Monday, February 10, 2025

Dream Weapons present: TWILIGHT IN JAZZVILLE C60

How I would have loved to wander the fictional streets of late 1950’s Jazzville after sunset. On a whim I’d walk into a hip little bar, or a stylish nightclub. While listening to the sound of chattering and clinking glass, a group of musicians enter the stage. The songstress and her small ensemble alternate between Torch Songs, understated Cool Jazz and assorted delights in that ballpark. The deep, slow and haunting Misty and ‘Round Midnight type of repertoire. Yet another obvious case of false nostalgia (see Anemoia), and as always before, music is to blame.

All the talent that has slipped through the cracks has always been Dream Weapons’ raison d'être. But it’s also a little saddening to think about. Maybe you know the names of a couple of the singers or bandleaders here, but they are mostly long forgotten and virtually unheard (Helen Merrill is an exception, but not this song). Yet to me the ten songs presented here are all perfect tens - and every tune sound like a classic -Moahaha 

1 Fran Jeffries - Out of This World, 1960
2 Herb Geller - Silver Rain, 1954
3 Lynn Taylor - Wandering Heart, 1958
4 Bob Cooper - Sunset, 1955
5 Helen Merrill - It's A Lazy Afternoon, 1957
6 Metropolitan Jazz Quartet - Night Song, 1958  
7 Lu Ann Simms - The End of the Line, 1952
8 Johnny Eaton - The Lamp is Low, 1957
9 Cora Lee Day - My Crying Hour, 1960

10 The Marty Paich Octet - Jacqueline, 1956
11 Debby Moore - Come On Home to Me, 1959
12 The Brothers Candoli - It Never Entered My Mind, 1957
13 Dorothy Dandridge - The Touch Of Your Lips, 1958
14 Jack Montrose With Bob Gordon - April's Fool, 1955
15 Donna Brooks - Full Moon and Empty Arms, 1956
16 Paul Quinichette - Tropical Intrigue, 1955
17 The Lewis Sisters - Just Friends, 1959
18 Terry Gibbs - Memories of You, 1957
19 Pinky Winters - Cool Sazerac, 1954

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Friday, January 31, 2025

Dream Weapons present: ILHA FORMOSA C60

Ilha Formosa means Beautiful Island. Portuguese sailors gave the island now known as Taiwan its former name in 1542. Formosa was actually the commonly used name for Taiwan up until the 1960-1970’s. Anyway here’s a collection of female singers and male instrumentalists - all originating from this beautiful island. At least according to my information. My selection contains music spanning over 15 years, from 1968 to 1983. I recognize plenty of both Chinese and Japanese material and influences. Some (or quite a few) of these melodies are based on well known South East Asian traditional songs, but presented with an «updated» westernized approach. Which was typical for this era of Asian popular music practically everywhere, except for in North Korea. This hour of 21 tunes still feature a few peculiar surprises. For instance Taiwan had their own «moogsploitation»-like scene named after Yamaha’s electronic organ series «Electone»*. A pretty amazing discovery for me personally. Full of life, lovely and charming. Enjoy! -Moahaha

*The song in the video underneath is a perfect example of that "scene"
 

1 Hua Xuanxuan / 華萱萱 - Today is Tomorrow / 今天過去是明天
2 Jenny Tseng / 甄妮 - First Meeting / 第一次見面
3 Chen Yingjie / 陳盈潔 - I'll Never Love You Again / 永遠不再愛你
4 Lam Mei-Man & Yang Zhaorong / 林美滿 & 楊昭榮  - Rain of Love / 慕情时雨
5 Yang Yan / 楊燕 - Apple Flower / 蘋果花 (song edit)
6 Di Si Nai Band / 年 狄斯奈大乐队 - 4 (unknown title)
7 Huang Shu Fen / 黃淑芬 - Manli / 蔓莉
8 The Telstar Combo / 電星樂隊 - Cherry Blossom Moon / 月桃花
9 Lin You Mei / 林友梅 - The Swallows Fly Apart / 燕分飛
10 Chan Ming Yang / 杨灿明主 - The Moon Over the Ruined Castle / 廢堡上的月亮
11 Zhao Bei Yu / 趙倍譽 - Cultivate / 耕耘

12 The Devil's Fantasy Band / 魔鬼奇幻樂隊演奏
 - Blues (from Seashore) / 藍調 (斯從 海邊)
13 Lily Chao / 趙曉君  -  Why Are You Hiding / 你何必躲避
14 Dreamy Music / 昨夜夢中  -  White Sun / 白色太陽
15 Bao Na Na / 包娜娜  -  Wedding Wishes / 婚禮祝福
16 Tsui Wing Siu Music Team / 徐永兆樂隊  -  Crimson Lotus / 紅睡蓮
17 Little White Rabbit and Little Yingge /  小白兔 & 小莺歌
 - Pinky Finger Memories / 小指の想い出
18 Wong Ngok Sang / 王粵生 - Song of the Fisherman / 漁夫之歌
19 Jin Jing / 金晶 - Taipei Nights / 臺北之夜
20 Yeung Chan Ming / 楊燦明  -  Kaworu / 川流
21 Chen Fen Lan / 陳芬蘭 - Tears of Flowers / 淚的小花

Here

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Anyone who enjoys this, or any kind of vintage Asian music, has got to check out the one of a kind and truly amazing madrotter-treasure-hunt blog. 

+ if you prefer your mp3 cover art with a correctly spelled title, just download this image and replace the file (I originally wrote "ihla"):

Monday, January 20, 2025

Dream Weapons present: AGE OF GOLD C60


Was the post-war era of 1950-1960 an age of gold - or a golden age? I don’t know, probably for those who were young back then. Youth is everyone's golden era, so I could have written exactly that about almost any period of time. But post-war is surely better than war. I stole the title from Bunuels surrealist movie L’Age d’Or (well, the english title), because it has this nice, nostalgic ring to it. By now it probably goes without saying that: here's another hour of intercontinental golden oldies! Guess I said it anyway. Nothing but highlights here! I think that every single time I share a mix though -Moahaha

1 Georges Jouvin Orchestra - Maruzella
2 The Tokyo Serenaders - Yuuraku Cho de Aimasho
3 The Four Knights - Walkin' and Whistlin' Blues
4 Alain Romans - Tango de thé Dansant
5 Jaycee Hill - Crash-Out
6 Carole Bennett - Haunted Lover
7 Fred Lowery - The Moon of Mankoora
8 Tomás Campos con Waldo de los Ríos - Zamba de la Toldería
9 Club Nisei Orchestra - Hana Kotoba No Uta
10 Webley Edwards - Thoughts of Love
11 Morton Gould - La Comparsa

12 Ferlin Husky - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
13 André Popp - Mon Coeur Attend
14 The King Sisters - Sweet Leilani
15 Rollee McGill - Helena Mambo
16 Jack Ary - Tu M'etais Destinee
17 Teruko Akatsuki / 暁テル子 - Liberal Ginza / りべらる銀座
18 The Paseo Jazz Band - Paseo Blues
19 Vanja Orico - Chanson du Jangadeiro
20 Ali Beirut's Orientales - Chifti
21 Krontjong Ensemble Pantja Warna - Hatiku
22 David Carroll - Madrid

Here

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Saturday, January 11, 2025

Dream Weapons present: PRESENT TENSE C60

I have to admit that I’m a little proud of this one. It is the sort of mixtape I would have loved for someone else to have compiled - and for me to discover. Twelve compositions released in 2024 and two from 2023 is about as present tense that I’m capable of. Actually it’s way beyond my capabilities in that regard. I made a  playlist titled «Strange Beauty», and somehow this hour of pristine musical gems materialized from within it. Almost. 

-Whether leaning mostly toward the traditional, experimental, electronic or ambient - all fourteen compositions can safely be filed under «Modern Classical». In retrospect, I might as well have kept my playlist-title, as these are all strange beauties to my ears -Moahaha

1 Alice Hebborn - Saisons - Mouvement 2
2 Laura Masotto - Dark Horse
3 Bruno Sanfilippo - The Feast of Crows
4 Christopher Cerrone - Beaufort Scales. I & II
5 Malcolm Pardon - Side Effects
6 Kirin McElwain - Work
7 Ljudvägg & L.T. Fisk - Försvinna, återvända

8 Jasmine Wood - VII
9 Laura Cannell and Lori Goldston - Lying Beneath The Earth
10 Snowdrops - The River
11 Watine - Unbroken Fields
12 Sarah Neufeld, Richard Reed Pary, Rebecca Foon - Georgia
13 Lauré Lussier - 4th Movement - Allegretto
14 Otto A. Totland - Mirror

Here

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Friday, January 3, 2025

Dream Weapons present: OBSIDIAN ROCKS C90

No, I’ve not compiled the musical equivalent to a volcanic eruption. It’s closer to the polished rocks or handmade figures made from the volcanic glass that naturally occurs when lava rapidly cools. Yes, it’s another mix of fusions between the Jazz and various styles of music that seemingly everyone was into during the 1970’s. Sometimes resembling World Music, sometimes spiritual, often groovin’, always radiating warmth. Humankind at its very best -Moahaha 

1 The Bridge - Puls
2 Georges Arvanitas - Arc En Ciel
3 Hadley Caliman - The Latin Thing
4 Phil Upchurch & Tennyson Stephens - Black Maybe
5 Frode Thingnaes Quintet - Queen Python
6 Pazop - Mirela
7 Andre Fertier's Clivage - Moving Waves
8 Phrydderichs Phaelda - Zinky

9 Fred Stone - Elissa
10 David Diggs - Elusion
11 White, Green And Reds - Riffs
12 The Awakening - Mode For D.D.
13 Attila Engin Group - Deeply in Love
14 Buki-Yamaz - Your Beauty Is Devine/St. May
15 Pumpkin - Free At Last
16 Don Burrows - Twilight Zone  

Here 

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Monday, December 9, 2024

Added streaming option for Xmas Delights I-IV

Because why not? As they were all compiled before DWp existed, and before I knew about this streaming option thing, these have never been available as such. I had to upload III in mono, otherwise the file would have been too big. Over half the songs were in mono to begin with anyway. I much prefer mp3's of course, but I know at least some of you think streaming is more practical and handy. Enjoy! -Moahaha

Link to download: Here

Link to download, II: Here

Link to download, III: Here

Link to download, VI: Here  

I have never posted tracklists here to any of these either. Here they are:

Xmas Delights (2012)
1 The Philistines Jr. - Santa Was Seen
2 Asakawa Maki – Zenkasha No N'Mas
3 Elisa Gabbai – Winter in Canada
4 The Soulful Strings – Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies
5 Floral Pops 70 – Jingle Bells
6 Mystic Monks - Swinging Bells
7 Twice As Much feat. Vashti Bunyan - The Coldest Night of the Year
8 Dean Martin – The Things We Did Last Summer
9 Julie London – I'd Like You For Christmas
10 Kate Bush – December Will Be Magic Again
11 The Swingle Singers – Christmas Medley
12 The Torero Band – Once in Royal Davids City
13 Indo Jazzmen – Variations On a Christmas Theme
14 The Carpenters – O Come, O Come Emmanuel
15 Richard Harvey - Winter Festival

16 Lois Lynn – Every Christmas We Know
17 Peter, Paul & Mary - A'Soalin'
18 Joan Baez – The Little Drummer Boy
19 Don Amson – Shepherd Boy
20 The De Castro Singers - Snowbound for Christmas
21 Monica Lewis – The Christmas Song
22 Bing Crosby – Do You Hear What I Hear
23 Dinah Shore – The Coventry Carol
24 Fred Lowery – Silent Night
25 Shirley Collins – Down in Yon Forest
26 Bert Jansch – In the Bleak Midwinter
27 Ron Goodwin – The Christmas Tree
28 Mary Mayo – A King Without a Crown
29 The Retreat Singers – Virgin Mary Had a One Son
30 Joe Longstreth And John Escosa-Harpists - Carol of the Bells
31 Steeleye Span – Gaudete
32 Unknown - Christmas Bells

Vol. II (2013)
1 Ferrante and Teicher - O Come All Ye Faithful
2 The Ralph Hunter Choir - Indian Christmas Carol/Latin Lullaby
3 Saturday's Children - Deck Five
4 The Pop's - Noite Feliz
5 The Beverley Sisters - Little Donkey
6 Juliette - Christmas is a Day of Miracles
7 The Mills Brothers - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
8 Lucien Hetu - Katia (Il Peut Neiger)
9 The Free Design - Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
10 Floral Pops 70 - Winter Wonderland
11 Waldo de Los Rios - Jingle Bells

12 Weavers - Burgundian Carol
13 Wilf Carter - Silver Bells
14 Folque - Juljeitsån
15 Peter, Paul and Mary - Jane, Jane
16 Wayne King and His Orchestra - Carol of the Bells
17 Joan Baez - The Carol of the Birds
18 Egon Kjerrmann - Staffan Var En Stallendräng
19 Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra - Rin Rin
20 The Soulful Strings - Deck The Halls
21 Georg Wadenius, Arild Andersen & Jan Lundgren - Guds Frid I Vise Män

Vol. III (2014)
1. Fairuz - Dawi Beleiah Saeda
2. Joan Baez - Down in Yon Forrest
3. Archer & Gile - The Cherry Tree
4. Weavers - Poor Little Jesus
5. Folk & Rackare - Jultiggarvisa från Bingsjö
6. The Glad Singers - Fum Fum Fum
7. The Goldiggers - My Favorite Things
8. The Steps - Whispering Hope
9. Esquivel - Sun Valley Ski Run
10. The Andrew Sisters - Christmas Island
11. Ella Fitzgerald - The Secret of Christmas
12. Ted Taylor Organisation Feat. Tubby Hayes - Glorious Things of Three Are Spoke
13. Jaymz Bee and the Royal Jelly Orchestra - Carol of the Bells
14. The Favorites - Silent Night
15. Ferrante and Teicher - Jingle Bells
16. Joseph Byrd - Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming

17. Alessandro Alessandroni - Ave Maria
18. Lola Flores - En La Noche De La Nochebuena Campanilleros
19. Charlie Ishiguro and His Tokyo Panchos - Auld Lang Syne
20. Grace Simon & Idris Sardi - White Christmas
21. John Jacob Niles - I Wonder As I Wander Under the Sky
22. Kay Starr - December
23. The Four Aces - We Three Kings of Orient Are
24. Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra - (Don't Wait Till) The Night Before Christmas
25 . The Hollyridge Strings - Winter Wonderland
26. Dinah Shore - You Meet the Nicest People
27. Les Brown and His Orchestra feat. Doris Day - The Christmas Song
28. Eddie Duenstedter - Christmas Candy
29. The Steps - Silver Bells
30. Juliette - Christmas World
31. Waldo De Los Rios - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing   
32. Stevie Wonder - Happy Holidays

Vol. IV (2015)
1 Baroque Philharmonic Orchestra – Joseph Est Bien Marie
2 Trio in Canticis – A La Creche
3 Ancient Path – Noel Nouvelet
4 Gisella – Los Peches en el Rio
5 Natascuta Luga – Ler, Domnului, Ler
6 Zharava – Roidestvo
7 Al Tall – Pastorets I Pastoretes
8 Iver Kleive & Aage Kvalbein – Kling No Klokka
9 Conjunto Pro Musica de Rosario - Villancico del Vestidito
10 Antique Musical Boxes – Monastery Bells

11 Oliviero Biella/Cantarchevai - La Città E Gli Scambi/Ai Dievini Augstu Saule
12 Marie-Claire Pichaud / Pierre Séchet - Tu es Trop Petit
13 Folk Och Rackare – Ut Kommer Staffan
14  Metro-Tytot – Joulun Kellot
15 Núria Feliu - El Cant dels Ocells
16 Kaláka - Három Királyok
17 Aquabella – Los Reyes Magos
18 Los Gemelos Del Sur - Campanilleros Lucentinos
19 Dagmar Papula -Maria Durch Ein Dornwald Ging
20 Eric Lebrun – Le Temps De Noel
21 Ansamblul Folcloric Țara Vrancei & Ro-Mania - Ia Sculați, Boieri Bogați

Thursday, November 28, 2024

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

Here 

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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:

 


Friday, November 15, 2024

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. Just click on the image to get to the original post:) -Moahaha

Thursday, November 7, 2024

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

Here

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Monday, October 14, 2024

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

Here

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Sunday, September 8, 2024

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

  Here

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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:)

Sunday, August 4, 2024

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

Here

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Saturday, June 29, 2024

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) 

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

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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Friday, June 7, 2024

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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