sundog

Thursday, May 31, 2012

sundog mix six june 2012

Saturday, April 14, 2012

sundog mix five, april 2012

Sunday, April 17, 2011

sundog: eclectic sounds

1. The Wilhelm Scream / James Blake 4:37
2. Replicas / Gary Numan 5:01
3. You Don't Know / Ellie Greenwich 3:18
4. The Hunt / WOOM 3:05
5. Ram On / Paul McCartney 2:32
6. Widow's Walk / Van Dyke Parks 3:13
7. This Is Soul / Paul Nero 0:57
8. Hello, It's Me / Todd Rundgren 4:38
9. Heisse Lippen / Cluster 2:22
10. Dream Baby Dream (Single Edit) / Suicide 3:13
11. Instant Hit / Slits, The 2:44
12. Hatari / tUne-YarDs 5:40
13. Little Girl Blue / Chet Baker 4:32
14. Song to the siren (Tim Buckley cover) / This Mortal Coil and John Frusciante mashup 3:52

An eclectic mix of some recent songs I've been listening to. Hope you enjoy them too!

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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Sundog Uncovered: Sticky Sweet Ballads

Lotta Love (Neil Young cover) - She & Him

Cupid (Johnny Nash cover) - Colin Meloy

Love Me (Elvis Presley cover) - Department of Eagles

Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love (Ronettes cover) - The Morning Benders

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (The Shirelles cover) - French Kicks

You Really Gotta Hold On Me (Beatles cover) - She & Him

I'd Rather Be Blind (Etta James cover) - Man Man

I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) (Otis Redding) - Cat Power

Ain't No Sunshine (Bill Withers cover) - Idiot Glee

You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (Righteous Brothers cover) - Phosphorescent

Don't Forget Me (Harry Nilsson cover) - Neko Case

Islands in the Stream (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton cover) - Constantines and Feist

Without You (Prince cover) - Susana with Will Oldham

Let My Love Open The Door (Pete Townsend cover) - M. Ward

Blue Moon (Elvis Presley cover) - Reefer

I Love How You Love Me (The Paris Sisters cover) - Michael Hall

Be My Baby (Ronettes cover) - DM Stith

Fools Rush In (Rick Nelson cover) - She & Him

February 2011

This mix was intended for a Valentine's release. Obviously I've missed, but collected here are some pretty great interpretations of classic, and albeit, sappy love songs. I've always had a soft spot for covers and there are some of my favorites in this mix. One part guilty pleasure, another part syrupy glee - I hope you enjoy this mix.

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Monday, July 5, 2010

Sundog Mix Two: Beach Tropix

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This is the year of the beach. Beach themes have come to dominate band names, albums and songs the way "deer" and "wolf" did only a couple of years ago. In music iconography it seems to come in clusters. Is it the collective unconscious pointing out a culturally important symbol at a specific time or is it merely trend setters and the inevitable followers just doing their thing? Honestly, this time I don't care. Maybe I'm just happy that summer is here and during foggy San Francisco summers I can feel tropical by listening to the latest outpourings of these bands.

The range of "beachness" or "summerness" certainly varies with the bands included on this mix - of which I have selected only a small portion (there may be a part two to this). After the beach atmospheric jam of LAYBAC I began this mix with the band I see as a main ingredient in the harmony and reverb drenched, tribal, beach jams that have been coming out for the past couple few years - Animal Collective. One part Beach Boys, another experimental electronics, a dash of tribal drumming, throw in a bit of psychedelia for good measure and here we are. A number of followers have formed, been influenced or straight have copied the sound. Some have done it very well. Some of them are represented here in this mix (listen to El Guincho, the Barcelonia band who have brought their own depth and latin tinge to this sound, and a dash of it is found in Toro Y Moi's "Blessa" as well).

But this summer sound is not a one trick pony. It crosses over into garage, indie, folk, electronic, pop and all those crazy hybrids inbetween. A special treat for me is "Backwards Beach", the chillier side of the beach sound on the mix, from the band WOOM who's album, Mu's Way, comes out this week! Also included are the amazing harmonies of Idiot Glee (who I found out about via Bandcamp). Another Bandcamp find is unouomedude his forthcoming EP "Marsh", due out this July has me poised with anticipation. I keep expecting to get tired of the infectious pop of "Let's Go Surfing" by the Drums but keep loving it each time I hear it. Hot Spa's "Kiola Beach" is the only song I have from this sundrenched band but oh is it good. Wavves "King of the Beach" brings a mix of garage and beachiness which is a surprise for me, the new album has a much more produced and layered sound to it and I am getting into it more than his previous album (which I also enjoyed). The Wild Nothings are hot little darlings right now - a bit Smiths on a more positive day while enjoying the sunshine. Saw them with the Morning Benders on Governor's Island last month and the mix of the sun, view, booze and their tunes was intoxicating. I can't seem to get enough of Twin Sister. Their progish well formed songs have been playing on repeat in the studio... As has Ducktails' hypnotic tropical psychedelic jams. "The Arrangement", Beach House's contribution to Record Store Day in April, has been in constant rotation on whatever stereo I have been involved with. I originally was closing the mix with the Morning Benders beautiful, summery "Excuses" (which they closed with on Governor's Island as well) and then I got CocoRosie's latest single and lo and behold they covered "Surfer Girl" in the most CocoRosie way. Everyone is loving summer this year. I hope you enjoy this mix. Like I said, there will most likely be a part two. Too many good songs.

Happy summer!

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Back track

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Here are a couple of mixes I made near the end of 2009. Though I think there is only one duplicate with "Mix One" there are some great tracks on these. Hope you enjoy them!

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Early in the summer

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The first in a collection of mixes. This one consists of some summer minded tunes for your late Spring/Early Summer pleasure. Starting off with an old jem recently rediscovered in the blogosphere, Joe Meek and the Blue Men's "Bublight" is an amazing composition more current than much music being done today. Someone always comes from somebody. From there on it's pretty consistently 2010 but you'll hear inklings back to 70's prog, garage, A.M. radio hiss, R&B and 80s flea market cassette tapes that seem to be making a come back. The songs all feel sunny. Maybe a cloud passes by once in a while, but that just makes you appreciate the sun all the more once it returns. Hope you enjoy it! Leave a comment if you'd like!