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xray eyeballs- “drums of dead” [self-titled, night people]
lady ann- “informer” [rise of jamaican dancehall culture, soul jazz]
os mutantes- “a minha menina” [self-titled, polydor]
ray charles- “i've got woman”
the savage young taterbug- “boys of the feather” [boys of the feather, night people]
fursaxa- “firefly refrain” [mandrake, eclipse]
?- “?” [blame the guy who just handed me a mix tape with no insert]
the fall- “c'n'c-s mithering” [grotesque]
the screamers- “punish or be damned” [demos 1977-1978]
| nostalgic mix, april 2009 - click here |
This was a strange mix for me to make. These songs are old favorites of mine that I used to put on mix tapes circa 2003. They all still sound really good to me.
wolf eyes - “burn your house down” [dread, american tapes and hanson records]
huggy bear - "sizzlemeet" [taking the rough with the smooch, kill rock stars (1993)]
yeah yeah yeahs - “graveyard” [machine, touch and go (2003)]
kit [split 7" with wives, post present medium]
kit [split 7" with wives, post present medium]
paradise island - “armed and dangerous” [s/t, troubleman unlimited (2003)]
huggy bear - "no sleep" [taking the rough with the smooch, kill rock stars (1993)]
numbers - “prison life ” [life, tigerbeat6 (2002)]
japanther - “iio” [master of pigeons , menlo park (2005)]
sheryl's magnetic aura - “night ministry” [split 7" with rapider than horsepower, neon boombox]
the good good - “silhouette” [self-titled, self released???]
modest mouse - “summer” [the fruit that ate itself, k records (1997)]
cap'n jazz - “oh messy life” [analphabetapolothology, jade tree (1998)]
rabbit rabbit - “blackbird kills it” [riddle riddle ep , honk if you're a moose (2001)]
| reggae mix, march 2009 - click here |
desmond dekker- "007" [the harder they come soundtrack]
the soulettes- "a deh pon dem" [studio one women compilation]
scotty- "draw your brakes" [the harder they come soundtrack]
della humphrey- "dream land" [studio one women compilation]
tapper zukie- "i king zukie" [man ah warrior]
claudette mclean- "give love another try" [studio one women compilation]
the slickers- "johnny too bad" [the harder they come soundtrack]
lee "scratch" perry- "kimble the nimble" [the upsetter selection]
tapper zukie- "man ah warrior" [man ah warrior]
the maytals- "pressure drop" [the harder they come soundtrack]
althea and donna- "uptown top ranking" [uptown top ranking]
tapper zukie- "viego" [man ah warrior]
denise darlington- "war no right" [studio one women compilation]
freddie mcgregor- "africa here i come" [studio one roots]
| go dance, february 2009 - click here |
one of the best things about going to dance parties is that you don't know what will be played next. therefore, i'm not including the information for this playlist, at least for now. let me know if you want any of the information.
it's almost 60 minutes of awesome music for dancing if even just alone in your apartment.
| january 2009 - click here |
group doueh- "eid for dakhla" [guitar music from the western sahara, sublime frequencies]
thee almighty handclaps!- "full time" [unreleased]
black vatican- "dream jogger >>> tetedemort stations" [zed omega, night people]
suicide- "mr. ray" [self-titled- 1980 album]
daily life- "its a rainy day, sunshine girl" [theres no solution because theres no problem, best of relax-in vol 2]
savage republic- "on the prowl" [tragic figures]
brigitte fontaine- "le goudron" [comme à la radio]
sic alps- "jelly roll gum drop" [u.s. ez, siltbreeze]
"jarai melancholic love song, done by a young female singer and a male" [ethnic minority music of northeast cambodia, sublime frequencies]
| december 2008 - click here |
the flowers- “got to get to know you” [northern soul’s classiest rarities, vol 3]
crystal stilts- "crystal stilts" [alight of night, slumberland records]
iggy pop- “the passenger” [lust for life]
dj d-wizz- “salt peppa ketchup hot sauce”
russian tsarlag- “black stone bonnet” [let your dreams touch air, unskilled labor]
big youth- “hell is for heros” [natty cultural dread]
chicks on speed- “procrastinator” [will save us all]
connie francis- “fallin’”
blank dogs- “yellow mice sleep” [yellow mice sleep ep]
eddy current suppression ring- “we’ll be turned on” [primary colours]
the tammys- “egyptian shumba”