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Monday, January 30, 2012

I'd Like to Teach the World to Swing




Another 8 Tracks compilation, again focussing on the psyche/freakbeat side of life.

Don Shinn & The Soul Agents - A Minor Explosion
The Majestics - Do Your Own thing
Guy Skornik - Des Arbres De Fer
The Evergreen Blues - Three's a Crowd
Pop Instrumental De France - Soho
Kelsom Hashim & Plastic Deers - Pemuda Pemudi Sekarang
Terumasa Hino Quintet - Snake Hip
Stella - Si vous connaissez quelque-chose de pire qu'un vampire, parlez m'en toujours, ça pourra peut-être me faire sourire
Jacques Denjean - Psychomaniac
Roger Davy - Multicords
Asha Bhosle - dum Maro Dum
Mei Fong Featuring Tony & the Polar Bear Five - Secretly Love You
Nino Ferrer - Mon Coapin Bismarck
Neil MacArthur - She's Not There
The Touch - Pick & Shovel
Johnny Harris - Paint It Black

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

A Tapestry of Sound




The Golden Pot - Take 1
Albert Band - Ella con la pella Roja
Giant Crab - E.S.P
Jackey Yoshikawa & His Blue Comets - Linda
Antoine - Un Caso di Follia
Stella - L'idole des jaunes
Sleepy - Loves Immortal Fire
Mickey Curtis & Samurai - Fresh Hot Breeze of Summer
Baris Manco & Kaygisizlar - Trip (to A Fair)
Elephants Memory - Brief Encounter
Atomic Forest - Mary Long
Michel Magne - Choral En Ut Dieze Mineur Pour Curés Et Sportifs
Chim Kothari - Indian Beat
Keith Mansfield - Rainbow Valley

Another 8 tracks compilation with a seriously psyche / bespoke slant.

Enjoy




Monday, January 16, 2012

September 70’s Reflections of the Life Aquatic



This is the first mix of 2012 and I've chosen to kick the beat mostly to the sidelines in favour of the more dramatic incidental music side of the library music genre.

I've taken on an expansive theme, and with any luck, have done it justice.

Dip In


Intro : Delia Derbyshire – Sea / Ananda Shankar – Sagar (The Ocean) [Inventions For Radio – Dreams – 1964 / Ananda Shankar – 1970]
Armando Sciascia – Black Sand [Sea Fantasy - Vedette - VSM 38553 - 1972]
Brian Bennett – The Sea [Nature Watch - Bruton - BRD 19 - 1982]
The Mystic Moods – Cosmic Sea
Vladmir Cosma - Suspense Aquatique  [Patchwork 3 - Magellan - 526 054 - 1974]
Hiro Yanagida - Fish Sea Milk  [Milk Time – 1970]
Fine Machine – Crazy Eel [Habitat - CAM - CrT 0002 - 1972]
Keith Mansfield – Teenage Seadiver [Beat Incidental - KPM 1043 - 1969]
Andy Loore (Janko Nilovic)– Water Show [Water Show - Montparnasse 2000 - MP 55]
Piero Umiliani - Synthietic Water [Synthi Time - Omicron - LPM 0020 - 1971]
Berto Pisano - Sabbia E Mare  [Interrabang OST – 1969]
Sammy Burdson - Water Pollution B [Background Action - Conroy - BMLP 121 - 1975]
Walt Rockman – Dark Depth 2 [Under Water Vol.1 - Sonoton - SON 113 - 1978]
Jean-Bernard Raiteux– La meduse Apprivoisee [Harlem Pop Trotters - Musique Pour L'Image - MPI 539 - 1972]
Flied Egg – Out to the Sea [Good Bye – 1972]
Egisto Macchi -  La Calme [Voix - Gemelli -  GG.ST.10.031 - 1970]
Pierre Arvay – Rippling Waves / Delia Derbyshire – Sea [Metal Sunrise - Music De Wolfe - DW/LP 3319 – 1974 / Inventions For Radio – Dreams - 1964]