Here is a DJ mix I made. This had been in works for a while, actually, and is part of the reason that I haven’t been posting much recently. Actually making the mix took a little while, as I had to borrow a second turntable from my cousin. And once I had made it, a got real slack ass about putting together the artwork. Anyway, it’s all done and it’s pretty rad.
It is called Leaves Falling on Broken Glass and it is an Autumn DJ Mix of traditional folk, coked up rock stars and polite pop.
Tracklisting:
Luboš Fišer - The Magic Yard - Valerie and Her Week of Wonders [1970]
Pentangle - Bells - The Pentangle [1968]
Ian & Sylvia - Cutty Wren - So Much for Dreaming [1967]
The Strawbs - Glimpse of Heaven - From the Witchwood [1971]
Dolly Parton - When Someone Wants to Leave - Jolene [1974]
Randy Newman - I Think It’s Going to Rain Today - Creates Something New Under the Sun [1968]
Graham Nash - Prison Song - Wild Tales [1973]
Harry Nilsson - Old Bones - Knnillssonn [1977]
Van Halen - Could This Be Magic? - Women and Children First [1980]
Jacques Brel - Clara - Marieke [1961]
Animal Collective - Safer - Peacebone 10″ [2007]
Fleetwood Mac - Sara - Tusk [1979]
Sam Moffatt - Lowlands of Holland - Future Days [1982]
The Cyrkle - I Wish You Could Be Here - Neon [1967]
John & Anne Ryder - I Still Believe in Tomorrow - I Still Believe in Tomorrow [1969]
People - I Love You - I Love You [1968]
Joe Walsh - “I.L.B.T.s” - You Bought It, You Name It [1983]
His press kit bio: “DJ Million Dollar Snake Babies is a math major at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA. He’s also the MD of Allegheny’s radio station, WARC, 90.3 FM. He’s been goofing around on computers with music for five years now, hopefully improving as he goes. He loves the Detroit Tigers.”
I can relate to that so hard.
He has a mashup album/mixtape with the above awesome/awful artwork that he describes as “the Chinese Democracy of shitty mash-up mixtape”. You can download the whole thing by clicking the album cover (it’s a zshare).
He’s still mastering the form and a few of his mashups wander off beat near the end. And there’s lots of key clashes, which will drive my boy Luminfire nuts. And some of his mashes just aren’t that interesting. But there are a few gems.
I like “What We Had Was Laffy Taffy (Handsome Furs vs. D4L)”.
I recently bought a thing I’ve wanted to buy for a very long time.
The 6 disc gospel box set Goodbye Babylon released by Dust-to-Digital Records. It’s housed in a big ass cedar box and comes with a book with notes on the artists, photographs, lyrics and bible verses that relate to the songs. This box set/art object has received plenty of praise, so all I am going to say is that some of these songs make me wish I had that old time religion.
The most powerful track that I’ve heard so far is “Lift Him Up That’s All” by Washington Phillips. He plays a haunting instrument that is either a homemade instrument or a dolceola and he sings in a high voice that just kills me.
Washington Phillips - Lift Him Up That’s All
I like to tie posts I make to shows coming up in the Michigan area, and, shockingly enough, I can do that here. There’s a Shape Note Sacred Harp singing going on at the Green River Cafe in East Lansing on Tuesday the 16th. I’m planning on going, even though I’m not really sure what it’s going to be like. Here’s a Facebook link about it.
Sorry I haven’t posted much recently. Grad school has been all over my ass. I’ve got some interesting stuff in the hopper, so just hold on. Also, here is a rad video of a new Joanna Newsom song.
Unfortunately, Skallander are not a ska band. Wait, make that fortunately. Skallander is the New Zealand duo of Bevan Smith (best known as Carpark Records’ Signer) and Matthew Mitchell. They make lovely subdued folk-pop with subtle electronic flourishes and a hazy ethereal sensibility. Skallander is their second album and first one to receive international distribution. It is extremely pleasant and sounds like a 60°F day in the early fall. Skallander - Dusting the Gallows
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