Thursday 30 January 2020

va -- Get Happy [Mixtape #51]


Inspired by cold white skies and stacks of wood, #51 has everything you need to make it through this wet winter : a loony tune by Pascoal ; a bunch of songs picked from the remarkable Born Bad Records catalog (Sandwidi, Mazouni, Estardy, Létang) ; crazy Croatian band Idoli's Rusija ; cheesy pop hits by Mathis and Ros ; a fine song by obscure band The Rolling Stones (ever heard of them?) ; and much more to discover on this C60 musicassette !


SIDE A
01 - Art Tatum - Get Happy
02 - Serge Gainsbourg & Jean-Claude Vannier - Les Chemins de Katmandou
03 - Bernard Estardy - Angoisse Au Coeur
04 - Capricho Huanca - Huancayo Cotupchacka
05 - Charles Maurin Poty - Amboliako Fary
06 - Idoli - Rusija
07 - Hermeto Pascoal - Little Cry For Him
08 - Amin Xaaji Cusmaan & Company - Yaabint
09 - Pierre Sandwidi - Ouaga Affaires

SIDE B
10 - Casimir Létang - Ménage Chalvire
11 - JR Thomas and The Volcanos - Color Me Blue
12 - Tommy McGee - We Ought To Be Together
13 - Johnny Mathis - No Love (But Your Love)
14 - The Rolling Stones - Under My Thumb
15 - Mazouni - Daag Dagui
16 - Old And New Dreams - Chairman Mao
17 - Edmundo Ros & His Orchestra - Jet Flight


Thanks : Seb, Roady, Dan Electro, F.C.

Friday 3 January 2020

va -- Cosmic Echoes - Sweet Sounds From The Decade Gone 2010-2019





This is Graham's traditional X-mas comp, a bit delayed, this time paying tribute to the decade just gone "the Tens".
Not much to explain - just enjoy this eclectic mix that gives a sample of the recent productions from our vast Outernational world, from near-mainstream artists to obscure mystery-bands.

Thanks: Georgia, Arash, Luke, Booty, Derya, Cyril