I didn’t post an entry last night. I was too busy enjoying a birthday dinner with my girlfriend. I know some of you mongoloids see it as an affront whenever I skip a day of blogging, but hopefully you’ll understand the circumstances this time. Furthermore, I just don’t like you, and I don’t give a fuck if you come here every Sunday looking for MP3s. I wanted some good Italian food last night and I was not going to let a silly little website stand in my way.
Speaking of which, I got a letter from the city of Los Angeles on Friday informing me that since I reported business expenses or received income from an at-home business I need to register with the city and pay businesses taxes if applicable. Luckily I think there is an exemption for businesses earning less than $100,000 annually, and since I earned about $1,000 last year through Swan Fungus I’d say I’m probably going to be exempt from this tax. Nevertheless, it hasn’t stopped the city from inquiring about my blog income.
So here’s to having to fill out stupid paperwork! Here’s to satiating your thirst for free music with another Sunday mix tape. Is the next one #200? I don’t even know anymore.
RULES for uninitiated noobs: I give birth to a weekly Mix Tape to be deposited on your iPods or Zunes or Kingklangs or whatever the industry is currently pushing on you. Sometimes there will be themes that link all the songs together, other times I’ll just throw songs at a wall (not literally) and see what sticks.I don’t really think there’s a theme this week. Next time there will be, I promise. The goal of this endeavor, as always, is to pique your interest in these artists so you’ll support the artists and buy their albums.
Sunday Mix Tape – Number 198
It Was The End Of A Season/It Was The End Of An Era
01. Alejandro Jodorowsky – Pissed And Passed Out – From the soundtrack for his film, The Holy Mountain. It was produced by Alan Klein in the wake of the “successful” (in terms of cult films) El Topo. I guess the latter film was highly regarded by Mssrs. Lennon and Harrison, which convinced Klein to put up some money for a film that depicts pretty graphic sex and animal slaughter. Needless to say it wasn’t widely released, and the print wasn’t shown regularly until a few years ago. The soundtrack, similarly, was also unavailable for a very long time. The score was composed by Jodorowsky and performed by him as well as Don Cherry. Very cool stuff. (buy from Amazon.com)
02. A Frames – Plastica – Back in 2005 Black Forest was a huge success (at least according to certain online ‘zines), but the self-titled album released a few years earlier is my preferred A Frames record. Naturally, they were discovered and signed with Sub Pop before the release of that critically acclaimed record. Further proof that Sub Pop arrives to the party too late and still somehow benefits. See: Mogwai, 2010. (S-S Records, 2002)
03. Big Dipper – Meet The Witch – Out of the ashes of the late, great Volcano Suns (and some other band called Mission Of Burma) rose Big Dipper — a band not as good as the groups that came before, but still pretty alright! I like how sometimes the guitar plays the melody, but other times the bass does. You know who else was good? Consonant. I saw them open for Shellac in ’03 and really liked them. You know what’s not good? The last two Mission of Burma records. (buy from Amazon.com)
04. Fred Neil – The Dolphins – Most people know Fred Neil as the guy who wrote “Everybody’s Talkin’,” and some people know him as the guy who wrote “Candy Man.” This song, “Dolphins,” was covered by everyone from Tim Buckley to Aztec Camera and The The. Call me batshit fucking crazy, but I like Neil’s version the most! (buy from Amazon.com)
05. Dengue Fever – Sui Bong – I don’t really like this band, but a lot of people I know do, so I’ve been giving them a chance. Also, this song has the word “bong” in the title so I listened to it first. It’s okay. I’d rather hear actual Cambodian rock music. If you like this song, those compilations are way better. (buy from Amazon.com)
06. Raekwon – Incarcerated Scarfaces – Yes, I went through a Wu Tang phase. Yes, I delved into the solo projects a bit, too. Liquid Swords and Return To The 30 Chambers of course, but also Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. There’s a lot of great samples on this record, but the Detroit Emeralds on one this track is one of my favorite on the album. Plus there’s dialog from that John Woo movie The Killer. Nice. (buy from Amazon.com)
07. Fats Waller – Your Feets Too Big – Nicci heard this one the radio a few weeks ago and has been begging me to include it in a Mix Tape ever since. I figure, it’s her birthday weekend, why not do something nice for the little lady. (buy from Amazon.com)
08. Bill Fay – Brighton Beach – You know from my recent posting of the man’s self-titled record that I am a huge fan of his music. This cut was taken from a collection of demos and outtakes that is essential listening for anyone who admires Bill Fay or Time Of The Last Persecution. (buy from Amazon.com)
09. The Stranglers – Golden Brown – One of my old coworkers used to play the same Stranglers CD every Saturday, and although there were tracks I could live without, I always liked hearing “Golden Brown,” no matter how many weeks in a row I heard this record. Even when it got worse, and someone else started playing the CD every week after the guy left, I still liked hearing this song. You’ll like it, too. (buy from Amazon.com)
10. Satans – Makin’ Deals – I think this appears on one of the Nuggets or Pebbles compilations, but I can’t remember which. Do yourself a favor and buy whatever it came from, as I’m sure it will open your ears to a whole new world of great garage rock. (buy from Amazon.com)
11. Kenny Burrell – The Man I Love – Yeah, I know the title of the song is a little queer…and I know that listening to jazz is a little queer…but this is not queer. I am not queer. Got it? (buy from Amazon.com)
12. X – Suck Suck – And from jazz to Australian punk rock. This is not the LA band, but the group from Sydney that has split and reformed more times than (insert vagina joke here). This one’s from Aspirations, originally released in 1979. The bass guitar interplay = awesome. (buy from Amazon.com)
13. DNA – Egomaniac’s Kiss – And from punk to no wave! (buy from Amazon.com)
14. Chocolate Watchband – No Way Out – And from No Wave back to psychedelic/garage rock. This is from the album of same name, which was released in ’67 I think. I always thought these guys sounded like the Stones but a might more druggy. More mushrooms than coke or heroin. I don’t know, what do you think? (buy from Amazon.com)
15. Frank Sinatra – It Was A Very Good Year – And, lastly, something that’s been stuck in my head for a while. Remember how this tune opened the second season of The Sopranos? Those were the days… (buy from Amazon.com)
