Category Archives: odd pop

luv286

ambient revolution, disco, electronic listening music, following the current, funk 'n' soul, jazz, krautrock, no wave, odd pop, original soundtracks, post-punk, rock 'n' roll
luv286 Following The Current pt1

Following The Current part 1

this fall i will be teaching a Personal and Cultural Enrichment class at McGill University called Following The Current : A Brief History Of Electronic Music. this, the first of a three part mix, covers the years 1952-1979 and outlines some of the artists and music that will be discussed. for more info on the class and how to enroll click on
Following The Current : A Brief History Of Electronic Music.
photo : electricity

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Tracklist
  1. Beton-Studie – Karlheinz Stockhausen – DOXY (1952/2011)
  2. Main Titles – Overture (from Forbidden Planet) – Louis and Bebe Barron – Small Planet Records (1956/1978)
  3. Over The Rainbow – Paul Tanner with Andre Montero and his Orchestra – Omega Disk / Aero Space Records (1959)
  4. Daisy Bell – Max Mathews – Cacophonic / Finders Keepers (1961/2013)
  5. Telstar – The Tornados – Decca / Mr. Suit Records (1962/2013)
  6. Doctor Who Theme (Original 1963 Version) – Delia Derbyshire and Ron Grainer from BBC Radiophonic Workshop – Harkit Records (1963/2013)
  7. Girl From Venus – Jean-Jacques Perrey & Gershon Kingsley – Vanguard (1966)
  8. Tomorrow Never Knows – The Beatles – Parlophone (1966)
  9. Daily Nightly – The Monkees – Colgems / Rhino (1967/1986)
  10. excerpt from Silver Apples Of The Moon Part II – Morton Subotnick – Nonesuch Records (1967)
  11. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major : Second Movement – Walter Carlos – Columbia Masterworks (1968)
  12. Peace Three – Paul Beaver & Bernard L. Krause – Nonesuch Records (1968)
  13. Cybernaut – Tonto’s Expanding Head Band (Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil) – Atlantic (1971/1975)
  14. Girl Blue – Stevie Wonder – Tamla / Motown – (1972)
  15. Rain Dance – Herbie Hancock – Columbia (1973)
  16. Movements Of A Visionary – Tangerine Dream – Virgin (1974/1977)
  17. Assault On Precinct 13 (Main Theme) (from Assault On Precinct 13) – John Carpenter – Record Makers (1976/2003)
  18. Disco From A Space Show – Guitar Red – Mod-Art / Chocolate Industries (1976/2012)
  19. I Feel Love – Donna Summer – Casablanca Records (1977)
  20. Rocket U.S.A. – Suicide – Red Star Records (1977/1999)
  21. United – Throbbing Gristle – Industrial Records (1977/1981)
  22. Trans-Europe Express / Metal On Metal – Kraftwerk – Capitol (1977)
  23. Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop) – Parliament – Casablanca Records (1978)
  24. Fantastic Man – William Onyeabor – Wilfilms Records / Luaka Bop (1979/2013)
  25. I Nearly Married A Human – Gary Numan + Tubeway Army – Beggars Banquet (1979)

luv283

hip hop, jazz, odd pop, rock 'n' roll, triptychlish
luv283 Triptychlish pt2

Triptychlish part 2

the Triptychlish mixtape series is an autobiographical journey through the first 30 years of luv. part 2 highlights musical memories from my awkward and moody teenage years (1983-1992). it covers my last few years of elementary school. junior high, high school and my first year in Montreal with the emotional spectrum of a teenage boy in the eighties.
image : A Teenager

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Tracklist
  1. New Song – Howard Jones – WEA (1983)
  2. The Great Ones Remember – Men Without Hats – Statik Records / Sire (1982)
  3. Lonely In Your Nightmare – Duran Duran – Harvest (1982)
  4. Standing In The Dark – Platinum Blonde – CBS (1983)
  5. King Of Pain – The Police – A&M (1983)
  6. Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper – Potrait (1983)
  7. Take Me With U – Prince and the Revolution – Warner Bros. (1984)
  8. Dancing Girls – Nik Kershaw – MCA (1984)
  9. Suburbia – Pet Shop Boys – EMI (1986)
  10. Strawberry Fields Forever – The Beatles – Apple Records / Capitol (1967)
  11. Summer’s Day Song – Paul McCartney – Parlophone (1980)
  12. Stand By Me – Ben E. King – Atco / Atlantic (1961/1986)
  13. Sympathy For The Devil – The Rolling Stones – Decca (1968)
  14. Devil Inside – INXS – Atlantic (1987)
  15. Love Removal Machine – The Cult – Beggars Banquet / Vertigo (1987)
  16. Highway To Hell – AC/DC – Atlantic (1979)
  17. God Save The Queen – Sex Pistols – Virgin / Warner Bros. (1977)
  18. I Fought The Law – Dead Kennedys – Alternative Tentacles (1987)
  19. Paul Revere – Beastie Boys – Def Jam Recordings (1986)
  20. My Philosophy – Boogie Down Productions – Jive (1988)
  21. Big Time – Peter Gabriel – Geffen (1986)
  22. Bizarre Love Triangle (Shep Pettibone remix) – New Order – Factory (1987)
  23. Kiss Off – Violent Femmes – Slash Records (1982)
  24. Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright – Bob Dylan – Columbia (1963)
  25. After The Goldrush – Neil Young – Reprise (1970)
  26. In A Silent Way – Miles Davis – Columbia (1969)
  27. Self-Portrait In Three Colors – Charles Mingus – Columbia (1959)
  28. Changes – David Bowie – RCA (1971)
  29. Deadbeat Club – The B-52’s – Reprise (1989)
  30. Oliver’s Army – Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Columbia (1979)
  31. Don’t Let It Get You Down – Fine Young Cannibals – I.R.S. / MCA (1988)
  32. Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds – A&M (1985)
  33. Happy Birthday – Concrete Blonde – I.R.S. (1989)
  34. What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye – Tamla / Motown (1971)
  35. The Mooche – Duke Ellington and his Orchestra – RCA Victor (1928/1971)
  36. Summertime Rolls – Jane’s Addiction – Warner Bros. (1988)
  37. Dirty Boots – Sonic Youth – DGC (1990)
  38. Taste The Pain – Red Hot Chili Peppers – EMI USA (1989)
  39. U-Mass – Pixies – 4AD (1991)
  40. On a Plain – Nirvana – DGC (1991)
  41. Blown A Wish – My Bloody Valentine – Creation Records (1991)

luv267

odd pop, rock 'n' roll, triptychlish
luv267 Triptychlish pt1

Triptychlish part 1

Triptychlish is a three part mixtape series that delves into my personal musical evolution over the first 30 years of my time on Earth. part 1 is the first ten years (1973-1982) and only includes music that i have clear memories of, songs that affected me before i really started making my own musical choices. it reminds me of family and friends and the beginning of my lifelong romance with music.
image : A Son

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  1. Sesame Street – The Kids – Children’s Television Workshop (1969/1977)
  2. The Electric Company Theme – Short Circus and friends – Children’s Television Workshop (1974)
  3. Ready Or Not, Here I Come – Bob Dorough – Capitol (1973)
  4. Lookin’ Out My Back Door – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fantasy (1970)
  5. Runaway – Del Shannon – Big Top / MCA Records (1960/1973)
  6. Rock Around The Clock – Bill Haley and his Comets – Brunswick / MCA Records (1954/1973)
  7. Devil With A Blue Dress / Good Golly Miss Molly – Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels – New Voice Records / Quality (1966/1981)
  8. The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens – Buddah Records (1961/1970)
  9. Liar, Liar – The Castaways – Soma Records / Elektra / Rhino (1965/1972/2006)
  10. Purple People Eater – Sheb Wooley – MGM Records / Ronco (1958/1978)
  11. The Bug Song – Stompin’ Tom Connors – Boot Records (1971)
  12. Phantom 309 – Red Sovine – Gusto Records / Birchmount (1967/1975)
  13. Hotel California – The Eagles – Asylum Records (1976)
  14. The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald – Gordon Lightfoot – Reprise (1976)
  15. Lydia The Tattooed Lady – Kermit the Frog – Arista (1977)
  16. Cantina Band – John Williams and The London Symphony Orchestra – 20th Century Records (1977)
  17. Has Anybody Seen My Dog? – Marty and Grover – Children’s Television Workshop (1978)
  18. We Will Rock You – Queen – Elektra (1977)
  19. Break It To Them Gently – Burton Cummings – Portrait / CBS (1978)
  20. Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty – United Artists Records / Liberty Records (1978)
  21. The Rose – Bette Midler – Atlantic (1979)
  22. The Tide Is High – Blondie – Chrysalis (1980/1981)
  23. Who Can It Be Now? – Men At Work – Columbia (1982)
  24. Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield – RCA (1981)
  25. Jack & Diane – John Cougar – Riva Records (1982)
  26. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? – Culture Club – Virgin (1982)
  27. Sexual Healing – Marvin Gaye – Columbia (1982)

luv263

odd pop, rock 'n' roll
luv263 WRTSMMAR

Why Are There So Many Mixtapes About Rainbows?

a conceptual collection of songs about rainbows and the colors that make them up. a wide spectrum of odd pop to help answer Kermit’s question, “why are there so many songs about rainbows?”
warning : mixtape contains double rainbow

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Tracklist:
  1. roygbiv – Boards Of Canada – Warp (1998)
  2. She’s A Rainbow – The Rolling Stones – Decca (1967)
  3. Red Rubber Ball – The Cyrkle – Columbia (1966)
  4. Orange Skies – Love – Elektra (1966)
  5. Big Yellow Taxi – The Neighborhood – Big Tree Records (1970)
  6. The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine – Simon and Garfunkel – Columbia (1966)
  7. Tangled Up In Blue – Bob Dylan – Columbia (1974)
  8. Mood Indigo – Nina Simone – Bethlehem Records (1958)
  9. Violet – Mellow – Atmosphériques (1999)
  10. Rainbow River – Vashti Bunyan – Philips / Dicristina (1970/2004)
  11. Rainbo Conversation – Stereolab – Duophonic (1997)
  12. Rainbow’s End – Modern English – 4AD / Vertigo (1984)
  13. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes – Elvis Costello – Stiff Records / Columbia (1977)
  14. Burnt Orange Peel – Beck – K (1994)
  15. Yellow Sarong – Yo La Tengo – Bar/None Records (1990/2014)
  16. All The World Is Green – Tom Waits – Anti- (2002)
  17. Crystal Blue Persuasion – Tommy James & The Shondells – Roulette Records (1969)
  18. Indigo – Peter Gabriel – Atlantic (1978)
  19. Wine and Violet – The Lemon Pipers – Buddah Records (1968)
  20. Rainbows – Dennis Wilson – Caribou Records / Sundazed Music (1977/2008)
  21. Rainbows All Over Your Blues – John Sebastian – Reprise / Edsel Records (1970/1980)
  22. Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows – Lesley Gore – Mercury (1963)
  23. Rainbow Connection – Kermit the Frog – Atlantic (1979)

luv259

odd pop, rock 'n' roll

luv259 The Winter Slide

The Winter Slide

an odd pop indie rock mixtape to complement your seasonal affective disorder.
photo : Jonathan Switcher

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Tracklist:
  1. Afternoon Speaker – The Sea And Cake – Thrill Jockey (2000)
  2. Let Me Drive (Acoustic) – Winter Gloves – Paper Bag Records (2009)
  3. Something Green – Grizzly Bear – Warp (2013)
  4. A Thousand Syllables – Bibio – Warp (2014)
  5. Cold As Ice – Atlas Sound – Kranky (2008)
  6. Heart Is A Drum – Beck – Capitol (2014)
  7. Forever Dolphin Love – Connan Mockasin – Phantasy Sound / Mexican Summer (2010/2014)
  8. Under A Anvil Tree – Fog – Ninja Tune (2003)
  9. Canary – Liz Phair – Matador (1993)
  10. All Comes Down – Dusted – Polyvinyl Record Company / Hand Drawn Dracula (2012)
  11. The Prize – Gravenhurst – Warp (2012)
  12. Serious – Sportsguitar – Derivative (1996)
  13. Young Pilgrims – The Shins – Sub Pop (2003)
  14. Good Times – Jim O’Rourke – Drag City (2001)
  15. Casimir Pulaski Day – Sufjan Stevens – Asthmatic Kitty Records (2005)
  16. Black Flowers – Yo La Tengo – Matador (2006)

luv254

jazz, odd pop, original soundtracks

Clinging To Stars

it was the 1930’s and the US was in a Great Depression. money was tight, jobs were scarce and the country was running on empty. at the time popular music oscillated between reflecting on the reality of the situation and an uncontrollable urge to forget it and think about better days. keep in mind these recordings are 80 years old so the fidelity between songs may vary.
image : Grattacieli Tunnel by Fortunato Depero (1930)

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Tracklist
  1. (Potatoes Are Cheaper, Tomatoes Are Cheaper) Now’s The Time To Fall In Love – Victor Young and His Orchestra ft. Fran Frey – Brunswick (1931)
  2. Ragamuffin Romeo (from The King Of Jazz) – Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra ft. Jeanie Long – Columbia (1930)
  3. Are You Makin’ Any Money? – Chick Bullock and His Levee Loungers – Perfect (1933)
  4. Honey Hush – Eddie Cole’s Solid Swingers – Decca (1936)
  5. Got The Jitters – Adrian Rollini and His Orchestra – Oriole (1934)
  6. Lulu’s Back In Town (from Broadway Gondolier) – Dick Powell – Brunswick (1935)
  7. I’m A Ding Dong Daddy – Louis Armstrong and His Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra – Okeh (1930)
  8. Hong Kong Blues – Hoagy Carmichael – Brunswick (1938)
  9. Remember My Forgotten Man – Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra ft. Helen Rowland – Banner (1938)
  10. It Ain’t Necessarily So – Paul Robeson – Columbia Masterworks (1938)
  11. You Let Me Down (from Stars Over Broadway) – Kay Thompson & Her Boys – Brunswick (1935)
  12. When I Get Low I Get High – Chick Webb & His Orchestra ft. Ella Fitzgerald – Decca (1936)
  13. Come Up And See Me Sometime (from Take A Chance) – Cliff Edwards – CBS (1933)
  14. You’re An Old Smoothie – The Smoothies – Bluebird (1939)
  15. Dinah (from The Big Broadcast) – The Mills Brothers with Bing Crosby – Brunswick (1932)
  16. Most Gentlemen Don’t Like Love (from Leave It To Me) – Mary Martin with Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra – Brunswick (1939)
  17. There’ll Be Some Changes Made – The Boswell Sisters – Brunswick (1932)
  18. Heart and Soul – Connie Boswell – Decca (1938)
  19. Two Sleepy People (from Thanks For The Memory) – Bob Hope and Shirley Ross with Harry Sosnik and His Orchestra – Decca (1938)

luv250

electronic listening music, jazz, odd pop, rock 'n' roll, seasonal series

Wintor

the final mixtape of this year’s seasonal series is an aural journey through winter that will help us get through the coldest night of the year with dreams of flowers that will bloom again.
image : Elaina Grainey

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Tracklist
  1. Winter Now – Broadcast – Warp (2003)
  2. excerpt from Winter – Walter Carlos – Columbia (1972)
  3. Father Christmas – Ryuichi Sakamoto – Virgin (1983)
  4. Little Drummer Boy/Silent Night/Auld Lang Syne – Jimi Hendrix – Experience Hendrix / Legacy (1969/2010)
  5. excerpt from Wind/Hail Storm from an Alpine Blizzard – Syntonic Research, Inc. (1979)
  6. Winter 2 – Vivaldi Recomposed by Max Richter – Deutsche Grammophon (2012)
  7. Winter Prayers – Iron and Wine – Nonesuch (2013)
  8. California Dreaming – George Benson – CTI Records (1971)
  9. Coldest Night Of The Year – Twice As Much and Vashti – Immesiate / Dicristina (1966/2007)
  10. Iced Cooly – Boards Of Canada – Music70 / Warp (1995/2002)
  11. Ice Capades (Moog Music ’67) – Van Dyke Parks – Bananastan (1967/2011)
  12. Skating – Vince Guaraldi Trio – Fantasy (1965)
  13. Winters Love – Animal Collective – FatCat Records (2004)
  14. Wintertime Love – The Doors – Elektra (1968)
  15. Hutchinson Jail – Lee Hazlewood – Reprise / 1972 (1966/2014)
  16. Snowbird – Anne Murray – Capitol (1970)

luv249

jazz, odd pop, original soundtracks

The Dahling Limited

does your party have the blahs? for a quick remedy pop on the latest mixtape of swinging sixties sounds from sweet daddy luv. it’s a surefire way to light up your affair. you’re welcome dahling.
image : Francine Anjoux

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Tracklist
  1. Soul Bossa Nova – Quincy Jones – Mercury / Wax Time (1962/2013)
  2. Jungle Beat (from The Man From U.N.C.L.E.) – Hugo Montenegro – RCA Victor (1966)
  3. Out Of Nowhere – Bob & Phil and the Orchestra – Project 3 Total Sound (1966)
  4. Operation Smash (from Hawaii Five-O) – Morton Stevens – Capitol (1969)
  5. Blues A-Go-Go – Lalo Schifrin – Verve (1965)
  6. It Ain’t Necessarily So – Doc Severinsen – Command Records / Sparton (1966)
  7. Holy Flypaper (from Batman) – Nelson Riddle – 20th Century Fox Records (1966)
  8. Sunshine Superman – Enoch Light’s Action – Project 3 Total Sound (1967)
  9. Bee’s Knees – The John Barry Seven – Parlophone / EMI (1958/1979)
  10. Big Noise From The Jungle – Sandy Nelson – Sunset Records (1967)
  11. Theme From ‘The Munsters’ – Jimmy Smith – Verve (1965)
  12. Sneaky Search (from The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.) – Teddy Randazzo – MGM Records (1967)
  13. What Now My Love – Urbie Green – Project 3 Total Sound (1967)
  14. The Tiber Twist (from The Pink Panther) – Henry Mancini – RCA Victor (1963)
  15. The Chelsea Memorandum – Lalo Schifrin – MCA Records (1967)

luv243

odd pop

Accumulating Cumulus

a collection of odd pop dug out of the Record Canyon for your listening pleasure. radio pop in an alternate universe.
photo : Jupiter designs, photo taken by the satellite of luv

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Tracklist
  1. Too Late, Too Far – Cant – Terrible Records / Warp (2011)
  2. Alley Cats – Hot Chip – Astralwerks / Parlophone (2010)
  3. Irene – Caribou – City Slang (2007)
  4. Noir Blues To Tinnitus – Of Montreal – Polyvinyl Record Company (2012)
  5. Faults – Seefeel – Warp (2010)
  6. All Is Full Of Love (In Love With Funkstörung Mix) – Björk – FatCat (1998)
  7. Sideliner – Timtim – Bpitch Control – (2003)
  8. (This Is) The Dream Of Evan And Chan – Dntel ft. Benjamin Gibbard – Plug Research / Sub Pop (2001/2011)
  9. For You (ISAN Remix) – Solvent – Ghostly International (2004)
  10. Take Off Your Skirt – Bibio – Warp (2011)
  11. Rollerblades – Kwes. – Warp (2013)
  12. Give Me My Month – James Blake – Atlas Recordings / Polydor (2011)
  13. Mr. Baby – The Internal Tulips – Planet Mu (2010)
  14. 40 Days – Lali Puna – Morr Music (2002)
  15. Children Of The Times – Solar Bears – Planet Mu (2010)
  16. Another Pearl (The “Broadcast” Remix) – Badly Drawn Boy – Twisted Nerve / XL Recordings (2000)
  17. Shangri-La – Yacht – DFA (2011)

luv237

blues 'n' folk, odd pop, rock 'n' roll, seasonal series

Fell

mixtape #3 in this series of seasonal soundscapes mirrors the changes happening in the cool crispness of fall. autumnal audio.
photo : Autumn Waters

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Tracklist
  1. September Song — Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France — Barclay (1947/1975)
  2. My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion — The Flaming Lips — Warner Bros. (2006)
  3. Autumn Sweater — Yo La Tengo – Matador (1997)
  4. October — Pivot — Warp (2008)
  5. excerpt from Wind In The Trees — Syntonic Research, Inc. (1974)
  6. October Country — October Country — Epic (1968)
  7. Autumn Almanac — The Kinks — Pye Records / Golden Hour (1967/1971)
  8. Harvest Breed — Nick Drake — Island (1972)
  9. Girl From The North Country — Bob Dylan — Columbia (1963)
  10. excerpt from Fall — Walter Carlos — Columbia (1972)
  11. Night Of The Vampire — The Moontrekkers — Parlophone / Acced Records (1961/2012)
  12. November — Neu! – Grönland Records (1985/2010)
  13. Rose Hip November — Vashti Bunyan — Philips / Dicristina (1970/2004)
  14. Autumn 2 – Vivaldi Recomposed by Max Richter — Deutsche Grammophon (2012)
  15. Comin’ Back To Me — Jefferson Airplane — RCA Victor (1967)
  16. Autumn — Joanna Newsom — Drag City (2010)