Category Archives: odd pop

luv076

Beware The Children

a selection of odd pop from the last decade. the past future sound that will warp our children’s minds and inspire them to create even stranger ditties for our continued listening bliss.

image : sweet daddy

    Tracklist:
  1. Gum Chimes — Max Tundra — Domino (2008)
  2. Don’t Fight The Darkness – Yacht – DFA (2009)
  3. Chief Inspector Blancheflower — The Fiery Furnaces — Rough Trade (2004)
  4. Did What I Did — Ape School — Counter Records (2009)
  5. Free Translator — The Books — Temporary Residence Limited (2010)
  6. The Keen Teen Skip — cLOUDDEAD — Mush / Big Dada (2004)
  7. Princess — Sir Alice — Tiger Sushi (2004)
  8. Daddy No Lie — Jamie Lidell — Warp / Spymania (2000)
  9. The Beautiful Ones — Misty Dixon — Rex Records (2001)
  10. Lewis Takes Action — Owen Pallett — Domino (2010)
  11. Rodi — Clare & The Reasons — Fargo (2008)
  12. Little Garcon — Born Ruffians — Warp (2008)
  13. Walkabout — Atlas Sound w. Noah Lennox — Kranky / 4AD (2009)
  14. Chocolate Girl — Animal Collective — Plug Reasearch (2000/2006)
  15. Home (Stereolab Remix) — Zero 7 — Ultimate Dilemma (2004)
  16. Through The Backyards (Leander Remix) — Au Revoir Simone — Moshi Moshi (2005)
  17. Falling Over — How To Cure Dyslexia — Output Recordings (2006)

luv067

Up In Clouds Forever

an hour and a half of mid-to-late sixties memorabilia that was found at the crossroads where psyche pop, bubblegum music and acid rock meet.
image : Peter Michaelson
Tracklist:
  1. Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon – Paul Revere & The Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay – Columbia (1969)
  2. Hear In Here – The Association – Warner Brothers (1968)
  3. Picture Book – The Kinks – Pye Records (1968)
  4. Turn Around Take A Look – The Lemon Pipers – Buddah Records (1968)
  5. Liar, Liar – The Castaways – Soma Records / Elektra / Rhino (1965/1972/2006)
  6. (We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet – Blues Magoos – Mercury (1966)
  7. My World Fell Down – Sagittarius – Columbia (1967)
  8. Stranded In Time – The United States Of America – Columbia (1968)
  9. I Love All Of The Girls – The Buckinghams – Columbia (1967)
  10. Buddah – The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band – Reprise (1967)
  11. Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow – The Strawberry Alarm Clock – Uni / Sundazed (1967/2009)
  12. Can You Travel In The Dark Alone – Gandalf – Capitol (1969)
  13. Stoned Is – Listening – Vanguard / Stoned Records (1968/1997)
  14. Reverberation (Doubt) – The 13th Floor Elevators – International Artists / Get Back (1966/2001)
  15. Dropout Boogie – Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band – Buddah Records (1967)
  16. Two Fingers Pointing On You – The Seeds – GNP Crescendo / Simply Vinyl (1968/2001)
  17. You Showed Me – The Turtles – White Whale (1968)
  18. Dark Side of the Mushroom – The Chocolate Watch Band – Tower / Sundazed (1967/2009)
  19. Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) – The First Edition – Reprise (1967)
  20. Dandelion Seeds – July – Major Minor / Knight Records (1968/1990)
  21. Strychnine – The Sonics – Etiquette Records / Norton Records (1965/1998)
  22. Everything’s Changing – KAK – Epic (1968)
  23. The Head Shop – the Head Shop – Epic (1969)
  24. I Am A Tangerine – Tommy James & The Shondells – Roulette (1968)
  25. Seeing Mr. Spouth – The Heads – Liberty Records (1968)
  26. Plus Belle Qu’une Poubelle / Why Are We Sleeping? – The Soft Machine – Probe (1968)
  27. P.O. Box 9847 – The Monkees – Colgems / RCA Victor (1968)
  28. Early Dawn – The Mystic Astrologic Crystal Band featuring Steve Hoffman – GNP Crescendo / Get Back (1967/1998)
  29. With A Girl Like You – The Troggs – Fontana (1966)
  30. Alone Again Or – Love – Elektra / Sundazed (1967/2001)

luv061

Fade Away Never

this chill out mix is made by hand with only rock and pop records from the early seventies as my guide.
image : Daphne Gaye
Tracklist:
  1. Mount Vernon and Fairway Theme – The Beach Boys – Brother Records / Reprise (1973)
  2. I’m The Pied Piper : Instrumental – The Beach Boys – Brother Records / Reprise (1973)
  3. Golden Hours – Brian Eno – Editions E.G. (1975)
  4. Hurry Tomorrow – The Temptations – Gordy / Motown (1973)
  5. Jetsex – Robert Margouleff & Malcolm Cecil – Atlantic (1975)
  6. Maggot Brain – Funkadelic – Westbound (1971)
  7. Planet Caravan – Black Sabbath – Warner Bros. (1970)
  8. Biology 2 – Sparks – Bearsville (1974)
  9. Pling! – Shuggie Otis – Epic (1974)
  10. Berlin – Lou Reed – RCA (1973)
  11. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Timmy Thomas – Glades (1972)
  12. The Piedmont Elegy – Gil Melle – Kapp (1971)
  13. Jennifer – Faust – Virgin (1973)
  14. Atom Heart Mother d) Funky Dung – Pink Floyd – Harvest / Capitol (1970)
  15. The Pointed Man – Nilsson – RCA (1970)
  16. Underground – Herbie Hancock – United Artists (1973)
  17. A Different Drummer – Les Crane – Warner Bros. (1971)
  18. No Birds – Fred Frith – Caroline / Virgin (1974)
  19. The Needle And The Damage Done – Neil Young – Reprise (1972)
  20. Life Is A Gamble – Marvin Gaye – Tamla / Motown (1972)
  21. L’Hotel Particulier – Serge Gainsbourg – Mercury France / Philips (1971)
  22. Future Legend – David Bowie – RCA (1974)
  23. 2 H.B. – Roxy Music – Atco (1972)