mixtape | another random now

as the title says, this is another mix of random songs i've enjoyed recently. again no real common thread, running is it does from the post punk of zounds to the malawian afro beat of james msalakwa, from the absolutely classic to the absolutely unknown.

::: the acorn - low gravity
::: james msalakwa - timuonge chiuta
::: dinosaur jr - get me
::: wheat - don't i hold you
::: memory tapes - bicycle
::: zounds - can't cheat karma
::: xtc - yacht dance
::: gore vidals - fun today
::: the rural alberta advantage - frank, ab
::: sun city girls - cia man
::: stereolab - golden ball
::: magic markers - taste
::: benga - light bulb
::: songs: ohia - steve albini's blues

get me.

stereolab | music for the amorphous body center

one of the harder to find stereolab releases, created with charles long. not my favourite. i once interviewed tim gane and he said that basically what they do is endlessly rewrite their songs. so if you think all sterolab records sound the same, then there's why. of course it doesn't stop me from buying and enjoying them...

released by duophonic in 1995.

the world's biggest bottom burp?

various | monsters, robots & bugmen

talking of genre-defining compilations, here's another. similar genre but broader in geographic scope and slightly higher in profile. some of the tracks are exclusive but not all...

disc 1

1. bardo pond - tantric porno
2. long fin killie - man ray
3. godflesh - gold teeth (charles atlas mix)
4. third eye foundation - sleep
5. hair & skin trading co. - *
6. fuxa - photon
7. on the run - pretty note
8. ui - the grand piano
9. bowery electric - slow thrills
10. brise lace - neither yield nor reap
11. pram - sea swells and distant squalls
12. magic hour - chance was
13. labradford - sfor 77

disc 2

1. mercury rev - everlasting arm
2. flying saucer attack - feedback song
3. jessamine - ordinary sleep
4. yona-kit - dancing sumo wrestlers
5. windy & Carl - preparation
6. godflesh - crush my soul (ultramix)
7. sabalon glitz - the lonesome death of elijah p. woods
8. stereolab - les yper-yper sound
9. cul de sac - doldrums
10. roy montgomery - departing the body
11. us maple - aplomado
12. space needle - before i lose my style
13. stars of the lid - goodnight

released in 1996 by virgin.

blush and bashful.