OVER AND IT IS TIME TO MOVE ON AND START AGAIN.

HERE WE GO AGAIN...FRESH FOR 2009!

JUST SO YOU KNOW – ANTHONY REYNOLDS/VASHTI BUNYAN/CHARLOTTE GRIEG.
DEATH DISCO – E-KLEKTIC.
MADE IN THE DARK – HOT CHIP WITH ROBERT WYATT.
TIME TO PRETEND (EP VERSION) – MGMT.
LUCY GREALY – DUMP.
UFO – ESG.
ZEITGHOST – THE TIME AND SPACE MACHINE.
GIDEON – CLINIC.
THE GOLDEN PATH (EWEN PEARSON EXTENDED VOCAL) – CHEMICAL BROS.
MR AND MRS SOLANIS – LUKE HAINES.
SHE PURRED WHILE I GRRRED – WILD BEASTS.
MORNING STAR SHIP – JOBRAITH.
BRUCE WAYNE CAMPBELL INTERVIEWED ON THE ROOF OF THE CHELSEA HOTEL 1979 – OKKERVIL RIVER.
GENIUS – QUANDO QUANGO.
TIME TO TIME – POOH STICKS.
SUGAR IS SWEETER (ORIGINAL MIX) – CJ BOLLAND.
JAH DIVISION – HEART AND SOUL.

link in comments