Dream Weapons present: XMAS DELIGHTS XIII C60

Ernie says "Christmas season begins shortly after the end of the big meal on Thanksgiving. Be there or be square" - so I'll follow his lead. Although over here Thanksgiving was actually two months ago. I didn't even notice - or know. All "we" do is to decorate the altar with ribbons of corn and other crops from the fields, so I gladly discard our local traditions in favour of a little Americanization.

-Anyway I'm glad I'm not particularly superstitious, as it's time for my thirteenth collection of delights for the festive season! I always think my latest will be my last. But it's the same procedure as last year. Same procedure as every year. My seasonal compilations are always drenched in nostalgia. They aim at capturing the spirit of an idealized Christmas that only really exist in fiction. Or perhaps you recognize the feeling from looking at faded family photographs, alternatively a grainy video taken by your parents - while the younger you meet Santa, open a present... Or some other childhood highlight. Perhaps not. Either way, I once again present to you another variation of cozy oldies, lighthearted latin/easy listening gems and the likes, for the first half of my selection. Followed by heartwarming folksongs, and some classical/early music stunners on the less festive, but no less christmassy B-side of things -Moahaha

It may take a while till I return with another mix. So I might as well wish you a wonderful December - and I hope that 2025 will be a shockingly awesome year for all of you (and for me)!

1 Jack Conner - Angels We Have Heard On High
2 Martine Bijl - In Den Zomer Van Het Jaar Nul
3 Geoff Bastow - Yule Train
4 Harpers Bizarre - Snow
5 Eduardo Zurita - Jaleo Navideño
6 De Carina's - In een Slee
7 The Waikiki’s - Waikiki Christmas
8 Heaven & Earth - Home for Christmas
9 Yasunori Nakajima and The Latin Rhythm Kings - Blue Christmas
10 Paulette Rollin - La Symphonie De Noël
11 Roy Smeck and His Island Quartet - Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer
12 Len Ranle - Christmas Bells 

13 Chickie Williams - Wintertime In Maine
14 Tracy Moore - Silent Night
15 Pete Seeger - Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
16 Ronnie Gilbert - Borning Day
17 Ethan James - Quem Pastores Lauduere / On Christmas Night
18 The Young Tradition with Shirley and Dolly Collins - Is It Far to Bethlehem
19 Margit-Anna Süß - Variations pastorales sur un vieux Noël 1-3 (Noel Nouvelet)
20 Divna Ljubojević - Polijelej
21 Zola Van - Coventry Carol: the Holy Innocents
22 The Singers Unlimited - It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

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Link to all previous twelve Delights + a direct link to three newly reuploaded Pre-DWp's, Here Vol. I-V. Underneath are the streaming versions for 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 & 2016's Xmas-mixes:

 

Antropocen & Distant Drums reuploads

I don't know for how long these have been unavailable, but at some point one of our older file transfer accounts... died. And these two 2016-mixtapes (DWp's 14th & 32rd) only had that one download-option. Let me know if you stumbled over any other of our mixes that needs a reupload (I've already fixed new links for Xmas Delights I, II, IV and V). Just click on the image to get to the original post:) -Moahaha

Dream Weapons present: GOOD TIMES BAD TIMES C90

If this was a person, «A hot mess» would perfectly sum up these ninety minutes of music. It’s a fun and colorful collection of thirty songs. In that sense much like the misleading, but relatively fun and colorful cover art. Stylistically a little all over the place and geographically from all over the world. Plenty more good times than bad times, really. But in times like these, who wouldn’t welcome more of the former and less of the latter? Enjoy! -Moahaha

1 Tülay - Aramızda Bir Şey Yokken
2 Akari Uchida / 内田 あかり - あぶら地獄
3 Twin Temple - Tengamos La Orgia Satánica
4 Rolf Bauer - Defloration II
5 Bojoura - In the Corner of My Life
6 Betti - Nazr
7 Giti - Sunset غروبه
8 Jacky Giordano - Athanor
9 Zalatnay Sarolta - Már Nem Tudom
10 Marika Késmárki - Törött Szék
11 Piero Umiliani - Celestina
12 Magida El Roumi - Al Omm, الأم
13 Yanti Bersaudara - Djanger
14 Gianni Marchetti  - Western Panorama
15 The Leather Boy - Shadows

16 Jennifer Lara - Our Love
17 Bergen White - Let Me Stay a While
18 Santo & Johnny - Love Lost
19 Yukiko Noji 野路由紀子 - 由紀子のふるさと日記
20 Özel Türkbaş - Salla Salla (Wave to Me)
21 Chucho Valdés - Invento Nr. 4
22 Dani Sheridan - Songs of Love
23 Sugar Pie DeSanto - Ask Me
24 Reparata & the Delrons - Boys and Girls
25 Jürgen Franke and the Pop Flutes - Canto Balear
26 Camille Doughty - Elijah Rock
27 Pythagoras Theorem - Give a Damn
28 Kaoguiamo - 21 Di Sitebmru 72
29 Cedric Im Brooks - Collie Version
30 The Peanuts - ピーナッツ - Kimi Sarishi Yoru / 君去りし夜

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Dream Weapons present: A TRIP TO THE GARDEN C90

A strange trip to a strange garden. Or maybe someone’s tripping in a garden. Who knows. Either way it’s a sort of east meets west - and south, far in far out, psychedelic mix. Ninety minutes of great vibes and a nice, continuous flow through fields of flowers, on pathways to hothouses and fountains, drowsing under trees and so forth... -Moahaha

1 Peter Pan & the Good Fairies - Kaleidoscope
2 Simplicity People - K.G.'s Halfway Tree
3 İstanbul Şarkıcıları - Zeybek
4 C Cat Trance - Theme From the Film the Hawkline Monster
5 The Ilk - Jacques Bonsergent
6 Hiroshi Sato - Jōdo / Pure Land / 浄土
7 Sakamoto Hiromichi - Elf Dance
8 Esin Engin & His Orchestra - Oryantal
9 Saro Liotta - Incontro
10 Crystal Syphon - Elephant Ball
11 Jeremy Spencer and the Children - Joan of Arc
12 Stan Samole - Beauty’s Song
13 Iverson & Walters - Naningo

14 Pecker / Mkwaju - Dub Jam Rock
15 Omar Metioui - Tab´´Iraq al-´Ayam Kursi Basit
16 Wind Atlas - The Joy of the Auloniad
17 Kolibri - Kolibri
18 Vindharpen - Baobab
19 Irmin Schmidt & The Inner Space - In Kalkutta I
20 Daniela Casa - Bangla
21 Alan Lorber Orchestra - Where?
22 Sextuor Arabesque - La Ta'atab Alayi
23 Creation Rebel - African Space
24 Derboukas - Camel Bossa
25 Full Moon Band - Afghanistan
26 Savanna - Goodnight

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Dream Weapons present: THE WELCOME PUNCH C60:

I threw a party for my birthday not long ago, and on the cover you can see me eagerly awaiting the arrival of my first guests. The idea was to compile music for that first hour at a party - or any kind of festive gathering. There’s a lot of considerations to be taken. It’s basically background music for conversing, but it needs to be fun and hold a semi-danceable beat - although no one’s gonna dance just yet. If you don’t have a party planned sometime in the near future, pour yourself a drink, play this  - and pretend. That’s the magic of music -Moahaha 

-For the four of you that downloaded the mix shortly after I posted it: I had to take down and re-upload everything, as there was a strange "skip-issue" with song no. 4 (White Salt) - now replaced with Sahara

1 Franco Micalizzi - L'ultimo Cacciatore (Seq. 5)
2 Jef Gilson feat. Célia - Le Blanc Coton
3 Jackie DeShannon - Effervescent Blue
4 Hans Stockhold - Sahara
5 Kirsti Sparboe - Hvem Har Sagt Jeg Savner Deg
6 Catherine Spaak - Sogni E Niente Più
7 Jacques Loussier  - Clara's Jerk
8 Ellie Greenwich - You Don't Know
9 Retta Young & The Devotions - The Dawning of Love
10 Orkest Ruud Bos - Sexy Music
11 Maria Creuza - Amor de Mae
12 Etienne Cap and his Orchestra - Luna Di Miele

13 Hagood Hardy & the Montage - I'll Take Love
14 Gino Marinacci - Ostinato
15 Neptunes Empire - Wichita Falls
16 Ian & The Zodiacs - It Ain't Necessarily So
17 Hiroshi Wada - Suzukane No Michi
18 The Darlettes - Lost
19 Ziad Rahbani - Kyrie Eleison (version 2)
20 Silvia Telles - Chora Tua Tristeza
21 Roberto Menescal - Amazonas
22 Caterina Valente - Franqueza
23 George Cates - Chant of the Jungle

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... and if you'd like some more easy listening like this, simply press the Easy Listening-tag (but if it's in combination with say tags such as Experimental or Avantgarde, it't probably not all easy on the ears:)

Dream Weapons present: STIR THE CAULDRON C90

Witches brew. A hodgepodge of different tastes and ingredients that I think somehow make sense together. I don’t know how to better describe it. I do however know that anyone reading this won’t regret giving it a listen -Moahaha

1 Michel Chion - Gloria
2 Shane Parish - Journey in Satchidananda
3 Humez Bros - Urshanabi And Gilgamesh
4 Antonina Nowacka - Nite Vision
5 The Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter - TALK ABOUT SUFFERING HERE BELOW
6 Wacław Zimpel (feat. Kamil Szuszkiewicz) - Princess of Kyoto
7 Chucha Assar - Setare, étoiles
8 Farid al-Atrash Orchestra - Raqsat Zoumorod
9 محمد عبد الوهاب (Mohamed Abdel Wahab) - Zeina
10 Даулет Мыктыбаев - Аншылык
11 Najah Salam - Khay Testahel ya Kalbi
12 Enrico Rava - Foto Di Famiglia
13 Karen Black / Harry Freedman - It All Turned Out the Way I Planned It
14 Yao Min & Hattori Ryoichi - 河邊春 (Spring By The Riverside)
15 Brannten Schnüre - Urin Deiner Blüten I
16 Asmus Tietchens - Litia
17 Hanns Dieter Hüsch und das Ensemble der Arche Nova - Carmina Urana - 3. Gesang-edit

18 François Rabbath - Poucha-Dass
19 Popular Mechanics - The Blue Blouse
20 Galapagos Duck - In The Wild (March)
21 Edda Dell 'Orso - L'eta del Malessere
22 Luciano Michelini - Arya
23 Shu-De - Khomus Duet
24 André Ricros & Louis Sclavis Quartet - Pastourel
25 Lietuvių Liaudies Instrumentų Kamerinė Grupė - Muzikinė Tabokinė
26 Mikael Lammgard - Gunnel Derning - Vattnet - Manniskan
27 Ossian - Rozdział V
28 Giorgio Gaslini - Voce Di Strato Psicologico
29 Bahnar - Cithare à Resonateur de Calebasse
30 Gamelan Semar Pegulingan - Gambang Kuta
31 Theodora Schulze and The Telemann Society - Synthesized Bells Pealing / Veni Sponsa Christi
32 Cybe - Elektro Gamelan
33 Nomadia - Aum

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Dream Weapons present: THE TWIN EARTH C60

 

 -the Twin Earth is just me compiling in easy mode. Meaning another hour of Soul Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Latin Jazz etc...  Music recorded in between 1969-1981 that seamlessly grooves along from one tune to the next. Each new track has something unique to offer but I also feel that they are somewhat unified. Super likable soundscapes of the sort that I’m pretty much always in the mood for. There’s simply an astounding amount of unheard gems (primarily) from the seventies in these genres for me to choose from. Yes, I know I’ve said this before, but that's because it’s true -Moahaha 

Btw: Life is even more complicated than I am used to (but I'm good), and I'm not really in a "music discovery mode" nowadays. Also I have less time to make these mixes as well. Every time I've shared a mix lately, I've been thinking that it will take (quite) a while until I come up with a next one. This time it's no different. But I've been wrong many times before, so who knows:) 

 

1 Young-Holt Unlimited - The Devil Made Me Do Dat
2 Beaver & Krause - Another Part Of Time
3 Trudy Pitts - Organology
4 Nat Adderley - Grey Moss
5 Magog - Lock
6 Moose Loose - Flytende Øye
7 Sonny Fortune - Francisco
 
8 Farlocco - Panamerican High Way
9 Sam Most & Joe Farrell - Samba to Remember You By
10 Kornet - Jojk
11 Phil Upchurch & Tennyson Stephens - Black Gold
12 Cullen Knight - Once You Fall In Love
13 Dom um Romao - Family Talk

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If you enjoyed visiting Twin Earth, just press the jazz or jazz fusion-tag and you’ll find close to 24 hours of finely selected jazz often sharing a similar approach to this one (among many other things) 

Dream Weapons present: (STOP AND) SMELL THE ROSES C60

It’s summer and sunny outside. I feel that it's time for another golden hour of oldies.  Eleven songs and (as often before) eleven matching instrumentals. Like my previous «A Million Dreams Ago» this collection contains nothing but oh so lovely, long forgotten* non-rockin’ delights from the 1950’s. And that’s what the world needs right now. At least here in my world -Moahaha 

*I suppose hardly anyone noticed these back when they were new either.

1 The Browns - Margo (The Ninth of May)
2 Hal McKusick Octet - How Long Has This Been Going On
3 Pearl Bailey - Hit the Road To Dreamland
4 Marty Wilson - Harlem Nocturne
5 Eunice Davis - Get Your Enjoy’s
6 Pernambuco e Seu Conjunto - Kalu
7 The Baton of Andre Brummer - Tumba
8 Don Ralke - Deserted Harem
9 John LaSalle Quartet - Dee Die Doe
10 Muzzy Marcellino - Street-scene
11 The Tarriers - Lonesome Traveler

12 Alain Romans / Aimé Barelli - Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot
13 Herminia Silva - A Nova Tendhina
14 All-Star Orchestra - De Fune
15 Flo Sandon's - Refranes
16 The Jimmy Giuffre 3 - The Green Country (New England Mood)
17 The Diamond Head Beachcombers - Across the Sea
18 The Trumpeteers - Home Don't Seem Like Home
19 Frank Hunter - Lost Plateau
20 Onilda Figueiredo - A Beira Mar
21 Mandolin' Club de Paris - Cinquième danse
22 June Hutton - I Had A Little Too Much To Dream Last Night

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Dream Weapons present: DEEP INSIDE A DREAM C90

We're falling down the rabbit hole. Transporting you into a wonderfully (and troublingly) surreal state. Sweet dreams gently interrupted by waves of unease. Like an adventure taking place inside of your subconscious. Or like someone is trying to tell you a half-remembered tale. A «can’t put my finger on it» sort of vague concept for a trip through the motions. Sounds fun doesn’t it? -Moahaha

                   

1 Panthers of Chastity - Return to Bridmore
2 The Fool - Voice in the Wind
3 Mike Green - Theme From Head Light
4 Antique Doll - Glass Elver
5 Jasper Van't Hof & George Gruntz - Filomeel and Procne / Swallow and Nightingale
6 The Buckinghams - I Know I Think
7 The Ron Grainer Orchestra - No.6 Approaches the Escape Helicopter
8 Julia Blair - Lullaby Two
9 Antonio de Sousa Dias - As Fontes Mágicas De Gerénia
10 J.A. Caesar - Big Dipper
11 John Mills-Cockell - Speedy's Teardown
12 Maple Leaf - Epilogue to Return to Womb - エピローグ ~ 母胎回帰

13 Eric - Von Der Insel
14 Viola Kramer & Heinz Bielefeldt - Teddybär
15 Cristiano Varisco - O Canto do Urutau
16 Toadstone - Moon Song
17 Baba Scholar - She’s an Indian Minor
18 The Cowslips - Night Shift
19 Paz - Horrors
20 Mark McDowell - Message Sent
21 Ananda Shankar - Planet X
22 Linda Hoyle - For My Darling
23 Neil Chotem and his Orchestra - And Now, It’s For Sure
24 Elaine & Derek - Brahms Lullaby

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Dream Weapons present: NOCTURNAL C90

 

 

«Through the darksome forest roam, Luna breaks through oaks and bushes» is a quote from Goethe's poem «The Beautiful Night». I wanted to capture a vibe like that in music somehow. Nocturnal music to me is ambiguous music of light and dark. Slow-footed, jazzy film noir moods, loads of easy, eerie listening and I think... a few surprises underway -Moahaha

 1 Masahiko Satoh and Medical Sugar Bank - Parus Varius
 2 Yusef Lateef - From Within
 3 Emilio Locurcio - La Visione - La Primavera Feroce
 4 The Don Black Orchestra & Singers - Where Did Our Summers Go
 5 Don Elliot And His Choir - Dinah
 6 Silvano D'Auria - Porto Cammelli
 7 Four For Jazz - Ghost And Blood Chant
 8 Academy of Music Ljubljana - Läksin Minä Kesäyönä Käymään
 9 Boastein - En Gresk Western
10 Jac Berrocal - Automne Perdu
11 Albrecht Gündel-vom Hofe, Robin Draganic & Lucía Martínez Alonso - Finden des Ich's
12 Syrinx - Journey Tree
13 Het Pandorra Ensemble - Ritme 7000
14 Jun Fukamachi - From Mishone

15 Svein Finnerud Trio - IDA
16 Frank Comstock & His Orchestra - From Another World
17 Cecil McCartney - Sacrifice  (Collage For Leather Boots, Bread Knife, Voice, Guitars & Electronics)
18 Juan Gelman Juan Cedrón - Madrugada
19 Heinz Von Moisy - Mirage
20 Supersister - In Die Allee
21 Kunihiko Murai  - Goyoukiba - Love Theme
22 Eddie Suzuki - High Tide
23 Wlodzimierz Nahorny - Kotwica / Obserwatorzy
24 Melba Liston - Dark Before the Dawn
25 Martha Elefteriadu - Dvě Kresby Tuší II.
26 Pascoal Meirelles - Juruviara
27 Frank & Jo Byers - Polynesian Fantasy Theme Song (Finale - more waves)

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Dream Weapons present: FLOWERS IN MY GARDEN C60

Flowers in My Garden features ethereal folk, folk rock and pop recorded sometime between 1968 to 1983. Some self released loner folk and demos to thorougly arranged and sophisticated studio recordings. But I think there’s a dense atmosphere and a haunting quality to everything here. Unheard or forgotten songs of a certain beauty forever lost. I wanted the cover art to match its mysterious and enchanting content, but I see now that it ended up resembling a cheap yellowback. I think the painting I used is very nice though:) -Moahaha

... and BTW: I’ve got a lot on my mind these days, and it may take a while till I post another mix.

1 Risken Finns - Til Weena
2 Cindi Titzer - Foggy Sea
3 Frunk - Tears On My Pillow
4 Martine Bijl - Ik Vraag De Bloemen
5 Bermuda Triangle - Lost Worlds
6 Jancis Harvey - Take Two
7 Tantalus - Ye Jacobites By Name
8 Winterwood - Pirates Of Stone County Road
9 Bonnie Koloc - Devil's Nine Questions

10 Paul Esslinger - Unterwegs
11 Lillebjørn Nilsen - Jeg Lagde Meg Så Silde
12 Judy Dyble - Under the Sky
13 Carm Mascarenhas - Fields Of Green
14 Kolibri - Tsamadou
15 Wichita Fall - Morning Song
16 Kathy Smith - Willie
17 Gillian McPherson - It’s My Own Way
18 Lars Klevstrand - Fantasia
19 Turid - Och Somaren Kom 

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Dream Weapons present: CITY LIGHTS C90

For as long as I can recall I’ve loved those gorgeous string arrangements, the lighthearted playful sensuality, the synths and the grooves of Disco. Yet I never felt like had the overview or knowledge to compile a mix. But now I went along and did it anyway. During the years these 19 tracks were recorded: from 1975 to 1982: Disco was a global phenomena. So there’s literally a whole world of largely unheard gems out there to discover. Locating different takes from different scenes is most definitely part of the charm. Some funky, jazzy and organic takes, while others goes hard on the synths and drum machines. But always peppy, fun and... life-affirming -Moahaha

1 İstanbul Şarkıcıları - Yanmışım
2 Lynsey de Paul - Love Bomb
3 Alain Leroux & Christer Norden - Feeling Really Groovy
4 Carrie Lucas - Are You Dancing?
5 Min Hae Kyung / Goin' Back to China / ゴーイン･バック･トゥ･チャイナ
6 Noël - I Want a Man
7 Who's Who - Ad Libitum 80
8 The Tee Cee's - Solid And Cool
9 Min Hae Kyung / 민해경 - Must Be Love / 사랑은 그래야만 해요
10 Arp-Life - Apolobamba

11 Emmie Yokoyama - Disco Vampirella
12 Zdenka Kovačiček - Kobra
13 Il Etait Une Fois - L'amour Dans Mon Pays
14 Piotr Figiel Ensemble - Good Morning Mr
15 JPM And Co. - Adieu L'Ami
16 La Sha Ba - You've Been Hunchin'
17 Yumi Murata  - A Conscious Lie / みんな嘘
18 Andy Nelson (Serge Ponsar) - Lady Angie
19 Hiroshi Sato - Jōdo

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The image used for the cover art, and at least 1/3 of these tunes were original rips located at the unique and wonderful Melodiesmagic-blog. They make their own compilations too (which I should really check out myself:)

Dream Weapons present: INTO BLISS C90

 

 

One reason as to why I compile all these jazz-mixes of pure bliss and no atonal blowouts just occurred to me: This is largely how I present jazz to others in real life. Very few people I know are as deeply into all kinds of music as myself. Anything too free, avantgarde or invasive will just get in the way of conversation - and make them uncomfortable. Hell, in regards to my family, even the jazz collected here would give me weird looks. But my friends wouldn’t mind this. And I obviously love it, so «Into Bliss» is an attempt to… please everyone (except for my family) -Moahaha    

 

1 Billy Gault - Aisha
2 Sonny Fortune - Sunshower
3 Heikki Sarmanto Quartet - Jai Guru Dev
4 Lloyd McNeill Quartet - Two-Third's Pleasure
5 Gary Peacock Trio - Nanshi
6 Heinz Von Moisy - La Carretera
7 Michael Naura - Black Pigeon
8 Sunbirds - Fire Dance

9 Arnie Lawrence and Treasure Island - Abdullah and Abraham
10 Fritz Pauer - Terra Samba
11 Gino Marinacci - Sensitive
12 Stan Sukzmann - Sojan
13 Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet - Prayer
14 Erich Kleinschuster Sextett - Sunshine In Raindrops
15 Gerald Merceron - Rio Pop
16 Green Cosmos - Über Dem Berg 

 

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Dream Weapons present: HERDING CALLS C60

As promised in my previous post here's that Western European folk-mix of mine. Or rather the Nordic nations plus France, some Celtic songs, a Welsh tune and uh... an Irish music project from Sardinia. No 1970’s psychfolk this time, but more traditionally based. In all of my crate digging life I’ve flicked through countless Scandinavian folk albums with similar cover art to this one, in the cheap bins. As charming as they often appeared visually, I still never gave them the time of day. Well, not until in the last couple of years or so. About half of these represent some of the best tunes I’ve located on such albums - while the other half is found… elsewhere:) An hour full of life and wonderful melodies. Try it! -Moahaha

1 Nils Økland - Rose (N)
2 Carola Standertskjöld - Hämärä Kun Mulla Luontonsa Peittää (SF)
3 Harpan Min - Enkellåten (S)
4 Burträskar'a - Malin Häggströms Vaggvisa (S)
5 Åsa Jinder & Svenska Låtkvintetten - Mot Kvällningen (S)
6 Unni Boksasp - Kysja Roa - Etter Magnhild Almhjell (N)
7 Olav Snortheim - Imyljo Jul Og Kyndelsmesse (N)
8 Lillemor Lind - Skänklåt Från Enviken (S)
9 Rhona MacKay - Buain A' Choirce, Domhnall an Dannsair, Glenlivit (C)
10 Jean-François Dutertre - Bacchu-Ber (F)

11 Pelle Jakobsson - Vallåt Från Nås Efter Tillmans Sara (S)
12 Kirsten Bråten Berg - Liti Kjersti og Elvekongen (N)
13 Cumulus - Soua Sorsa, Lieku Lintu (SF)
14 Norrlåtar - Järvenpään Ranalla (SF)
15 Jean David -  Ya Mimoun Ya Messhoud / Donnez Pour Le Rompelpot (F)
16 Mairéad Ní Dhomhnaill - Ar A Dhul Go Baile Átha Cliath Domh (C)
17 Carreg Lafar - Cŵyn Mam-Yng-Nghyfraith (W)
18 Erlend Apneseth - Hallingen (N)
19 Glee’s - Ave Maria/Half Penny Hompipe (I)
20 Margit Myhr - Bånsull (N)

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Been hanging out at this place a lot lately: A place of folklore treasures

Dream Weapons present: FIRST THE DANCE, THEN THE FEAST C60

Another compilation of wondrous folk music from behind the former Iron Curtain. Not so much the festive fairy tale dance party the cover art and title suggests. There’s some of that as well. But heartfelt songs and achingly beautiful melodies for the most part. Which is what made me fall in love and obsess with folk music from all over the world in the first place -Moahaha 

-Please forgive me if you’re among the... I don't know Billion people (probably more) who lives in one of these vastly different nations and cultures… often with little or nothing in common. It may appear as an inane concept for collecting an hour of music. But coming up with loose concepts and trying to make them work musically or sonically together, is what I do. Next up is folk from Western Europe, so at least I treat us all - myself included - with equal cultural ignorance:)

1 Чкотуа семейный ансамбль / The Chkotua Family Ensemble - Озбакь иашва / Ozbak Iashwa (Abkhazia, Georgia)
2 Gevorg Dabaghyan - Hayots Aghcheekner (Armenia)
3 Trio Bulgarka - Снощи съм минал, кумум Еленке / Snoshti Sum Minal, Kouzoum Elenke (Bulgaria)
4 State Merited Company of Georgia Folk Songs and Dances - Чакам те, мила / Chakam te, mila (Georgia)
5 Kolinda - Toredekek I (Hungary)
6 Мирза Тоиров (Mirza Toirov) - Бир келсун Bir Kelsun (Uzbekistan)
7 Vanja Lazarova Dimitrovska - Aj Iznikna mi Badem Drvo (Macedonia)
8 Filip Kutev & State Ensemble for Folk Song and Dance - Cijo Momice (Bulgaria)
9 Silvestru Lungoci - Doina Haiduceasca (Romania)
10 Dragica Nikolova - Da Sum Bistra Voda (Macedonia)

11 Hachig Kazarian Ensemble - Daldala-Satchmé (Armenia)
12 Yane Sandanski Ensemble - Руса въз роса вървеше, Теб та ни приляга, Мори, ваклай, ваклай (Bulgaria)
13 Levon Madoyan & Hachik Khachatrian, Vladimir Egorian - Derbent (Armenia)
14 Hamlet Gonashvili - Imeruli Nana (Georgia)
15 Abkhazian State Song and Dance Ensemble - Саматхуа Радеда (Abkhazia/Georgia)
16 Aram Merangulian & Armenian Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments - Kenarigi Bar (Armenia)
17 Aidas - Ant Kalno Malūnėlis (Lithuania)
18 Armenian Song and Dance Ensemble - Narine – Choir (Armenia)
19 Taraful din Mavrodin - Pe Deal Pe Teleorman (Romania)
20 Veneta Tsvetkova / Венета Цветкова - Three Nightingales are Singing Like Larks / Три бюлбюла пеят (Bulgaria)

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The title title borrowed from a Hungarian folk tale, listen to: First the Dance, Then the Feast (read by Bethany O’Halloran)