18 groovin' lounge tracks, many 70s and several 2010s. I'd say mostly rare sans the Yellow Sharks' "Joy Bells" for one. Favs include Ernesto Brancucci's "Dream Island," Broken Lamps' "Halls of Time," Ivan Basilio e i Sergowa's "Rio Indio" and Alex Puddu's "The Rope" with the borrowed/similar bass run/riff off Led Zep's How Many More Times. It works for me. Enjoy!
Mostly 70s, a few 60s and 80s. The majority are a mix of (film) scores, ambience, etc., so don't expect any rockin', hoppin', havin'-a-good-ol'-time, dance tracks. You could either mix it up with other mixes, or play through for an eerie listen. Anyway, the usual names of the genre including Johnny Hawksworth, Syd Dale, Alan Hawkshaw, Brian Bennett, etc. Enjoy!
More gems, more rarities. 20 tracks, mostly 60s & 70s with a few 50s (Tommy Steele's "Cannibal Pot," The Blazers' "Witch Doctor," and The Starlighters' "Creepin'"), one from '88 (Franco Piersanti's "Il Nido del Ragno (Seq. 18)" from the film, The Spider Labyrinth) and a couple 90s (4 Flops' "Trick or Treat" and Robert Walsh's "Ghoul's Dance"). Enjoy!
Pol, over at his blog, "What's the Connection?" mentioned my posts regarding Canadian music (check out his Kim Mitchell/Max Webster mix here - "Webster Pick" ), and wouldn't you just know it, I had to once again dig out some great classic Canadian tracks. Many rare outside the border. Check out Gino Vannelli's "Jack Miraculous." This was before you've heard the bg music to Mario Kart/Mario Party, and elevator music on speed. Yeah, you gotta check it out.
Valdy's "Peter & Lou" - a big favorite. Steel River's "Ten Pound Note" sounds like The Band, or so I thought many years back. The same deal with Ginette Reno's "Beautiful Second Hand Man" - I thought either Marilyn McCoo or Petula Clark.
Toby Swann's "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" - you guessed it, a rockin'/punkified version of the well endeared Wizard of Oz tune. Murray McLauchlan's "The Farmer's Song" - I still listen to it from time to time, for that lump in throat feeling. 18 tracks, all 70s sans a couple of early 80s. Mostly pop rock. Enjoy!
Many deep cuts, 16 in all. Psych, blues rock, hard rock, a bit of heavy acid rock, etc. Bands include US's Whalefeathers, & Corpus, Germany's Baumstam, France's Les Variations, Canada's Wanka, & Emerald City, Netherland's Cosmic Dealer, UK's The Way We Live, and more. Enjoy!
All 70s sans one track (Luis Bacalov's 67's "A ciascuno il suo (rhythm version)"). Alan Moorhouse, Klaus Weiss, Alan Parker, Gianni Ferrio, Piero Umiliani, Luigi Zito, Keith Mansfield, etc. The usual great artists. Enjoy!
20 tracks of rockin' and some groovin' library/lounge tracks, all 70s sans 69's "Relax in Blues" by Giuliano Sorgini, and 1980's "Place Here #3" by Neil Amsterdam. Big favs in Klaus Weiss' "Morning 2," Gert Wilden & Orchestra's "Dirty Boy" and Tony Tape's "Open Road." All good tracks by Franco Micalizzi, Alberto Baldan Bembo, Alan Moorhouse, José Roberto Bertrami, Remigio Ducros, and many others. Enjoy!
I must be desperate with the horny subtitles, lol. 18 smooth and sexy lounge tracks, from '66 to '80. Arawak's "Accadde a tutti noi," The Mystic Moods Orchestra's "Down Easy" and Alessandro Alessandroni's "Vele al vento" are big favs, especially the latter. Luciano Simoncini, Piero Piccioni, Alan Parker, Remigio Ducros, Ennio Morricone, Syd Dale, and others. Enjoy!
Music that makes you horny? If that's the case, then you'll need to see a psychiatrist, lol. 20 tracks, all library/lounge grooves sans, Georgia Gibbs' 1952's "Kiss of Fire" (pop & tango), and Curt Boettcher's late 60s sunshine-y "Christina, In My Dreams."
My favorite (a big favorite) is Armando Trovaioli's "Angola adeus." Also a few covers including The 18th Century Corporation's "This Guy's in Love with You" and Baker Street Philharmonic's great (yes, I love it) take on "Here, There and Everywhere." Syd Dale, Luciano Simoncini, Franco Micalizzi, Helmuth Brandenburg, etc. Lots of good stuff. Enjoy!
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18 tracks, mostly 60s & 70s with a couple of 50s (Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers' "Hot Banana (instrumental)" and Bill Haley & His Comets' "Hot Dog Buddy Buddy"), three 80s (Robbie Dupree's "Hot Rod Hearts," Triumph's "Hot Time (In This City Tonight)" and Loverboy's "Hot Girls in Love"), and one 00s (Glam Sam and His Combo's "Hot!"). Nothing cold here, all hot including The Rimshots' "A Hot Day in Harlem," Little Richard's "Hot Nuts," etc. Enjoy!
Frightening! Seriously, if you play this blasting out your stereo speakers during Halloween, I don't think many trick or treaters will show up, lol.
20 score pieces from horror/thriller films. I also added a few recognizable scores to keep the interest. Here's a tip: Mix this with the other Halloween mixes for a well diversified listen. So, what's the scariest track(s)? All of 'em! Enjoy!
Lots of oldies. Mostly 50s with a few 60s, 70s, and one 80s (Joel Vandroogenbroeck's "Ghost Town"). Also, four tracks from the 30s (Cab Calloway's "The Nightmare," Glen Gray's "The House Is Haunted," Prairie Ramblers' "Ghost in the Graveyard," and Paula Kelly's "Jeepers Creepers"), plus a couple of film scores.
My favorites? Definitely The Naturals' "The Mummy," for it's so similar to Bony Moronie. Russ Garcia's "Monsters of Jupiter" is another fav from the exotic/easy listening genre. The Del-Vikings' "The Voodoo Man" is another goodie, especially for the doo-wop lovers. And last but not least, Pino Donaggio's "Bucket of Blood." If you've seen the awesome film Carrie (the original), you should recognize it immediately. Enjoy!
A second one for Septober. And more rarities galore. A mix of oldies, film themes, and scores. Favorites include Roy Clark's (yep, that Roy Clark from Hee Haw) "Spooky Movies," the Kac-Ties' "Mr. Were-Wolf," and Joe Johnson's "Gila Monster." For the themes/scores, John Corigliano's "First Transformation (Primordial Regression)" from the film, Altered States, is edgy. I also included an incidental piece from an old horror film (Island of Terror). The film and sound effects used to scare the crap out of us during our younger years. Enjoy!
Many years back when blogs thrived, one particular blog (I no longer recall the name, and probably long gone by now) made a series of sexy lounge tracks. I must have really loved the idea because years later, I finally got around in doing my own series.
The first one was back in May of this year (you can find it here) and finally got around to a second. 16 tracks of sensual desire, or however direction it takes you. My favorite is Armando Trovaioli's instrumental version of "Searching for Something." Otto Sieben's "Soft Flute 1" is another fav. Unfortunately, it's a short track. Another big favorite is Syd Dale's "Dream Fantasy." Seriously, they're all good. Enjoy!
Back to the smoky, sexy, groovin' library of lounge. Otto Sieben's "Soft Popsound" is probably my favorite in the mix. Rovi's (aka Piero Umiliani) "Atmosphere" is another goodie. And another in Alan Moorhouse's "Heavy Bopper." As usual, they're all good. 16 tracks from '68 to '87. Enjoy!
22 Original Hits, 22 Original Stars
And now the US version. Not one repeated track between the two editions. There are a few repeat artists, but still a bonus regardless. And speaking of a bonus, also included the lengthy album version of Barry White's "I've Got So Much to Give." 22 23 tracks in all. Enjoy!
