Dewey Decimal Soundsystem

this mixtape is made up of library records; music made by companies that mass produced sounds to pitch to movies, television and advertising studios as background or incidental music for their productions. these discs were never officially sold in shops but were sent out to folks as examples of what music was available to license for their film productions. often times these companies would hire amazing musicians / composers and give them free rein to come up with a wide variety of music to cover every emotion, situation or locale that a film might need. this gave the creators a lot of leeway with how their music could sound and in some cases very adventurous, groovy and forward thinking music was made. this mixtape is a peek into this world. remember to keep quiet and listen intently, this is a library after all.

photo : Bethany McMasters

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1. The Outer Space Suite : Prelude – Bernard Herrmann – Cerberus Records (1957/1983)
2. Transizione – Alessandro Alessandroni – Grand Prix / Sonor Music Editions (1969/2017)
3. Soul’s Fire – Angelo Baroncini & Bruno Battisti D’Amario – Roman Record Company / Sonor Music Editions (1969/2017) > buy link
4. Tropical Scene – The Jonny Teupen Group – Bosworth Music / Trunk Records (1977/1996)
5. Discovery – Brian Bennett – Bruton Music / Lo Recordings (1980/2013) > buy link
6. Dreams In The Wind – Jean-Pierre Decerf – CAM / Born Bad Records (1977/2015) > buy link
7. Jupiter – Galaxy – Music De Wolfe (1982)
8. Gang Train – Bernard Estardy – Tele Music / Born Bad Records (1974/2018) > buy link
9. Minor Mind – Georges Teperino – L’Illustration Musicale / Lo Recordings (1975/2002) > buy link
10. Produzione – M. Zalla – Liuto Records / Black Sweat Records (1972/2015) > buy link
11. Yellow Train – Resonance – Sirocco / Tele Music (1973/1985)
12. Swinging Skins – Klaus Weiss – Selected Sounds / Trunk Records (1978/2017) > buy link
13. K.O. – Eddie Warner – L’Illustration Musicale / Born Bad Records (1968/2016) > buy link
14. Fabbrica N.1 – Gerardo Iacoucci – Canopo / Intervallo (1972/2017)
15. Nº 59018 – Bernard Fevre – Musax / Anthology Recordings (1977/2015) > buy link
16. Vespucci – BBC Radiophonic Workshop – BBC Records / Music On Vinyl (1973/2014)
17. Sundown – Jack Arel & Pierre Dutour – Chappell / Lo Recordings (1972/2001) > buy link
18. Electronic Rhythms – Eric Peters – Spectrum Mood Library / Lo Recordings (????/2001) > buy link