Can you believe another Friday has come and gone? Apologies for those in Greenwich Mean Time that this mix is getting to them a bit late in the day, but maybe it's for the best, as it's sort of getting ready to go out music mix. A bit stomping, a bit electro... a dollop of girly-sing-into-hairbrush stylings going on. Go on, it's Friday, make out with that hot stranger eying you up from across the room. I dare ya. right-click here to download the enhanced .m4a podcast or simply listen straight away in the player below
This week's mixtape is a few days late as life has a funny way of getting in the way of hobbies. For me, this Friday ended up being probably one of the lowest in my life for both personal and professional reasons so it's only now that I'm getting my head out of the sand.
Quite a weird mix of tunes this week any ways, Mostly new tracks from bands I'm finding myself interested in, with a few 80s songs thrown in for good measure. It's a bit of an indie dance rock party. Woop! Hope you enjoy, and do check out all the bands featured as they're really worth paying attention to. right-click here to download the enhanced .m4a podcast. Or just listen now in the player below:
As mentioned last week, I was recently on holiday, which included a five-day jaunt to Sin City... hence this week's mix: Viva Las Vegas!
Now I'll admit, I'm not much of a fan of the Vegas of today, but I love the idea of vintage Vegas; that classy sleaze, the tuxedo-&-diamond-wearing crowd pulling up to the valet in their giant Caddies complete with tail fins. Bunny girls serving cocktails, crooners walking through the crowd with tiny gold mics...
So in that vein, this mix is in honor of the old Vegas, mostly vintage, full of cheesy horns and of course, Elvis. Think of this mix as my very own Neon Boneyard... Enjoy!
Included in the mix this week: 1. Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass - Casino Royale 2. Music to Watch Girls By - Andy Williams 3. Amy Winehouse - Rehab (Desert Eagles Remix) 4. Elvis Presley - Rubberneckin' 5. Don Armando's 2nd Avenue Rhumba Band - Deputy of Love 6. Neon Neon - I Lust You 7. Calvin Harris vs. Lykke Li - Time Flies in Vegas (TeeReev mix) 8. Rosemary Clooney - Come On a My House 9. The Champs - Tequila 10. Link Wray - Rumble 11. Deano & The Rat Pack - You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
Apologies for a belated mixtape... for I was on my holidaze, and that included a much needed holiday from computers and the innernet. However, I've used my vacation as inspiration.
This week's podcast needs little explanation. Who doesn't love New York? I no longer live there, but the handful of years I spent there will likely stay in my heart forever. Of course, having visited there last week, I was inspired to put it all together in a bonus double length mix.
In a way, putting together a mix that fully encapsulates New York is nearly an impossible task as it has so many neighborhoods, personalities, histories... I suppose this mix is slightly more focused on those early genres which were spawned from the great dark underground depths of the giant, constantly changing machine that is New York. It's a little bit of an idealised memory of the place, before it turned into the commercial and glistening metropolis that it is now. It still amazes me how influential it is, how many new ideas are born there every day especially when it comes to music. The music which patiently reflects the feeling and the constant changes that take place - waiting until those new sounds explode worldwide.
The mix includes: 1. Native New Yorker - Odyssey 2. Cactus Cooler (Citizen Kane's White Night Riot Mix) - The Beat Broker 3. Cavern - Liquid Liquid 4. I Feel Love I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Mix) - Donna Summer 5. Confusion - New Order 6. Rapture - Blondie 7. Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll - Vaughan Mason And Crew 8. Empire State of Mind - Jay Z & Alicia Keys 9. South Bronx - Boogie Down Productions 10. The Message - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five 11. Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club 12. Brass Monkey - The Beastie Boys 13. Jump On It - Sugar Hill Gang 14. Contort Yourself - James Chance and The Contortions 15. Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones 16. Kool Thing - Sonic Youth 17. So Fine (Chairlift Remix) - Telepathe 18. Borderline - Madonna 19. Femme Fatale - The Velvet Underground 20. Brooklyn - Plastic Little
This week's mix is puh-retty much made up of brand new indie/dance/pop... only a couple of songs that don't have that new song smell, but are boppable nonetheless.
They're all pretty feel-good as well, hopefully to brighten your spirits away from the imminent damp & cold winter that's closing in. Plus, it's Friday, that means the weekend is about to begin... and who could argue with that?
On the mix this week: 1. Too Fake - Hockey 2. Thunderbird - The Golden Filter 3. Monster Hospital (Mstrkrft Mix) - Metric 4. Night By Night (The Tremulance Remix) - Chromeo 5. Wildcat - Ratatat 6. No You Don't - Islands 7. 11th Dimension - Julian Casablancas 8. Get The Message - Electronic 9. Change of Heart - El Perro Del Mar 10. Iko Iko - The Dixie Cups
This week we're going a bit electro-organy-fuzz. It's late noughties meets the 60s with a little nod to the 80s there at the end. Once again pointing out that old addage, the more things change, the more they stay the same. It's a collection of tracks that will get your head nodding and your bum wiggling in that chair of yours. Sit down boogie music; background buzz; air-keytar magic.
You can subscribe to the mixtape via iTunes where it'll be downloaded to your player automatically each week, if you prefer to subscribe or download the mp3 version of the mixtape, you can do so at loveactionmixtape.blogspot.com
Once again, I'm afraid iMix isn't working for me, but because I'm feeling generous with my time, I've added links on the tracks above to where you can find the tracks for download or purchase. Itsa Nice!
Continuing on my theme of music which evokes feeling of a place, this week I'm dedicating my mix to my parents who upped sticks to return to live and work on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona.
The mix is big and expansive like the American desert skies. It's mellow, but rolls on into the distance. Driving music for endless highways.
As a young couple in their 20s during the 1970s my parents lived in Many Farms near Canyon de Chelly - now, (in their 60s) they're living in Red Mesa near the four corners. It sounds like they're having quite an adventure living and re-learning about the desert and making the best out of a strange situation. Download the mix in m4a format
Don't forget, that you can subscribe to the mixtape via iTunes where it'll be downloaded to your player automatically each week. Alternatively if you prefer to subscribe or download the mp3 version of the mixtape, you can do so at loveactionmixtape.blogspot.com
Tracks included are: 1. Demon Days - Gorillaz 2. Little Fluffy Clouds - The Orb 3. Missing - Everything But The Girl 4. M62 Song - Doves 5. Make Your Mind Up - Chairlift 6. Peeping Tom - Slaughterbrains 7. Lower Your Eyelids to Die with the Sun - M83 8. Higher Than The Sun - Primal Scream 9. Lord - Sleepy Sun 10. Wild Horses - Rolling Stones 11. Master & Servant - Nouvelle Vague 12. Don't Bogart Me - Fraternity Of Man
Again, I'm still having trouble creating purchase links using iTunes, so I'll try and find an alternative soon.
Your weekly mixtape of musical Love Action. Each week I put together a mix of ten songs I'm loving at the moment. Expect a lil something every Friday morning which will hopefully put a smile on your face, possibly introduce some music you've never heard, or simply re-introduce some old classics we all love.
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All of the mixes presented on this site are for sampling purposes only. I encourage every music lover to support artists directly. I generally try to include links to where you can purchase the tracks as they are available.
Can you believe another Friday has come and gone? Apologies for those in Greenwich Mean Time that this mix is getting to them a bit late in the day, but maybe it's for the best, as it's sort of getting ready to go out music mix. A bit stomping, a bit electro... a dollop of girly-sing-into-hairbrush stylings going on. Go on, it's Friday, make out with that hot stranger eying you up from across the room. I dare ya.
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