Night-People Mixtape

February 1, 2012 0

I can’t reform or seem to slow down, I burn my lunch money on LP’s and 7inches. The record player spins endless at Night-People HQ right along with the dubbing station and the in house assembly floor keeps it all hectic and manic. As is typical with me, some NZ, AU, UK and barely heard long lost Garage Gems + a couple other weirdos hanging out. Making Mix Tapes sits high tide with the DIY Spirit, which I guess I have plenty of. Always enjoy when I can find the time to dig into the collection even deeper both analog and digital and obsess out a mix. Goes out to all my pals down under, wish I was hanging out in the sun on some Aussie beach with some of you. Iowa winters are cold and dark by four in the afternoon.

Submitted by Night-People founder Shawn Reed

Mixed for International Tapes by Michael Kasparis

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Helado Negro Mixtape

December 9, 2011 1

The title for this mix comes from Big Trouble in Little China. It’s a film thats influenced me in so many different ways. It was during a time when everyone rocked Chinese stars and ninja shoes. I feel like there’s an era like that re approaching. Hopefully more Delta Force movies and American Ninja flicks too. This mix features friends and imaginary friends, hopefully it fills up some time between all the gift buying and food eating. Enjoy.

Everybody Relax I’m Here – Song Selections by Helado Negro

1. Gallop by Epstein y El Conjunto
2. Cumbia Del Organo – Unknown Found on Compilation CD in Monterrey Mexico
3. Electronic Sidewalk 1 – Gerhard Trede & His Electronic Instruments
4. Basheeba – Angel Rada
5. Can You See the Fires (edit) – The Eternals
6. Tone Poem – Feathers
7. Regalo – Prefuse 73
8. Sweet Mountain – American Spring
9. Enchanted Mirror – Luiz Bonfa
10. El Escapismo – Algodon Egipcio
11. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence – Ryuchi Sakamoto
12. Champagne – Guy Fantastico
13. Mines – Roberto C. Lange
14. Say Heh – Prince Zimboo
15. Magnolia – Jorge Ben

Submitted by Helado Negro

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Lawrence English Mixtape

November 28, 2011 0

This mixtape is something of a stream of consciousness, a kind of echo and reflection through sounds that seemed to have resonated for me in 2011. Music from friends, collaborators, conspirators and inspirationalists (new word for the day). A testament to the year that was, could have been and forever will be….2011….

My Dreams Of Sunday Mornings Are Your Nightmares Of Saturday Night – Lawrence English Mixtape

1. Andy Stott – Signature
2. Otomo Yoshihide New Jazz Quintet – Eureka
3. Jim O’Rourke – Eureka
4. Pimmon – Chirippk
5. Neil Hamburger – (Write My) Name On The Toilet
6. Omar Souleyman – Dabke 2001
7. Keith Fullerton Whitman – Live At Fabrique
8. Douglas Quin – Weddell Seals
9. Tujiko Noriko – Endless End
10. Grouper – Hold
11. Ben Frost – We Love You Michael Gira
12. Christian Marclay
13. Xiu Xiu – No Friend Oh!
14. Joji Yuasa – Part 3/5
15. Tenniscoats – Sea Of Japan

Submitted by Lawrence English, whose 12″ LP, entitled The Peregrine, is now available from Experimedia

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Egyptian Maraccas: THIS IS SO RANDOM mixtape

November 11, 2011 0

Our friends and fellow pop ephemera enthusiasts at Egyptian Maraccas have issued their first digital release today. THIS IS SO RANDOM is a mixtape of twisted and mutated Top 40 pop that recalls midnight drives spent with the radio set on scan and one more mysterious party left standing between you and the end of the night. Suitable for chilling out, freaking out, or going on some adventure of your own devising.

Listen to all the madness here:

THIS IS SO RANDOM
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Upset the Rhythm Mixtape

November 3, 2011 1

Here’s a collection of some current Upset The Rhythm required listening. Some of the tracks like the GROUP INERANE and HALO HALO songs are anticipating our excitement about next month’s upcoming shows whilst we’ve also included a lot of demos and forthcoming tracks from upcoming UTR releases too including a frantic pulse grab courtesy of ED SCHRADER’S MUSIC BEAT, and a fist-pumping outtake from JOHN MAUS’ last album Pitiless Censors. Thoroughly rubbing shoulders with all this is a selection of tracks we’ve been recently loving from near (BOMBER JACKETS) and afar (ISSUE), we hope you enjoy them all!

Upset the Rhythm Mixtape

01. GENTLE FRIENDLY – Speakers
02. ED SCHRADER’S MUSIC BEAT – Car
03. PEEPHOLES – Tunnels
04. WAY THROUGH – Halfway House (demo)
05. GROUP INERANE – Deran Deran
06. HALO HALO – Manananggal
07. JOHN MAUS – Castles In The Grave (demo)
08. QUIET HOOVES – Can’t Catch A Break
09. KIT – Lazarus Taxa
10. HIGH CASTLE – Crustaceans Demise
11. BOMBER JACKETS – Pauline’s Quirks
12. FUTURE ISLANDS with WAY THROUGH – We’ve Been Here Before (demo)
13. FORMER GHOSTS with ANNIE LEWANDOWSKI – 90245 (demo)
14. THE URXED – Staying At Home
15. TEST HOUSE – I’ll Never Leave
16. ISSUE – 4

Submitted by Upset the Rhythm

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Stephanie Bonham Mixtape

October 24, 2011 0

Lately, I find myself gravitating toward the rawness of minimal synth, the experimentation inherent in the home recording process & the sheer zaniness found on obscure, private-press releases. This hour-long mix features sixteen selections from Europe, the United States and Australia, 1980-1987.

ISO 9000 Mixtape

1. Pension Stammheim – Madox-Mutanten (Germany, 1981)
2. John Bender – Glacial / Thought (Cincinnati, 1983)
3. Executive Slacks – Sexual Witchcraft (Philadelphia, 1984)
4. Ann Summer – Baby Doll-Play Suit (Sweden, 1985)
5. Mindless Delta Children – Gogo Dancer P.V.C. Apron (Australia, 1980)
6. Steaming Coils – From His Thrown (Los Angeles, 1987)
7. Somnambulist – Tribe (Belgium, 1983)
8. Der Plan – Schnee-Cristel Unterm Baum (Germany, 1980)
9. Bene Gesserit – Clear Blue Sky (Belgium, 1984)
10. Mock Turtle – Thank You For Sending Me An Eno (Washington DC, 1981)
11. A. Xax – Banging Your Head (Indiana, 1981)
12. Grauzone – Film 2 (Germany, 1981)
13. Xex – You Think (New Jersey, 1980)
14. Conrad & Gregor Schnitzler – A3 (Germany, 1981)
15. 08-15 – 1000 Gelbe Tennisbälle (Germany, 1981)
16. Dzeltenie Pastnieki – Apsuudziibas Dziesma (Latvia, 1984)

Submitted by Stephanie Bonham

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Helado Negro + Bear in Heaven Mixtape

April 25, 2011 1

Two friends, Roberto Lange (Helado Negro) and Jon Philpot (Bear in Heaven) made a mix that will summon springtime in NYC.  So grab your boombox, head to the park, spread the blanket, have a few cold ones and possibly play a few rounds of Kubb… That is of course if you see Roberto’s afro and Jon with his beloved Kubb set.

“We Miss You Space Shuttle Spring Mix”

01 Belbury Poly vs Jon & Roberto
02 Woo: “Swingtime”
03 lil gin: “smooth getaway”
04 Freddie Mcgregor: “Natural Collie”
05 Seefeel: “Faults”
06 LCD Soundsystem: “Too Much Love”
07 Broadcast: “Im just a person in this roomy verse / African Headcharge”
08 Pedro Santos: “Aqua Viva”
09 General Degree: “Pot Cover”
10 The Specials: “Blank Expression”
11 Spacemen 3: “We Sell Soul”
12 John Cale: “Villa Albani”
13 The Walker Brothers: “The Electrician”
14 Tom Ze: “Cadema”
15 Caetano Veloso: “Um Sonho”
16 Little Kirk: “Never forget your culture”
17 Abecedarians: “Benways Carnival”
18 The Dezurik Sisters: ‘The Arizona Yodeller”

Solar Bears Mixtape

March 25, 2011 1

The mix we did is a retrospective of what has gotten under our skin right up to this year. It includes old loves like Primal Scream and Pink Floyd, two groups with a special compartment in our heads and hearts. The track by Dead Can Dance harkens back to a time when we just met in college. Moths is someone we have been really impressed with of late. Definitely one for the future. It ends on a high note which is always a welcome turn.

Solar Bears: “Yesteryear” Mixtape

01 James Blake: ”Wilhelms Scream”
02 Dead Can Dance: “In Power We Entrust The Love”
03 Daedelus: “Stampede Me”
04 Wax Stage: “Folk Rock (Bibio Remix)”
05 Nite Jewel: “Falling Far”
06 Pink Floyd: “Any Colour You Like”
07 Primal Scream: “Screamadelica”
08 Moths: “<3″
09 Theophilus London: “Why Even Try?”

Solar Bears: “Neon Colony”

Submitted by John Mcelheron of Solar Bears

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Cloud Nothings Mixtape

February 1, 2011 7

Cleveland, Ohio isn’t exactly known for it’s music scene. Sure, right now we’ve got Emeralds, and my band is starting to do alright I guess, but any nationally recognized artists from the city have been few and far between. However, in the late 70s and early 80s, Cleveland was a breeding ground for the kind of punk weirdos that labels like Siltbreeze or Sacred Bones would eat up these days. The scene was fragmented and small, with shows that were sparsely attended at best, but its influence on punk music as a whole can’t be overlooked. This mix is intended to point out some of the standout bands of the era, and hopefully shed some light on a city that has been unfairly ignored for the better part of its existence.

1 The Styrenes – One Fanzine Reader Writes

The Styrenes’ playful music was informed by both the avant-garde and pop schools of songwriting, tuneful vocals underscored by odd chord changes and gurgling electronics. Styrenes’ Singer Paul Marotta described the band as “loners – in our own loft, doing our own thing,” which is as accurate a description as any. Though many of their songs are piano-based, any comparisons to more popular keyboard rockers couldn’t be further from correct. The Styrenes had their own “proto-punk” sound, making music that was entirely unprecedented, bizarre, and fully their own.

2 Dead Boys – Sonic Reducer

Rising from the skuzzy garage ashes of Rocket From The Tombs, The Dead Boys gained most of their fame from playing in New York, though the group was originally from Cleveland (where they went by the name Frankenstein). The move was inspired by a friendship with Joey Ramone, who thought the band’s wild on-stage antics would go over well in the punk club scene of NYC. Playing often at CBGB quickly led to a record deal with Sire, a division of Warner Brothers. The label pressured the band to tone down the less marketable elements of their music and appeal to a more mainstream audience, leading to the breakup of The Dead Boys; but not before generations of young punks had been motivated by their ferociously vulgar live performances and snotty, angst-fueled records.

3 Chronics – Test Tube Baby

The Chronics hailed from Ashtabula, Ohio, and are possibly the only band with a record out who can make that claim. After hearing the Sex Pistols, friends Bill Elliot, Dave Deluca, Dan DiDonato, and Tim Dorman formed the band and toured around Ohio and Michigan, playing in Youngstown, Detroit, and at the legendary Pirate’s Cove club in Cleveland. Their friends (who happened to be lawyers) got some money together for the group to record a 7”, the A-side of which was “Test Tube Baby.” The 7” turned out to be the only recorded output the band ever released, though a CD of a live show exists somewhere, hopefully to be dug up and reissued soon. The Chronics broke up after a scuffle between Bill and Dan, but the timeless power pop of their sole single is more than enough to cement their place in Cleveland punk lore.

4 Bernie & The Invisibles – I Don’t Know Where I Am

This group is an odd one, even by Cleveland standards. No one seems to know Bernie’s last name, and his backing band is called “The Invisibles” because he couldn’t find anyone else to play with him. Their releases are few, their songs are short and furious, and information about them is scarce. Some people think Bernie is dead now, but someone claiming to be him recently said that he didn’t die, he just got “hit on the foot by a car.” One time Bernie walked from Columbus to Cleveland, just because he wanted to go home. That’s about two hundred miles. And that’s really all there is to say about Bernie & The Invisibles.

5 X-X – You’re Full Of Shit

X-X were a Cleveland punk band who were, if I do say so myself, miles ahead of the more modern XX in terms of, well, everything. Featuring John Morton of Cleveland legends The Electric Eels, X-X was a side project that released a few 7” singles in their time. Aggressive proto-punk that is actually far more punk than plenty of music that came after it, so maybe the “proto” isn’t even needed.

6 Pere Ubu – Waiting For Mary

One of the few Cleveland bands to achieve anything resembling success outside of their home city, Pere Ubu are something of a Cleveland treasure. Though bandleader David Thomas dislikes genre pigeonholing, he has described the band as “avant-garage,” combining their academic avant-garde and blues-rock influences into one term. The band has had myriad lineups and sounds, respected mainly for sticking to their own artistic impulses rather than letting a desire for public acceptance guide any decisions they make. Thomas has said that the band “is not a viable commercial venture,” and that their one success is in their longevity in spite of their tumultuous existence. Changing greatly from album to album, Pere Ubu aren’t a band that can be pinned down easily, but their “avant garage” sound has been influential to countless current art rock and avant garde musicians active on the scene today.

7 Rocket From The Tombs – Ain’t It Fun

Rocket From The Tombs consisted of members of The Dead Boys and Pere Ubu, but had a sound that was far more violent and primitive than either of the two. There isn’t too much more written about this band, but the music speaks for itself. They play a kind of Stooges-informed punk, songs ranging from massive slow burners to all-out rockers. The kind of band that can say their lead singer got a platform shoe thrown at him, which broke his nose and caused him to vomit blood the entire day (true story).

8 Electric Eels – Jaguar Ride

THE Cleveland punk band. Nothing like them has existed since. Just look at their insane website for a taste of their brand of weird.

9 Mirrors – Living Without You

Mirrors, Cleveland’s answer to the Velvet Underground, started (and ended) in the small-time. One of their first shows was at a bowling banquet – the one prior to it had been at the local YMCA, where a boy invited himself onstage to accompany them on piano. They continued their career much in the same vein, never graduating to bigger stages (except for the local battle of the bands they played, not winning any new fans in spite of the 30’ high stage). They played Velvets-style music because, as member Jamie Klimek says, “it was easy.” They bragged about knowing more than three chords, but never seemed to use more than two of them in any one song. Truly minimalist rock and roll, Mirrors broke up and their members moved on to The Styrenes and The Electric Eels, leaving behind an album’s worth of classic, stoned psych pop for Clevelanders to zone out to for years to come.

10 Clocks – Confidentially Renee

Featuring members of The Pagans, Bernie & The Invisibles, and Chronics, Clocks originally formed in ’79 to make a song called “Ticktockman,” about a sci-fi book by Harlan Ellison. The single got national press and garnered comparisons to such musical luminaries as the Chocolate Watchband, among others, and provided the band with the impetus to stay together and record more. In their short lifespan they somehow managed to open for AC/DC and Iggy Pop, as well as gain a small and loyal Cleveland following. Their psych-tinged acid pop was a bit behind the times, but not worse off for it. Every song they released was a hit, and the members went on to form a band called Venus Envy – how could they be anything but good?

11 The Baloney Heads – I’m A Drunk

A gloriously dumb party punk band that formed out of a conversation in a Cleveland living room, The Baloney Heads sound exactly like their name suggests. This could come out on Burger Records today and feel right at home. There isn’t too much information about these guys floating around, so no deep back story on this one. I’d imagine The Baloney Heads would like it that way, though. They weren’t around to dwell on the past, they were just focused on the present – and that present always seemed to be taking place at a party.

12 The Pagans – What’s This Shit Called Love?

THE OTHER Cleveland punk band. As with The Electric Eels, I direct you toward an outside source for this one… a geocities page, of all things.

Cloud Nothings Cleveland Mixtape

01 The Styrenes – One Fanzine Reader Writes
02 Dead Boys – Sonic Reducer
03 Chronics – Test Tube Baby
04 Bernie & The Invisibles – I Don’t Know Where I Am
05 X-X – You’re Full Of Shit
06 Pere Ubu – Waiting For Mary
07 Rocket From The Tombs – Ain’t It Fun
08 Electric Eels – Jaguar Ride
09 The Mirrors – Living Without You
10 Clocks – Confidentially Renee
11 The Baloney Heads – I’m A Drunk
12 The Pagans – What’s This Shit Called Love?

Submitted by Dylan Baldi of Cloud Nothings

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Braids Mixtape

January 21, 2011 2

My mother told me that the dreams she remembers are always the ones that play out situations in her life she has forgotten. She likes to call them ‘reminders’. I found this fascinating because for the past couple of months I’ve been trying to master the art of lucid dreaming. However, my efforts are proving it difficult and I find myself waking up without a trace of remembering what I even dreamt about in the first place. The dreams I do remember are always ones that evoked particular emotions. Here is a collection of songs that were inspired by feelings I’ve experienced in dreams, feelings that I’ve forgotten, and feelings that hopefully one day help pilot where my mind wanders off to during sleep.

BRAIDS Mixtape

01 Pantha Du Prince – Asha
02 Do Make Say Think - Anything For Now
03 Chamapagne Diamond - Scattern & Yearn
04 NEON CANYON - Pekoe
05 Boards of Canada – Tears From The Compound Eye
06 Colleen – Summer Water
07 Noveller - 6 Fades
08 Belong – I Never Lose, Never Really
09 Knots – Peacedreams
10 Gang Gang Dance – God’s Money IX
11. Murcof - Cosmos II
12 Jacaszek - Rytm to Niesmiertelnosc
13 Morgan Greenwood - Die Neue Serie
14 Blue Hawaii – Sparkle Refund
15 Arovane - Lilies
16 Oneohtrix Point Never - Ouroboros
17 Eluvium – Show Us Our Homes
18 Jon Brion - Peer Pressure
19 Brian Eno & Harold Budd – Among Fields Of Crystal
20 Claude Debussy - Clouds
21 Kyle Gann – As The Day Is Long

Braids – Lemonade

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Submitted by Katie Lee of Braids

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