Category Archives: odd pop

luv472

ambient revolution, electronic listening music, jazz, library music, odd pop, weird

luv472 From On Hold To Eternity

From On Hold To Eternity

have you ever made a call and been placed on hold for what seemed like an eternity? it’s happened to me many times, but the last time it happened it was different. at first everything seemed normal. i dialed the number, was told to hold for a moment and then the muzak started, designed to placate my savage soul while i wait for someone to answer my call. at first it was innocuous enough, somewhat groovy, happy music music with all the extremes tidily trimmed. as i was grooving along and not really paying attention to the time, 20 minutes slipped past and i started getting kinda antsy and bored of waiting around. it was really starting to get to me. now as this was happening the music playing on the end of the line started changing to fit my mood. i didn’t even notice it happening but as an apathetic feeling started coming over me, the music started becoming more formless. i had been waiting so long that the very concept of time began losing all meaning. i was floating in a void where the muzak had melted away and faraway sounds from ancient telephone lines started peaking through. i was floating free, waiting for someone, anyone, to answer my call. after some more time passed i started getting comfortable with this new timeless freedom and the music slowly started coming back to life. at this point i was feeling a little bit washed out from being on the phone for so long so i closed my eyes and just listened.  eventually the music stopped and i just hung up, having completely forgotten why i made the call in the first place. luckily i record all my telephone calls for quality assurance purposes and can present to you the most transcendental hold muzak i have ever heard.
photo : Phase Holden Topple

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Tracklist:
  1. Keep It Happy – Nick Perito – MUZAK (1971)
  2. Canty – Orchestra Cometa – Cometa Edizioni Musicali (1976/2016)
  3. Lucky Girl – Take Six – Music De Wolfe (1980)
  4. Beautiful People – Geoff Bastow – Programme Music / JW Music Library / Be With Records (1975/2024)
  5. We’ve Only Just Begun – Grant Green – Blue Note (1971/2024)
  6. Analcolico – Giovanni Tommaso – SR Records / Sonor Music Editions (1972/2019)
  7. Swelling Itchy Brain (EZ Listening Muzak Version) – Devo – Club Devo / Futurismo (1981/2016)
  8. Temperament VII – Ragnar Grippe – BIS (1982)
  9. excerpt from Mundus Intellectualis – Nicole Lachartre – Metaphon (1973/2023)
  10. Winter Hours – The Advisory Circle – Ghost Box (2014)
  11. Über Den Wolken – Hans-Joachim Roedelius – Venture / Bureau B (1987/2011)
  12. excerpt from Mundus Intellectualis – Nicole Lachartre – Metaphon (1973/2023)
  13. Water Boy – Clara Rockmore & Nadia Reisenberg – Bridge Records / Mississippi Records (1975/2006/2021)
  14. Contemplation – Master Wilburn Burchette – Burchette Brothers / Numero Group (1975/2024)
  15. excerpt from Mundus Intellectualis – Nicole Lachartre – Metaphon (1973/2023)
  16. Waiting Montage – Ennio Morricone – Applause Records / Dagored (1982/2008)
  17. Moody You – Norman Candler – Sonoton / Be With Records (1980/2023)
  18. Elevator Up – Disconscious – Tinnitus Records / Mental Groove Records / Musique Pour La Danse (2013/2023)
  19. Eternity – Alan Hawkshaw – Bruton Music / Ace (1979/2024)
  20. excerpt from Mundus Intellectualis – Nicole Lachartre – Metaphon (1973/2023)

luv459

comedy, country 'n' western, odd pop, rock 'n' roll, weird

luv459 Everything Will Probably Be Alright

Everything Will Probably Be Alright

everything you know is wrong. everything good is bad and everything bad is good. also, nobody cares.
phew! isn’t that a relief! ‘cos if nothing really matters than all of the expectations and societal pressures we put ourselves under to constantly perform and produce also don’t matter! there’s a kind of freedom to this notion of “cheery nihilism”.
here’s a mix that attempts to cover our collective existential dread in a veil of musical whimsy. enjoy the beauty you can find and revel in life’s absurdities because if nothing matters why wouldn’t you?
photo : Dirk Krause House.

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Tracklist:
  1. Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog – Norma Tanega – New Voice Records / Real Gone Music (1966/2019)
  2. World Planets – Art Pettibone – Tiger Records / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility (1968/2019)
  3. Tomorrow Is So Uncertain – Celestine Ukwu and his Philosophers National – Philips / Mississippi Records (1973/2022)
  4. It Comes On Anyhow – Lothar and the Hand People – Capitol / See For Miles Records Ltd. (1968/1986)
  5. Life Time Dub – King Tubby & The Aggrovators – Hot Stuff / Jamaican Recordings (1975/2014)
  6. Everything Good Is Bad – The Politicians ft. McKinley Jackson – Hot Wax / Demon Records (1972/2019)
  7. Quit Dreaming And Get On The Beam – Bill Nelson – Mercury (1981)
  8. New Mexico Dream – The Residents – Ralph Records / New Ralph Too / Cherry Red / MVD Audio (1974/1978/2023)
  9. Older – They Might Be Giants – Restless Records / Idlewild Recordings (2001/2022)
  10. Wrong – Family Fodder – Fresh Records (1980)
  11. Welcome To The Internet – Bo Burnham – Imperial (2022)
  12. StopStart – The Nanobot Auxiliary Ballet And The Museum Of Modern Insect Art With The Office Of Woodland Security Present Tylenol And Adida The Deadly Ballerina Featuring The Chillbot Slider, The Push Button Master, The White Hot Funkbot, And Maybe Dr. Idiotbot If It Can Make It – Ta-Da Records (2004)
  13. Do You Realize?? (T.P.S. Remix) – The Flaming Lips – Warner Bros. (2003/2023)
  14. Big Cheeseburgers and Good French Fries – Blaze Foley – Fat Possum Records (1976/2010)
  15. Nobody Cares – Jimmie Pearson and the Melody Boys – Dixie Records / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility (1960/2017)
  16. Look On The Bright Side Of Life (All Things Dull And Ugly) – Monty Python – Warner Bros. (1979)
  17. Beautiful – The Lemon Twigs – 4AD (2017)

luv453

odd pop

luv453 At The End Of Your Rope

At The End Of Your Rope

music, and all art in general, is a way of conveying feelings, emotions and ideas that are too complex to explain with just the basics of communication offered by language. we survive by using all our senses in tandem to help us understand and navigate our surroundings. sometimes we use our collective senses to protect us from the beasts that hunt us but other times we use the information to help those around us that are suffering. music connects people on a deeper level and reassures us that we are not alone in our thoughts and in the world. the intangible communication that comes from art provides a much needed connection. music has always been there for me when i have been at the end of my rope. i share these mixtapes in the hope that music is there for others when they are at the end of theirs.
image : a still from Frederico Fellini‘s 8½

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Tracklist:
  1. Ready For Duty – Ape School – Hometapes (2012)
  2. Holiday – Teebs ft. Jonti – Brainfeeder (2014)
  3. Ofrenda-Flanger-Ego-à Gogo – Of Montreal – Polyvinyl Record Company (2022)
  4. Whirlpool – Panda Bear & Sonic Boom – Domino (2022)
  5. The Wilhelm Scream – James Blake – Atlas Recordings (2011)
  6. Tales From The Trash Stratum – Oneohtrix Point Never & Elizabeth Fraser – Warp (2021)
  7. Krumville – Oneohtrix Point Never ft. Xiu Xiu, Lee Ranaldo & Nathan Salon – Warp (2023)
  8. Miles Away – Yo La Tengo – Matador (2022)
  9. She’s Not – Lee Gamble – Hyperdub (2023)
  10. Light & Grace – Schneider TM – Editions Mego (2021)
  11. Magicians From Baltimore – Animal Collective – Domino (2023)
  12. Ship – The Notwist ft. Saya – Morr Music (2020)
  13. Dreams – Dntel ft. Mystic Chords Of Memory – Sub Pop (2007)
  14. Enough – Fred again… & Brian Eno – Text Records (2023)

luv446

blues 'n' folk, odd pop
luv446 The Fading Sun

The Fading Sun

prerequisite autumnal melancholia from folk singers and guitar pickers to compliment the fading sun.
image : Hector & Holly

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Tracklist:
  1. Where Have All The Summers Gone – Ben Chasny – Drag City / KPM Main Series (2021)
  2. The Us Beneath – Fog – Lex Records (2006)
  3. Lampshade – Beck – Fingerpaint Records (1994)
  4. Sweet Mantra – Daniel Hecht – Dragon’s Egg Productions / Morning Trip (1973/2020)
  5. Do You Have My Money? – Flanafi – Boiled Records (2020)
  6. Cosmia – Joanna Newsom – Drag City (2007)
  7. Grand Union Canal – Gravenhurst – Warp (2007)
  8. The Black Light – Calexico – Quarterstick Records (1998)
  9. Buzzard Blues – Scott Key – Blivet Music / Lion Productions (1976/2013)
  10. Appalachian Death Sigh – Bill Fox – Cherry Pop Records / spinArt Records / Scat Records (1997/2021)
  11. Mona Ray – Leo Kottke – Private Music (1989)
  12. Everyone’s Summer Of ‘95 – Iron & Wine – Black Cricket Recording Co. (2015)
  13. I Wasn’t Dreaming – Hayden Pedigo – Mexican Summer (2021)
  14. The Body Breaks – Devendra Banhart – Young Gods Records (2004)
  15. Song – John Fahey – Reprise Records (1972)

luv433

blues 'n' folk, country 'n' western, jazz, odd pop
luv433 A Real Humdinger

A Real Humdinger

as a fond farewell to my forties here’s a mixtape of music from the 1940s. 80 year old country, jazz, blues & moon moods stitched together with dialogue and sound effects from movies and radio plays. it’s A Real Humdinger!
image : Philips Radio

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Tracklist:
  1. excerpt from the Suspense radio series, episode Sorry, Wrong Number – Radiola (1943/1970)
  2. Hello – Sherman Williams Orchestra – Excelsior / Fantastic Voyage (1947/2014)
  3. Oop Bop Sh’Bam – Dizzy Gillespie – Musicraft / Book-of-the-Month Records (1946/1980)
  4. Tantalizing A Cuban – Earl Hines and His Orchestra – Bluebird / RCA (1940/1975)
  5. Laguna – Slim Gaillard & Bam Brown with Dodo Marmarosa & Zutty Singleton – Savoy Records (1945/1976)
  6. I Like To Riff – King Cole Trio – Ammor / MCA (1940/1973)
  7. Sweet Lorraine – Art Tatum – Onyx Records (1941/1972)
  8. excerpt from the movie They Drive By Night – Warner Bros. / United Artists Records (1940/1977)
  9. Junker’s Blues – Champion Jack Dupree – Jass Records (1940/1986)
  10. excerpt from The Shadow radio series, episode The Carnival Of Death – Biograph Records (1947/1977)
  11. The Devil’s Dream – Sid Hemphill – Alan Lomax Archive / Mississippi / Change Records / Global Jukebox (1942/2013)
  12. Dream – The Pied Pipers with Jo Stafford – Capitol Records / Realistic (1945/1975)
  13. Moon Moods – Les Baxter – Capitol Records / Vinyl Passion (1947/22018)
  14. excerpt from the Escape radio series, episode Leinengen vs. The Ants – Radiola (1949/1970)
  15. Pink Elephants On Parade from Dumbo – Disneyland Records (1941/1959)
  16. The Man On The Flying Trapeze – Spike Jones and His City Slickers – RCA Victor (1948/1975)
  17. Air Conditioned Jungle – Duke Ellington and His Orchestra ft. Jimmy Hamilton & Oscar Pettiford – Unique Jazz (1947/1977)
  18. Noites Cariocas – Jacob Do Bandolim – Sound Miracle Recordings (1943/2019)
  19. Sophtown Special – Sophtown Cool Seven – Ubuntu Publishing (1940/2011)
  20. The Little Goose – Rex Stewart’s Big Eight – Keynote Recordings / Stag-O-Lee (1944/2017)
  21. Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette) – Tex Williams – Capitol Records / Rhino Records (1947/1985)
  22. Django’s Tiger – Django Reinhardt et Le Quintette du Hot Club du France – Pathé Marconi (1946/1970)
  23. My Blue Heaven – Rose Murphy – Stash Records (1947/1978)
  24. Samisen Boogie Woogie – Ichimaru – Canary / Mississippi / Change Records (1947/2012)
  25. GI Jive – Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five – Decca / Fantastic Voyage (1944/2014)
  26. The Applejack – Joe Morris – Atlantic (1948/1985)
  27. excerpt from the movie Casablanca – Warner Bros. / United Artists Records (1943/1977)
  28. I’m My Own Grandpa – Lonzo & Oscar with The Winston County Pea Pickers – RCA Victor / Rhino Records (1948/1985)
  29. excerpt from the movie Citizen Kane – RKO Pictures / Mark Records (1941/1978)
  30. Only One Step More – Blue Sky Boys – Bluebird / RCA (1940/1976)
  31. excerpt from the movie Yankee Doodle Dandy – Warner Bros. / United Artists Records (1942/1977)
  32. Life Is Fine – Jimmie Lunceford – Decca / MCA (1942/1980)

luv426

odd pop, rock 'n' roll
luv426 Skinny Ties

Skinny Ties

bouncing between the guard rails of punk and mainstream radio rock this mixtape finds common ground in power pop. where household names and total unknowns use the forward thrust of chugging chords and driving drums to create a chewed up late 70s / early 80s bubblegum pop sound and energy that hits a bunch of my nostalgia centers.
image : Guy Departees

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Tracklist:
  1. Photograph – The Movies – Snap Shot Records / Mean Bean Records (1982/2020)
  2. Ask For Jill – The dB’s – Albion Records (1982)
  3. Soul Kitchen – X – Slash Records (1980)
  4. A Hundred Feet Away – Joan Jett And The Blackhearts – Blackheart Records / Epic (1983)
  5. I’ve Done Everything For You – Rick Springfield – RCA (1980)
  6. Love Comes In Spurts – Richard Hell And The Voidoids – Sire (1977)
  7. Key Of E – John Lovsin – Terminal Records / Superior Viaduct (1982/2020)
  8. Government Center – Jonathan Richman – Beserkley (1975)
  9. What I Like About You – The Romantics – Epic / Columbia Special Products (1979/1980)
  10. Is This Real? – The Wipers – Park Avenue Records / Jackpot Records (1979/2014)
  11. Some Of My Lies Are True (Sooner Or Later) – Huey Lewis And The News – Chrysalis (1980)
  12. Stuck On You – The Toasters – Bagel Records / Mean Bean Records (1979/2022)
  13. I Didn’t Have The Nerve To Say No – Blondie – Chrysalis (1977)
  14. Girl U Want – Devo – Warner Bros. (1980)
  15. Just What I Needed – The Cars – Elektra (1978)
  16. 867-5309/Jenny – Tommy Tutone – Columbia / K-Tel International (1981/1982)
  17. Guilty As A Killer Wave – The Toms – Feel It Records (1979/2020)
  18. Can’t Stop the World – Go-Go’s – I.R.S. Records (1981)

luv419

odd pop, rock 'n' roll
luv419 Psychlophonic Miracle Sound

Psychlophonic Miracle Sound

another end of the sixties rock’n’roll mixtape made with luv. odd pop recorded in magnificent Psychlophonic Miracle Sound.
photo : Trace Sheppard A.G.E.

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Tracklist:
  1. What Can I Give You – Margo Guryan – Modern Harmonic (1967/2016) > buy link
  2. Knit Me A Kiss – Big Boy Pete – Mono-Tone Records (1967/2021)
  3. Smell Of Incense – Southwest F.O.B. – GPC / HIP / Craft Recordings (1968/2019) > buy link
  4. I Found You In The Night – JODI – Out-Sider (1969/2018)
  5. He’s A Keeper Of The Fire – Buffy Sainte-Marie – Vanguard / Craft Recordings (1969/2019) > buy link
  6. Short Circuit – The Id – RCA Victor (1967) > buy link
  7. I Enjoy Being The Boy – Giant Crab – UNI Records (1968) > buy link
  8. Cardboard Watch – The End – Decca / Demon Records (1969/2018) > buy link
  9. I Can Go – Roger Nichols & The Small Circle Of Friends – A&M / Tapete Records (1968/2018) > buy link
  10. U.F.O. – Jim Sullivan – Monnie / Light In The Attic (1969/2020) > buy link
  11. Sunday Morning – The Five Day Week Straw People – Saga FID / Morgan Blue Town (1968/2018) > buy link
  12. Icicle Star Tree – Asylum Choir – Smash Records / Mercury (1968) > buy link
  13. The Golden Hill (part 1) – The Beat Of The Earth – Radish (1970/2015)
  14. The Jumping Frog – West Coast Natural Gas – RD Records (1968/2012)
  15. Paint A Lady – Susan Christie – Finders Keepers Records (1969/2019) > buy link
  16. (Oh Dear) Miss Morse – Pearls Before Swine – ESP Disk / Drag City (1967/2017) > buy link
  17. Hold On, Hold On, The Garden Sure Looks Good Spread On The Floor – Marc Brierley – CBS / Magic Box (1968/2019)
  18. Superman – The Clique – White Whale (1969) > buy link
  19. Last Cloud Home – The Orange Bicycle – Parlophone (1969/2017) > buy link

luv416

odd pop, rock 'n' roll
luv416 Fey

Fey

fey : fated to die (doomed), marked by a foreboding of death or calamity / able to see into the future (visionary), marked by an otherworldly air or attitude (crazy, touched) / excessively refined (precious), quaintly unconventional (campy)
image : Lewis Elliott

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Tracklist:
  1. Petals – Bibio – Warp (2016) > buy link
  2. Lorelai – Fleet Foxes – Sub Pop (2011)
  3. This Is The Way – Devendra Banhart – Young God Records (2004) > buy link
  4. Two Weeks – Grizzly Bear – Warp (2009) > buy link
  5. Terra Incognita – Atlas Sound – 4AD (2011) > buy link
  6. The Seer’s Tower – Sufjan Stevens – Asthmatic Kitty Records (2005) > buy link
  7. Black Holes In The Sand – Gravenhurst – Warp (2004) > buy link
  8. Red Yellow & Blue – Born Ruffians – Warp (2008) > buy link
  9. I Agree – The Ohsees – Rock Is Hell Records / Castle Face (2006/2019) > buy link
  10. Fever Dream – Iron & Wine – Sub Pop (2004) > buy link
  11. Get Me Away From Here, I’m Dying – Belle And Sebastian – Jeepster Recordings / Matador (1996) > buy link
  12. Saint Simon – The Shins – Sub Pop (2003) > buy link
  13. Recycled Air – The Postal Service – Sub Pop (2004) > buy link

luv407

odd pop, rock 'n' roll
luv407 Future Heatwaves

Future Heatwaves

drift through the heat of the dog daze in slow motion as this collection of odd pop and new rock prepares us for the hot summers ahead.
photo : Jaiyn Wilbity

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Tracklist:
  1. University Microfilms International – Stereolab – Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks (2004/2019) > buy link
  2. What Hurts Worse – Iron & Wine – Sub Pop (2018) > buy link
  3. Somebody Loving You – The Lemon Twigs – 4AD (2020) > buy link
  4. You n Me Sellin’ Weed – The Flaming Lips – Warner Records (2020) > buy link
  5. Shadow Of The Pyramids – Kristian North – Mothland Records (2021) > buy link
  6. I Stay Inside – Jamie Lidell – Jajulin Records (2016) > buy link
  7. Don’t Question Me – Scattered Clouds – Boiled Records (2019) > buy link
  8. Sans Soleil – The Notwist – Morr Music (2021) > buy link
  9. Damaged Eyes Squinting Into The Beautiful Overhot Sun – Deerhoof – Joyful Noise Recordings (2020) > buy link
  10. Long Time Woman – Night Lunch – Celluloid Lunch Records (2020) > buy link
  11. Psychotic Feeling – Of Montreal – Polyvinyl Record Company (2012) > buy link
  12. Forget Me – Born Ruffians – Paper Bag Records / Yep Roc Records (2018) > buy link
  13. If You Knew My Name – Figueroa – Nomark Records (2020) > buy link
  14. Woulda Coulda – Coriky – Dischord Records (2020) > buy link

luv402

blues 'n' folk, country 'n' western, odd pop
luv402 They Call Me Sweet Daddy Rollin Stone

They Call Me Sweet Daddy Rollin’ Stone

remember the good old days? way back in the early fifties when everything was wholesome and good, before rock’n’roll took over the youth and steered our country to ruin. this collection of music from the years 1951 to 1954 contains a healthy dose of rhythm & blues and country & western with a smattering of jazz, calypso & Latin sounds. i hope you enjoy these wholesome sides, feel free to use them as a buffer to the lewd & crass times we find ourselves in.
image : Johnny Sampson’s Barn Yard Apocalypse

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Tracklist:
  1. Daddy Rollin’ Stone – Otis Blackwell – Jay-Dee Records / Fantastic Voyage (1953/2014) > buy link
  2. I Ain’t For It – Boogie Bill Webb – Imperial Records (1952/1968) > buy link
  3. I’ve Got That Feelin’ – Lil Green – Atlantic (1951/1986)
  4. Tiger Man (King Of The Jungle) – Rufus Thomas – Sun / Charly Records (1953/1976) > buy link
  5. You Ain’t So Such A Much – Blanche Thomas – Imperial Records / Fantastic Voyage (1954/2015) > buy link
  6. Hey Bartender – Floyd Dixon – Cat / Fantastic Voyage (1954/2014) > buy link
  7. Drinkin’ Wine Spoodee O Dee – Malcolm Yelvington And Star Rhythm Boys – Sun / ORG Music (1954/2014) > buy link
  8. Snake Dance Boogie – Roy Hogsed – Capitol Records / Stag-O-Lee (1951/2013) > buy link
  9. Some Girl Something – The Lion – Melodisc / Honest Jon’s Records (1951/2002) > buy link
  10. ¿Que Pasa Chica? – Cab Calloway And His Orchestra – Regal Records / Stag-O-Lee (1951/2014) > buy link
  11. Bamalam – Du-Droppers – RCA Victor / Stag-O-Lee (1953/2013) > buy link
  12. Give Me A Red Hot Mama And An Ice Cold Beer – Smiley Maxedon – Columbia / The Omni Recording Corporation / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility (1953/2019) > buy link
  13. Chopsticks-Mambo – The Cal Tjader Trio – Fantasy (1953/2013) > buy link
  14. Big Bamboo – Duke Of Iron – Monogram / Stag-O-Lee (1952/2014) > buy link
  15. Red Top – Jimmie Widener – Imperial / Doghouse & Bone Records (1953/2020)
  16. You Played On My Piano – Hank Penny & Jaye P. Morgan – RCA Victor / Fantastic Voyage (1951/2011)
  17. Marie – The Four Tunes – Jubilee / ABC Records (1954/1973) > buy link
  18. Blue Moon – Lynn Hope – Aladdin / Fantastic Voyage (1951/2014)
  19. Atomic Baby – Linda Hayes with Red Callender Sextette – Recorded In Hollywood / Fantastic Voyage (1953/2014) > buy link