Category Archives: odd pop

luv380

beats 'n' pieces, odd pop, sloppy joe fun
luv380 Olive Dee

Sloppy Joe’s “Whatever’s Gonna Be Is Gonna Be” Fun Mix 5!

since the end of last year i’ve yearned to make a carefree groovy mix but was never in the right frame of mind to get it done. now that things have gotten quite heavy for all of us we could use a mix of music that will put a smile on our faces and boogie in our butts. so i called in my old pal Sloppy Joe, who never disappoints with his patented “Fun Mix!” series. it’s been a while, but boy was it worth the wait. we hope it moves you.
image : Olive Dee

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Tracklist:
  1. Sleep On The Left Side – Cornershop – Wiiija Records (1997)
  2. Gambia Via Vagator Beach (Scruff Mix) – Nightmares On Wax – Warp (1996)
  3. Waterhouse Rock (Groove Corporation Mix) – Big Youth – Select Cuts / Ninja Tune (2002/2004)
  4. …And The Beat Goes Dub… (Kid Loco Mix) – Morwell Unlimited meets King Tubby – Select Cuts (2001)
  5. Dis Generation ft. Busta Rhymes – A Tribe Called Quest – Epic (2016)
  6. Wow – Beck – Fonograf Records / Capitol (2017)
  7. Piece Of Mind – Linkwood Family – Firecracker Recordings (2007)
  8. High Tide (Secret Circuit Remix) – XLNT – DFA (2019)
  9. 365 Days – Napoleon Solo – Glasgow Underground (2003)
  10. Fear Of A Man God – African Head Charge – On-U Sound (2011/2020)
  11. Teflon – T Tauri – Sunburn Records (1995)
  12. Nani Nani (Appleblim Edit Over Dub) – Sorry Bamba – Africa Seven (2017)
  13. Oriens. Oriri – Clap! Clap! – Black Acre (2016)
  14. Treasure Beach – Dego & Kaidi – Sound Signature (2017)
  15. You And Your Folks (Claude Young Jr Club Mix) – Funkadelic – Westbound Records (2017)
  16. Tuning Up! (Side Order Of Noodles – The Noodly One) – Ballistic Brothers vs. Two Lone Swordsmen – Soundboy Entertainment (1997)
  17. Afro-Perculator – Shoes – Shoes (2011)
  18. Visions (Sasso Remix) – Stevie Wonder – Sing Sing Music (2006)

luv377

odd pop, post-punk, rock 'n' roll, syntax era
luv377 The Cold War

The Cold War

as a kid in the early eighties new wave pop music of was a fitting soundtrack to the frozen landscapes of a Canadian winter. the blend of new technologies with a post-punk attitude intensified by a reawakening of Cold War tensions altered the narrative of pop music. icy synths, effected guitars and stark drum machines reflected the societal anxiety of hurtling toward an unknown future. as a younger version of myself looked over the ice and snow, unsure of my own place in the world, this sound made sense. still does.
photo : Rozanne Giraf

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Tracklist:
  1. Your Silent Face – New Order – Factory (1983)
  2. A Forest – The Cure – Fiction Records / Polydor (1980)
  3. Love Song – Polyrock – RCA Victor (1981)
  4. Utter Space – Men Without Hats – H.A.T.S. Inc / Statik Records / Sire (1980/1985)
  5. A + B = C – Mathematiques Moderne – Dorian / Vogue / Medical Records LLC (1981/2013)
  6. Sleeper In Metropolis – Anne Clark with David Harrow – Ink Records (1985)
  7. In Your Memory (Slik Mix) – Depeche Mode – Mute (1984)
  8. Plenty – Kevin Hewick And The Sound – Cherry Red (1983)
  9. Weather Radio – Pylon – Armageddon Records / Vertigo (1980)
  10. Capital (It Fails Us Now) – Gang Of Four – Warner Bros. (1982)
  11. We Are Broken – Tears For Fears – Mercury / Vertigo (1982/1983)
  12. Seconds – The Human League – Virgin (1981)
  13. Vienna – Ultravox – Chrysalis (1980)
  14. The Aircrash Bureau – Gary Numan – Beggars Banquet (1980)
  15. Tattoo – Siouxsie And The Banshees – Wonderland / Polydor (1983)
  16. Beneath The Blade – Section 25 – Factory (1984)
  17. Eve Ryonne – Band Apart – Crammed Discs (1983)
  18. Glupi Numer – Madame – Tonpress (1985)
  19. Khanada – Duran Duran – EMI (1981)
  20. Forever Now – The Psychedelic Furs – Columbia (1982)
  21. Machines – Modern English – 4AD / Vertigo (1984)
  22. Porcupine – Echo & The Bunnymen – Korova (1983)
  23. The Unforgettable Fire – U2 – Island (1984)

luv363

odd pop, rock 'n' roll
luv363 I Am Trumpeter Landfrey

I Am Trumpeter Landfrey

Trumpeter Landfrey’s story is a complicated one as it starts at the end and ends at the beginning. through this collection of late sixties odd pop psyche rock we experience Landfrey’s final days; his memories, regrets, acceptance and death. after which we witness him reborn into a world of new beginnings full of love, loss, darkness, lightness, satisfaction and finally, recognition. all to end up right where we started with Trumpeter Landfrey’s introduction.
image : Peter “Lefty” Murrand

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Tracklist
  1. Trumpeter Landfrey…. – Pearls Before Swine – ESP Disk / Drag City (1968/2018)
  2. A Beginning – The Beatles / George Martin – Apple Records (1968/1996)
  3. Le Vent – The Mystic Astrologic Crystal Band featuring Steve Hoffman – GNP Crescendo / Get Back (1967/1998)
  4. Transparent Day – The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band – Reprise Records (1967)
  5. Lady Of The Lake – Strawberry Alarm Clock – UNI Records (1968)
  6. Have You Seen Your Brother Lately – Tages – Parlophone / Bear Family Records (1967/2017)
  7. Hunters Of Heaven – Harumi – Verve Forecast / Klimt Records (1968/2011)
  8. Free Form Freak-Out #5 – The Red Crayola with The Familiar Ugly – International Artists / Charly Records (1967/2014)
  9. Death – The Pretty Things – Columbia / Madfish (1968/2013)
  10. Rest In Peace – Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde – Columbia (1967)
  11. On With The Show – The Idle Race – Liberty / Music On Vinyl (1968/2018)
  12. How Nice? – The Tokens – Warner Bros. (1967)
  13. Emily Small (The Huge World Thereof) – Picadilly Line – CBS / Radiation Reissues (1967/2016)
  14. See Emily Play – Pink Floyd – Columbia / Starline (1967/1971)
  15. A Small Package Of Value Will Come To You Shortly / Young Girl Sunday Blues – Jefferson Airplane – RCA Victor (1967)
  16. Nightmares – The Creation – Hit-Ton Schallplatten / Numero Group (1967/2018)
  17. Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand – The Who – Track Record / Polydor (1967/1983)
  18. Supplicio – The Monkees – Colgems / Friday Music (1968/2017)
  19. Baby Please Don’t Go – The Ballroom – Warner Bros. / Rhino (1967/2017)
  20. Why Don’t You Just Drop In – Giles, Giles & Fripp – Tiger Bay (1968/2018)
  21. The Wedding Of Ramona Blair – The Mirage – Philips / Pilot Records (1967/2012)
  22. Lady’s Man – Paper Garden – Musicor Records / Sundazed Music (1969/2014)
  23. All Of My Friends Were There – The Kinks – Pye Records (1968)
  24. Sun And Sand – Rainbow Ffolly – Parlophone / Guerssen (1968/2011)
  25. The Equestrian Statue – Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band – Liberty / Parlophone (1967/2017)
  26. Ring Thing (outro) – Pearls Before Swine – ESP Disk / Drag City (1968/2018)

luv357

electronic listening music, odd pop
luv357 New Demon Radio

New Demon Radio

this is the kind of twisted odd pop that plays on mainstream radio in an alternate dimension. or as my youngest child observed, “it’s like the kind of music we listen to, only worse.”
image : Philip Xerminastips

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Tracklist
  1. The Turn Down (Chopnotslop Remix) – Thundercat ft. Pharrell + OG Ron C & The Chopstars – Brainfeeder (2018)
  2. Ageing (Dam Mantle Remix) – GonjaSufi – Warp (2010)
  3. One Shot Killer – Miss Red – Pressure (2018)
  4. Ally – Lafawndah – Warp (2016)
  5. A Sport And A Pastime – Of Montreal – Polyvinyl Record Company (2016)
  6. Dun – Okzharp & Manthe Ribane – Hyperdub (2018)
  7. Patina – Siriusmo ft. Jan Driver – Monkeytown Records (2017)
  8. Alarm Call (Speech Therapy Mix by Matmos) – Bjork – One Little Indian (1998)
  9. Baylee – Boom Bip & Charlie White – Lex Records (2013)
  10. Part Of The Math – Panda Bear – Domino (2018)
  11. U Never Know – Lapalux ft. Andreya Triana – Brainfeeder (2015)
  12. Ruby – Gaika – Warp (2018)
  13. Human – Antwood – Planet Mu (2017)
  14. Wide Eyed – Animal Collective – Domino (2012)
  15. American Dream – LCD Soundsystem – DFA / Columbia (2017)
  16. The Pure And The Damned – Oneohtrix Point Never ft. Iggy Pop – Warp (2017)

luv348

funk 'n' soul, odd pop, rock 'n' roll, summer crush
luv348 Point Of No Return

Point Of No Return

your boyfriend’s back and you’re shakin’ all over. this year your summer crush stirs a heatwave that lasts all summer long, maybe even longer. your relationship is stronger and your love deeper than ever before. maybe you will break each other’s hearts, or maybe you’ll be true. no matter what the future brings, you have to see it through.
photo : Bob + Susan deep in love

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Tracklist
  1. My Boyfriend’s Back – The Angels – Smash Records (1963)
  2. Give Him A Great Big Kiss – The Shangri-Las – Red Bird / Charly Records (1964/1980)
  3. Baby I Love You – The Ronettes – Philles Records / Sundazed Music (1964/2012)
  4. Hello There Angel – Marvin Gaye – Tamla / Rumble Records (1963/2014)
  5. The Way You Do The Things You Do – The Temptations – Gordy / Motown (1964/1973)
  6. Baby Workout – Jackie Wilson – Brunswick / Epic (1963/1983)
  7. Heatwave – Martha Reeves and The Vandellas – Gordy / Rumble Records (1963/2014)
  8. Shakin’ All Over – The Swinging Blue Jeans – Imperial (1964)
  9. Something About You – The Four Tops – Motown (1965/1974)
  10. Point Of No Return – Gene McDaniels – Liberty Records / United Artists (1962/1975)
  11. I Took My Baby Home – Kinks – Pye Records /Earmark (1964/2003)
  12. One Room Paradise – Aretha Franklin – Columbia (1964)
  13. Signed, Sealed, And Delivered – James Brown – King Records / Polydor (1963)
  14. Stand By Me – Little Eva – Amy / Real Gone Music (1965/2017)
  15. Till There Was You – The Beatles – Parlophone (1963)
  16. A Summer Song – Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde – World Artists Records (1964)

luv341

odd pop, rock 'n' roll
luv341 Rock Stars Say The Darndest Things

Rock Stars Say The Darndest Things

part of the magic of rock’n’roll is absurdity. i mean it wasn’t just the pounding drums and squealing guitars that terrified the squares. it was the loud music combined with the lunatic ravings of a madman that pushed them over the edge. in that spirit here is just over 90 minutes of crazy foolishness, preposterous nonsense and stupid silly lyrical absurdities from some bona fide rock stars. a-wop-bomp-a-loo-wop-a-lomp-bam-boom!
photo : from the infamous Art Linkletter – Bob Dylan interview, September 9, 1965. taken by Jim J. Crowdlee

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Tracklist
  1. My Friend – Jimi Hendrix – Reprise / Legacy Records (1971/2014)
  2. Plateau – Meat Puppets – SST / Ryko Analogue (1984/2010)
  3. Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed – David Bowie – Philips / RCA (1969/1972)
  4. Tombstone Blues – Bob Dylan – Columbia (1965)
  5. Blinded By The Light – Bruce Springsteen – Columbia (1973)
  6. Erroneous Escape Into Erik Eckles – Of Montreal – Polyvinyl Record Company (2004)
  7. Pineapple – Sparks – Island (1975)
  8. The Intro And The Outro – Bonzo Dog Doo/Dah Band – Liberty / Sunset Records (1967/1970)
  9. Radio Gnome Invisible – Gong – Virgin (1973)
  10. The Soft Parade – The Doors – Elektra (1969)
  11. No Good Trying – Syd Barrett – Harvest / Vinilisssimo (1970/2011)
  12. Ashtray Heart – Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band – Virgin (1980)
  13. Monkberry Moon Delight – Paul and Linda McCartney – Apple Records / MPL / Hear Music (1971/2012)
  14. She Don’t Use Jelly – The Flaming Lips- Warner Bros. (1993)
  15. Swordfishtrombone – Tom Waits – Island (1983)
  16. Andy’s Chest – Lou Reed – RCA (1972)
  17. Ride A White Swan – T. Rex – Parlophone / Cube Records (1970/1971)
  18. The Stallion Pt. 3 – Ween – Elektra / Schnitzel Records (1992/2015)
  19. Back In Judy’s Jungle – Eno – Island (1974)
  20. Sitting In My Tree – The Idle Race – Liberty / Music On Vinyl (1968/2018)
  21. Elephants – They Might Be Giants ft. Danny Weinkauf – Idlewild Recordings / Megaforce Records (2015)
  22. Muffin Man – Zappa / Beefheart / Mothers – Discreet (1975)
  23. Satan Gave Me A Taco – Beck – Flipside Records (1994)

luv340

ambient revolution, odd pop, trip hop
luv340 Mellow Collie

Mellow Collie

a collection of mellow music for the whole world to chill out to.
photo : Mac Mellow

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Tracklist
  1. intro from Float On – Purr – Ntone (1995)
  2. Ralph & Kathy – Alex Gopher – Solid (1999)
  3. Just Landed – Toshack Highway – The Flower Shop Recordings (2000)
  4. Cimmerian Waters – Sonorous Star – Catskills Records (1997)
  5. Moon Shaker – Water Melon – Pussyfoot Records (1997)
  6. Acquario – Alessandro Alessandroni – Rhombus / Intervallo (1973/2016)
  7. Caboclo – Arthur Verocai – Continental / Kindred Spirits (1972/2011)
  8. Kites Are Fun – Mellow – Light In The Attic (2004)
  9. Time Is Of The Essence – Fort Lauderdale – Memphis Industries (2001)
  10. Liquordelic – Tipsy – Asphodel (1996)
  11. Emotion Heater (parts i, ii, iii) – The Gentle People – Rephlex (1996)
  12. Amanogawa – Susumu Yokota – Skintone / Leaf (1998)
  13. The Rain Song – Cornelius – Warner Music Japan / Rostrum Records (2017/2018)
  14. Supreme – Ratatat – XL Recordings (2015)
  15. Nostalgia – Piero Umiliani – Liuto Records / Schema Easy Series (1973/2015)
  16. New Star In The Sky – Air – Source (1998)
  17. Back Home – Funki Porcini – Ninja Tune (2002)

luv334

odd pop, rock 'n' roll
luv334 Unbend Yourself

Unbend Yourself

free your mind and body from all labels and boundaries by wrapping your ears around this psychedelic collection of international acid rock and odd pop from the 60s & 70s. unbend yourself. you’ll like it. it feels good.
image : from cover of Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber

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Tracklist
  1. Black Sand – Brainticket – Bellaphon / Hallelujah / Cleopatra (1971/2011)
  2. Le Vaisseau – Guy Rhéaume – Polydor / Mucho Gusto (1972/2011)
  3. Obsession ’77 – Atomic Forest – Music India / Bully Records (1978/1981/2008)
  4. Civilization Machine – The Plastic Cloud – Allied / Lion Productions (1969/2005)
  5. Interplay Of Forces – Cosmic Jokers – Kosmische Musik / Spalax Music (1974/1996)
  6. Módulo Lunar – Os Brazões – RGE Discos / Moi J’Connais Records (1969/2012)
  7. Stronger – Lloyd Charmers & The Hippy Boys – High Note Records / Reggae Retro Records (1969/1998)
  8. Irma – Kati Kovács – Pepita (1972)
  9. Barricades – The Koobas – Columbia / Parlophone (1969/2017)
  10. Trip – Emme de Angelis – Flirt Records / Vampi Soul (1972/2010)
  11. Helga Selzer – Bernard Chabert – Columbia / Born Bad Records (1970/2015)
  12. House Of Glass – The Glass Family – Warner Bros / Seven Arts Records / Rhino (1967/2017)
  13. Metamorphosis – Ananda Shankar – Reprise (1970)
  14. A Day – Paper Garden – Musicor Records / Sundazed Music (1969/2014)
  15. Vamos Voltar Ao Princípio Porque Lá É O Fim – Rita Lee & Lucia Turnbull – Philips (1973/2008)
  16. La Collina Dei Ciliegi – Lucio Battisti – Numero Uno (1973)

luv328

ambient revolution, beats 'n' pieces, odd pop, original soundtracks, rock 'n' roll, spoken word, weird
luv328 Sex and Violence

Sex and Violence

five years ago i was gearing up to make the 100th mix for this website. around the same time a new friend and documentary film maker became curious about my record obsession and mentioned that he would like to film me while i was creating a mix. the combination of a film and the 100th post meant i had to take a unique approach to this mix. which got me to thinking about Monty Python’s Flying Circus and the absurdly clever way in which the episodes evolved. i wanted to make a mix like that; so i mapped out the first Monty Python episode Whither Canada?, noting all the skits, bits and segues. then i choose music, dialogue and sound effects and, while using the episode breakdown as guide, made a new journey. keep in mind this isn’t an attempt to soundtrack the show, it’s more about creating something completely different. to better understand i suggest watching Vincent Guignard‘s The Luv Of Music and then listen to luv136 Whither Canada?

now to the mix at hand. a follow up mix that gets it’s cues from the second Monty Python’s Flying Circus episode intriguingly titled Sex and Violence.

image : Terry Gilliam‘s flying sheep

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Tracklist
  1. excerpt from Dead By Dawn – Depth Charge – Vinyl Solution (1990)
  2. Mickey Mouse March – The Mouseketeers – Disneyland Records (1955/2016)
  3. Dream Time In Lake Jackson – The KLF – KLF Communications / Wax Trax (1990)
  4. Sheep – Pink Floyd – Harvest / Columbia (1977)
  5. Memories of Green (from Blade Runner) – Vangelis – Warner Bros. / Atlantic / Audio Fidelity (1982/1994/2013)
  6. Erloschene Herzen – Asmus Tietchens – Sky Records / Bureau B (1982/2013)
  7. And Dream Of Sheep – Kate Bush – EMI America (1985)
  8. Poème Électronique – Edgar Varèse – Columbia Masterworks (1960/1972)
  9. Three Tenses Onanism – John Greaves / Peter Blegvad / Lisa Herman – Virgin (1977)
  10. You’re Not Foolin’ Me – Silver Apples – Kapp Records / Phoenix Records (1969/2007)
  11. excerpt from The Tonight Show Theme (Johnny’s Theme) – Doc Severinsen and the Tonight Show Band – TeeVee Toons Inc. (1985)
  12. excerpt from What A Band – Doc Severinsen, Ed McMahon & Johnny Carson – Casablanca (1974)
  13. A Public Execution – Mouse – Fraternity Records / Elektra / Rhino UK (1966/1972/2006)
  14. excerpt from The Killing Fight (from The Big Boss) – Bruce Lee – Tam / Toho Records (1971)
  15. Coward Of The County – Kenny Rogers – United Artists Records (1979)
  16. Beauty Queen – Roxy Music – Island / Polydor (1973)
  17. Working In A Coal Mine – Devo – Booji Boy Records / Rykodisc / Superior Viaduct (1977/1991/2013)
  18. excerpt from Three Tenses Onanism – John Greaves / Peter Blegvad / Lisa Herman – Virgin (1977)
  19. Bagpipe Blues – Rufus Harley – Atlantic (1966)
  20. Fire Ant Noodle – Silver Apples – Bully Records (1998/2006)
  21. closing argument from Sex Education In Our Schools – Dr. W. S. McBirnie – Key Records (????)
  22. The Late Late Show (The Syncopated Clock) – Leroy Anderson and his Orchestra – Decca / TeeVee Toons Inc. (1951/1985)
  23. opening of Psychotherapy And The Objectivist Ethics – Nathaniel Branden – NBI Communications, Inc. (1966)
  24. opening of Soul Brother Soul Sister Soul Devil – Rev. O.L. Holliday – Jewel Records : Devotional Series (????)
  25. Rite Of The Maypole – An Unruly Procession – Children Of Alice – Warp (2017)
  26. The Kiss (Aura Resurrects Flash) (from Flash Gordon) – Queen – Elektra (1980)
  27. Intro – 3 Parts – Eartha Kitt & Adam Clayton Powell / Dan Armstrong & Jack McMahon – Mercury (1969)
  28. Cat And Mouse With The Fuzz (from Psychomania) – John Cameron – Trunk (1972/2003/2017)
  29. excerpt from The Magic Flute – Tom Morrison and original TV sound track voices from The Adventures of Mighty Mouse – Peter Pan Records (1977)
  30. Mouse & The Clock – Edison Concert Band – Edison / Folkways Records (1907/1961)
  31. Mice and Massacre (from Holy Mountain) – Alejandro Jodorowsky – ABKCO / Real Gone Music (1973/2014)
  32. The Dolphin’s Farewell (from Hitch-Hiker’s Guide To The Galaxy) – Douglas Adams – Hannibal records (1982)
  33. Mickey Mouse Club Alma Mater – Jimmie Dodd and The Mouseketeers – Disneyland Records (1955/2016)

luv327

odd pop, rock 'n' roll
luv327 Sticky Hands - Stephen Lebovits

Sticky Hands

just cuz summer’s comin’.
photo : Stephen Lebovits

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Tracklist
  1. Set The Stage — Lighthouse — GRT (1973)
  2. General Hand Grenade — Trooper — Epic / MCA (1975/1979)
  3. Angel From The Coast — Thin Lizzy — Mercury (1976)
  4. Fox On The Run — Sweet — RCA Victor / Capitol (1974/1975)
  5. Masquerade — Duesenberg — Nova (1977)
  6. Take The Money And Run — Steve Miller Band — Capitol (1976/1978)
  7. Misfire — Queen — Elektra (1974)
  8. You Can Really Do It (If You Try) — Rick Springfield — Wizard Records / Goldenlane Records (1974/2016)
  9. Izzat Love? – Todd Rundgren — Bearsville / Warner Bros. (1974)
  10. Tokeymor Field — Klaatu — Daffodil Records (1978)
  11. Come Around And See Me — Raspberries — Capitol (1972/2016)
  12. Like To Love — The Free Design — Project 3 Total Sound / Light In The Attic (1972/2004)
  13. Come And Get Your Love — Redbone — Epic (1973)
  14. Junior’s Farm — Paul McCartney & Wings — Apple Records /MPL / Hear Music (1974/2014)
  15. Telegram Sam — T. Rex — Reprise (1972)
  16. Back On The Street Again — Airbus — Guerssen (1970/2010)
  17. September Gurls — Big Star — Ardent Records (1974)