Dream Weapons present: BREEZING UP C90

It’s just a lighthearted, summer mix for you all to enjoy in the warm breeze. Gorgeous songs and melodies that sometimes has a slight edge (like a guitarist using a fuzz pedal O:), but not enough to ruin the generally pleasant mood. Unheard songs that feel somewhat familiar, I think. My "Feel Good Mix of the Summer" (but not about drugs), perhaps  -Moahaha   

1 John G. Perry - I Wait My Friend
2 Suzi Jane Hokom - Little War
3 Toi et Moi - The Sound of My Lover Coming
4 Piotr Figiel Ensemble - To An Unfaithful Girl
5 Poppy Family - For Running Wild
6 Peter Tessier - Try With Your Heart
7 Brian Bennett and Alan Hawkshaw - Mermaid
8 Mary Hopkin - A Leaf Must Fall
9 The Ashes - Roses Gone
10 Steve Allen & The Gentle Players - Green
11 Barry Benson - Cousin Jane
12 Cyrus Faryar - Evergreen (Earth Anthem)
13 Charles Dumont - Trafic - Maria
14 Lisa Gastoni - Una Stanza Vuota
15 Annie Girardot - La Femme Faux Cils
16 Royaltones - Our Faded love

17 Ill Wind - Dark World
18 Heaven & Earth - Sixty Years On
19 Armando Trovajoli - Black Pearl Necklace
20 Pamela - Une Autre Autoroute
21 The Inner Space & Rosy Rosy - Kamera Song
22 Stony Starr And His Musical Saw - Theme For Moongazers, Part I
23 Isabelle - Jusqu'à La Tombée Du Jour
24 Amelinha - Santa Fé
25 Sandy Mosse - My Man's Gone Now
26 Louis Lane - When Love Disappears
27 Nara Leão - Linha 12
28 Luis Bacalov - A Qualsiasi Prezzo #10
29 Dulcimer - Starlight
30 Mormos - Cows in My Colorbook
31 Dave Grusin - Can I Have Sunday?
32 Kate Green - Why? (The Child's Song)

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Btw, for some reason this one got blocked on Audius - which has to be a first. So I opened another free Mixcloud account. It only allows ten uploads though.

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

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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"):

 

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

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: 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: SOUNDS IN THE NIGHT C60

Well hello darkness, my old friend. A spooky All Hallow’s Eve-mix that doesn’t set out to actually scare you. Haunting in a comforting sort of way, and more like watching a vintage horror movie that’s not genuinely frightening to us anymore. Quite a few truly wonderful songs here. A little doom and gloom for the whole family to enjoy -Moahaha

Btw: This mix will have to do for all of October, I’m afraid. There will just be a lot of stuff going on in my life in the next couple of weeks and months. Mostly good stuff though:)

1 Jeri Simpson - In My Black Lace (1956)
2 The New Bangs - Go Go Kitty (1966)
3 Poppy Family - Endless Sleep (1969)
4 The First Theremin Era - The Barnabas Theme from "Dark Shadows" (1969)
5 The Residents - Six More Miles (To the Graveyard) (1986)
6 The Whips - Yes Master! (1958)
7 Bob Jacobs - The Small Assassin (1969)
8 The Strangers - Castle Mood (Balladi Olavinlinnasta) (1963)
9 Ethel Ennis - Mad Monster Party (1967)
10 The Riviares - Death Of A Surfer (1960's)
11 Judy Thomas - Never Say Devil Woman (1962)

12 Lallo Gori - La Morte Scende Leggera, Seq. 4 (1972)
13 The Tables - (I Married A) Monster From Outer Space (1990)
14 Luciano Michelini - Assassino Nel Buio (1975)
15 The Occasional Word - The Evil Venus Tree (1969)
16 Dick Hyman & Mary Mayo - Maid of the Moon (1963)
17 Gaitley & Fitzgerald - Seance Day (1967)
18 Motivations - The Birds (1964)
19 John Leyton - Voodoo Woman (1961)
20 Billy Saint - Midnight Freeze (1960)
21 Guy Warren - Midnight Rain (1958)
22 Rusty Isabell - Manhunt (1959)
23 Russ Garcia - Sounds In The Night (1957)

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Dream Weapons present: MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS C60

What better day than March 8 to drop another female fronted, roundabout route kind of mixtape? Much like Exploradora, Woman of the World, Take Over!, Sing it, Sister (originally shared on IWD, 2020) and A Song in the Blood before - Mothers & Daughters initially started out with me collecting a bunch of songs I've discovered over the years - that I love. But as I have a slight preference for woman’s singing voices, compilations like these simply occurs. Fourteen enchanting and lovingly performed songs (plus six instrumentals) that should do good for both your mental and physical well being. Although musically a little all over the place, I think this hour flows along quite nicely -Moahaha

 

1 Kay Gardner - Inner Mood I
2 Gothart - La Rosa Enflorence
3 Cher - Behind the Door
4 Clara Nunes - Meus Tempos De Criança
5 Elisabeth Waldo - Pentitente Procession
6 島倉千代子 - 恋しているんだもん
7 Sandy Posey - The Big Hurt
8 Чаровницы - Я не могу вас забыть
9 Merit Hemmingson - Skänklåt av Pers Erik Olsson
10 ピーナッツ - 宵待草

11 Maria Creuza - A Timidez me Devora
12 Gladly Playe Wyth Stryngs - Nobody's Gigge / Gathering Peascods
13 Salwa - Idaich
14 Soraya Melik - Inleyen Nagmeler
15 Daniela Casa - Santor
16 이해연  - 아리랑 정능고개
17 정미조 - 愛の瞳
18 Kay Gardner - Inner Mood II
19 Extradition - A Love Song
20 Lynsey De Paul - Moonrise

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Dream Weapons present: PERENNIAL FLOWERS C60

Sing and dance along to melodies that sound like something your grandparents or rather great-grandparents could have spun at parties or in their spare time. That is if they were lucky enough to enjoy such things as parties and spare time... plus had eccentric but nevertheless impeccable taste - and owned a record player.

-Here's another wilted floral grouping of largely unheard six to eight decades old «popular music», revived. Twenty-two memorable, but strangely forgotten tunes that deserve our love and attention. This time slightly melodramatic and moonlit oldies with only a couple of fun novelty songs added in between the haunting and the heartbreak. Mostly musical expressions that hardly exist in our vocabulary anymore. Yet to me these pre-Fab Four era gems, speak directly to the heart -Moahaha

1 Djalma Ferreira e Seus Milionarios do Ritmo - Misterioso
2 Elder Barber - Jinetes en el Cielo
3 Eddie Miller And His Band - Ghost Town
4 Hank Levine & The Blazers - Midnight
5 Ronnie Chapman - Annie B. Is Gone
6 Lorrie Collins - Another Man Done Gone
7 Fred Lowery - The Lonesome Road
8 Elsa Bertuzzi  & Gianni Fallabrino Y Su Orquesta - Sera Di Nebbia
9 Onilda Figueiredo - Se Deus Assim o Quis
10 Jean Bonal y sus Ritmos Brasileiros - Bongiorno Tristezza
11 Carmen Costa - Começo de Vida

12 Tomás Campos & Waldo De Los Rios - El Indio Muerto
13 Kenny Graham and His Satellites - Chant
14 Hiroshi Wada & Mahina Stars -  誰よりも君を愛す
15 Amiek Dasuki - Loro Bronto
16 Jack Fascinato - Spring, Sprang, Sprung
17 The Chordettes - Moonlight On the Ganges
18 The Dinning Sisters - A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow
19 Waldo de los Ríos - Cueca Del Reloj
20 Patsy Montana - Yodeling Ghost
21 Beryl Davis - Careless
22 Walter Wanderley & Seu Conjunto - Ruega Por Nosotros

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Dream Weapons present: A SONG IN THE BLOOD C90

 

 

So here’s another download only/revisitation of an older mix once posted elsewhere. I remade the cover (as always), removed a track that had about 5 million plays by now + a tune from a guy named Maria (whom I mistook for a woman) and a France Gall-song later used by Prabha Devi etc... The end result ended up about 80% identical to the original compilation. Probably a few songs you might have heard before and the B-side has a lot of really strange transitions, but whatever. A for Alluring lyricism and B for Beer and skittles perhaps. Here what I wrote six years ago:

-I planned to build A Song in the Blood around a couple of slow and sensuous songs by April Stevens and The Paris Sisters. You know the kind of long forgotten seemingly innocent (not really all that innocent, though) sounding pop-ditties that David Lynch could dig up, use in a scene and forever transform it into a masterpiece of melancholy, desperation and gloom. But this seductive mixtape of mine never materialised.

Instead I kept adding gently intense, ghostly folk tunes, eastern european folksy-pop on the A-side, and sweet girl groups of the far east, playful ye-ye, Bollywood, japanese vocal jazz and allsorts of stuff on the B-side... A trip through the motions and around the world presented by an all female cast. It wasn't meant to be a collection of songs sung by women excusively either. It just turned out that way -Moahaha, September 2014

1. Buffy Sainte Marie - Poppies (For Mr. Allerton)
2. Salli Terri - Estrella Do Mar
3. Eva Porubová - Jede Matúšek
4. Montreal - Infinity
5. Chimera - The Grail
6. Dana Corby/Gwydion - Spring Strathspey
7. April Stevens - That Naughty Waltz
8. Paavoharju - Kirkonväki
9. Judy Henske - Lullaby
10. Nadia Cattouse - All Around My Grandmothers Floor
11. Principal Edwards Magic Theatre - Weirdsong Of Breaking Through At Last
12. Dimitra Galani - Aspro Peristeri
13. Lyubka Rondova - Yana Maika Lyuto Kalne
14. Susan Reed - Three White Gulls

15. Janye Mansfield - Cleopatra
16. Trio Visca - Tjempaka
17. S. Noorelhuda - Chaya Tarian
18. Asha Bhosle - Honolulu
19. Jeanne Moreau - Tout Ce Que Je Veux
20. Chantal Kelly - Caribou
21. Nara Leão - Azulão
22. Agnetha Fältskog - Doktorn!
23. The Society Girls - Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Little Girls
24. Chee Sing Soo 尹飛燕 - 花落未逢君
25. Yasuko Agawa - New York Afternoon
26. Nora Orlandi - Body Fox
27. Maki Asakawa - Gogo
28. Paris Sisters - I'm Me
29. The Great Kat - Sex & Violins
30. Joan Baez - Song in the Blood

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Dream Weapons present: SOMETHING BAD IS BETTER THAN NOTHING C60

 

 

When it comes to pursuing our goals, finding a deeper sense of purpose, or mastering a skill, doing something and taking some action is always better than doing nothing.

That is until we set a goal that is too far out of reach or our ideals gets in the way. Then our pursuit of continued action is replaced by the realization of how far we have to go to get to where we want to be. It’s then that nothing instead of something seems justifiable.

-That’s when its time to just chill, break some eggs, make an omelette and listen to something good. Like this compilation of German rock and jazz funk, Quebecois prog, Finnish folk and soft rock, American jazz, soul, hard rock, space rock and private press pop, Brazilian boogie, Turkish psychedelic funk, British modal jazz and mod pop -Lemon Fogg

Side A
1 The Rias Orchestra – Thariah
2 Epitaph – Kind of a Man
3 L.A. King – Wad’n
4 Plume Latraverse – Adiadyll
5 Pepe Willberg & The Paradise - Toiset meistä
6 Paul Winter / Winter Consort – Sunwheel
7 Michael Andrews - Something Bad Is Better Than Nothing

Side B
8 Lincoln Olivetti & Robson Jorge - Samba E Alegria
9 Erkin Koray - Öksürük
10 Apparition - Astral Spirit
11 Nitzinger – Motherlode
12 Neil Ardley feat. Norma Winstone - Will You Walk A Little Faster?
13 Spencer Mac – Commuter
14 The George School - Persephone's Song
15 Maarit - Uudet tuulet

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20 ft Radio Present & Dream Weapons present - Alone Together by Dj Lemon Fogg

 

Let us move beyond our pasts, the present and travel alone together with disco funk and progressive sounds from Sweden, psychedelia and yé-yé pop from France, jazz rock from Spain and Japan, Brazilian MPB, soul funk from Morocco, garage rock from Hong Kong, electronic psychedelia, country and christian rock from USA, baroque pop from Denmark and much more. You'll definitely find something to enjoy, either alone or together -DJ Lemon Fogg

Side A
1.Lasse Samuelson – Sunnysound
2.Julian Jay Savarin – Cycles
3.Catharsis – 32 Mars (edit)
4.Boatz – It Was Only The Radio
5.Crash Coffin – Alone Together
6.Fusioon – Farsa del Buen Vivir
7.Blåkulla – Idealet
8.Tninho Horta E Orquestra Fantasma – Aquelas Coisas Todas

Side B
9.Golden Hands – Al Harka
10.Jake H. Concepcion & His Orchestra – Scarborough Fair
11.Zoé – Zoé
12.Johnny Walsh – The End
13.The Artchis – In A Gadda-Da-Vida
14.Far Out – The Hip Sound
15.Patmos – Suicide Mission
16.Kræn Bysteds – Slotte Af Sand
17.John Stuckey – Without You
18.Maple Leaf - Tanjō
19.Curt o Roland – Estou Alegro

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DJ Lemon Fogg & Dream Weapons Present: HAVE YOU BEEN SLEEPING? C60

 How have you been sleeping over the past few days? Have you had trouble falling asleep at the beginning of the day? Have you been waking up in the middle of the day? If yes: What do you do? Do you get up? Do you go out? Do you get lost? If so, put on this mixtape. You’ll get Indonesian Garage Rock, Polish Soul Jazz, Italian Twist, Turkish Funk, Lebanese Surf, Icelandic and Norwegian Prog, Venezuelan fusion, French Synth-pop, Cuban Psychedelia and much more, to help you find your way home in 60 mins  -Lemon Fogg

Side A

1. Maple Leaf - Purorōgu
2. Zoo – Have You Been Sleeping?
3. Ugo Busoni – Rullio
4. Zdzisława Sośnicka - Dobranocka, Moje Kochanie
5. Spilverk þjóðanna - Skáldið
6. Richard Hayman - Don't Rain on my Parade
7. 13th Power - I See A Change Is Gonna Come
8. Gianni Morandi - Go-Kart Twist
9. Koes Plus – Kelelawar
10. Figen Han - Haydi Bastır
11. Assa'd Khoury - Al Ghaba
12. The Berkeley Kites - Alice In Wonderland

Side B

13. Alex Rodríguez – Quetepe
14. Denny Fast - This May Be The End
15. Joanne Grauer - Mystical Lady
16. Dominique Guiot - Wind Surf Ballad
17. Eddy Zoltan - Mjuke Dråpar
18. Omar Khorshid - Rakset El Fadaa
19. Juan Almeida - Decide tu
20. Larry and Myra - Silver Rings

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Dream Weapons present: SING IT, SISTER C60

Seriously - I simply forgot to post an earlier version of this at March 8 last year. Anyway I figured eighteen female fronted 1970-1980’s tunes you’ve probably never heard - that would have been big hits in a fairer world - was the appropriate mix to share on this day. Easily my most lighthearted mix ever containing gorgeous City Pop, Mandopop, Synth Pop, Latin Pop, + just plain Pop, Enka, Soul/Funk, New Wave, Blue Beat/Reggae and Vocal Jazz. Yes its Happy Hour. Well mostly… especially if you don’t too pay close attention to some of the lyrics. Cheers! -Moahaha

1 Palmeira - Telephone
2 Romie Singh - Dancing To Forget
3 Véronique Vincent - I'm Always Crying
4 Yumi Arai - Afurika he Ikitai
5 Collage - Halb Sirp
6 La Vice & Co. - Satan Baby
7 Sister Janet Mead - Father, I Put My Life In Your Hands
8 Haruko Wanibuchi - ジプシー占い
9 Jennifer Lara - Close to You

10 Christine Harwood - Never Knew What Love Was
11 Lin Cuiping - 愛情一陣風
12 Suzy Andrews - Born to Bleed
13 Renée - Can't Live My Life
14 Juicy Fruits - オ・シ・エ・テ・ア・ゲ・ル
15 Hazel O'Connor - Dawn Chorus
16 Millie - Poor Little Willie
17 Carita Holmström - Joki
18 Susan Jacks - Beyond The Clouds

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Dream Weapons present: LITTLE BLACK BAG C90

 

While waiting for the next 20ft Radio-mix to broadcast I figured I might as well brush up on - and share another one of my pre-Dream Weapons C90's. Its probably brand new to most of you blog visitors anyway. Upon relistening I enjoyed it way more than I though I would. An unpretentious, non-conceptual bag of freaky fun, I think. Eight years ago these tunes were all ultra obscure (even Drowning in Berlin & Yeweyn Haregitu).

-An eclectic mix of japanese waltzes, vintage electronics, strings & discobeats, fast flowing chanteuses, fun rides, badtrips, space-sweeps, and some occult jazzfusion. Once you opened this Pandoras purse and unleashed all its mysteries and dark little secrets, there's no turning back -Moahaha, 2011

1. After Dinner – Sepia Ture
2. Fibonaccis – The Ordinary Women
3. Johnny Hawksworth – The Whistler
4. Melodic Energy Commission – Migration of the Snails*
5. Les Elles – La Chatte Monsieur Clock
6. Classroom (Cos) – La Partie D’ Checs
7. Staff Carpenbourg and the Electric Corona – Lightning Fires, Burning Sorrows
8. Mobiles – Drowning in Berlin
9. Munch – Car
10. Variete – Good Night-Age
11. Aleksei Rybnikov – Big Space Travel OST, unknown title
12. Nico Fidenco – Come Back! Rhythm
13. Non Credo – Happy Wretched Family
14. Patrice Sciortino – Approche Dramatique
15. Andre Hossein – Orgie 4 (Macha-Raspoutine)

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1. After Dinner – Sepia Ture II
2. J.A Caesar – Nazo ga Fue Fuku Kagee ga Oduru
3. Solex – Some Solex
4. Oleg Kostrow – Zagado’njy Passazhir
5. Yello – No More Roger
6. Ennio Morricone – La Proprieta’ Non E’ Piu un Furto
7. Dollie – Under Snø
8. Danielle Dax – The Shamemen
9. Guy Pedersen (Chant : Françoise Walle) – Te Connais Tu Toi Même
10. Caravelli - Métamorphose Démentielle
11. Goom – Massai (Part 1)
12. Darso & Daetty Kurnia – Jalma Dengki
13. Apparation – Apparation
14. Alemayehu Eshete – Yeweyn Haregitu
15. Jacques Denjean – The Cult
    (outro: Columbia River Entertainment – Knocking On Door)

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Dream Weapons present: ARIRANG MOUNTAIN PASS (SONG SEARCH VOL. 2) C60

To keep things fresh and exiting for the second volume I’ve collected about as many 60’s/70’s dreamy pop and folk-grooves as those gorgeous trot-oldies we've all come to love. One gripping duet and a couple of instrumentals - but basically just ladies singing from beginning to end - ‘cause most of their male South Korean counterparts ruins potentially great tunes with an excessive vibrato. Here’s the slightly adjusted, short version of the backstory written for Volume 1:

-Many moons ago a former flatmate had this wondrous 1960’s or early 70’s female fronted, South Korean Trot/folk-pop record that we used to spin all the time. In my unsuccessful search for that original album I came across hours of enchanting folk, pop and gentle trot-oldies from the same era instead. Here’s another hour of "accidental" song discoveries and if you fail to find anything to love, I’m afraid you better go see a cardiologist asap -Moahaha

1. 박인희 / Park In Hee - 목마와 숙녀  / A Wooden Horse and a Lady
2. 이미자 / Lee Mija - 밤의 정거장 / The Night Station
3. 이난영 / Lee Nan Young - 일전상서 / Day Job
4. 황금심 / Hwang Geumsim - 뽕따러 가세 / Let's Go to Pick Mulberry Leaves
5. 송춘희 / Song Chun Hee - 우리마을 처녀총각 / Our Village Virgin Bachelor
6. 김학송 / Kim Hyong Song? - 님오시는밤 / Night Coming
7. 남국인 / South - 검은 상처의 부루스 / Broken Promises
8. 루비시스터 / Ruby Sisters - 마지막 데이트 / Last Date
9. 윤연선 / Yun Yeon Seon - 내일부터 / From Tomorrow
10. 라나에로스포 / Lana et Rospo - 섬머와인 / Summer Wine
11. 화니씨스터 / Fanny Sisters - 이슬 / Dew

12. 김추자 / Kim Choo Ja - 그럴수가 있나요 / How Can it Be?
13. 정훈희 / Jung Hoon Hee - 끝나 버렸어 / It's Over
14. 서상진 / Seo Sang-jin - 불좀 꺼주소 / Remove Address
15. 펄 시스터즈 / Pearl Sisters - 기억해 줘 / Remember Me
16. 임재우 / Lim Jae Woo - 돌아와요 부산항에 / Come Back to Busan Port
17. 김정미 / Kim Jung Mi - 저녁 목장 / Evening Pastoral
18. 임성아 / Im Seong-ah - 대전블루스 / Daejeon Blues
19. 김부자 / Kim Buja - 말없이 떠나렵니다 / I Will Leave Without Speaking
20. 최정자 / Choy Jeongja - 창부타령 / Changbu Taryong
21. 현경과 영애 / Hyunkyung And Youngae - 海で / At Sea

(No one can strike a pose quite like the Pearl Sisters which is why they are featured on the cover once again)

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Dream Weapons present: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HAPPY? C60 By DJ Lemon Fogg

“ Whatever Happened To Happy?” is a 60 min musical search for that elusive happy feeling; whether you prefer to dream on the lawn, take a drive, look at the view, feel the ocean breeze, be in love, catch a frisbee, or maybe just stay in bed and watch the sunrise. Join in! It’s freaky! It’s groovy! But watch your step! Madness is lurking. Don’t check your mail and beware of alligators or shadow men.”

-DJ Lemon Fogg

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The Avant-Garde - Naturally Stoned
The Roger Webb Sound - Frisbees
The Watergates - Lazy Day
Alessandro Alessandroni – Punti di vista
Michel Colombier – Du fond de mon lit
Stelvio Cipriani – The Great Alligator Theme
Snow – Sweet Dreams
Sons of Sun – Suburban Railway
Brian Wade - Francoise
Lambert & Nuttycombe – 2 Or 3 Maybe 4
Kim Fowley – War Game
The Roger Webb Sound - Moonbird

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Surf Symphony – That Bluebird of Summer
The Astronauts – In My Car
Wolfe – Us
Beaver & Krause - The Fisherman
We All Together – Lo mas grande que existe en el amor
Mojo – Whatever Happened To Happy
Priscilla Paris – Down By The River
Sven Libaek – Stella Maris
1906 (Jean Michel Jarre) - Cartolina

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Dream Weapons present: I STILL REMEMBER C60

A handful of gentle, heartwarming tracks to keep you and your bottle of fine wine company on cold autumn evenings, while the rain ever so gently taps on your window. This tape starts of a bit Eurocentric, but broadens slightly as it moves along.

Again a mix compiled by myself, containing some tracks supplied by Moahaha.

Enjoy.

-Sadhu Sadhu

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François de Roubaix - Laetitia (feat. Alain Delon)

Roger Davy - Blizzard Sur Hurlemont

Florence Véran & Les Angels - Si l'Amour Est Un Péché ♌︎︎

Alessandro Alessandroni - Qualsiasi Cosa

Saori Yuki - Whispering Rose

Giovanni Fusco - Carla ♌︎︎

Wencke Myhre - Einsamer Boy ♌︎︎

Pauline Filby - Friday Street

Martin Böttcher - Am See Des Vergessens

Mario Molino - L'estasi

Luigi Zito - All'Aria Aperta ♌︎︎

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Leonardo e La Sua Orchestra - Perchè Restar Lontani

Jancis Harvey - Words You Left Behind

Dia Prometido - Los Molinos De Tu Espiritu

Joby Valente - Tu N'Es Pas Riche, Tu N'Es Pas Beau

Djuwita - Sang Bulan ♌︎︎

မာမာေအး - မိန္းကေလးကစရမွာလားရွင္

Pia Colombo - Ta Femme à Toi ♌︎︎

Luiz Bonfá - Song Thoughts

Born Heller - Lullaby #5 ♌︎︎

Dick Walter & Eugene Cines - Chronicle

♌︎︎ = Moahaha

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Dream Weapons present: POWDERED GOLD C60 by Klangverkstedet

“It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.” - Maud Hart Lovelace

This sixty minute long guest mix of mellifluous, sunshine-tinged sound, was kindly compiled for us by Klangverkstedet.

Head to Groobie Tapes to find out more about Klangverkstedet and his lates release:

http://groobietapes.blogspot.no/

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Tony Hymas & Joe Campbell - The Original Mr Men Theme
Virginia Astley - Mindless Days
The Free Design - Bubbles
Som Imaginário - Super-Goo
Esquivel - Carioca
Fabrizio De André - Un ottico
The Zodiac - Pisces, the Peace Piper (Edit)
Umber Sleeping - 90,000 Years
Modular - Jack Rabbit
Jean-Jacques Perry - EVA
The Waikikis - Hawaiian March
Francis Bebey - Sanza Tristesse
Harumi - Sugar in Your Tea

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Steban - Fruit Order
Roedelius & Muraglia - A Nostalgia for Lollipops
Caravan - Hello Hello
Vanishing Twin - Vota Ubu
Pram - Mother of Pearl
Peter Howell & John Ferdinando - Setting Sun
The Pastels & Tenniscoats - Vivid Youth
Nino Rota - Juliet's Theme
The Doubling Riders - Oltre Cydamus

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Dream Weapons present: MY DEAR LIFE C60 by Glockenspiel

For the first time in ages, we present a guestmix. Big thanks to mr Glockenspiel for his contribution! 

- Sadhu Sadhu

“My Dear Life is an eclectic mix of library music, French baroque pop, some obscure acid folk and some Beatlesque tunes. It makes for a dreamy and at times almost sacral listen. There’s not really a cohesive theme here, but I usually prefer it that way. You don’t really know what’s coming next, and that keeps you from drifting off and forget about what you listen to. Hope you enjoy this mix and share it with others.”

- Glockenspiel

Side A

1.The Mystic Moods Orchestra - Listen To The Warm

2.Inter-Groupie Psychotherapeutic Elastic Band - Coloured

3.Brett and Lori - Lady of Nature

4.La Christmas Choral - Glorification/Le mont des oliviers

5.Mariangela (feat. Vangelis) - My Dear Life

6.Mad Unity - Underground Party

7.Stella - Je ne me reconnais plus dans la glace

8.Fred Lloyd - Kissed Him

Side B

1.Parzival - Marsby Legend

2.Influence - I Admire

3.Mike Steïphenson - Slalom

4.Bernard Ilous - Au pays des cigales

5.Christophe - The Girl From Salina

6.Neil Harrison - Sad Eyes

7.Patric Tarnaud - Son

8.Kaufman & Jerome - Corelia

9.The Liverpool Express - Dreamin’

10.Terry McManus - Gimme a Hand

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