Category Archives: odd pop

luv174

For Everyone

i love Burt Bacharach, from his schmaltzy pop to his inventive soundtrack work. here are 27 reasons why.
happy 85th birthday Burt! thanks for the hits, much luv.
photo : Burt Bacharach moment by monojussi
Tracklist:
  1. Overture (from Promises, Promises) – Burt Bacharach – United Artists Records (1968)
  2. 24 Hours From Tulsa – Burt Bacharach – Kapp Records (1965) > buy link
  3. I Say A Little Prayer – Burt Bacharach – A&M (1967) > buy link
  4. (There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me – Burt Bacharach – Kapp Records (1965) > buy link
  5. Something Big – Burt Bacharach – A&M (1973) > buy link
  6. South American Getaway (from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) – Burt Bacharach – A&M (1969) > buy link
  7. Do You Know The Way To San Jose – Burt Bacharach – A&M (1970) > buy link
  8. Walk On By – Burt Bacharach – Kapp Records (1965) > buy link
  9. Mexican Divorce – Burt Bacharach – A&M (1971)
  10. Italian Fuzz (from After The Fox) – Burt Bacharach – United Artists Records (1966) > buy link
  11. Money Penny Goes For Broke (from Casino Royale) – Burt Bacharach – RCA Victor (1967)
  12. Bird Bath (from After The Fox) – Burt Bacharach – United Artists Records (1966) > buy link
  13. Pussy Cats On Parade (from What’s New Pussycat?) – Burt Bacharach – United Artists Records (1965) > buy link
  14. The Old Fun City (N.Y. Sequence) (from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) – Burt Bacharach – A&M (1969) > buy link
  15. Monterey Peninsula – Burt Bacharach – A&M (1973)
  16. I’ll Never Fall In Love Again – Burt Bacharach – A&M (1970) > buy link
  17. Trains and Boats and Planes – Burt Bacharach – Kapp Records (1965) > buy link
  18. Are You There (With Another Girl) – Burt Bacharach – A&M (1967) > buy link
  19. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head (from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) – Burt Bacharach ft. B.J. Thomas – A&M (1969) > buy link
  20. Ukeatalia (from After The Fox) – Burt Bacharach – United Artists Records (1966) > buy link
  21. Flying Saucer – First Stop Berlin (from Casino Royale) – Burt Bacharach – RCA Victor (1967)
  22. After The Fox (from After The Fox) – Burt Bacharach ft. Peter Sellers and The Hollies – United Artists Records (1966) > buy link
  23. Bond Street – Burt Bacharach – A&M (1967) > buy link
  24. The Big Cowboys And Indians Fight At Casino Royale; Casino Royale Theme (Reprise) (from Casino Royale) – Burt Bacharach ft. Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – RCA Victor (1967)
  25. Knowing When To Leave – Burt Bacharach – A&M (1970) > buy link
  26. All Kinds Of People – Burt Bacharach – A&M (1971)
  27. What The World Needs Now Is Love – Burt Bacharach – A&M (1967) > buy link

luv172

SYNTAX ERA 3-D

“3” is the third mixtape in the SYNTAX ERA series of all eighties megamixes and “D” stands for “dubs”. a bombastic combination of radical club dubs and rewired hip hop instrumentals for people who like their dancefloors to swallow them whole.
photo : sweet daddy luv
Tracklist:
  1. Do You Wanna Get Away (Long Dub Version) – Shannon – Mirage Records Inc. (1985)
  2. Power (Power Dub II) – Cultural Vibe ft. Glenn ‘Sweety G.’ Toby – Easy Street Records (1987)
  3. Rhythm Nation (United Dub) – Janet Jackson – A&M (1989)
  4. Caught, Can We Get A Witness (Pre Black Steel Ballistic Felony Dub) – Public Enemy – Def Jam Recordings (1989)
  5. 11:15 (Bee Boys Dub) – Hardhouse – Easy Street Records (1988)
  6. Axel F (M and M Mix) – Harold Faltermeyer – MCA (1984)
  7. Go Wild Rhythm Track – Virgo – Precision / Trax Records / Soul Jazz (1985/2005)
  8. Out Of Touch (Dub Version) – Hall & Oates – RCA (1984) > buy link
  9. Tainted Love (Tainted Dub Mix) – Impedance – Epic (1989)
  10. The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight – Dominatrix – Streetwise / Interbnational DeeJay Gigolos Records (1984/2003)
  11. Xtra Fun – Cyndi Lauper – Portrait / CBS (1983)
  12. Set Jah Off (Rhythm Master Mix) – Frankie “Bones” & Lenny “Dee” present Looney Tunes – Nugroove Records (1989) > buy link
  13. Baby-Funk (Special Version) – The Bambers – Ohrwurm Records (1983)
  14. One Bad Apple (Dub Mix) – Nolan Thomas – Emergency Records (1985)
  15. It’s Life (You Gotta Think Twice) (Bonus Version) – Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic 3 – Profile / DC Recordings (1983/1997)
  16. Electro / Shock – Praxis – Celluloid (1984)
  17. Alice (Ecrof’s Special Mix) – Full Force – Columbia (1985)
  18. Depth Charge (Bass It) – Depth Charge – Vinyl Solution (1989)

luv170

baby’s cry into…

dip into luv’s stream of consciousness; where music morphs into dialog that gets swallowed by sound, turns into song and weaves a tall tale about everything and nothing. it’s a trip.
image : one picture puzzle piece
Tracklist:
  1. Some Velvet Phasing – Klaus Schulze – Virgin (1974)
  2. The Cry Of A Normal Newborn Child – Eugene G. Weinberg, M.B., F.C.P. (S.A.) – Pfizer Laboratories Division (1971)
  3. excerpt from 2001 : A Space Odyssey as read by Arthur C. Clarke – Caedmon (1976)
  4. excerpt from Ultimate Heartbeat – Syntonic Research, Inc. (1974)
  5. Cry (Live @ 50 Bucks) – Money Mark – Mo Wax (1995)
  6. Penny Dreadfuls – Animal Collective – Fat Cat (2000) > buy link
  7. Commodore64 data cassette program – The 8-Bit Construction Set – Beige Records (2000)
  8. Blue Anthem – Terry Riley and Krishna Bhatt – Plainishare (1985)
  9. excerpts from Song from America on the Move – Laurie Anderson – Giorno Poetry Systems Records (1983)
  10. Trampoline – Nobukazu Takemura – Thrill Jockey (2001) > buy link
  11. Bufferin : “Memories” (orig.) – Raymond Scott ft. Jim Henson – Basta (1967/2001) > buy link
  12. Program – Silver Apples – Kapp Records / Phoenix Records (1968/2007) > buy link
  13. Comes And Goes – The Art Of Noise – ZTT (1983) > buy link
  14. excerpts of whale songs from Deep Voices – Dr. Robert S. Payne Capitol (1977) > buy link
  15. excerpt from SPACE : 1999 : It Played so Softly on the Ear – Power Records (1976)
  16. Illogical Digression (version) – 100th Process – 10 Kilo (1998)
  17. Green Calx – Aphex Twin – R&S Records (1992) > buy link
  18. Intro / Tokyo / City Girl – Kevin Shields – Emperor Norton (2003) > buy link
  19. excerpt from A Big 10-8 Place part two (180-G) – Negativland – Seeland Records (1983)
  20. The Lonely – Bernard Herrmann – Varèse Sarabande (1959/1983)
  21. My House – Henry Rollins – Freeway Records (1984)
  22. Ghosts – Albert Ayler – Hat Hut Records (1966/1982)
  23. excerpts of howling and barking from The Language and Music of the Wolves – Tonsil Records (1971) > buy link
  24. excerpt from Star Trek : The Crier in Emptiness – Power Records (1975)
  25. Simean Groove – Folk Implosion – Mo Wax (1996) > buy link
  26. excerpt from When Melinda Sings – Sidney Poitier – United Artists Records (1969)
  27. 40 Winks (No Sleep Vadim! Mix) – The Herbaliser – Ninja Tune (1996) > buy link
  28. Lady Sings The Blues – Billie Holiday – Verve (1956) > buy link
  29. Old Lodge Skins prepares to die. But it rains and they go back to the teepee. – Chief Dan George & Dustin Hoffman – Columbia (1971)
  30. excerpt from Gentle Rain In A Pine Forest – Syntonic Research, Inc. (1979)
  31. Picture Puzzle Piece – Shel Silverstein – Columbia (1985) > buy link
  32. Jigsaw Puzzle – The Rolling Stones – Abkco (1968) > buy link

luv160

18 Ways To Get You In A Good Moog

the release of the Moog synthesizer in the 1960s coincided with a rush of “electronic pop” records recycling melodies from the past (and a few from the future) to varying degrees of success. the sweet daddy has luvingly selected 18 quirky pieces from a few electronic music pioneers to help get you in a good moog.
photo : Gershon Kingsley & Jean-Jacques Perrey, 1967
Tracklist:
  1. The Little Man From Mars – Jean-Jacques Perrey & Gershon Kingsley – Vanguard (1966) > buy link
  2. Percolator – Hot Butter – Musicor Records (1973)
  3. Give It Up Or Turn It Loose – Dick Hyman – Command / ABC Records (1969)
  4. Cleopatra – Georges Teperino – Marlowlynn Ltd. / L’Illustration Musicale / Lo Recordings (1970/2001) > buy link
  5. The Minuet Of The Robots – Jean-Jacques Perrey – Vanguard (1968) > buy link
  6. The Legend Of Johnny Pot – Dick Hyman – Command / ABC Records (1969)
  7. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye – Claude Denjean – Phase 4 / London (1970) > buy link
  8. Peace Three – Paul Beaver & Bernard L. Krause – Nonesuch Records (1968)
  9. Heliotrope Bouquet – Chris Stone – ABC Records (1974)
  10. Two-Part Invention In A Minor, BWV 784 – Walter Carlos – Columbia (1973)
  11. Popcorn – Hot Butter – Musicor Records (1972) > buy link
  12. Premiere Danse Nuptiale – Ennio Morricone – General Music France (1974/1980)
  13. One Note Samba – Spanish Flea – Jean-Jacques Perrey & Gershon Kingsley – Vanguard (1967) > buy link
  14. Maladjusted Moogie – Anthony King – Bruton Music / Lo Recordings (1974/2001) > buy link
  15. Integrated Circuit -The Cooper Plated Integrated Circuit – Command / ABC Records (1969)
  16. The Windmills Of Your Mind – Richard Hayman – Command / ABC Records (1969)
  17. Cynthia Sighs – Gordon Langford – RCA (1974)
  18. Petite Paulette – Enoch Light – Project 3 Total Sound (1969) > buy link

luv159

Forgive Us If We Laugh A Lot

this mix is unintentionally, unavoidably creepy as it is made up of the weird and wonderful music of The Residents. join their odd collection of characters as they focus on the comical darkside of life amidst unique sonic structures, textures and tunes.
photo : The Residents
Tracklist:
  1. excerpt from Hitler Was A Vegetarian – The Residents – Ralph Records (1976/1979) > buy link
  2. Live At The Apollo: b. Try Me – The Residents – Ralph Records/ Korova (1984) > buy link
  3. Santa Dog ’78 – The Residents – Ralph Records (1978/1982)
  4. Monkey And Bunny – The Residents & Renaldo And The Loaf – Ralph Records / Korova (1983/1984)
  5. Hole-Workers At The Mercies Of Nature : Voices Of The Air – The Residents – Ralph Records (1981) > buy link
  6. A Spirit Steals A Child – The Residents – Ralph Records (1979) > buy link
  7. Kaw-Liga (Horror Mix) – The Residents – Toroso (1986)
  8. Mr. Bee’s Bumble – The Residents – Mute Records (2005) > buy link
  9. Loser Weed – The Residents – Ralph Records (1976/1981)
  10. Die In Terror – The Residents – Ralph Records (1980) > buy link
  11. Goosebump : And Farmers – The Residents – Ralph Records (1980) > buy link
  12. You Yesyesyes – The Residents – Ralph Records (1976) > buy link
  13. Hello Skinny – The Residents – Ralph Records (1978) > buy link
  14. Not Available Part Two : The Making Of A Soul – The Residents – Ralph Records (1978) > buy link
  15. Whoopy Snorp – The Residents – Los Angeles Free Music Society / Ralph Records (1977/1983)
  16. Shorty’s Lament (Intermission) – The Residents – Ralph Records (1982) > buy link
  17. Spotted Pinto Bean – The Residents – Ralph Records (1974/1979) > buy link
  18. Lord, It’s Lonely – The Residents – Ralph Records (1984)
  19. Smack Your Lips (Clap Your Teeth) – The Residents – Ralph Records (1982) > buy link

luv158

I’m On My Way To Get You Through Another Cold Day

a collection of odd pop pieced together by sweet daddy luv to help get you through another cold day.
photo : Jan Smithers, cover of Newsweek March 21, 1966
Tracklist:
  1. Beautiful People – The Books – Temporary Residence (2010) > buy link
  2. Lewis Takes Off His Shirt – Owen Pallet – Domino (2010) > buy link
  3. Take Off Your Shirt – Bibio – Warp (2011) > buy link
  4. Race For The Prize – The Flaming Lips – Warner Bros. (1999) > buy link
  5. The Shakes – Atlas Sound – 4AD (2011) > buy link
  6. Gun-Shy – Grizzly Bear – Warp (2012) > buy link
  7. Between Atoms – Krista Muir – Hypo Records (2011) > buy link
  8. Find Me The Pulse Of The Universe – Laetitia Sadier – Drag City (2012) > buy link
  9. Come On Let’s Go – Broadcast – Warp (2000) > buy link
  10. Little By Little – Radiohead – Ticker Tape Ltd. (2011) > buy link
  11. Heads Hammock – Avey Tare – Paw Tracks (2010) > buy link
  12. Toyboat – Yoko Ono with Antony of Antony and the Johnsons & Hahn Rowe – Astralwerks / Parlophone (2007) > buy link
  13. Measurements – James Blake – Atlas / Polydor (2011) > buy link
  14. Nightwatchman’s Blues – Gravenhurst – Warp (2008) > buy link
  15. The Flowers She Sent And The Flowers She Said She Sent – The Magnetic Fields – Feel Good All Over / Merge Records (1994/2011) > buy link
  16. The Cold Song (Akustik Version) – Whirlpool Productions – Ladomat 2000 (1996)

luv155

people ain’t been livin’ right

just in case this is our last week on Earth figured i’d make a mix to go along with the apocalypse.
image : Emergency Broadcast System
Tracklist:
  1. excerpt from The Story of War Games – Buena Vista Records (1983)
  2. London Calling – The Clash – Epic (1979) > buy link
  3. excerpt from The Story of War Games – Buena Vista Records (1983)
  4. Nuclear War (version 2) – Yo La Tengo – Matador (2002) > buy link
  5. Oh Lord Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me – Charlie Mingus – Atlantic (1962) > buy link
  6. excerpt from Ultimate Thunderstorm – Environments disc 4 – Syntonic Research, Inc. (1979)
  7. excerpt from Nuclear War 1984? – Robin Armstrong – Kangi Records (1976) > (searching for buy link)
  8. Teetering Scales – Tangerine Dream – Private, Inc. (1989) > (searching for buy link)
  9. We Will Become Silhouettes – The Postal Service – Sub Pop (2005) > buy link
  10. Electric Storm – The BBC Radiophonic Workshop – BBC Records & Tapes (1976)
  11. Landslide – Cabaret Voltaire – Rough Trade (1981) > buy link
  12. excerpt from War Of The Worlds – The Mercury Theater / Orson Welles – Columbia Broadcasting System / Quality Records (1938/1970) > buy link
  13. Idioteque – Radiohead – Parlophone (2000) > buy link
  14. War Of The Worlds – The Mercury Theater / Orson Welles – Columbia Broadcasting System / Quality Records (1938/1970) > buy link
  15. The Four Horsemen – Metallica – Megaforce Records / Banzai Records (1983) > buy link
  16. The Dead Flag Blues – Godspeed You Black Emperor! – Constellation (1997) > buy link
  17. The Man Comes Around – Johnny Cash – American Recordings (2002) > buy link
  18. Intro Part 2 (Paris Students’ Riot) of The Sound Of Dissent – Mercury (1969) > (searching for buy link)
  19. excerpt from Intro Part 3 (Adam Clayton Powell) of The Sound Of Dissent – Mercury (1969) > (searching for buy link)
  20. The Sign IV – David Axelrod – Ascension / EMI (1970) > buy link
  21. excerpt from Dust Storms and the Storm Of April 14, 1935 – Woody Guthrie – Library Of Congress / Elektra (1964)
  22. Dusty Old Dust (So Long It’s Been Good To Know Yuh) – Woody Guthrie – Folkways / DOXY (1940/1964/2009) > buy link
  23. Earthquake : Special Effects from the soundtrack to Earthquake – MCA (1974)
  24. excerpt from It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) – R.E.M. – I.R.S. (1987) > buy link

luv154

Sloppy Joe’s Saturday Morning Fun Mix 4!

every Saturday morning, as a kid, Sloppy Joe stumbled up the stairs, made a big bowl of sugary cereal, hit the couch and turned on the cartoons. the swirl of colors, commercials, music, strange voices, unreal plot lines and odd sound effects distorted time and space and forever altered his perception of life.
image  : Patrick “Eel” O’Brian a.k.a. Plastic Man
Tracklist:
  1. The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel – Grandmaster Flash – Sugar Hill Records (1981) > buy link
  2. “Hey You Guys!” intro to The Electric Company Theme – Rita Moreno – Children’s Television Workshop (1974) > (searching for buy link)
  3. Police Woman – Henry Mancini – RCA (1976) > (searching for buy link)
  4. excerpt from Escape To Witch Mountain – Eddie Albert – Disneyland Records (1975) > (searching for buy link)
  5. We Hear You – Luke Vibert – Planet Mu (2009) > buy link
  6. Freaky Flow – DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist – Mo Wax (2005) > (searching for buy link)
  7. Housework – Carol Channing – Arista (1972) > buy link
  8. We’ll Be Right Back (Radio Edit) – Steinski & Mass Media – 4th & Broadway / Island Records (1986) > (searching for buy link)
  9. Melody – DJ Nu-Mark – Up Above Records (2004) > (searching for buy link)
  10. Every Day Is Like Sunday – Reggie Watts – Third Man Records (2011) > (searching for buy link)
  11. Bouncin’ All Over The World – The Globetrotters – Kirshner (1970) > buy link
  12. excerpt from Jelly Dancers – Bruce Haack & Miss Nelson – Dimension 5 Records / Emperor Norton Records (1999) > (searching for buy link)
  13. No Diggity – Hackney Colliery Band – Wah Wah 45s (2011) > buy link
  14. You Gotta Believe – The Pointer Sisters – MCA Records (1976) > buy link
  15. Paul Revere (Instrumental) – Beastie Boys – Def Jam Recordings (1986) > (searching for buy link)
  16. excerpt from Roosevelt Franklin Counts – Roosevelt Franklin – Children’s Television Workshop (1974) > buy link
  17. Pinball Number Count (DJ Food Re-edit) – The Pointer Sisters – Sesame Street / Ninja Tune (1975/2003) > buy link
  18. My Little Donkey (Mi Burrito) – Choco The New Harlem Sound – Celluloid (2004) > (searching for buy link)
  19. Can’t Stop It – DJ/Rupture ft. Max Turner – Tigerbeat6 (2004) > buy link
  20. The Magic Number – De La Soul – Tommy Boy / London (1989) > (searching for buy link)
  21. Three Is A Magic Number – Bob Dorough – Capitol (1973) > (searching for buy link)

luv051

Next Phaze Mix Tape

this mixtape represents the rock ‘n’ roll and odd pop that i wanted to hear on the radio back in 2007. brimming with hooky melodies, riffy guitar lines, trenchant lyrics and bouncy beats i give you the Next Phaze Mix Tape.
cassette : TDK with luv
Tracklist:
  1. Ankle Injuries – Fujiya Miyagi – Tirk (2006) > buy link
  2. Young Folks – Peter Bjorn and John feat. Victoria Bergsman – V2 Scandinavia / Witchita Recordings (2007) > buy link
  3. Bullets (Max Tundra remix) – Tunng – Full Time Hobby (2007)
  4. Boy From School – Hot Chip – EMI (2006) > buy link
  5. All My Friends (John Cale Version) – LCD Soundsystem – DFA / EMI (2007) > buy link
  6. Around The World – The Death Set – The Arm NYC (2006) > buy link
  7. Shotgun Funeral – Party Of One – Fat Cat (2003) > buy link
  8. Girls Who Play Guitar – Maximo Park – Warp (2007) > buy link
  9. Pick-Me-Up Uppercut – Pop Levi – Counter Records (2007) > buy link
  10. Head Hang Low – The Oscillation – DC Recordings (2007) > buy link
  11. Comfy In Nautica – Panda Bear – Paw Tracks (2007) > buy link
  12. All Sleepers – CircleSquare – Output (2003) > buy link
  13. The Light 3000 – Schneider TM â- City Slang (2000) > buy link
  14. Lights – Max Tundra – Domino (2002) > buy link
  15. Wolf Like Me – TV On The Radio – 4AD (2006) > buy link
  16. Such Great Heights – Iron & Wine – Sub Pop (2004) > buy link

luv153

We Shine By Night

back in the day my buddies Tony & Scott would throw these crazy parties. all were welcome insuring an interesting mix of characters. spinning at these shindigs became a crash course in party selecting; djs had to jump from genre to genre in a smooth, varied & fun way to keep the folks happy and bouncing or it could turn ugly. come join the party and get on down with your bad self.
image : original flyer by Tony Revoy, manipulated with luv
Tracklist:
  1. What Yo Life Can Truly Be – De La Soul ft. Vinia Mojica, A Tribe Called Quest & Dres – Tommy Boy (1991)
  2. Max Motion – Altz – DFA (2007) > buy link
  3. excerpt from Loaded – Primal Scream – Creation Records (1990) > buy link
  4. Blow Your Head – Fred Wesley & The J.B.’s – People Records / Polydor / Urban (1973) > buy link
  5. Release It – The Time – Paisley Park / Warner Bros. (1990) > buy link
  6. World Destruction / Missing Suitcase (Solid Steel Mash Up) – Timezone ft. John Lydon / The Herbaliser – Celluloid / Ninja Tune (1984/1999/2003)
  7. Bonin’ In The Boneyard – Fishbone – Columbia (1988) > buy link
  8. Fools Gold – The Stone Roses – Silvertone Records (1990) > buy link
  9. Musique Non Stop – Kraftwerk – Warner Bros. (1986) > buy link
  10. The Shit – DM & Jemini – Lex Records (2003) > buy link
  11. Break In The Road – Betty Harris – SSS International / Soul Jazz (1969/2001) > buy link
  12. Hand In Your Head – Money Mark – Mo Wax (1998) > buy link
  13. Bring The Files, Jim – Hero No.7 – Hero No.7 Records (2000)
  14. Tighten Up (Part 1) – Archie Bell & The Drells – Atlantic (1968) > buy link
  15. Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix) – Cornershop – Wiija Records (1997) > buy link
  16. excerpt from Rock ‘n’ Roll Band – Shel Silverstein – Columbia (1985) > buy link
  17. All Day And All Of The Night – The Kinks – Reprise / Marble Arch Records (1965/1966) > buy link
  18. Psyché Rock – Pierre Henry & Michel Columbier – Philips (1967) > buy link
  19. Kelly, Watch The Stars! (Club Mix) – Air – Source (1998)
  20. Under Pressure – Queen & David Bowie – EMI (1981) > buy link