Musicophilia Blog (by that guy who did '1981') Updates Thread

A fun one up today: covers of classics (rock, pop, r&b, etc.) by post-punkers. As a bonus, links to all the originals.

Various - No Heroes

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Post-punk is often quite catchy in its way, and so there’s plenty of singability, listenability, pop ability on display–some of which actually had some popular impact in the grand tradition of the commercial cover tune. The Beatles get channeled by Yellow Magic Orchestra, The Feelies, and Hecter Zazou. Lee Dorsey and Al Green are both faves, fueling Devo and Trio, Talking Heads and Orange Juice, respectively. There’s Motown and funk love to spare, with A Certain Ratio, Flying Lizards, Soft Cell and The Slits being careful to avoid direct theft they can’t pull off, but honoring the sources with their own quirks firmly displayed. Straight-up pop is in evidence with Lydia Lunch, Tom Tom Club, Lene Lovich, Plastics and Antena joining the Oldies parade–and even Psychedelic Furs tackling “Mack the Knife”. As for the “I Hate Pink Floyd” sentiment, Dolphins aren’t having it, and The Pretenders clearly don’t hate the Kinks. Lizy Mercier-Descloux and the Selecter take you to the movies, and XTC and The Cure of all people show Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix love. The Gun Club reach back to Robert Johnson, and Siouxsie’s Creatures laud The Troggs. Only Bauhaus and Japan cover material you’d think of as post-punk-approved–Eno and The Velvets–but they do it with aplomb. I can’t say most of this music eclipses the originals–be sure to check below for links to all of the source tracks–but it’s all a lot of fun.

Check it out here at Musicophilia.

You do amazing work.

Thanks so much! The artists do the work, I just do my bit to spread the word.

Link to the 'No Heroes' mix was down, it's been fixed. Sorry for any inconvenience.

New mix up that's safe to play around your significant other even if they're not also a music geek. . . Simple, beautiful, spare music.

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Various Artists – ‘Still’

Part I
01 [00:00] Giovanni Maria Trabaci – “Toccata Seconda & Ligature Per L’arpa” (1630s)
02 [02:57] Dave Brubeck – “Fujiyama” (1964)
03 [07:54] Mark Hollis – “Inside Looking Out” (1998)
04 [14:06] Brigitte Fontaine & Areski – “Declaration de Sinistre” (1974)
05 [16:11] Noday Family – “Mago Uta” (1968)
06 [18:18] Moondog – “Marimba Mondo 2″ (1977)
07 [23:30] Nick Drake – “Rider On the Wheel” (1970)
08 [26:00] L.S. Gelik – “Bandung (Mang Koko)” (1992)
09 [29:36] Rachel’s – “Egon & Gertie” (1996)
10 [32:35] Nina Simone – “Black Is The Color Of My True Love’s Hair” (1966)

Part II
11 [00:00] Bob Dylan – “Moonshiner” (1963)
12 [05:02] Miles Davis – “In A Silent Way” (1970)
13 [09:12] Joni Mitchell – “A Case of You” (1971)
14 [13:32] Toumani Diabate – “Jarabi” (1989)
15 [18:32] Colin Blunstone – “Though You’re Far Away” (1971)
16 [21:52] Gerald Bole – “Moonlight” (1983)
17 [23:56] Low – “Long Long Long” (1998)
18 [27:41] Keith Jarrett – “Don’t Ever Leave Me” (1999)
19 [30:18] Tongan Folk Musicians – “Faikava Love Song” (1974)
20 [32:58] Arthur Russell – “Our Last night Together” (1986)

[Total Time: 72:24]

Available for download, with streaming samples, at Musicophilia here.

nice. judging from the tracklist, looks like a super-moody mix! i've been falling behind w/ this blog, but i think now is the time to catch up! thanks for all the music ...

Ha, I guess it could be called "moody"--hopefully not in a bad way : )

currently reading this book http://www.musicophilia.com/

i didn't like that book at all. bloated and repetitive. insights into music equal zero. reminded me somehow of allen carr and his books on drugs and dependency. a total waste of time.

i'm kinda feeling you. i studied psychology in college. this just feels like a text book. it's all just about brain injuries. and old people that like classical music.

I thought it was a pleasant read, a few really enjoyable anecdotes, a few really frightening auditory possibilities. It's not a particularly in-depth or sustained thesis, but I didn't get the impression it intended to be.

After a bit of hibernation, including a lovely two week stay in a hospital, Musicophilia should be getting going again. Recently I've been honored to feature guest mixes by the creative minds behind Portland's The Harvey Girls and Chattanooga's Love, Execution Style. They're really eclectic, adding new wrinkles to the blog as well as a good bit of shared spirit with the things I've done there. I hope to be back with *finally* completed mixes of my own--some I've only been working on for months--in the next couple weeks.

Afternöön Röck Blöck

First new mix since escaping the hospital, in the 'Musique du Monde' vein but edging toward the post-punk stuff. Part one of a series of (at least) three:

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Various Artists - 'Le Mystère de la Musique,' Volume One
(Musique du Monde, France - 1977)

A1 [00:00] Henri TEXIER - "Le Piroguier" (Amir, 1976) France
A2 [04:04] Joni MITCHELL - "The Jungle Line" (The Hissing of Summer Lawns, 1975) Canada
A3 [08:25] Arthur RUSSELL - "Goodbye Old Paint" (Unreleased, 1975) USA
A4 [11:52] Osama KITAJIMA - "Tengu, A Long-Nosed Goblin" (Benzaiten, 1974) Japan
A5 [14:47] Bernard PARMEGIANI - "Incidences: Battements" (De Natura Sonorum, 1975) France
A6 [16:30] Lou REED - "Kicks" (Coney Island Baby, 1976) USA

B1 [00:00] Alan PARKER & John CAMERON - "Sahara Sunrise" (Afro Rock, 1973) England
B2 [02:59] Brigitte FONTAINE & ARESKI - "La Harpe Jaune" (Vous et Nous, 1977) France
B3 [05:43] Le ORME - "India" (Contrappunti, 1974) Italy
B4 [08:44] Sun RA - "That's How I Feel" (Unreleased, 1977) USA
B5 [14:07] HARMONIA - "Trace" (Unreleased, 1976) Germany
B6 [15:09] Iggy POP - "Nightclubbing" (The Idiot, 1977) USA
B7 [18:53] Hamilton BOHANNON - "Come Dance With Me" (On My Way, 1977) USA

[Total Time: 45:37]

Rough Translation, Back Cover:
"How does one describe the mystery of music? Perhaps it's best to let music speak for itself: language may get in the way. And so we present 'Le Mystère de la Musique,' which explores the changing sound of a world where borders are disintegrating between sounds, and between people. Across the discs of this series you will find feelings of the night, of the unknown, of the new and as yet undefined. This music refuses to fit itself to the old, established genres and boundaries. Instead, it pushes forward into a future where freedom of expression and breadth of creativity are the central reasons for being. The mystery is not a riddle to be solved: it asks you to revel in the indescribable, the unknown, the journey and not the destination. Open your ears, and your mind will follow, through the mystery of music."

Grab that one here.

I've also added a handy Visual Mix Index since, approaching the 1st birthday of the blog, there are now over 50 mixes. Hope you dig it.

looks good! sorry to hear about the hospital stay, hope everything is better now! was just listening to one of the "Latter Day Can" mixes you made -- some great stuff on there.

Thanks, Tyler. Hope you like this one--there are a couple more going up soon. Late Can definitely doesn't get enough credit--but putting together the post-Can one was revelatory even for me--I'd just never thought of it as a sum-total, but it really adds up into some great stuff.

i don't have much patience for the kraut/postpunk stuff, but sir, your Still mix was probably the best long-playing record i have heard this year. revelatory.

Wow, that's really cool to hear, Sean. I try to make something for (almost) everybody. 'Still' actually ended up being "useful" in the hospital--had it playing during a couple in-room procedures, nurses all commented it was very calming : )

Next volume in the Le Mystère de la Musique series is up. This one has a little more "daylight," a little more song-oriented:

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Various Artists – ‘Le Mystère de la Musique,’ Volume Two
(Musique du Monde, France – 1977)

A1 [00:00] Kevin AYERS – “Thank You Very Much (Demo)” (Unreleased, 1975) England
A2 [02:56] David BOWIE – “Weeping Wall” (Low, 1977) England
A3 [05:45] Emmanuelle PARRENIN – “Topaze” (Maison Rose, 1977) France
A4 [07:26] Albert MARCOEUR – “Elle Itait Belle” (Album a Colorier, 1976) France
A5 [10:17] Laurie ANDERSON – “It’s Not the Bullet That Kills You” (Airwaves, 1976) USA
A6 [13:55] Robert WYATT – “Song for Che” (Ruth is Stranger Than Richard, 1975) England
A7 [17:28] Roy AYERS – “A Tear To A Smile” (A Tear To A Smile, 1975) USA

B1 [00:00] Luciano CILIO – “Dialoghi dal Presente, Part 3″ (Dialoghi dal Presenti, 1977) Italy
B2 [02:06] TELEVISION – “Prove It” (Marquee Moon, 1977) USA
B3 [07:04] This HEAT – “Basement Boy” (BBC session, 1977) England
B4 [08:40] Augustus PABLO – “East of the River Nile” (East of the River Nile, 1977) Jamaica
B5 [11:28] Lewis FUREY – “Last Night” (Lewis Furey, 1975) Canada
B6 [14:25] Brian ENO – “Aragon” (Unreleased, 1976) England
B7 [15:30] Penguin CAFE ORCHESTRA – “Chartered Flight” (Music From the Penguin Cafe, 1976) England
B8 [21:09] Sibylle BAIER – “The End” (Unreleased, 1974) Germany

[Total Time: 46:56]

Get it here (with several streaming sample tracks).

Awesome tracklist & artwork as usual !

Thanks, sir. Third volume in the series, a much darker affair, coming up next week.

The Musicophilia blog turns one year old today. . .

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October 4th marks the one-year anniversary of Musicophilia’s first post and first mix, and in that time the blog has featured almost one mix for every week (indexed here), which between them have been downloaded over 15,000 times with nearly 70,000 views and at least 200 subscribers.

Got a poll up, and a little drawing going for a few CDs (Kluster, David Axelrod, Jean-Jacque Perrey at least) for those who leave a comment. Check it out here.

Part three of the ‘Le Mystère de la Musique‘ trilogy of mid-70s compilations is now up:

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Various Artists – ‘Le Mystère de la Musique,’ Volume Three
(Musique du Monde, France – 1977)

A1 [00:00] David AXELROD – “Everything Counts” (Heavy Axe, 1975) USA
A2 [06:52] Big STAR – “Nightime” (Unreleased, 1976) England
A3 [09:38] Bob MARLEY – “Jamming (Version)” (Unreleased, 1977) Jamaica
A4 [12:39] Stevie WONDER – “Pastime Paradise” (Songs in the Key of Life, 1976) USA
A5 [16:00] Ennio MORRICONE – “Un Salotto Troppo Elegante” (Stato Interessante, 1977) Italy
A6 [17:47] Roxy MUSIC – “Sentimental Fool” (Siren, 1975) England

B1 [00:00] Jorge BEN – “Errare Humanum Est” (A Tabua de Esmeralda, 1974) Brazil
B2 [04:48] Pere UBU – “Heaven” (”The Modern Dance” single, 1977) USA
B3 [07:52] Willie NELSON – “Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain” (The Red-Headed Stranger, 1975) USA
B4 [10:07] Miles DAVIS – “He Loved Him Madly” (Get Up With It, 1975) USA
B5 [18:54] Lard FREE – “Tatkooz a Roulette” (I’m Around About Midnight, 1975) France
B6 [20:36] CYMANDE – “One More” (Cymande, 1972) Guyana & Jamaica

[Total Time: 46:54]

It's an accessible, deeply funky, but slightly dark and contemplative affair, a counterpoint to the more uptempo feeling of the second volume. I hope you dig it--get it here at Musicophilia.

Also, if you missed it before, if you like the mixes at Musicophilia, please take a moment to participate in the 1st Birthday poll and drop a comment there to be entered in a drawing for free CDs from favorites like David Axelrod, Kluster and Jean-Jacque Perrey.

Just in case you missed it over at the Flaming Lips - 'Embryonic' thread--I've put together a mix inspired by, and possibly digging in the roots of, the Lips' astonishing new album:

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Various Artists - 'Zygotic' (After the Flaming Lips' 'Embryonic') (2009)

‘Embryonic’s central production feature is the classic Lips technique of very heavily compressing the drums, creating a distorted, absolutely massive sound, this time devoted to more intricate and sexier beats than ever before. Other sonic “solids” are created with stabs of distorted guitar, swooping harps, distant bells, and subtle percussion. But despite these distorted and compressed elements, the music is (literally) highly dynamic, and around and between these sonic boulders and rocks is a beautiful and melodious stream of electric piano and organ, treated vocals, strings and xylophones, and ambient texture. ‘Zygotic‘ recreates this blend from two major strands. First, art rock (Krautrock especially,) sound library and soundtrack music, and fusion jazz–all with drums as huge as possible–recreate the bursting energy and ferocious beats. And second, work from minimalists, hazy psychedelia and musique concrete artists creates the contemplative web of melody and texture that holds the mix together.

From the heavy camp, we have artists like Led Zeppelin (who created the original mammoth rock drum sound) and Miles Davis (with the insanely heavy “Rated X”), early Kraftwerk, Ennio Morricone’s The Feed-Back, the Silver Apples, Jaki Liebezeit-led Can, This Heat’s Charles Hayward, White Noise, Heldon, Joe Ufer, Janko Nilovic and Faust. Adding texture and experimentalism are Tod Dockstader, Jon Appleton, Yoko Ono, Erkki Kurenniemi, Pierre Henry, Dick Raiijmakers, Alvin Curran, Tangerine Dream’s Klaus Schultze, Francois Bayle, and Bernard Parmegiani. And tying it all together with moody beauty are David Axelrod, Roy Budd, Pierre Arvay, Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Co., Neu, Cluster, Alice Coltrane, Nino Nardini, Egisto Macchi, Joe Meek, Bernard Estardy, Brian Eno, Luciano Cilio, Franco Battiato and the United States of America. Of course, none of these is segregated from the rest, and hopefully it is their intertwining which makes this mix a successful homage to ‘Embryonic‘.

Download the mix here at Musicophilia, and stream the new Flaming Lips album here.

Two new mixes posted since last I updated here. One is a straight-ahead favorites of 2009 (from the perspective of someone picking it up almost by accident); but the more exciting one in my opinion is the following, which began as a "favorites of the decade" mix, but evolved into a much more singular and enveloping sound-journey:

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'A Decade in the Dark' (2000-2009)

Ten years out from 2019, it’s pretty clear ‘Blade Runner‘ was a little off the mark in terms of flying cars, bio-engineered supermen, a resurgent retro-Deco architecture (alas), and attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. But as this first decade of the new millennium comes to a close, I can’t help but feel like the film nevertheless got more right than we might like to admit. Not the least is the pervading sense of darkness; no, things aren’t literally gritty, wet and ever-dark, but it’s not hard to feel after this bungled decade that things might not be soon enough if things carry on with current trajectory. The upside of this noir condition is that uncertain times, a futurism that isn’t optimism, and the melted cultural edges of an internet age have produced a lot of fantastic music that wouldn’t sound the least bit out of place in the sin dens and street bazaars (and cold storage laboratories) of ‘Blade Runner‘.

01 [00:00] The Knife – “Silent Shout” (Silent Shout, 2006)
02 [04:30] Daniel Menche – “Concussions, Part 2″ (Concussions, 2005)
03 [04:58] Erykah Badu – “The Healer” (New Amerykah Part One (4th World War), 2008)
04 [08:40] Bjork – “Where Is The Line” (Medulla, 2004)
05 [13:17] Burial – “U Hurt Me” (Burial, 2006)
06 [18:29] Portishead – “Machine Gun” (Third, 2008)
07 [23:04] Junior Boys – “When No One Cares” (So This Is Goodbye, 2007)
08 [27:00] Low - “Breaker” (Drums & Guns, 2007)
09 [29:46] Flaming Lips – “See the Leaves” (Embryonic, 2009)
10 [34:08] David Sylvian – “Late Night Shopping” (Blemish, 2003)
11 [36:52] Thom Yorke – “The Clock” (The Eraser, 2006)
12 [41:11] David Thomas & Two Pale Boys – “Surf’s Up” (Surf’s Up!, 2001)
13 [49:42] The For Carnation – “Moonbeams” (The For Carnation, 2000)
14 [59:00] Fennesz – “Onsay” (Venice, 2004)

[Total Time: 60:00]

Get it here at Musicophilia

Went over 20,000 mixes downloaded this week! Totally amazed, and hopefully I've spurred some music purchases.

It's been slow lately, but I've got several series cooking, including a singer-songwriter series, a sound library bunch, and more "post post-punk" 80s/90s/00s mixes.

Really missing this blog, and the sister site.

Sorry : \

I honestly hope to have 3-6 mixes within the next three months. There's always the back catalogue, in the meantime?

Musicophilia Daily will probably remain moribund, unless I just start posting things without having to write blurbs. It was a fun exercise for a while, but I don't have the time/energy for that, now--doubt too many people will just click "play" without them, though.

Don't feel bad, it was always a treat to read and I 100% understand the necessities of "real life" taking over. Just so happened that the slow down in posting coincided with me being laid off and having a lot more time to investigate, which was disappointing. I'll very much look forward to whatever comes next!

Glad to hear there's still interest, for sure. Just got word today that some of the most musically knowledgeable guys I know will be working up guest mixes in the near future, in areas I dig but haven't yet covered at the blog. So that should help the slack, for sure.

FYI, if you want to quickly see what you might have missed before, check here:

An index of every mix that's been posted

My favorites, though the least-downloaded, are the Sensory Replication Series mixes, so check those out if you haven't--start with 'Collide/Coalesce' to get a feel for what they're all about.

I was just listening to the Musique du Monde comps last night. So much great stuff there!

Glad you dig them. You should find a lot to love on the upcoming Sound Library series, and the early-mid-70s singer-songwriter mixes I'm working on.

First new mix in a long time is up:

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Various - ‘His Heart Had Six Strings,’ Vol. 1 (1968-1977)

Part 1
01 [00:00] Duncan Browne – “Journey” (Duncan Browne, 1973)
02 [03:15] Colin Blunstone – “Andorra” (Ennismore, 1972)
03 [06:28] Leonard Cohen – “Chelsea Hotel No. 2″ (New Skin for the Old Ceremony, 1974)
04 [09:27] Paul Simon – “Peace Like a River” (Paul Simon, 1972)
05 [12:40] Areski – “Le Dragon” (Un Beau Matin, 1972)
06 [15:07] Arthur Russell – “Close My Eyes” (Love Is Overtaking Me, 1974)
07 [17:39] Lewis Furey – “Love Comes” (Lewis Furey, 1975)
08 [21:05] Kevin Ayers – “Two Goes Into Four” (The Confessions of Doctor Dream, 1974)
09 [22:35] Bob Dylan – “If Not For You” (New Morning, 1970)
10 [25:02] Eduardo Mateo – “Quien te Viera” (Mateo Solo Bien Se Lame, 1972)
11 [27:00] Brian Eno – “By This River” (Before & After Science, 1977)

Part 2
01 [00:00] Big Star – “Holocaust” (Third, 1976)
02 [03:46] Henri Texier – “Amir” (Amir, 1976)
03 [07:05] Van Morrison – “Slim Slow Slider” (Astral Weeks, 1968)
04 [10:21] Procol Harum – “Too Much Between Us” (A Salty Dog, 1969)
05 [13:56] Leo Kottke – “Eight Miles High” (Mudlark, 1971)
06 [17:38] Jorge Ben – “Zumbi” (A Tabua de Esmeralda, 1974)
07 [21:04] Curt Boettcher – “I’ve Been Wrong” (There’s An Innocent Face, 1973)
08 [24:37] Bill Fay – “Come A Day” (Time of the Last Persecution, 1971)
09 [27:04] Tom Waits – “Closing Time” (Closing Time, 1973)

[Total Time: 61:16]

Download it here at Musicophilia.

Say the words “singer-songwriter” to some music geeks, and you may induce a Pavlovian cringe. It’s a much-abused term, no doubt, often applied to every M.O.R. woman to sit at a piano and wail, every goateed doofus to wallow over his mother-of-pearl-inlaid Taylor or Ovation. But taken (as a start) as a natural progression out of 1960s folk revivalism into music with more potential for both sonic breadth and popular appeal, it is one of the bedrocks of the greatest decade in popular music, the equal of funk or post-punk or Krautrock. It’s sometimes spare and unadorned, sometimes verges on baroque pop, and often brings in jazz and chamber music touches to become something that just doesn’t fit under a more accurately descriptive ready-made label. This mix is intended as evidence that if handled with care, a few unabashedly poetic lyrics, a little soul-searching confession, some sing-along melodicism, and an acoustic guitar can add up to a very good thing. ‘His Heart Had Six Strings, Vol. 1‘ features (as the title suggests) male songwriters; it will be followed up soon with a feminine counterpart–and probably a sequel, since I left so many favorites of this volume.

Shit that tracklist looks amazing.

Still deriving so much joy from 1981. You are the best mixmaker I know of.

Wow, what a kind thing to say. I'm not a real mixer, couldn't DJ or beatmatch to save my life. But I love compiling songs : )

Well, you knew what I meant by 'mix'. I should have said 'compilationeer' :)

Hey guys. In the off chance anyone is interested, finally made a new mix--follow up to the last one, published only eight months ago!

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Various – ‘Her Heart Had Six Strings’
Volume 2 (1965-1977)

Part 1
01 [00:00] Emmanuell Parrenin – ” Ce Matin À Frémonte” (Maison Rose, 1977)
02 [02:35] Joni Mitchell – “California” (Blue, 1971)
03 [06:20] Odetta – “Hit or Miss” (Odetta Sings, 1971)
04 [10:11] Sibylle Baier – “William” (Color Green, 1973)
05 [12:31] Karen Dalton – “Katie Cruel” (In My Own Time, 1971)
06 [14:45] Brigitte Fontaine – “La Harpe Jaune” (Vou et Nous, 1977)
07 [17:33] Anne Briggs – “Fine Horseman” (The Time Has Come, 1971)
08 [20:38] Kate & Anna McGarrigle – “My Town” (Kate & Anna McGarrigle, 1975)
09 [23:27] Annette Peacock – “Gesture Without Plot” (I’m The One, 1972)
10 [26:49] Bridget St. John – “The Lady and the Gentle Man” (Songs for the Gengle Man, 1971)

Part 2
01 [00:00] Linda Perhacs – “Hey, Who Really Cares?” (Parallelograms, 1970)
02 [02:33] Candi Stanton – “I’ll Drop Everything and Come Running” (Candi Stanton, 1973)
03 [05:21] Shelagh McDonald – “City’s Cry” (StarGazer, 1972)
04 [07:50] Mimi Farina – “Miles” (Reflections in a Crystal Wind, 1965)
05 [10:33] Linda Thompson – “Withered and Died” (I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight, 1974)
06 [13:59] Roberta Flack – “Killing Me Softly with His Song” (Killing Me Softly, 1973)
07 [18:45] Nico – “Afraid” (Desertshore, 1970)
08 [22:14] Vashti Bunyan – “Window Over the Bay” (Just Another Diamond Day, 1970)
09 [23:55] Nina Simone – “Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair” (Wild is the Wind, 1966)

[Total Time: 57:25]

Check it out at the Musicophilia blog. Have a great new year!

SO SO SO happy about this. thank you so much. happy holidays and new year and marriage and all the rest

Thank you, sir! Makes me smile. Hopefully I'll get to do at least one of the more typically Musicophilia-style mixes--I had a whole series of library mixes in the Musique du Monde mold, an early electronics series, more 'Tour du Monde' volumes, and several more "Post-post-punk" mixes in various stages of completion. Maybe one day I'll finish them!

"Still" is still among the best full-length recordings i've heard in the past five years.

Whoa, glad you liked it so much! I realized I made the mistake of reusing a track from that mix on this most recent mix. . . but it's such a good one, hopefully nobody minds.

BTW, I put the '1981: Amplifier' mix back up--don't know why it was down, and if it goes again I'll take that as a sign. So grab it quick folks, if you missed it back when (2004 or 2008).

http://musicophilia.wordpress.com/2011/01/08/1981-amplifier-mix-2005/

Finally the "Best of 2010" mix nobody asked for:

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Various – ‘A Year in the Light’
(2010)

01 [00:00] Caribou – “Found Out” (Swim, 2010)
02 [03:18] The Knife – “Colouring of Pigeons” (Tomorrow, in a Year, 2010)
03 [14:15] Jamie Lidell – “Compass” (Compass, 2010)
04 [18:58] Four Tet – “Sing” (There is Love In You, 2010)
05 [25:33] Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – “Merciless and Great” (The Wonder Show of the World, 2010)
06 [30:59] James Blake – “I Only Know (What I Know)” (Klavierwerke EP, 2010)
07 [36:08] Shobaleader One – “Abstract Lover” (d’Demonstrator, 2010)
08 [39:50] LCD Soundsystem – “Home” (This Is Happening, 2010)
09 [47:38] Antony & The Johnsons – “The Spirit Was Gone” (Swanlights, 2010)
10 [50:49] Darkstar – “Deadness” (North, 2010)
11 [55:21] Record Club – “Grey Afro” (Record Club: ‘Skip Spence’s Oar’, 2010)
12 [62:55] Charlotte Gainsbourg – “Vanities” (IRM, 2010)
13 [66:22] Joanna Newsom – “On a Good Day” (Have One on Me, 2010)

[Total Time: 68:11]

Get it here.

thanks, i am looking forward to listening to it. i missed 2010 more or less completely in terms of new music.

Howdy everybody. I actually put up a few mixes this year, hope you guys dig them. I've also added streaming options for each (plus some of the old 1981 mixes), at the Musicophilia Soundcloud page. They can be downloaded per usual at the links below:

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Various Artists – ‘The Gold and the Silver Dream’ (2013)
(After Daft Punk’s ‘Random Access Memories’)

01 [00:00] Amon Duul II – “Spaniards & Spacement” (Only Human, 1978)
02 [05:43] Brian Bennett – “Solstice” (Voyage, 1978)
03 [11:43] Beaver & Krause – “Looking Back Now” (All Good Men, 1972)
04 [15:35] William Sheller – “Inroit” (Lux Aterna, 1972)
05 [18:45] Zeus B. Held – “Nice Mover (Backing)” (Nice Mover (Gina X), 1979)
06 [22:51] The Jacksons – “Wondering Who” (Triumph, 1980)
07 [27:08] Francis Personne – “Fresques” (Towards, 1977)
08 [30:04] Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – “Romance of the Telescope” (“Joan of Arc”, 1981)
09 [33:20] Vuolo & Grande – “Leaving” (Desert, 1979)
10 [37:27] Roxy Music – “The Space Between” (Avalon, 1982)

11 [41:58] Space Art – “Welcome to Love” (Play Back, 1980)
12 [48:33] Le Orme – “Al Mercato delle Pulci” (Storia o Leggenda, 1977)
13 [52:29] Cerrone – “Give Me Love” (Supernature, 1977)
14 [56:53] Roland Bocquet – “Paradia” (Robot Rose, 1982)
15 [61:38] Nilsson- “The Moonbeam Song (Demo)” (Nilsson Schmilsson, 1971)
16 [65:05] Curt Boettcher – “California Music” (California Music, 1978)
17 [68:16] Gino Soccio – “Closer” (Closer, 1981)
18 [72:03] Munich Machine – “In Love With Love” (Whiter Shade of Pale, 1977)
19 [78:17] Stardrive – “Funkascensions” (Stardrive, 1974)
20 [83:49] Eno & Cluster – “The Shade (Excerpt)” (After the Heat, 1978)

[Total Time: 85:00]

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Various – ‘Their Hearts Had Six Strings’
(1967-1976)

Volume 3
01 [00:00] Townes Van Zandt – “Highway Kind” (Demo) (Sunshine Sessions, 1971)
02 [02:14] The Pentangle – “Sally Free and Easy” (Solomon’s Seal, 1972)
03 [06:08] Mickey Newbury – “T. Total Tommy” (Looks Like Rain, 1969)
04 [09:56] Tim Buckley – “Moulin Rouge” (Starsailor, 1970)
05 [11:50] Bonnie Raitt – “Thank You” (Bonnie Raitt, 1971)
06 [14:40] Tia Blake – “I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow” (Folksongs & Ballads, 1971)
07 [17:20] Bob Desper – “Dry Up Those Tears” (New Sounds, 1974)
08 [20:28] Michael Hurley – “Troubled Water” (Armchair Boogie, 1971)
09 [22:34] Ruthann Friedman – “Danny” (Constant Companion, 1969)
10 [24:20] Rodriguez – “To Whom It May Concern” (Coming From Reality, 1971)
11 [27:38] Tax Free – “Day Revealed Your Face” (Tax Free, 1971)
12 [30:28] Lo Borges – “Homem de Rua” (Lo Borges, 1972)
13 [32:26] John Martyn – “Go Down Easy” (Solid Air, 1973)
14 [36:03] Carol Kleyn – “Street Song” (Love Has Made Me Stronger, 1976)
15 [38:32] Gary Higgins – “Stable the Spuds” (Red Hash, 1973)
16 [43:50] Susan Christie – “Echo In Your Mind” (Paint A Lady, 1967)
17 [47:03] Wizz Jones – “Slow Down to My Speed” (The Legendary Me, 1970)
18 [50:10] Nick Drake – “At The Chime of a City Clock” (Bryter Later, 1970)

[Total Time: 54:56]

Volume 4

01 [00:00] Lou Reed – “I Love You” (Lou Reed, 1972)
02 [02:15] Susan Pillsbury – “Highway” (Susan Pillsbury, 1973)
03 [04:40] Richie Havens – “High Flyin’ Bird” (Mixed Bag, 1967)
04 [08:12] David Bixby – “Morning Sun” (Ode to Quetzalcoatl, 1969)
05 [11:47] Larry Jon Wilson – “Things Ain’t What They Used To Be” (New Beginnings, 1975)
06 [14:47] These Trails – “Rapt Attention” (These Trails, 1973)
07 [17:00] Nilsson – “I’ll Never Leave You” (Nilsson Schmilsson, 1970)
08 [21:09] John Prine – “Hello In There” (John Prine, 1971)
09 [25:37] Ted Lucas – “I’ll Find A Way To Carry It All” (Ted Lucas, 1975)
10 [29:02] Jim Sullivan – “Plain As Your Eyes Can See” (U.F.O., 1969)
11 [31:27] Michael Chapman – “You Say” (Rainmaker, 1969)
12 [35:06] Heaven & Earth – “Jenny” (Refuge, 1973)
13 [38:22] Shuggie Otis – “Strawberry Letter” (Freedom Flight, 1971)
14 [42:15] Dillard & Clark – “So Sad” (Through the Morning, Through the Night, 1969)
15 [45:36] Bob Dylan – “If Not For You” (Alternate) (Another Self Portrait, 1970)
16 [48:05] Jerry Moore – “Life Is A Constant Journey Home” (Life Is A Constant Journey Home, 1967)
17 [52:26] Judee Sill – “Lopin Along Thru the Cosmos” (Judee Sill, 1971)

[Total Time: 55:35]

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Hope people dig them!

I approve. (I would!)

Heh, glad you do, Ned.

Nice work as always!

New mix, centered around the incorporation of the synthesizer into sometimes unexpected territory in the early/mid-70s.

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Various Artists - 'Le Nouveau Son,' Volume Four
(Musique du Monde, France - 1976)

Disque A

01 [00:00] Todd RUNDGREN - "International Feel" (A Wizard, a True Star, 1973) United States
02 [02:45] Silver APPLES - "You and I" (Contact, 1969) United States
03 [05:43] Ananda SHANKAR - "Snow Flower" (Snow Flower, 1970) India
04 [08:40] EROC - "Abenfrienden" (Eroc 1, 1975) Germany
05 [10:52] 10cc - "The Worst Band In the World" (Sheet Music, 1974) England
06 [13:38] Amon DUUL II - "Trap" (Vive la Trance, 1974) Germany
07 [17:15] John CALE - "Sylvia Said" (Fear, 1974) Wales
08 [21:19] SYREETA - "Cause We've Ended As Lovers" (Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta, 1974) United States
09 [25:41] Duncan BROWNE - "Ragged Rain Life" (Duncan Browne, 1973) England
10 [28:37] Hall & OATES - "When the Morning Comes" (Abandoned Luncheonette, 1973) United States
11 [31:35] Sensations Fix - "Do You Love Me?" (Fragments of Light, 1974) Italy
12 [34:43] Catherine RIBEIRO - "Un Regard Clair" (L'Home des Champs, 1974) France
13 [39:13] FRANCISCO - "Heal Yourself" (Cosmic Beam Experience, 1976) United States
14 [43:34] Brian ENO - "The Big Ship" (Another Green World, 1974) England

Disque B

01 [00:00] PLACEBO - "Balek" (1973, 1973) Belgium
02 [04:23] Harry NILSSON - "Black Sails (Alternate)" (Unreleased, 1974) United States
03 [06:54] Marcos VALLE - "Mais do Que Valsa" (Previsao do Tempo, 1973) Brazil
04 [09:40] Roxy MUSIC - "Pyjamarama" (7" Single, 1973) England
05 [12:42] Wolfgang DAUNER - "Kamasutram" (Rischkas Soul, 1972) Germany
06 [16:25] D.R. HOOKER - "Forge Your Own Chains" (The Truth, 1972) United States
07 [20:50] These TRAILS - "Psyche I & Share Your Water" (These Trails, 1973) United States
08 [26:13] Tim BUCKLEY - "Song to the Siren" (Starsailor, 1970) United States
09 [29:44] Franco BATTIATO - "Aria di Rivoluzione" (Sulle Corde di Aries, 1973) Italy
10 [34:31] Michael CHAPMAN - "Night Drive" (Wrecked Again, 1972) England
11 [38:19] Jacqueline THIBAULT - "Lover's Prayer" (Evening Colours, 1976) France
12 [41:31] COMUS - "To Keep From Crying" (To Keep From Crying, 1974) England

[Total Time: 93:40]

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Hope you dig it, guys. The Comus track alone is a stunner--not at all what you'd expect.

I think your links are wrong. I just get the art.

Whoops--corrected now! Thanks!

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New mix:

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Various - 'Circuits'
(1983-2013)

01 [00:00:00] Depeche Mode - "The Things You Said" (Music For the Masses, 1987)
02 [00:04:01] Hector Zazou, Bony Bikaye & CY1 - "M'Pasi Ya M'Pamba" (Noir et Blanc, 1983)
03 [00:08:36] Laurie Anderson - "Excellent Birds" (Mister Heartbreak, 1984)
04 [00:12:10] Fever Ray - "Concrete Walls" (Fever Ray, 2009)
05 [00:17:28] Blue Nile - "From Rags to Riches" (A Walk Across the Rooftops, 1984)
06 [00:21:33] Atoms for Peace - "Ingenue" (Amok, 2013)
07 [00:26:00] Daft Punk - "Something About Us" (Discovery, 2001)
08 [00:29:53] Arthur Russell - "Me For Real" (Another Thought, recorded 1990)
09 [00:33:26] Funkstorung - "Appetite For Disctruction" (Appetite For Disctruction, 2000)
10 [00:37:50] Matthew Herbert - "I Miss You" (Bodily Functions, 2001)
11 [00:42:20] Pole - "Streit" (2 EP, 1998)
12 [00:46:56] David Sylvian - "Maria" (Secrets of the Beehive, 1987)
13 [00:49:16] Burial - "Stolen Dog" (Street Halo EP, 2011)
14 [00:55:13] Tricky - "Poems" (Nearly God, 1996)
15 [01:01:38] Hercules & Love Affair - "My House" (Blue Songs, 2011)
16 [01:06:37] 808 State - "Spanish Heart" (ex:el, 1991)
17 [01:09:34] Scritti Politti - "Perfect Way" (Cupid & Psyche, 1985)
18 [01:14:14] Talk Talk - "April 5th" (The Colour of Spring, 1986)
19 [01:19:42] Portishead - "It Could Be Sweet" (Dummy, 1994)
20 [01:24:17] Pinch - "Battered (Instrumental)" (Underwater Dancehall, 2007)
21 [01:26:50] Deadbeat - "Organ In the Attic that Sings the Blues" (Wild Life Documentaries, recorded 1990)
22 [01:30:36] Caribou - "Jamelia" (Swim, 2010)
23 [01:33:45] Autechre - "Eutow" (Tri Repetae, 1996)
24 [01:37:52] Martin Dupont - "Inside Out" (Hot Paradox, 1987)
25 [01:40:02] Les Attaques - "Again" (Unreleased, recorded 2006)
26 [01:45:40] Junior Boys - "Work" (Begone Dull Care, 2009)
27 [01:51:56] James Blake - "Retrograde" (Overgrown, 2013)
28 [01:55:30] Brian Eno & Harold Budd - "Against the Sky" (The Pearl, 1984)

[Total Time: 2:00:00]

http://musicophilia.wordpress.com/2014/03/09/post-post-punk-circuits-1983-2013/