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22 - My mixes include tapes I made in the early 90s as well as iTunes mixes I'm making today.
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Created back in June but uploading now. This didn't turn out to be a mix of women artists, but I'm glad it turned out that way. Finally got around to discovering Kate Bush, the new PJ Harvey …
Created back in June but uploading now. This didn't turn out to be a mix of women artists, but I'm glad it turned out that way. Finally got around to discovering Kate Bush, the new PJ Harvey …
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Just a good strong collection of songs, this one was put together 15 February 2009 but just now posted. The Freakwater cut is a Loudon Wainwright cover. The Steinski mix is part of a 70 minute …
Just a good strong collection of songs, this one was put together 15 February 2009 but just now posted. The Freakwater cut is a Loudon Wainwright cover. The Steinski mix is part of a 70 minute …
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Congratulations, Mr. President.
Congratulations, Mr. President.
Happy time
| Artist | Song | Buy |
| R.E.M. (buzz) | Finest Worksong (Mutual Drum Horn Mix) |
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| from Eponymous Did R.E.M. record "Finest Worksong" with the horns in mind, or was it a cynical touch by some producer when it was time to release the single? It reads as a brilliant move, though, 22 years later. | ||
| Sonic Youth (buzz) | Reena |
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| from Rather Ripped I'm of two minds about "Reena"--such a simple song for Sonic Youth--but the fact that I can't get it out of my head two years on settles it for me. | ||
| Yo La Tengo (buzz) | Moby Octopad |
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| from I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One Ditto "Moby Octopad," which is less a song than an extended riff, but no less brilliant for that. | ||
| The Long Winters (buzz) | Scared Straight |
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| from When I Pretend to Fall "Scared Straight," on the other hand, is a song, and a flipping brilliant one. And the horns alone are worth the price of admission. | ||
| The J.B.s (buzz) | Hot Pants Road |
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| from Pass the Peas: The Best of the J.B.s The horns also provide a great segue into "Hot Pants Road," which makes a very nice segue into "I'll Take You There." | ||
| The Staple Singers (buzz) | I'll Take You There |
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| M. Ward (buzz) | Helicopter |
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| from Transfiguration of Vincent A nice little singer songwriter set--"Helicopter," Paul Simon's "Beautiful," "Cello Song"--follows. | ||
| Paul Simon (buzz) | Beautiful |
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| from Surprise Neatly captures the joy, excitement, and panic of the arrival of a new child, wrapped up in a little parable about adoption. | ||
| Nick Drake (buzz) | Cello Song |
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| from Five Leaves Left Misleadingly lovely melody with lyrics that wouldn't be out of place in Poe. | ||
| Field Music (buzz) | It's Not the Only Way to Feel Happy |
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| from Field Music The psychosexual set. | ||
| Big Star (buzz) | Thirteen |
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| from #1 Album Big Star have gone on record as saying that this whole album was written from the point of view of a teenager, which makes this ode to young love touching rather than creepy. | ||
| My Morning Jacket (buzz) | Hopefully |
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| from At Dawn (2001) A tender love song. | ||
| Antony and the Johnsons (buzz) | Fistful of Love |
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| from I Am a Bird Now Only Lou Reed could set up this song, a paean to alternative sexuality by the great Antony. | ||
| Tindersticks (buzz) | No Man in the World |
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| from Can Our Love... The lyrics for this suggest the song should really be followed by "Love --> Building on Fire," but the music is a slow burn of its own in a completely different direction. | ||
| Tim Buckley (buzz) | Happy Time |
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| from Morning Glory: The Tim Buckley Anthology Did Tim Buckley ever write a more joyful song about the life of an itinerant songwriter? | ||
| Neko Case (buzz) | People Got a Lotta Nerve |
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| from Middle Cyclone We always hurt the ones we love, especially when we don't acknowledge how wild they really can be. | ||
| Van Morrison (buzz) | Sweet Thing |
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| from Astral Weeks Possibly the greatest song of all time. How did I miss out on "Astral Weeks" for all this time? | ||
| Pernice Brothers (buzz) | Number Two |
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| from Yours, Mine and Ours A simultaneously wistful and angry love song with a happy melody. | ||
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The aftermath of a big flood feels like the right time to publish my first mix in about six months. Happy time is one part of a two part mix. This time, I might not ever get around to part two, because it's the downside of this mix, and I’m enjoying the happy side too much.Feedback:
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