The Art of the Mix Reunion

Side One

1. Darker My Love - Pale Sun [Dead Man]
2. The Green Pajamas - This Angel's On Fire [valis]
3. The Fratellis - Everybody Knows You Cried Last Night [Jenergy]
4. Tune-Yards - News [tornadoZ]
5. Gomez - If I Ask You Nicely [Mesh]
6. Two White Horses - Good Times Are Gone Forever [saaf]
7. Ruby Andrews - You Made A Believer [Sport!]
8. Luke Haines - Love Letter To London [ofthaltned]
9. Yo La Tengo - Here To Fall [Pop Kulcher]
10. Surfer Blood - Floating Vibes [natalyesaurus]
11. Earlimart - The World [sbessg]
12. David Bowie - Memory Of A Free Festival [Rob Conroy]
13. Doveman - The Best Thing [barrydali]
14. Fleet Foxes - He Doesn't Know Why [XYZ]
15. Evening Hymns - Dead Deer [Anthony Lombardi]
16. Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer - Redemption Song [Franklin Onn]
17. The Concretes - Chico [Siobhan]
18. Miles Davis - Mr Pastorius [DJ Karen]

Side Two

1. Banda de Jesus - Livin' Is Funky [Muzag]
2. Laura Branigan - Self Control [bear]
3. Girls - Hellhole Ratrace [p the swede]
4. Yeasayer - Ambling Alp [sammyg123]
5. New Order - The Village [Nomates]
6. Locas in Love - I Am Downright Amazed at What I Can Destroy With Just A Hammer [Mixxer]
7. Minnow - Out Of The Woods [moe]
8. The Buckinghams - Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song) [Mr Mirage]
9. TV On The Radio - Young Liars [Ken Harris]
10. The Tripwires - Big Electric Light [French Connection]
11. The Billy Nayer Show - Reno [Jonpoi]
12. Area Scatter - A Tit For Tat [blasikin]
13. Doug Dillard - Clinch Mountain Backstep [lanhamyodel]
14. Slaid Cleaves - Tumbleweed Stew [Mark Petrucelli]
15. Damien Youth - Clancy [George Metadata]
16. Wynton Kelly - Autumn Leaves [Doowad]
17. Jolie Holland - Don't Get Trouble On Your Mind [Texas Hobart]
18. Count Basie Orchestra - April In Paris [Strange Loop]

Side Three

1. The Radiators - Fess Song [gobi]
2. The Fresh & Onlys - Peacock & Wing [James Phoenix]
3. A.C. Newman - Take On Me [doowadette]
4. I Love Math - The Shape Of The Sum [buglady]
5. Animal Collective - What Would I Want? Sky [hemizen]
6. Finishing School - Page 16 [Salman1]
7. The Velvelettes - He Was Really Saying Something [retrojoe]
8. Train - I Got You [njr]
9. RB Morris - City [avocadorabbit]
10. Roisin Murphy - Orally Fixated [Luke 79]
11. Chrome Kids - Chrome Plated Elbow (Grounds for Divorce Remix) [Thomas_Mohr]
12. Tortoise - Monument Six One Thousand [g.a.b l@bs]
13. The Soundcarriers - Let It Ride [plushpig]
14. The Factory - Path Through The Forest [McDonald12]
15. Deer Tick - The Ghost [Funky Ratchet]
16. Four Blazes - Raggedy Ride [joey de vivre]
17. Billy Vera & Judy Clay - Storybook Children [The Misfit]
18. Atlas Sound - Quick Canal [curtis_burns]

The years 2006 & 2007 were my favourite years on the old site. Others who joined earlier than myself may cite earlier years , but for me, this was the golden period. In early 2008, disaster struck and the AotM site was struck with a virus so bad some thought it'd never recover (which in some respects is true).

We could have all gone our separate ways and probably would have had it not been for Todd (a.k.a Dead Man) who worked tirelessly, I'm sure, throughout the whole of last year and finally launched our new home 'ZerO' in the early weeks of 2009. And it's been a great year in our new home. I love ZerO, the layout is nice on the eye, posting a mix is a doddle (cut and paste!) and it never crashes. The stats are constantly updated which is a fantastic feature. And there's a Mix of the Week every week! And not every 2 months like on our former home.

And while the old site is something of a ghost town nowadays, it's easy to forget just how many friends I made during those years. And so the idea of a reunion mix was born. I emailed a selection of some of my favourite mixers from those years, asked them for a song that was currently buzzing in their head, and the response was great. About 90% got back to me - so thanks very much.

Lots of old names here that hopefully will spark a bit of nostalgia in some. A few name changes of course - The French Connection is now Frenchy, McDonald12 now Scottpsych, Ken Harris is now Khradioguy, Rob Conroy now simply Rob C. Mark Petrucelli is now Petrocks, and Salman dropped the 1 from his name (of course there's only one Salman). I decided, though, to keep my silly username for sentimental reasons!

Anyway, there's some great tunes here, you've excelled yourselves my mixing chums. Oh, and one more thing - I was always going to let Dead Man kick off this mix. Even before he submitted a more than worthy track 1 ...

One Two Three

That'll Be Christmas

Side One

1. Julian Casablancas - I Wish It Was Christmas Today
2. Darlene Love - Marshmallow World
3. Sufjan Stevens - Get Behind Me, Santa!
4. The Joseph And Mary Chain - The Twelve Days Of Christmas
5. Thea Gilmore - That'll Be Christmas
6. Joy Zipper - Christmas Song
7. The Kinks - Father Christmas
8. Mew - She Came Home For Christmas
9. The Decemberists - Please Daddy, Don't Get Drunk This Christmas
10. Low - Just Like Christmas
11. Of Montreal - My Favorite Christmas (in a Hundred Words or Less)
12. The Black Arts - Christmas Number One
13. Denim - I Will Cry At Christmas
14. The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
15. The Aislers Set - Christmas Song
16. Big Star - Jesus Christ
17. Bright Eyes - White Christmas
18. They Came From The Stars I Saw Them - The Lovesick Snowman

Side Two

1. Fucked Up - Do They Know It's Christmas
2. Animal Collective - Winter Wonder Land
3. Clinic - Christmas
4. The Bird and the Bee - Carol of the Bells
5. The Free Design - Close Your Mouth (It's Christmas)
6. Margo Guryan - I Don't Intend To Spend Christmas Without You
7. Half Man Half Biscuit - All I Want For Christmas Is A Dukla Prague Away Kit
8. Remington Super 60 - Chistmas Song For Melanie
9. St. Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day
10. Hello Saferide - I-Pod X-Mas
11. Yo La Tengo - It's Christmas Time
12. The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride
13. Summer Hymns - Santa Couldn't Fit You Under My Christmas Tree
14. Would-Be-Goods - Christmas In Tahiti
15. Suzannah - Mom & Daddy, Please Don't Steal For Me This Xmas
16. Martin Newell - Christmas in Suburbia
17. Joni Mitchell - River
18. Tom Waits - Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis

I love Christmas songs. I love 'Last Christmas' by Wham, Stop the Cavalry, In Dulce Jubilo. I love The Pogues and Kirsty Maccoll. Heck, I even quite like Mariah Carey's festive offering (the only Mariah song I do like, you understand?)

But most of all I love Phil Spector's 'A Christmas Gift For You', not just my favourite Christmas album, but one of my favourite albums of all time. 2 songs from that album make it onto this, my first ever Xmas mix. Yes, after 5 years of posting (some 250) mixes on the 'net, I've finally been bothered to make one. And of course I've left all the aforementioned songs off it. Well, you can buy compilations with these tracks on in Asda for a fiver can't you.

You can't buy this though. It's free! Ho ho ho..

Merry Xmas

Top 40 Commercial Pop/Urban/Dance Tracks of the 2000's

1. Kylie Minogue - Slow
2. Britney Spears - Toxic
3. Amerie - 1 Thing
4. N.E.R.D Feat. Lee Harvey & Vita - Lapdance
5. Junior Senior - Move Your Feet
6. Aaliyah - We Need A Resolution (Feat. Timbaland)
7. The Roots - The Seed
8. Coldplay - Clocks
9. Emma - Maybe
10. Liberty X - Just A Little
11. Kelly Rowland - Work
12. Mary Mary - Shackles (Praise You)
13. Gwen Stefani - Cool
14. Pink - There You Go
15. Alphabeat - Fascination
16. Outkast - Ms Jackson
17. Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
18. Jamelia - Superstar
19. Katy Perry - Hot 'n' Cold
20. NSYNC - Girlfriend (The Neptunes Remix Feat. Nelly)
21. Lily Allen - LDN
22. Basement Jaxx - Romeo
23. McFly - All About You
24. Faith Evans - Love Like This
25. Kelis - Caught Out There
26. Shola Ama - Imagine
27. Twista feat Kanye West - Slow Jamz
28. The Kooks - Naive
29. Deep Dish - Flashdance
30. Beyonce - Irreplaceable
31. Beenie Man - Street Life
32. Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me
33. Rui Da Silva featuring Cassandra - Touch Me
34. Cheryl Cole - Fight For This Love
35. Chingy - Balla Baby
36. Montell Jordan - Get It Tonight
37. Sugababes - Freak Like Me
38. Sunshine Anderson - Heard It All Before
39. Pharrell Williams-Frontin' (ft Jay - Z)
40. Gnarls Barkley - Smiley Faces

My Top 250 tracks of the past decade is choc full of great tunes. The full links are now up, and I hope a few of you discover new favourite songs whilst listening. The list seems to suggest that the majority of my favourite songs of the 2000's weren't commercial hits, and while that may be true it wasn't a conscious decision to omit 'big hit singles'.

But save for a couple of Girls Aloud tunes, Beyonce & Jay -Z, Kate Nash and Dizzee Rascal, that's exactly what it did. So I thought I'd compile a Top 40 (naturally) list of my favourite 'pop' singles of the decade. And looking down the list, I believe any one of these tracks could've sat in my 'official' Top 250. And indeed, certainly the top 5 here should've done. But too late now.

So why 'Slow' at number 1? Because it's fantastic, of course. It has a mesmerizing 'Giorgio Moroder' feel to it which makes it, for me, a modern day 'I Feel Love'. Kylie's best song ever, and pop hit of the decade...

..well apart from the aforementioned Girls Aloud and Beyonce tracks of course :)

Pop 1-20

Pop 21-40

Sammy's Top 250 Tracks of the 2000's

1. The New Pornographers - The Laws Have Changed
2. Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken
3. The Russian Futurists - Let's Get Ready To Crumble
4. Ambulance Ltd - Anecdote
5. Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins - You Are What You Love
6. Mr. Wright - Anna Karina
7. Johnny Boy - You Are The Generation That Bought More Shoes and You Get What You Deserve
8. Fruit Bats - Rainbow Sign
9. Lambchop - Grumpus
10. The Kingsbury Manx - New Old Friend Blues
11. The Minders - Go Wave Your Wand
12. Yo La Tengo - You Can Have It All
13. Sunshine Fix - Sail Beyond The Sun
14. U.N.P.O.C. - Avignon
15. The Pillbugs - I Don't Really Mean to Freak You Out
16. Goldenboy - Wild Was The Night
17. Edwin Moses - I'll Be Around
18. Pepe Deluxe - Girl!
19. Miracle Fortress - Have You Seen In Your Dreams
20. The Clientele - Bookshop Casanova
21. David Kilgour - BBC World
22. Battles - Atlas
23. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
24. Sebastien Tellier - Divine
25. Girls Aloud - Biology
26. Listen With Sarah - Blue Parsley
27. The Shins - Fighting In A Sack
28. Band of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You
29. The Junipers - Gordie Can't Swim
30. Phoenix - Too Young
31. Simian - La Breeze
32. The Knife - Heartbeats
33. The Broken Family Band - Where The Hell Is My Baby
34. Tyde - Go Ask Yer Dad
35. Irving - Lovely, Just Like Her
36. Of Montreal - The Party's Crashing Us
37. Daisy Daisy - Michelle Plays Ping Pong
38. Belle And Sebastian - Funny Little Frog
39. The Heavy Blinkers - Maplewood
40. Acid House Kings - Do What You Wanna Do
41. The Sights - It'd Be Nice (To Have You Around)
42. Wilco - I'm The Man Who Loves You
43. Richard Hawley - You Don't Miss Your Water (Till Your River Runs Dry)
44. Beth Gibbons And Rustin Man - Mysteries
45. Kelley Stoltz - Ever Thought Of Coming Back
46. The Botticellis - The Reviewer
47. Matias Tellez - Yes Indeed
48. Benji Hughes - Baby, It's Your Life
49. Kevin Tihista's Red Terror - O. K.
50. Acid Casuals - Bowl Me Over
51. The Shortwave Set - Slingshot
52. Aberfeldy - Love Is an Arrow
53. The Pillbugs - If You Can't Remain
54. The Crayon Fields - Impossible Things
55. The Russian Futurists - Paul Simon
56. Yo La Tengo - Mr Tough
57. The Telepathic Butterflies - Love Is For Hire
58. Edwin Moses - (I'm Feeling) So Much Better
59. Hal - Play the Hits
60. Those Dancing Days - Those Dancing Days
61. Guided By Voices - Glad Girls
62. Guillemots - Trains To Brazil
63. Swan Dive - A Few Thousand Days Ago
64. Joy Zipper - Check Out My New Jesus
65. The Explorers Club - Forever
66. Pernice Brothers - Cronulla Breakdown
67. Flaming Lips - Yeah Yeah Yeah Song
68. Brakes - Hold Me In The River
69. Common - 6th Sense
70. Daniel Saturn - Riverside
71. Math and Physics Club - A Little Romance
72. The Twin Atlas - Sleep In Late, Laugh All Night
73. Of Montreal-Penelope
74. Au Revoir Simone - Through The Backyards
75. The Boy Least Likely To - Be Gentle With Me
76. Viva Voce - Lesson No. 1
77. The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
78. Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
79. Mercury Rev - The Dark Is Rising
80. Asobi Seksu - I'm Happy But You Don`t Like Me
81. Fiery Furnaces - Single Again
82. Mate - Cada Vez Que Amanece
83. The Bird And The Bee - So You Say
84. The Cribs - Mirror Kissers
85. Field Music - A House Is Not A Home
86. Super Furry Animals - Juxtapozed with U
87. Bell X1 - Snakes & Snakes
88. Cornershop - Topknot
89. Feist - Mushaboom
90. Apples In Stereo - Go
91. Caesars - Fun And Games
92. Superimposers - Would It Be Possible
93. Eux Autres - Ecoutez Bien
94. Polytechnic - Pep
95. Clinic - The Second Line
96. Devendra Banhart - At the Hop
97. Dizzee Rascal - I Luv U
98. Coral - Dreaming Of You
99. Decemberists - The Crane Wife 3
100. Annie - Chewing Gum
101. Tyde - Henry VIII
102. The Shortwave Set - Harmonia
103. Tiny Volcano - Summer Solstice
104. Figurines - Half Awake, Half Aware
105. The Futureheads - Decent Days and Nights
106. The Pillbugs - Get Away For The Summer
107. Rita Calypso - Believe
108. Rogue Wave - Bird On A Wire
109. Second-Hand Furniture - Nice Try, Sunshine!
110. The Pets - A lighthearted love song
111. Of Montreal - Jennifer Louise
112. Pelle Carlberg - I Love You, You Imbecile
113. Peter Bjorn And John - Young Folks
114. Sufjan Stevens - The Transfiguration
115. Kioki - Do And Don't For Love
116. The Hidden Cameras - Smells Like Happiness
117. Jay Z - I Just Wanna Love You
118. Girls Aloud - The Show
119. The School - Let it Slip
120. 747s - Rain Kiss
121. Acid House Kings - This Heart Is A Stone
122. Beck - Golden Age
123. Cathy Davey - Trade Secret
124. The Concretes - Seems Fine
125. Dr. Dog - Old News
126. Elephant Parade - Goodbye
127. The Bees - Chicken Payback
128. Espers - Rosemary Lane
129. The Essex Green - This Isn't Farmlife
130. Grand Atlantic - Peace Be With You
131. Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around
132. Luke Vibert & BJ Cole - Swing Lite - Alright
133. King Creosote - You Are Could I
134. The Long Blondes - Giddy Statospheres
135. The Love Substitutes - Give The People What They Want
136. The Raveonettes - That Great Love Sound
137. Sidonie - Sidonie goes to Varanasi
138. Silver Sunshine - Way Up In The Big Sky
139. Stellastarr - Somewhere Across Forever
140. Two Gallants - Miss Meri
141. The New Pornographers - The Electric Version
142. Apples In Stereo - The Rainbow
143. Grand Archives - Louis Riel
144. Hello Seahorse! - Won't Say Anything
145. Herman Dune - I Wish That I Could See You Soon
146. Lucky Soul - Struck Dumb
147. The Minders - Give Me Strength
148. The Shins - New Slang
149. Thao Nguyen & The Get Down Stay Down - Bag of Hammers
150. The Polyphonic Spree - Soldier Girl
151. Husky Rescue - Summertime Cowboy
152. Gomez - Ruff Stuff
153. Mercury Rev - Nite & Fog
154. Crayon Fields - Mirror Ball
155. Jim Noir - Key Of C
156. Cosmic Rough Riders - Baby, You're So Free
157. Frou Frou - Breathe In
158. Orwell - Everywhere
159. The Pillbugs - Faceless Wonder
160. The Hidden Cameras - A Miracle
161. Of Montreal - Disconnect The Dots
162. The Sleepy Jackson - Good Dancers
163. Cody Chesnutt - Look Good in Leather
164. Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum
165. Mylo - Destroy Rock & Roll
166. Malajube - Montréal -40C
167. Halcali - Hello, Hello, Alone
168. Larrikin Love - Happy As Annie
169. Simple Kid - Lil' King Kong
170. Beyonce ft. Jay-Z - Crazy In Love
171. Death By Chocolate - Ice Cold Lemonade
172. Aimee Mann - Save Me
173. The Shins - Phantom Limb
174. The High Llamas - The Old Spring Town
175. Islands - Rough Gem
176. Lollipop Train - Teenage Trifle
177. The Telepathic Butterflies - A Final Word
178. Carrots - Spending Chocolate Coins
179. Vampire Weekend - Boston
180. The Earlies - No Love in Your Heart
181. The Frames - Happy
182. Dressy Bessy - Second Place
183. Sufjan Stevens - Chicago
184. Psychid - Split Lip Sucker
185. Cat Power - The Greatest
186. The Little Ones - Let Them Ring The Bells
187. Royksopp - Eple
188. The Chemical Brothers - Galaxy Bounce
189. MGMT - Time to Pretend
190. Strawberry Fair - Why Won't He Answer
191. Shimmer Kids Underpop Association - Tones In Orbit
192. Beachwood Sparks - Sister Rose
193. Belle And Sebastian - I'm A Cuckoo
194. Clem Snide - Ice Cube
195. Sonny J - Belly Bongo
196. Sufjan Stevens - Romulous
197. Ben Kweller - I Need You Back
198. Yukari Fresh - Trip To Aloha State
199. M.I.A. - Galang
200. Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
201. Jim Noir - A Quiet Man
202. Interpol - Evil
203. Jack Penate - Spit At Stars
204. The Loch Ness Mouse - Judy
205. Lazyboy feat Roddy Frame - Western Skies
206. Datarock - Fa-Fa-Fa
207. Moonbootica - Listen
208. Wolfie - A Checkered Begonia
209. Kate Nash - Foundations
210. Zita Swoon - Everything Is Not the Same
211. I Am Kloot - Twist
212. Neon Neon - I Lust U
213. The Zillions - Don't Waste Your Tears On Me
214. El Goodo - If I Were A Song
215. Plush - Greyhound Bus Station
216. Snowglobe - Happy
217. Fischerspooner - Emerge
218. She & Him - Why Do You Let Me Stay Here
219. Yeasayer - Sunrise
220. Vampire Weekend - Mansard Roof
221. The New Pornographers - All The Old Showstoppers
222. The Dreadful Yawns - End of Summer
223. Tom Vek - Nothing But Green Lights
224. Oliver Knight - South Sea's
225. The Crimea - Lottery Winners On Acid
226. Erlend Øye - No Train To Stockholm
227. ClouddEAD - Dead Dogs Two (Boards of Canada Remix)
228. Grandaddy - Miner At The Dial-A-View
229. The Clientele - Somebody Changed
230. Outkast - B.O.B
231. The High Dials - Desiderata
232. Shack - Oscar
233. The Thrills - One Horse Town
234. Eberg - Plastic Lions
235. Mazarin - For Energy Infinite
236. Evils - Banjo-Uke Blues
237. Strawberry Whiplash - Who's In Your Dreams
238. Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
239. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Sister Surround
240. Fabienne DelSol - Don't Throw Your Love Away
241. The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players - Eggs
242. Flaming Lips - Fight Test
243. Washington Social Club - Breaking The Dawn
244. The Bees - Who Cares What The Question Is
245. The Mountain Goats - Magpie
246. Los Campesinos! - We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives
247. David Vandervelde - Wisdom From A Tree
248. Wild Beasts - Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants
249. Le Tigre - Hot Topic
250. Primal Scream - Country Girl

I thought I'd start working on this early December to give myself enough time to compile my end of year Top 50's. Originally intended as a Top 100 tracks of the decade, it soon became a Top 200 with loads of other fantastic songs knocking on the door that just had to be included. So, I decided on a 250 and stuck with that.

Completed on Monday, I've spent the last 2 evenings chopping, changing, re-jigging, adding, deleting. And finally I'm happy with the end result. For now..

..ah sod it SUBMIT!

1-25

26-50

51-75

76-100

101-125

126-150

151-175

176-200

201-225

226-250

Synth Britannia

1. OMD - Electricity
2. Spandau Ballet - To Cut a Long Story Short
3. Soft Cell - Bedsitter
4. The Buggles - Clean, Clean
5. Yazoo - Goodbye Seventies
6. The Human League - Only After Dark
7. Tears For Fears - Mad World
8. The Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit)
9. Pet Shop Boys - In the Night
10. Depeche Mode - New Life
11. A Flock Of Seagulls - Telecommunication
12. ABC - Show Me
13. Ultravox - Quiet Men
14. Gary Numan - Music For Chameleons
15. Visage - Fade To Grey
16. Japan - Visions Of China
17. Genesis - Abacab
18. Magazine - A Song From Under The Floorboards
19. Joy Division - Decades

A mix inspired by the TV programme aired by the BBC last month. A great show that got me feeling nostalgic for the early 80s when I first started listening to music. The first completed mix, though looked a little bit too much like a compilation you could easily buy in the supermarket. Too many hits ( Vienna, Love Action, Cars etc ) . I knew I had to do some re-jigging, and this is the final outcome, one of my favourite mixes I've posted this year. Hope somebody else agrees!

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Life Is Too Short To Worry About The Details

1. Miracle Fortress - Beach Baby
2. The Thrills - Not For All The Love In The World
3. Dear Eskimo - Don't Wanna Feel
4. Winterpills - Take Away The Words
5. Tim Ten Yen - Girl Number One
6. Biff Naked - Anything
7. Jarvis Cocker & Kid Loco - I Just Came To Tell You That I'm Going
8. Beth Orton - I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine
9. Fever Ray - Now's The Only Time I Know
10. Celilo - Stardust
11. Maarten - The Most Beautiful Days Of My Life
12. Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of Understatement
13. Scott Walker & The Walker Brothers - Jackie
14. Travis - I Love You Anyways
15. Jim Noir - My Patch
16. The Pica Beats - Shrinking Violet
17. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - The Sun Ain't Shining No More
18. Bat For Lashes - What's A Girl To Do
19. Mercury Rev - In A Funny Way
20. The Killjoys - Any Day Now
21. Client - Petrol
22. The Pooh Sticks - That Was The Greatest Song

The third alt-dj from myself and Avocado Rabbit features more pop songs and great cover art from the Rabbit. I believe this is my favorite of the three, and we hope you enjoy it as well.

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Up In The Clouds

1. Devendra Banhart - Baby
2. Pink Floyd - Arnold Layne
3. New Order - Your Silent Face
4. Roxy Music - Same Old Scene (Glimmers Remix)
5. Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
6. Delakota - The Rock
7. OMD - Souvenir
8. The Box Tops - Neon Rainbow
9. XTC - That's Really Super, Supergirl
10. Cotton Mather - She's Only Cool
11. Beulah - Score From Augusta
12. The Apples In Stereo - The Bird That You Can't See
13. The Cribs - What About Me
14. Cornershop - Soul School
15. The Grid - Floatation
16. Faithless - Don't Leave
17. Ella Fitzgerald - Someone To Watch Over Me
18. Billie Holiday - Summertime (Organica Remix)
19. Mady Mesplé. Danielle Millet & Orchestra Of The Théâtre De L'Opera-Comique. Paris - Lakmé Flower Duet (Delibes)
20. The Faces - Debris

What's been in my head since my last post, back in August. And you'd thought I'd gone for good didn't you? No way. Sorry about that..

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Legacy '88 -'93 Disc Two

1. My Bloody Valentine - Soft As Snow (But Warm Inside)
2. Sugarcubes - Hit
3. Blur - There's No Other Way
4. The Days - Fly
5. James - Lose Control
6. Stone Roses - Fool's Gold
7. Happy Mondays - Lazyitis
8. Flowered Up - It's On
9. The Frank And Walters - After All
10. New Order - Fine Time
11. Saint Etienne - You're in a Bad Way
12. Paris Angels - Perfume (loved up)
13. 808 State - Pacific State
14. S'express - Superfly Guy
15. Primal Scream - Come Together
16. MC Tunes v 808 state - Tunes Splits The Atom
17. Mark Summers - Summers Magic
18. Intastella - People
19. Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
20. The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds
21. Electronic - Getting Away With It

Originally posted in August. It mysteriously disappeared. Hmmm. So here it is re-posted. Link in comments..

Legacy '88 -'93 Disc One

1. Northside - Take 5
2. Charlatans - Indian Rope
3. Inspiral Carpets - Joe
4. High - Box Set Go
5. The Mock Turtles - And Then She Smiles
6. Wedding Present - Kennedy
7. Janes Addiction - Been Caught Stealin'
8. Dinosaur Jr. - Feel The Pain
9. The Breeders - Cannonball
10. Suede - Metal Mickey
11. The Boo Radleys - I Hang Suspended
12. Sultans Of Ping - Where's Me Jumper
13. The Fall - White Lightning
14. Kingmaker - Really Scrape The Sky
15. Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind
16. Wonder Stuff - Unbearable
17. Teenage Fanclub - December
18. Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray
19. Morrissey - Suedehead
20. World of Twist - Sweets
21. The Blessing - Highway 5

A double CD set of some of my favourite tunes from 1988 - 1993. My ages 12 - 17. I had so much fun revisiting these tracks, some of them I've not heard for years..

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Interview with Sammy G

1. Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart
2. The Police - Message In A Bottle
3. John Lennon - Give Peace A Chance
4. Unit 4 Plus 2 - Concrete & Clay
5. Paul Hardcastle - 19
6. Adam & The Ants - Stand & Deliver
7. Wham! - Club Tropicana
8. The Charlatans - The Only One I Know
9. Morrissey - We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful
10. Blur - Parklife
11. Kraftwerk - Autobahn
12. The Stone Roses - Made of Stone
13. Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
14. Nick Drake - Time Has Told Me
15. The Duke & The King - If You Ever Get Famous
16. Frankie Valli - Grease
17. Spencer Davis Group - Keep On Running
18. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man ( The Way I Love You )
19. Glen Campbell - By The Time I Get To Phoenix
20. The Beatles - Because
21. Joy Division - Atmosphere
22. Erik Satie - Gymnodepie #1

What was the Number One single the day you were born?

Elton John & Kiki Dee’s ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’ was Number One on both sides of the Atlantic. The No1 album was The Beach Boys ’20 Golden Greats’ and the Box Office Number One was ‘The Outlaw Josey Wales’ starring Clint Eastwood. A film I’ve never seen..

Earliest Musical Memory?

My mother tells me every time she played the Olivia Newton John single ‘Sam’ I would burst into tears. Similarly, if I was having a tantrum she would put on ‘Message In A Bottle’ by The Police, and whatever I was doing I would just stop, sit, and listen intently.

I don’t remember either of these, although I do accept them to be true.

My earliest memory is still vivid. The date was December 8^th 1980, my mothers friend knocked on our door, said something to her, and they both collapsed into each others arms, sobbing uncontrollably. I didn’t know at the time what was going on, but obviously I knew there was something wrong. It’s an image I’ve never forgotten..

Another early memory also concerns John Lennon. I was listening to the radio and there was a documentary on him on the anniversary of his death. 2^nd or 3^rd, I can’t remember. I was 6 or 7, and had heard many Beatles songs as mum was a huge fan and played them often. The radio documentary played this particular song that I was captivated by. I’m not sure where she was at the time but she hadn’t heard it. So I tried to explain to her it was quite an up-tempo, rocky number. Suggestions included Revolution, The Ballad of John & Yoko, Lady Madonna. It wasn’t any of these.

My quest to find the song resulted in me listening to each and every one of her Beatles albums. It wasn’t on any of them. Did I imagine this song, did I dream it up?

It was some 7 or 8 years later that I heard the song once again. The euphoria! It had been an unsolved mystery for too long. And it was? ‘Give Peace A Chance’’ It never once occurred to me they had played a solo Lennon track..

The First record you bought / owned?

It became apparent to my parents very early on that I had a love for music. They bought a turntable for me aged about 5. I wasn’t allowed to play any of my parents records on it, but mum gave me half a dozen 7” singles she no longer listened to. They can’t have been very good as I can only remember one. ‘Concrete & Clay’ by Unit 4 plus 2’. I played the record over and over and over, to the point where I’m sure she cursed the day she ever gave it to me.

Officially the first song I ever bought was 19 by Paul Hardcastle. I song I loved then and still do now. This song was bought for me though, so the first song I ever bought with my own money was ‘Stand and Deliver’ by Adam & The Ants, 10 pence at a school fair about a year later.

The first album?

‘Fantastic’ by Wham.

Earliest musical hero?

Adam Ant. A great pop star, great image. I loved his songs and I loved him.

What song reminds you of your school days?

By the time I started High School in 1987 my obsession with music had reached fever pitch. I’d tape the Chart Show onto cassette every Sunday evening, and video Top of the Pops very Thursday. By ’88 I was spending all my pocket money on music, also washing cars for extra money. By ’90 I was making compilation tapes on a regular basis. By 1991 I was selling these compilations to school mates ( thank the Lord for high-speed dubbing! ).

The years 1988 – 1993 are covered in more detail on my next mix. In answer to the question, the song that most reminds me of my school days is ‘The Only One I Know’ by the Charlatans.

What song reminds you of your first love?

Her name was Sally Anne. I forget her surname. I met her on holiday, I was 13, she 12. I knew her for 4 days, spoke to her less than 4 times. I never kissed her, but it was love! The song that most reminds me of her is ‘Girl I’m Gonna Miss You’ by Milli Vanilli..

Most embarrassing record in your collection?

I have lots, but probably ‘Tarzan Boy’ by Baltimora.

First gig attended?

Morrissey at the Manchester Apollo. December 1992. I’d gotten into this Smiths and Morrissey in a big way the previous year.

Which song reminds you of your College days?

I left school in 1993, and quickly got a job Djing around the area. I still lived at home and would work 3 nights a week, being paid a fortune ( I thought at the time ). I didn’t appreciate College, and only attended half the lessons I was meant to, deciding sitting in a pub or record shopping in Altrincham was a far better way of spending my time. I started College in late 1994. Britpop was all the rage, so I’d say ‘Parklife’ by Blur is the song that most reminds me of these days..

Which band / singer have you seen live the most times?

I’ve seen Morrissey and Blur live 9 times each..

What is the most money you’ve spent on one record?

The Autobahn 12” single by Kraftwerk. It was about £20. I’ve never been more extravagant than that!

What album would you say changed your life?

The Stone Roses debut album. It was released in April 1989, when I was 12. Again I have my mother to thank. A work friend of hers had copied it for her onto one side of a C-90 cassette, telling her she’d like it as it was reminiscent of the Beatles and the Byrds. She did like it and so did I. Within weeks of first hearing it my tastes changed. Out went current faves the Pet Shop Boys, Transvision Vamp and Erasure. Now it was all about the Roses, Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets, Northside etc

The cassette wasn’t long enough to contain the whole album, so the last track ‘I Am The Resurrection’ would cut off halfway through. It was a full 6 months after first hearing it that I bought the album and finally heard that track in all its glory!

What is your Saturday night record?

Something funky. Parliament, Funkadelic. Maybe Off The Wall by Michael Jackson.

And your Sunday morning record.

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake.

What album are you currently listening to?

‘Nothing Gold Can Stay’ by The Duke & The King. It’s great.

What is your favourite movie soundtrack?

I could pretend to be cool here, and go for a Morricone score or a soundtrack to a Tarantino flick. But I’ll tell the truth instead. It’s Grease!

Who is your favourite male vocalist of all time?

Steve Winwood. He was 15 when he sang ‘Keep On Running’. 15! Have a listen to it, he was fifteen!!

And your favourite female vocalist?

A close call between Kate Bush and Aretha Franklin. They have such a different style. Can I say both?

You can. Which song makes you cry?

‘By The Time I Get To Phoenix’ by Glen Campbell. His delivery of that song makes it superior to any other version.

What if push comes to shove is your favourite album of all time?

I think it’d be ‘Abbey Road’ by the Beatles. It’s just a wonderful album. However there’s about 6 albums by them that could quite easily be my favourite . I have a strong affection toward ‘Rubber Soul’.

And your favourite song?

‘Atmosphere’ by Joy Division. The hairs on the back of my neck stand up every time I hear it.

Finally, what song do you want played at your funeral.

Erik Satie. Gymnopedie #1

* Tracks by Olivia Newton John, Baltimora and Milli Vanilli have been omitted due to time constrictions. No other reason. Honest..

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Cracked Melodies

1. Cave - Encino Men
2. Crystal Method - High Roller
3. Yeasayer - Wait For The Summer
4. Fraternity Of Man - Wispy Paisley Sky
5. The Junipers - Fly The Yellow Kite
6. The Blow Pops - Spin Spin 45
7. Irving - Lovely, Just Like Her
8. The Veils - The Leavers Dance
9. The Shortwave Set - Harmonia
10. Special Pillow - Sixteen Worlds Away
11. The Doleful Lions - The Luminous Sons Of The Manvantaric Dawn
12. Reefus Moons - Strange Horses
13. The Pillbugs - Girl On A Laser Beam
14. Ivy - Corners Of Your Mind
15. Flipron - Gravity Calling
16. Capt Groovy & His Bubblegum Army - Capt Groovy
17. The Time & Space Machine - Zeitghost
18. The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Super Fucked

A second collaboration between myself & Cliff ( Frenchy ) see also Rock A Bye Babies.

We didn't set out to make a psychedelic mix once again, but inevitably it ended up that way. And I for one am glad.

And for a change, this mix doesn't try to fit as much music into 80 mins as possible. A choice was taken to finish with the fantastic BJM track. Making this just 1:02:36. No excuses then, for not listening to this in one sitting..

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70s AM Radio Revival

1. Marmaduke Duke - Rubber Lover
2. Heavy Blinkers - Maplewood
3. Orwell - Everywhere
4. Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better
5. The Feeling - Never Be Lonely
6. The High Llamas - Peppy
7. The Simple Carnival - Really Really Weird
8. Coconut Records - Minding My Own Business
9. Young and Sexy - Herculean Bellboy
10. Mover - We Got It Going On (Feat. Ruby Turner)
11. Papas Fritas - Questions
12. Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend
13. Belle Who - Coke & Brandy
14. Hopeful Monster - Daily Electric
15. Tahiti 80 - Matter Of Time
16. The Aluminum Group - The World Doesn't Spin On Us
17. The Rosewood Thieves - She Don't Mind The Rain
18. Broadfield Marchers - Amazing Wheels
19. Rooney - When Did your Heart Go Missing
20. The Flower Machine - Instant Cathedral
21. Sweet Apple Pie - Between The Lines
22. Ivy - Undertow

I've been meaning to make this mix for a while now. It finally come to fruit last week and finished late last night. The premise is simple - modern day bands making the kind of music that owes more than a little debt to the acts that dominated AM Radio in the 70s. Bands like Supertramp, Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers, The Eagles, America. Bands that aren't quite as hip as they should be. But my word could they make a great pop tune. Great harmonies, beautiful melodies, luscious strings. Yum!

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The Forgotten Art of the B Side Disc Two

1. Them - Gloria [c/w Baby Please Don't Go 1965]
2. Badfinger - Sweet Tuesday Morning [c/w Day After Day 1972]
3. Sonny & Cher - It's Gonna Rain [c/w I Got You babe 1965]
4. David Bowie - The Gospel According To Tony Day [c/w The Laughing Gnome 1967]
5. Ian Dury & The Blockheads - There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards [c/w Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick 1978]
6. A-ha - Maybe Maybe [c/w Cry Wolf 1986]
7. Prince - Erotic City [c/w Let's Go Grazy 1984]
8. Saint Etienne - Filthy [c/w Only LOve Can Break Your Heart 1991]
9. Ash - Gimme Some Truth [c/w Angel Interceptor 1995]
10. R.E.M. - Crazy [c/w Driver 8 1985]
11. Specials - Friday Night, Saturday Morning [c/w Ghost Town 1981]
12. Tom Tom Club - On On On On [c/w Under The Boardwalk 1982]
13. Blur - Theme From An Imaginary Film [c/w Parklife 1994]
14. Aztec Camera - Jump [c/w All I Need Is Everything 1984]
15. Echo & the Bunnymen - Angels and Devils [c/w Silver 1984]
16. The Teardrop Explodes - Suffocate [c/w You Disappear From View 1983]
17. XTC - The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul [c/w Dear God 1986]
18. Supergrass - Melanie Davis [c/w Going Out 1996]
19. Prefab Sprout - Diana [c/w When Love Breaks Down 1984]
20. Elvis Costello - Girls Talk [c/w I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down 1980]
21. Jane Birkin - Jane B [c/w Je T'aime... Moi Non Plus 1969]
22. Patrick Macnee & Honor Blackman - Let's Keep It Friendly [c/w Kinky Boots 1963]
23. Tracey Ullman - The B-Side [c/w They Don't Know 1983]

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The Forgotten Art of the B Side Disc One

1. Donovan - Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness) [c/w Turqouise 1965]
2. The Clash - Pressure Drop [c/w English Civil War 1979]
3. The Beatles - She's a Woman [c/w I Feel Fine 1964]
4. The Beach Boys - Don't Worry Baby [c/w I Get Around 1964]
5. Monkees - Take A Giant Step [c/w Last Train To Clarksville 1966]
6. T. Rex - Life's A Gas [c/w Jeepster 1971]
7. The Jam - Smithers-Jones [c/w When You're Yoing 1979]
8. The Who - Instant Party [c/w A Legal Matter 1966]
9. Marvin Gaye - At Last (I Found A Love) [c/w Chained 1968]
10. Sly & the Family Stone - Everybody Is A Star [c/w Thank You Falletinme Be Mice Elf Again 1969]
11. Pink Floyd - Scarecrow [c/w See Emily Play 1967]
12. Manfred Mann - John Hardy [c/w Sha La La 1964]
13. Led Zeppelin - Hey Hey What Can I Do [c/w Immigrant Song 1970]
14. The Small Faces - Grow Your Own [c/w Sha La La Lee 1966]
15. The Rolling Stones - Stupid Girl [c/w Paint It Black 1966]
16. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now [c/w William It Was Really Nothing 1984]
17. Joy Division - These Days [c/w Love Will Tear Us Apart 1980]
18. The Fall - Blood Outta Stone [c/w White Lightning 1990]
19. The The - Three Orange Kisses From Kazan [c/w Uncertain Smile 1983]
20. Oasis - Half the World Away [c/w Whatever 1994]
21. Tears for Fears - Ideas As Opiates [c/w Mad World 1982]
22. New Order - 1963 [c/w True Faith 1987]
23. Pet shop boys - Paninaro [c/w Suburbia 1986]

In the U.K charts this week only one song sold more than 500 physical copies - the Number One single 'Beat Again' by JLS. The week's number 16 song, Rabbit Heart by Florence & The Machine did very well on downloads, but physical copies? CD Singles and 7"s - 64 copies. Across the whole country.

As more and more people download music onto their computers and mobile phones it's become apparent. The physical single is dead.

The great tragedy here, of course, is the loss of the great art form - the B Side. Far from being an unwanted studio off-cut, sometimes the B Side was a vehicle for an artist to relax and experiment, free from the pressures of having to deliver a hit.

Some bands in particular took the B Side very seriously. Some of Oasis and Suede's finest songs can be found hidden away on their B Sides or their subsequent compilation albums. The Beatles and Smiths have a back-catalogue of flip sides that would put many bands greatest hits to shame.

All these acts are featured here, alongside many classic flipsides of yesteryear. 2 Cds 46 tracks. Every track a gem. Some of these eventually made it onto the artists full albums. Others appeared on odds and sods compilations. Some, only ever on the B-side, maybe that gone unplayed by many many owners of the single.

All have one thing in common though. They're all crackers. One day I'll compile a mix of exclusive B-sides. But for now...

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Everyone, Under The Sun

1. Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Sammy's Theme
2. I Monster - Lust For A Vampyr
3. Asobi Seksu - I'm Happy But You Don`t Like Me
4. Joy Electric - The Otherly Opus
5. Orange Juice - Felicity
6. Scarboro Aquarium Club - It's Valentine's Day
7. The Turtles - Guide for the Married Man
8. The Byrds - The Girl With No Name
9. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - I'm Looking Through You
10. Let's Whisper - Hey Sunshine
11. The Housemartins - Five Get Over Excited
12. Showgirls - So Small
13. Denna Johnson & Ricky Davis - Who Me Yeah You!
14. Hipster Image - Make Her Mine
15. & the Mysterians - Ten O'Clock
16. The Marvelettes - The Boy From Crosstown
17. Tommy James and the Shondells - Draggin' the Line
18. Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata
19. The Joe Jeffrey Group - My Pledge Of Love
20. You Bet! - It's Love
21. Nice Man - Rain, Rain, Rain
22. Luna - La Poupée Qui Fait Non
23. Kelley Stoltz - Memory Collector
24. Hello Saferide - Anna
25. The Lovekevins - Happy Happy
26. Hola a todo el Mundo - Jenn Belives Everyone Has A
27. Cookie Galore - I'm The One
28. Ashley Park - Everyone, Under The Sun
29. Josie & The Pussycats - It's Gotta Be Him

A mish mash of groovy pop sounds

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Elixir Of Youth

1. The Highwaters - Walk Faster Than You
2. The Tyde - Improper
3. Fruit Bats - My Unusual Friend
4. Wilco - Bull Black Nova
5. Ride - Taste
6. The Checks - Hold My Head
7. The Shins - Caring Is Creepy
8. The Boo Radleys - Barney (...and Me)
9. Pavement - Summer Babe
10. Mew - Apocalypso
11. The Make - Up-I Am Pentagon
12. The National - Mistaken For Strangers
13. The Pixies - Bam Thwok
14. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Never Understand
15. The Afghan Whigs - Debonair
16. Buffalo Tom - Cupid Come
17. The Hold Steady - Chicago Seemed Tired Last Night
18. Fleeting Joys - You Are The Darkness
19. Sonic Youth - The Sprawl

What's in my head this weekend..

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Bub Balulalow

1. Gregory Pepper and His Problems - 7ths and 3rds
2. The Very Most - Dodged Ev'ry Bullet Pt. 3
3. The Happies - Cello my Pitchfork
4. White Shoes & The Couples Company - Super Reuni
5. Strawberry Fair - Why Won't He Answer
6. Majestic - Bub
7. Revolver - Balulalow
8. God Help the Girl - Funny Little Frog
9. Butcher Boy - I Know Who You Could Be
10. The Crayon Fields - Impossible Things
11. Jamie Maccormick - It Never Rains On Saturday
12. The Pillbugs - If You Can't Remain
13. Groovy Little Numbers - You Make My Head Exolde
14. The Minders - Pass It Around
15. Shimmer Kids Underpop Association - Tones In Orbit
16. Memory Cassette - 50mph
17. The Pearly Gatecrashers - Most Wonderful Day of the Year
18. Minema - Loveless
19. Pas de Printemps Pour Marnie - When You Sleep
20. Anthony Adverse - Our Fairy Tale
21. The Charade - My Song To You
22. Warm In The Wake - Dark Gypsy Moth
23. Thunder Power - Take a Hike
24. The Fiery Furnaces - The End Is Near
25. Creaky Boards - The Songs I Didn't Write
26. The Pets - A Lighthearted Love Song

100% Indie Pop

The Unbreakable Chain

1. Ian Hunter - Boy
2. Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Next
3. Tom Lehrer - Masochism Tango
4. Fleetwood Mac - Second Hand News
5. John Sebastian - Rainbows All Over Your Blues
6. Byrds - You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
7. Laura Meyer - Tonight I'm Gonna Dream About You
8. Billy Bragg & Wilco - Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key
9. Daniel Lanois - The Unbreakable Chain
10. Heather Nova - Walk This World
11. Korby Lenker - Come Closer
12. The Explorers Club - Freedom Wind
13. John Lennon - #9 Dream
14. Chris Bell - Get Away
15. Richard Thompson - I Misunderstood
16. Micah P. Hinson - Yard Of Blonde Girls
17. Chelsea Lynn LaBate - Galileo
18. Richard Swift - Ballad Of Old What's His Name
19. Long John Baldry - Savoir Faire
20. The Walkabouts - The Light Will Stay On

To round off a busy week of blogging, here's another alt-dj mix completed over the weekend. This one with mahdishain. And while I share a more similar taste of music with his brother hemizen, this has turned out really well. Possibly better than either expected. Listen yourself..

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A Ride on the Purple Rocket

1. The Superimposers - Rainbow
2. Camera Obscura - French Navy
3. 1990s - See You At The Light
4. Plush - Greyhound Bus Station
5. No Kids - I Love The Weekend
6. The Ecstatics - Breaking Glass
7. Bryan Scary & The Shredding Tears - Purple Rocket
8. Garageland - Life Is So Sweet
9. Hungry Kids of Hungary - Scattered Diamonds
10. Death Cab For Cutie - Crooked Teeth
11. Club 8 - Whatever You Want
12. Burning Hearts - I Lost My Colour Vision
13. The Auteurs - Show Girl
14. Black Box Recorder - These Are the Things
15. Slow Club - Giving Up On Love
16. The Whitest Boy Alive - 1517
17. The Silver Seas - The Country Life
18. Gypsy Tailwind - Better Days
19. Pony Up - Shut Up and Kiss Me
20. Wire Train - Love Against Me
21. Wave Machines - I Go Go Go
22. Lefties Soul Connection - Paul Newman

So after a week of tireless work dragging all my posted mixes on Art of the Mix over to sammy's tunes, I'm finally finished. Everything posted from now on is brand new. This mix, finished this evening, is an alt-dj effort between myself and Ed ( mixxer ), a true gent with a keen eye for a tune. I'm delighted with how this turned out. Hope you enjoy it too..

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Rain

1. Randy Newman - Every Time It Rains
2. Irma Thomas - It's Raining
3. Chuck Prophet - After The Rain
4. Richard Hawley - Just Like The Rain
5. Peter Paul & Mary - Early Mornin' Rain
6. Albert Hammond - It Never Rains In Southern California
7. Ron Sexsmith - Raindrops In My Coffee
8. Beta Band - Dry The Rain
9. Jeb Loy Nichols - As The Rain
10. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Who'll Stop The Rain
11. Counting Crows - Rain King
12. The Pogues - Rainy Night In Soho
13. Karen Dalton - Little Bit Of Rain
14. Grateful Dead - Box Of Rain
15. Chuck E. Weiss - It Rains On Me
16. Lou Rhodes - The Rain
17. Led Zeppelin - Fool In The Rain
18. James Carr - These ain't Raindrops
19. Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Rain, Rain Beautiful Rain
20. Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole - Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World

An Alt-DJ mix with Petrocks. The theme here is Rain. Lots of classics and gems on this mix

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Tea For Two

1. Zacharias et ses Violons - A Summer Place
2. Doris Monteiro - Se E Questao De Adeus Alte Logo
3. Free Design - Kites Are Fun
4. Helen Shapiro - You Don't Know
5. Carmen Miranda - Mam Eu Quero (I Want My Mama)
6. From Bubblegum To Sky - Girls & Shoo Be Doo Wop
7. Payom Moogda - Loomsia
8. Gal Costa - Sebastiana
9. Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
10. The Girls From Bahia - Bye Bye Blackbird
11. Bebeto - Pensar Pra Que
12. Denims - The Ghost In Your House Is Me
13. Viva Voce - That's Right....Watch Out!
14. The Millennium - Baby It’s Real
15. Cul de Sac - Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Philip XIV Of Spain
16. Linda Lewis - Gladly Give My Hand
17. Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Acapulco 1922
18. Komeda - Our Hospitality
19. Regina - Naapurissa Puretaan Taloa
20. Archies - Jingle Jangle
21. Unit 4+2 - Couldn't Keep It To Myself
22. Marie Laforêt - Qu'est-ce Qui Fait Pleurer les Filles
23. Cubismo Grafico - Moon Is Yours
24. El Chicles - Girl Safari
25. Jackie Mittoo - Get Up And Get It
26. Airto - Andei
27. Barbara Lewis - Hello Stranger
28. Wilson Das Neves E Conjunto - Estou Chegando Agora
29. Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Miss Trudy

Aah, the 2:42 meme, er theme. Very cute, but hardly ‘Art’. And what’s with the 12 track limit? That’s a bloody waste of half a CD if you ask me. Mathematically you can fit 29 songs @ 2mins 42secs onto a blank CD, so that's what I did.

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Versus!

1. Neko Case - Margaret vs Pauline
2. Codaphonic - Sun vs Moon
3. Seagull Strange - Adam vs Eve
4. I Am Robot And Proud - Me vs Heidi
5. Clem Snide - Evil vs Good
6. Sunset Rubdown - Setting vs Rising
7. Frightened Rabbit - Good Arms vs Bad Arms
8. Say Hi To Your Mom - Your Brains vs My Tractorbeam
9. The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Prozac vs Heroin
10. The Spinto Band - Trust vs Mistrust
11. Rilo Kiley - Science vs Romance
12. The Hot Toddies - Anais Nin vs The Pirates of Sant
13. Yo La Tengo - Georgia vs Yo La Tengo
14. Deep Puddle Dynamics - Thought vs Action
15. Experimental Aircraft - Lofi vs The Sea
16. Pepe Deluxe - Lucky the Blind vs Vacuum Cleani
17. Pizzicato Five - Twiggy Twiggy Twiggy vs James Bond
18. The Cuban Boys - C vs I
19. The Lovekevins - Blakboy vs The Snow
20. Beulah - Matter vs Space
21. Tender Forever - Doves vs Pigeons
22. Xiu Xiu - Watermelon vs The Pineapple

'New Radicals' speaks - Allow me to introduce myself. I have no name. I'm Dyslexic, Agnostic, and an Insomniac. Sometimes I lie awake all night wondering if there really is a dog. This is my Second mix, although I have been here before. Hope you like this. Oh, and there's no mash-ups here.

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Pony

1. New Young Pony Club - Ice Cream
2. Adam Green - That Sounds like a Pony
3. The Beatles - Dig A Pony
4. Black Pony Express - Ressurection Blues
5. Bmx Bandits - Little Pony
6. Panda Bear - Ponytail
7. Harry Ray - Ride Your Pony
8. International Pony - Les Parapluies de Saint Geory
9. Ween - Mister, Would You Please Help My Pony?
10. Pony Club - Single
11. The Kills - Alphabet Pony
12. Nervous Norvus - Pony-Tail
13. Pony Up! - Dance For Me
14. The Weepies - Slow Pony Home
15. Red Pony Clock - 12-Color Step
16. T.Rex - Satisfaction Pony
17. The Ponys - Double Vision
18. Psapp - Velvet Pony
19. Teddy and The Continentals - Ev'rybody Pony
20. Silver Jews - Sometimes a Pony Gets Depressed
21. Howlin' Wolf - Saddle My Pony
22. Bob Dylan - New Pony
23. Los Lobos - Jenny's Got a Pony
24. Tom Waits - Pony
25. Xiu Xiu - Sad Pony Guerilla Girl
26. Period Pains - Daddy I Want A Pony

Posted under the pseudonym 'New Radicals'. I think most people on AotM knew..

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Tempo de Partido

1. Tom Zé - Gloria
2. Djavan - Aquele Um
3. As Cangaceiras - O Burro Da Fazenda
4. Marcos Valle - Garra
5. Elba Ramalho - Chameguinho
6. Os Brazoes - Pega a Voga Cabeludo
7. João Roberto Esteves Kelly - Danca do Bole Bole
8. Ronnie Von - Chega de Tudo
9. Umas & Outras - Oh!
10. Terreno Baldio - Caipora
11. Dóris Monteiro - De Noite Na Cama
12. Rita Lee - Vamos Tratar Da Sa de
13. Caetano Veloso - Soy Loco Por Ti, America
14. Orlandivo - Disse Me Disse
15. Giovana - Maita
16. João Bosco - Profissionalismo E Isso Ai
17. Zélia Duncan - Quem Canta Seus Males Espanta
18. Totono & Os Cabra - Nhem Nhem Nhem
19. Téo Azevedo - Calangueando
20. Batatinha - Toalha Da Saudade
21. Abaeté - Canto Sul
22. Alcione - Cordão Carnavelesco
23. Gal Costa - Pegando Fogo
24. The Brazilian Bitles - Quel a Razao
25. Tom & Dito - Capim Barbra De Bode
26. Milton Nascimento - Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser
27. Os Mutantes - Baby

Sunny Brazilian Pop - The perfect mix!

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Wall Of Sound

1. Johnny Boy - Fifteen Minutes
2. Mercury Rev - In A Funny Way
3. Fabienne DelSol - Don't Throw Your Love Away
4. Mcalmont & Butler - Yes
5. The Concretes - You Can't Hurry Love
6. Pipettes - Pull Shapes
7. Lucky Soul - Struck Dumb
8. Mono Taxi - The Sound Of You
9. Spiritualized - Do It All Over Again
10. Ramones - Do You Remember Rock 'n Roll Radio?
11. The Ronettes - Baby, I Love You
12. Darlene Love - Wait 'Til My Bobby Gets Home
13. The Raveonettes - Ode To L.A.
14. The Shins - Turn On Me
15. Ooberman - Million Suns
16. Adventures in Stereo - There Was A Time
17. Ronnie Spector - Tandoori Chicken
18. Matthew Sweet - If Time Permits
19. Dion - (He's Got) The Whole World In His Hands
20. My Bloody Valentine - Slow
21. Lush - Tiny Smiles
22. Jesus And Mary Chain - Some Candy Talking
23. Magnetic Fields - Candy
24. Ultrasound - Stay Young

I’ve fancied doing a mix of modern tracks, influenced by the Wonderful Phil Spector Wall of Sound for a while now. Upon near completion a couple of days ago, I realised it needed a couple of the old classics thrown in to make it flow a little better. And now it does, and for me is a great listen.. Enjoy!

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Galle Face Hotel, Colombo

1. The Dentists - I Had an Excellent Dream
2. Washington Social Club - Breaking the Dawn
3. The Eyes - I'm Rowed Out
4. Polytechnic - Pep
5. Tadpoles - Umbrella Smile
6. Electric Prunes - Little Olive
7. Junior Kimbrough - Nobody But You
8. Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful
9. The Fluid - Black Glove
10. Kilburn & The High Roads - Rough Kids
11. Division of Laura Lee - Trapped In
12. The Cramps - Journey to the Center of a Girl
13. Dharma Bums - 20,000 Tears
14. The Sonics - Hanky Panky
15. De La Soul - Say No Go
16. The Roots - The Seed
17. Royal Trux - Liar
18. Kasabian - Empire
19. Black Lips - Time of the Scab
20. Skip Spence - Books of Moses
21. Junior Wells - Snatch It Back and Hold It
22. Billy Childish And His Famous Headcoats - This Wond'rous Day

Originally posted September 02 2006.

From the Keyboard of Dead Man - With so many collaborative efforts recently, I think it's fair to call this the Summer of Love on Art of the Mix. I couldn't resist jumping on the bandwagon so I asked seasoned alternator sammyg123 if he'd like to put an alternating DJ mix together.

Neither of us set any rules--Sam and I took turns making selections and sending them to one another. I usually impose all sorts of constraints on my mixes so it was cool to just go with the flow. I'd like to say that I just chose the first thing that popped into my head, but sometimes I had to think about it for a while. Anyway, here it is. I chose the odds and sammyg123 did the evens.

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