The End Of That - Songs 2012

The End Of That - Songs 2012 Pt. 5
More songs from 2012.



Photo is Plants and Animals.




1.   Plants and Animals - The End of That (The End of That, 2012)
2.   Wild Nothing - Disappear Always (Nocturne, 2012)
3.   Civil Twilight - Holy Weather (Holy Weather, 2012)
4.   King Tuff - Keep On Movin' (King Tuff, 2012)
5.   Anya Marina - Body Knows Best (Felony Flats, 2012)
6.   Scars On 45 - Warning Sign (Scars On 45, 2012)
7.   Magic Trick - Ruby (Ruler of the Night, 2012)
8.   Lower Dens - Lamb (Nootropics, 2012)
9.   Peaking Lights - Cosmic Tides (Lucifer, 2012)
10. The Brian Jonestown Massacre - I Want To Hold Your Other Hand (Aufheben, 2012)
11. Thee Oh Sees - Hang A Picture (Putrifiers II, 2012)
12. Yeasayer - Damaged Goods (Fragrant World, 2012)
13. Violens - Totally True (True, 2012)
14. Now, Now - Thread (Threads, 2012)
15. The Mynabirds - Generals (Generals, 2012)
16. Margot and The Nuclear So and So's - Prozac Rock (Rot Gut, Domestic, 2012)
17. Bob Mould - Star Machine (Silver Age, 2012)
18. Richard Hawley - Standing At The Sky's Edge (Standing At The Sky's Edge, 2012)

Slow and Steady - Songs 2012

Songs of 2012 continue with mix number 4 and includes songs from some of my favorite albums released this year including Beach House, alt-J, DIIV, Islands, Divine Fits and Here We Go Magic. These are songs from some of the albums that have been in heavy rotation in my ear buds.

I really like the new Calexico and Grizzly Bear releases from last week. It's been another good year for new music and I already have Pt. 5 done which rock a little harder. Part 6 will gather some more strays.  Check out Parts 1, 2 & 3 for more great songs from 2012.

The photo is Beach House.
  
1.   Of Monsters and Men - Slow and Steady (My Head Is An Animal, 2012)
2.   Beach House - The Hours (Bloom, 2012)
3.   Islands - No Crying (A Sleep & A Forgetting, 2012)
4.   Grizzly Bear - A Simple Answer (Shields, 2012)
5.   2:54 - Easy Undercover (2:54, 2012)
6.   Divine Fits - Would That Not Be Nice (A Thing Called Divine Fits, 2012)
7.   Calexico - Epic (Algiers, 2012)
8.   DIIV - Air Conditioning (Oshin, 2012)
9.   Here We Go Magic - Alone But Moving (A Different Ship, 2012)
10. Dusted - Bruises (Total Dust, 2012)
11. Grand Duchy - See-Thru You (Let the People Speak, 2012)
12. alt-J - Dissolve Me (An Awesome Wave, 2012)
13. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Mature Themes (Mature Themes, 2012)
14. California Wives - Tokyo (Art History, 2012)
15. The Walkmen - Heartbreaker (Heaven, 2012)
16. Jack White - Love Interruption (Blunderbuss, 2012)
17. Sea Wolf - Pricilla (Old World Romance, 2012)
18. Azure Ray - Scattered Like Leaves (As Above So Below, 2012)

Shake 'Em On Down - Happy Hour

Tell Automatic Slim , tell Razor Totin' Jim. Tell Butcher Knife Totin' Annie, tell Fast Talking Fanny. We gonna romp and tromp till midnight. I'm shakin', Shakin' all night long. The Happy Hour series continues with Part 5.

This set features some classic rock covers from some unexpected artists, some blues both classic and modern and closes with a set of live music.

Makes for a shakin' good happy hour. 

1.   Patti Smith - Gloria: In Excelsis Deo/Gloria  (Horses, 1975)
2.   The Ramones - Somebody To Love (Acid Eaters, 1993)
3.   X - Wild Thing (Beyond & Back: The X Anthology, 1997)
4.   Jack White - I'm Shakin' (Blunderbuss, 2012)
5.   The Black Keys - She Said, She Said (The Big Come Up, 2002)
6.   R.L. Burnside - Rollin' Tumblin' (Remix) (Come On In, 1998)
7.   North Mississippi Allstars - Shake 'Em On Down (Shake Hands With Shorty, 2000)
8.   Buddy Guy -  Look What All You Got (Sweat Tea, 2001)
9.   Howin' Wolf - Wang Dang Doodle (The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions, 1974)
10. The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women (Live) (Love You Live, 1977)
11. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Oh Well (Live) (The Live Anthology, 2009)
12. My Morning Jacket - One Big Holiday (Live) (Okonokos, 2006)
13. Blur - She's So High (Live) (All The People: Live in Hyde Park, 2009)
14. David Bowie - Cactus (Live) (Reality Tour, 2004)
15. Pixies - Where Is My Mind (Live) (Death To The Pixies 1987-1991, 1997)
16. Talking Heads - Houses In Motion (Live) (The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads, 1982)
17. XTC - Making Plans For Nigel (Live) (Transitor Blast 4: Live in Concert Hammersmith Palais, 1989)
18. The Clash - Train In Vain (Live) (From Here To Eternity: Live, 1999)

Get Down - Funky Beat

The classic funky jams continue with Get Down - Funky Beat Pt. 3. Pic is James Brown on the good foot. More of that funky stuff.

I finished this about a month back and had it posted to the blog in the edit mode but forgot to make it live until now.





1.    KC & The Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight (KC & The Sunshine Band, 1976)
2.    Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing (Saturday Night Fever Original Soundtrack, 1977)
3.    Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, 1978)
4.    Kid Creole & The Coconuts - I'm A Wonderful Thing Baby (Tropical Gangsters, 1983)
5.    Coati Mundi - Que Pasa/Me No Pop I (Mutant Disco Vol. 1, 2003)
6.    James Brown - Get On The Good Foot (Make It Funky: The Big Paypack 1971-1975)
7.    Kool & The Gang - Get Down On It (Gold, 2005)
8.    Parliament - Up For The Down Stroke (Up For The Down Stroke, 1974)
9.    Ohio Players - Skin Tight (Skin Tight, 1974)
10.  Indeep - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (Disco Box, 1999)
11.  Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love (Extended Version) (Tom Tom Club, 1981)
12.  Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jamming (Extended Version) (Exodus, 1977)
13.  Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue (Extended Version) (Killer On A Rampage, 1982)
14.  Robert Palmer - You Are In My System (Pride, 1983)
15.  The Gap Band - You Dropped A Bomb On Me (The Gap Band IV, 1983)
16.  Cold Grits - It's Your Thing (What It Is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves, 2006)

Four More 4 Forty-Four

It's political season time...
It took Bush and the Republicans eight years to systematically destroy the middle class economy, and because the Republicans continue to impede and obstruct everything he has tried to accomplish, the president deserves eight years to fix it.

Disappear in Smoke - Orgone Bliss

The Psychedelic Warlords are back and the Hawkwind inspired psychedelic trip contiues with Disappear in Smoke, Orgone Pt. 2.

This second mix in the series starts with Hawkwind which is the inspiration for all the Orgone mixes. This mix has a decidedly more pop feel than the previous mix. Once again the mix travels through psychedelia of the decades.



1.   Hawkwind - The Psychedelic Warlords (Disappear In Smoke) (Hall of the Mountain Grill, 1974)
2.   The Chocolate Watchband - Medication (The Inner Mystique, 1968)
3.   Opal - Magick Power (Happy Nightmare Baby, 1987)
4.   Damien Youth - Clancy (Alchemy, 2006)
5.   The Dandy Warhols - The Last High (The Dandy Warhols Are Sound, 2009)
6.   The Quarter After - Know Me When I'm Gone (The Quarter After, 2005)
7.   The Byrds - C.T.A. 102 (Younger Than Yesterday, 1967)
8.   Sun Dial - Fly Into The Sun (Acid Yantra, 1995)
9.   Dora Flood - Stargazing (Highlands, 2004)
10. David Bowie - I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship (Heathen, 2002)
11. The Stone Roses - Waterfall (The Stone Roses, 1989)
12. The Rain Parade - This Can't Be Today (Emergency Third Rail Power Trip, 1983)
13. Echo & The Bunnymen - Hurracaine (Crystal Days: 1979-1999, 2001)
14, The Doors - Strange Days (Strange Days, 1967)
15. Can - Moonshake (Future Days, 1973)
16. Jefferson Airplane - 3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds (Surrealistic Pillow, 1967)

I've Got An Orgone Accumulator - Orgone Bliss

"I've got an orgone accumulator" is the opening line of the Hawkwind song Orgone Accumulator from their Space Ritual album. It got stuck in my head after I played that album at work a few weeks ago. So one night recently I sat down and threw together a mix using that song as not only the starting point but the theme of a playlist mix that goes on for several hours. This is part 1 of what I'm calling the Orgone Bliss series. I always break up the long playlist into CD size chunks and I still burn the mixes to CDs for physical storage and for use in the car.

The mix starts off with the stuck in my head theme of orgone accumulator and Lemmy's crazy bass playing. Most of the songs here have that psychedelic feel and intense drone present throughout that was set in the opening track. Hawkwind is followed by Can from the early 70s but then the music jumps around various decades and styles. Probably not a lot of familiar music here unless you're into this sort of thing but it make for an interesting late night listen.

The picture is of Hawkwind. Part 2 is finished and ready to be posted soon too. It's a little more pop and not as dark but it's got some more Hawkwind to continue the theme.


I've got an orgone accumulator
It makes me feel greater
I'll see you sometime later
When I'm through with my accumulator

It's no social integrator
It's a one man isolator
It's a back brain stimulator
It's a cerebral vibrator


1.   Hawkwind - Orgone Accumulator (Space Ritual Vol. 1, 1973)
2.   Can - Mother Sky (Cannibalism 1, 1980)
3.   The Teardrop Explodes - Poppies In The Field (Kilimanjaro, 1980)
4.   Spiritualized - Lay Back In The Sun (Pure Phase, 1995)
5.   The Pink Mountaintops - Axis: Thrones of Love (Outside Love, 2009)
6.   The Out Crowd - Concentrate (Then I Saw The Holy City, 2006)
7.   The Chills - Pink Frost (Kaleidoscope World, 1986)
8.   The 13th Floor Elevators - Slip Inside This House (Easter Everywhere, 1967)
9.   The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Anoneme (Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request, 1996)
10. Galaxie 500 - When Will You Come Home (On Fire, 1989)
11.  Rick Bain & The Genius Position - I Want To Die (Crooked Autumn Sun, 2000)
12. David Max - Everyone Is An Alien (Simple Psychedelic Pleasures, 2010)
13. Ambulance LTD - Yoga Means Union (Ambulance LTD, 2004)
14. The Black Angels - Black Grease (Passover, 2006)