Later On That Night - Late Night

Later On That Night - Late Night. I was really going to end this mix series with the fourth mix after about 60 songs. This was originally supposed to be a long 60@60 mix but I broke it up into parts so it would be easier to handle. However, I've been carried away with this late night theme and the songs keep coming. Of course they're not always about night and dreams but the mood remains consistent. Reflective. A strange ride in the dark or sitting around late at night with another bottle of wine. It's been fun to peruse my collection and come up with these wonderful tunes.

The mix starts off with a couple of groups from New Zealand. It's great that The Bats are back making music again and of course the Finn brothers from Split Enz continue to make great music. I discovered Split Enz back in 1980 with this album which will always be my favorite.   The Rain Parade was always my favorite of the so called Paisley Underground bands of the early to mid 80s. In particular I really liked their guitarist David Roback who later formed Opal which then evolved into Mazzy Star.  Mercury Rev and The Flaming Lips... awesome weirdness.

The Ghost of a Sabre Tooth Tiger is a duo consisting of Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl. Classic T. Rex, Bowie and John Cale.  The mix ends with a set of covers.


1.   The Bats - Later On That Night (The Guilty Office, 2009)
2.   Split Enz - One Step Ahead (True Colours, 1980 )
3.   The Rain Parade - Talking In My Sleep (Emergency Third Rail,  1984)
4.   Mercury Rev - Tides Of The Moon (All Is Dream, 2001)
5.   The Flaming Lips - What Is The Light? (The Soft Bulletin, 1999)
6.   The Ghost Of A Sabre Tooth Tiger - Dark Matter, White Noise (Acoustic Sessions, 2010 )
7.   T. Rex - Ballroom Of Mars (The Slider, 1972)
8.   David Bowie - Wild Is The Wind (Station To Station, 1976)
9.   John Cale - You Know More Than I Know (Fear, 1974)
10. Talk Talk - I Believe In You (Spirit Of Eden, 1988)
11. Emmylou Harris - I Don't Want To Talk About It Now (Red Dirt Girl, 2000)
12. Bob Dylan - Not Dark Yet (Time Out Of Mind, 1997)
13. Warren Zevon - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (The Wind, 2003)
14. Nico - These Days (Chelsea Girl, 1967)
15. Marianne Faithful - Beware Of Darkness (Rich Kid Blues, 1984)
16. George Harrison - Isn't It A Pity (Version Two) (All Things Must Pass, 1970)