Summer 2015 Mix #1

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Summer 2015 mix #1 by B. Neptune on Mixcloud

1. The Kinks - People Take Pictures Of Each Other (The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, 1968)
2. Lilys - Dunes (Precollection, 2003)
3. Atlas Sound - Walkabout (Logos, 2009)
4. Bill Callahan - Sycamore (Woke On A Whaleheart, 2007)
5. Pavement - Heaven Is A Truck (Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, 1994)
6. The Sea & Cake - Leeora (The Biz, 1995)
7. Steve Gunn - Lurker (Time Off, 2013)
8. Scott Walker - 30 Century Man (Scott 3, 1969)
9. Saint Etienne - Sushi Rider (I Love To Paint, 1995)
10. Ride - Sennen (Today Forever, 1991)
11. Swervedriver - The Birds (Ejector Seat Reservation, 1995)
12. Post - Monument To A Lost Cause (Cavalcade, 2012)
13. Opal - Fell From The Sun (Early Recordings, 1989)
14. The Rolling Stones - Moonlight Mile (Sticky Fingers, 1971)
15. Mercury Rev - Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp (Deserter's Songs, 1998)
16. Kurt Vile - Wakin On A Pretty Day (Wakin On A Pretty Daze, 2013)
17. The Replacements - Can't Hardly Wait (Pleased To Meet Me, 1987)
18. Big Star - Stroke It Noel (3rd, 1975)
19. Vetiver - Stranger Still (Complete Strangers, 2015)


An off the cuff, fairly random mix of upbeat old and new songs, particularly suited for car trips with the windows down, preferably on the way to somewhere fun. Tip!

The Replacements - Ashtray Floors, Dirty Clothes & Filthy Jokes (oystered 44)

Ashtray Floors, Dirty Clothes & Filthy Jokes by B. Neptune on Mixcloud

Tracklist:
0:00 Color Me Impressed
02:23 I Will Dare
05:38 Unsatisfied
09:35 Seen Your Video
12:40 Kiss Me On The Bus
15:29 Bastards Of Young
19:03 Left Of The Dial
22:43 Alex Chilton
25:53 Valentine
29:22 Can't Hardly Wait
32:22 Talent Show
35:48 We'll Inherit The Earth
39:56 Merry Go Round
43:29 All Shook Down

I know Kurt Cobain referenced the Vaselines and Pixies among others, but did he ever mention the Mats? Or would that have been to revealing?

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David Bowie "Starman" by B. Neptune on Mixcloud

I never put too much effort into David Bowie. As a kid, I enjoyed his radio hits, and in my 20s, I bought his used LPs when I could find them cheap enough but still never put much time into listening to them. Through the years, I've discovered some of the more lesser-known cuts from his '70's discography, and those songs are the inspiration behind this off-the-cuff chronological compilation, featuring one track from each of those '70's albums while skipping any live material or the cover's record, 'Pin Ups,' starting with 1969's 'Space Oddity,' and ending with his duet with Queen, "Under Pressure," (1980), which seems like as good a place as any to end, since after that he took a couple years off and came back with "Let's Dance," which definitely took some of the mystery out of the man, for me at least, with it's popularity on the then nascent MTV network.

A fun one for the car, with the windows down and the oncoming Spring.

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Ecstasy Symphonies (4) by B. Neptune on Mixcloud

This one’s been on hold for a while. Volume four in my digital nostalgia series kicks off with a scorcher from Andreas Tilliander’s Rechord project. Next is the achingly gorgeous swarm of "Close” from To Rococo Rot’s Robert Lippok. Reinhardt Voigt’s “Untitled” sounds like slow steam rising from continents pulling apart at the dawn of time. Tim Hecker’s slow burning last track from his Mirages long-player is arguably my favorite thing he’s ever done. “Fulmar” finds the underrated Swedish folk-minimalist trio of Tape collaborating with esteemed Japanese improv-droners, Minamo. Fennesz's organ contribution, "La Petite Chapelle - Morning" is one of his softest, gauziest and longest glides to date. Taylor Deupree’s “Skimming” almost rocks as hard as some mid-to-late-period Royal Trux—it's true!—while Rafael Toral’s “Mixed States Uncoded” bends light and sound like only Kevin Shields can.

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Ecstasy Symphonies (3) by B. Neptune on Mixcloud

Not on the original compilation, Reuber’s track is the CD bonus cut from 2001’s Ruhig Blut and Andrew Thomas’ “A Dream of a Spider” is from Kompakt’s Pop Ambient 2009. Jasper Tx’s “So Now We’re Ghosts No More” on Kning Disk, is quite possibly the most effortless and effervescent he’s ever sounded. Machinefabriek’s epic “Zucht 1” is taken from the 2007 Root Strata compilation of the Slaap & Zucht self-released CDrs. Minamo’s “Hum” is spring audio bliss, taken from Colour & Pattern, on Mountains’ short lived Apestaartje label. Replacing Oren Ambarchi’s “Trailing Moss in Mystic Glow” is Rosy Parlane’s gorgeously understated “Iris Part 2,” while Akira Rabelais’ “Pleure De Le Voir Gai Comme un Oiseau Des Bois” prolongs the shimmery blues vibe. The set closes with an organic, billowy, and tranquil remix, of sorts, from Terre Thaemlitz -- surely one of his best.

Initially compiled October, 2008. Re-mixed and re-assembled April-May, 2013.

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Loveless +++ by B. Neptune on Mixcloud

Envisioned as a double LP re-sequenced and reissued with bonus 7” of cover versions.

By no means does this mix suggest I would be in favor of some label, especially one of those pretend indie labels loopholed into being able to reissue vinyl versions of releases their major/parent company seemingly still has the rights to (you know who you are!) and screwing with history and the next generation’s idea of the original artifact.

So, the first ‘+’ represents the official b-sides from Glider and Tremolo.

The second ‘+’ represents “Angel” (proto “Off Your Face?”) and “Sugar” (orig. 1989, later the b-side to a French only single for “Only Shallow”). Both sounding post-Isn’t Anything, pre-Glider.

The third ‘+’ represents the two cover versions tacked on at the end – the last we heard from the band until this year.

All tracks taken from 2012 reissues except for the covers.

Politically correct? No.
Sacrilege? Maybe.
Fresh? You bet.

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Ecstasy Symphonies (2) by B. Neptune on Mixcloud

2nd in the series, initially conceived October, 2008.

Beautiful buncha ambient jamz here, and most of ‘em kinda rare to boot. Wolfgang Voigt’s “Tal ’90 (Version)” (available only with the Raster-Noton ‘Gas’ ltd ed CD & book package) and Giuseppe Ielasi’s & Nicola Ratti’s “Untitled VII” (from their debut collaboration, ‘Bellows’ on Kning Disk) serve as the perfect bookends, also complimenting each other nicely – if ya didn’t know any better, you might think the latter track was penned by Voigt too.

In between, Stephan Mathieu’s track is culled from a 2CD compilation on Kid606’s Tigerbeat6 label, Aero is the nom de plume of none other than Koen ‘Mountains’ Holtkamp, Klimek’s track is taken from Kompakt’s Pop Ambient series, and Pimmon’s “Black Cipher” only found its way onto a Stunned label cassette. The others are from Kranky’s esteemed back catalogue.

Re-mixed and re-assembled April, 2013.