Various Artists - Summer 2023

 

01 Laura Allan - As I Am (Edit)

02 London Brew - Miles Chases New Voodoo In The Church

03 Margaritas Podridas - Pétalos Mordidos

04 Duke Ellington - Blue Pepper

05 Portico Quartet - Window Seat

06 Duncan Pryce Kirk - Space Out

07 Junior Kimbrough - I Gotta Try You Girl

08 Dele Sosimi - E Go Betta

09 Mabe Fratti -  Algo Grandioso

10 Phil Smith - The Heart's Chorus (Extract)

11 Four Tet - Three Drums

12 Abdullah Ibrahim Trio - Soweto

Various Artists - Mixtape 2022

 

01 Carl Davis - New Fashion, Old Religion (Intro)

02 Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises

03 Salem's Pot - Creep Purple

04 Butter Glory - The Skills of the Star Pilot

05 4hero - Conceptions

06 Laddio Bolocko - The Man Who Never Was

07 Elephant9 - Arrival Of The New Elders

08 Horsegirl - Billy

09 Kettenkarussell - Haller

10 Ishmael Ensemble - Wax Werk

11 Nils Frahm - More

12 Duster - Feel No Joy

13 Sarah Davachi - Magdalena

14 Carl Davis - New Fashion, Old Religion (Outro)

Managed to fit in a new mixtape before year end.

Various Artists - Winter 2021/22

 

01 Chieko Mori - Spiral Wave

02 Mildred Maude - Trevena

03 Morton Feldman - Rothko Chapel 2

04 The Neighb'rhood Childr'n - Chocolate Angel

05 Sonic Boom - Tawkin Tekno (Remix)

06 Obay Alsharani - Speak Your Truth

07 The Afghan Women's Orchestra 'Zohra' - Homeland

08 Brad Fiedel - Just Before Dawn (Main Theme)

09 Ana Roxanne - It's a Rainy Day On The Cosmic Shore

10 The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Fuck You For Fucking Me

11 Ros Seresyothea - Penh Chet Tae Bong Mouy (I Love Only You)

12 Ultimate Spinach - Sacrifice Of The Moon (In Four Parts)

13 Pefkin - Numenius Borealis

14 Paper Dollhouse - Piano 3

Various Artists - Halloween 2021 - Cam's Halloween Psychedelic Murder Cult Scare/Chill Vibe Mixtape

 

01 Joshua Warren - The Ritual Chamber (Inside the Church of Satan)

02 Donovan - Season of the Witch

03 Robert Hermel - Industrie Spatiale

04 Pete Fine - Revelations/Prelude/For Sam

05 Alessandro Alessandroni - Suor Omicidi (Killer Nun) Sequence 4

06 The Shaggs - It's Halloween

07 Strawberry Alarm Clock - Curse of the Witches

08 Paul Giovanni & Magnet - Willow's Song

09 Bobby Beausoleil - Movement The Second

10 The Manson Family - Is There No One In Your World But You?

11 Macarbre - Be Forwarned

12 Barbera, The Grey Witch - Witch's Love Song

13 Mark Fry - The Witch

14 C.A. Quintet - Trip Thru Hell (Part 2)

15 Barbera, The Grey Witch - Excerpt from 'Gray Responsibilities'

A new mixtape for Halloween, although this time it was a request. 

Good pal Camille wanted a mixtape for a Halloween party that has the commission in the title.

Various Artists - Spring 2021

 

01 James Harphem - The Witches and the Grinnygog (Intro)

02 Gabor Szabo - Galatea's Guitar

03 Shelley - The War

04 The House In The Woods - Walk Four - Homeward Bound

05 The Neighb'rhood Childr'n - Long Years In Space

06 Christian Scott a Tunde Adjuah - X. Adjuah (I Own the Night)

07 Bing & Ruth - Police Police Police Police Police

08 James Harphem - The Witches and the Grinnygog (Distorted broadcast)

09 Didier's Sound Spectrum - Spectrum

10 Unknown - Perverse Isabelle - Elle est Prête (Edit)

11 Sunforest - Magician in the Mountain

12 Jesse Sparhawk - Light Cycle/Tetrahedra

13 James Harphem - The Witches and the Grinnygog (Outro)

14 Haruomi Hosono - Original BGM

Throughout the first lockdown of 2021, I watched 'The Witches and the Grinnygog'; a BBC children's television program from 1983. I included the main themes and a piece of the broadcast that had distorted sound.

 'Galatea's Guitar' by Gabor Szabo is some Hungarian jazz folk from 1968. From the album 'In Dreams'.

'The War' by Shelley was the b-side of their only single, 'Please Please Please', from 1966.

The House In The Woods is a pseudonym of Pye Corner Audio. Released on Bandcamp 2020.

The Neighb'rhood Childr'n were San Francisco contemporaries of Jefferson Airplane in 1966/67.

Jazz pal Vincent recommended the Christian Scott a Tunde Adjuah track from 2020.

'Police Police Police Police Police' is New York ambient minimalism from the 2014 album 'Tomorrow Was The Golden Age'.

'Didier's Sound Spectrum' is 2002 Swedish funk.

'Perverse Isabelle' was a 1975 sexploitation film by Jose Benazeraf. The soundtrack composer is unknown. Thanks Escapists Advisor.

Sunforest I've included on many a mix. 1970 hippie psych.

The Jesse Sparhawk track was taken from the 2006 Various Artists album 'Imaginational Anthem - Volume Two'. Released on the Tompkins Square label.

Haruomi Hosono 'Original BGM' was taken from 'BGM 1980-2000'.

Various Artists - Autumn 2020

 

01 James Blackshaw - Gate of Ivory
02 Brigid Dawson and the Mothers Network - Ballet of Apes
03 Pye Corner Audio - Magnetic Acid Part One
04 Country Joe & The Fish - Section 43
05 Valium Aggelein - Triumph Of The Metal People
06 Sandro Brugnolini - Vortice
07 Saffron - Vision is a Lonely Word
08 Robert Hermel - Industrie Spatiale
09 Craven Faults - Deipkeir
10 Bulbils - New Island
11 Andrew Wasylyk - Dreamt The Breakers Spill
12 Zbynek Vostrak - Scales Of Light
13 Ennio Morricone - Bambole

New mixtape for your pandemic times.

Various Artists - Diana and Helen's Garden Chill Out

Mix 2020

01 Palace Video VHS Ident

02 Susan Christie - Rainy Day

03 The Missunderstood - My Mind

04 Mohave Triangles - Eternal Light (Edit)

05 Arbete & Fritid - Petrokemi, Det Kan Man Inte Bada I

06 Cat's Eyes - Black Madonna

07 Mirrorring - Mine

08 Brian Hodgson & Delia Derbyshire - The End

09 Extradition - A Moonsong

10 Frank Zappa - Willie the Pimp

11 Trees Speak - Soul Sequencer

12 Vinegar - Missi Solis (Edit)

13 Deuter - Evening

14 Constance Denby - Om Mani Padme Hum

15 John Coltrane - I Wish I Knew

A mixtape for your lockdown.

Various Artists - October 2019:Helen Mirren On Acid

01 Barbara, The Gray Witch - Excerpt from 'Modern Witchcraft'
02 D. Patucchi - La Dimostrazione
03 The Electric Prunes - Holy Are You
04 The Ceyleib People - Changes
05 Sandra Kerr & John Faulkner - Opening
06 Barbara, The Gray Witch - Witch's Love Song
07 Song Sung - I'm Not In Love
08 The Orb - Other Blue Worlds
09 The Creation - How Does It Feel To Feel (US Version)
10 Six Organs of Admittance - Saint Cloud
11 Mellow Candle - Silversong
12 Duster - The Queen of Hearts
13 Paper Dollhouse - Nuclear Alignment
14 Barbara, The Gray Witch - Excerpt from 'Gray Responsibilities'

New mixtape. As always, just in time for Halloween.

Note: Yes, that really is Helen Mirren on acid on the cover.

Various Artists - September 2013

Self made compilation 2013.

01 Naomi Chomski - Tapestine
02 The Cosmic Dead - Eyes in The Mountains
03 Depth Charge - Legend of the Golden Snake
04 Eric's Trip - My Chest Is Empty
05 Carol Kleyn - Street Song
06 Pan•American - The Cloud Room
07 Caravan - And I Wish I Were Stoned/Don't Worry
08 The Mebusas - Mr. Bull Dog (Original 45 Version)
09 Bill Plummer & The Cosmic Brotherhood - Arc 294°
10 College - Can You Kiss Me First
11 The Holydrug Couple - Ancient Land
12 Chelsea Wolfe - Hyper Oz
13 Sungod - The Infinite Regress
14 ZENИTH - B&W Road

Another old mixtape.

Various Artists - Spring 2011

01 Ruth White - The Clock
02 Pisces - Dear One
03 Staff Carpenborg and the Electric Corona - P.A.R.T.Y.
04 Moolah - Crystal Waters
05 Electric Banana - Blow Your Mind
06 Amon Düül II - Wie Der Wind Am EndeEiner Strasse
07 Popera Cosmic - Les Esclaves
08 Itsutsu No Akai Fusen - I Feel...
09 The Orkustra - Bombay Calling
10 Relatively Clean Rivers - Easy Ride
11 Harvester - Och Solen Gar Upp


Another vintage mixtape.

Spoken word electronica, psych pop, Krautrock, Texas private press, London hard psych, Kosmische, French prog pop, Japanese folk, San Francisco world psych, hippy private press and Swedish commune rock.

Various Artists - Halloween 2014

01 Former Selves - In Waves
02 Gal Costa - Segunda
03 The Monkees - You Just May Be the One
04 Eugene Ormandy - No. 7 'Aquarium'
05 James Blackshaw - Fantômas- Le Faux Magistrat, Pt. 2
06 Michael Stearns - As the Earth Kissed the Moon (Excerpt)
07 Kaki King - Night After Sidewalk
08 Tess Parks - Somedays
09 Francis MwaKitme - Sikepa Inongwa Mukaye
10 Ahmed Abdul-Malik - E-lail (The Night)
11 lubos Fiser - Matching Mirrors/Morgiana's Prowl
12 Ryan Mcgregor - Variation One
13 Nico - Frozen Warnings
14 Foresteppe - Sedniv

Bonus posts in time for Halloween.

Here's a mixtape, still played around this time of year, nice feel.

Various Artists - September 2011

01 Dominic Frontiere - The Invaders - Main Title Theme

02 Damon - Don't You Feel Me

03 Gandalf - Can You Travel In The Dark Alone

04 Bread, Love & Dreams - Brother John

05 Flames - Solitude

06 Lula Cortes & Ze Ramalho - Nas Paredes Da Pedra Encantada, Os Segredos Talhados Por Sume

07 Can Am Des Puig - The Cauldron Of Regeneration

08 Mike Tingley - It's Time To Leave Her

09 The Golden Dawn - My Time

10 Michael Yonkers Band - Boy In The Sandbox

11 Fuchsia - Shoes and Ships

12 July - The Way

13 Principal Edward's Magic Theatre - Sacrifice

14 Dominic Frontiere - The Invaders

Another old mixtape. Still holds up well, with a lot of rare psychedelia. 

It pre-dates this blog and along with other early mixtapes, is the inspiration for the start of all this.

Cover star is Soledad Miranda.

Various Artists - Summer 2018

01 Frankie Seay & The Soul Riders - Soul Food

02 Bruno Nicolai - Pursuited-Jennifer's Recall

03 Augustus Pablo & King Tubby - Keep On Dubbing

04 Indian Puddin And Pipe - Hashish

05 Nils Frahm - All Melody

06 Talk Talk - Stump

07 Sachiko Kanenobu - Anata Kara Toku E

08 Blues Magoos - I'll Go Crazy

09 Satya Sai Maitreya Kali - Ice and Snow

10 Colin Stetson - Spindrift

11 Art - Love Is Real (Unreleased Version)

12 Thane Russal & Three - Security

13 Goat - Let It Burn (Radio Edit)

14 Gu - Marianne

15 Modesty Blaise - Carol Mountain

Time for another mixtape. It's a double helping this month, soundtracking this beautiful sunshine.

Various Artists - Rare Kosmische Vol.1

01 Between - Syn

02 Haizea - Egunarn Hastapena

03 Drum Circus - Now It Hurts You

04 Agitation Free - You Play For Us Today

05 Michael Bundt - The Brain Of Oskar Panizza

06 Hölderlin - Waren Wir

07 Mythos - Oriental Journey

08 Sand - May Rain

09 Staff Carpenborg And The Electric Corona - All Men Shall Be Brothers of Ludwig

10 Embryo - You Don't Know What's Happening

11 Ash Ra Tempel - Le Songe d'Or

12 Joy Unlimited - Flos Lividus I

13 Vinegar - Fleisch

Made this a few years ago.

Various Artists - Spring 2013

01. Fever Tree - Imitation Situation (Tocatta Fugue)
02. Sunforest - Where Are You
03. The Search Party - Renee Child
04. Fifty Foot Hose - Rose
05. The Jelly Bean Bandits - Another August Revisited
06. Robbie Basho - Salangadou
07. Belbury Poly - The Geography
08. Big Blood - She-Wander(er)
09. Binarii Weave - Hammer's Smile
10. Deep Magic - Motionless
11. Golden Brown - Wild Bill Jones
12. James Blackshaw - Holly


Another old but seasonal mixtape. The album is split into old music (tracks 1-6) and new (tracks 7-12). Compiled in strange times and a personal favourite.

Various Artists - April 2012

01 Top Drawer - Song of a Sinner

02 Fern Knight - Awake, Angel Snake

03 This Heat - Health And Efficiency

04 Karen Beth - Last Time

05 Seven Feathers Rainbow - Lily Cottage

06 Black Widow - In Ancient Days

08 The Music Machine - Come On In

09 Lanterns - Dir Tup

10 The Manson Family - Is There No One In Your World But You?

11 Linda Perhacs - Parallelograms

12 Dark - Live For Today

13 Dom - Dream

Mixtape from six years ago with dark, witchy tones.

Various Artists - 2012: Winter/Spring Psych Out

01 The Millennium - Prelude

02 Changes - Memorabilia

03 Earth Island - Seasons Of Our Lives

04 Instant Orange - The Visionary

05 Stag Hare - A Rose for the White Witch

06 Jake Whitren - A Little Bit Extra Please

07 C.A. Quintet - Trip Thru Hell (Part 2)

08 Daniel Bachman - Grey (Take Two)

09 Terenchem - Jeritan Cinta

10 Chocolate Watchband - I Ain't No Miracle Worker

11 Oriental Sunshine - Across Your Life

12 Midwinter - Waters Of Sweet Sorrow

13 Sylvester Anfang II - Na regen komt Zondvloed

14 Stenblomma - Christiania

15 Sitaar Tah! - Solo

Six year old mixtape, released for the season. A lot of obscure tracks on this one, with a few having a witchcraft feel and/or content.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - WINTER 2017

01 Thorsten Schmidt - Hereford Wakes Main Title
02 Filthy Huns - Fake Ass Muthas
03 The Free Spirits - Sunday Telephone
04 Professor & Roots Radics - Combination
05 Phoenician Drive - Fat Bill
06 Egisto Macchi - Un Cadavere Sotto La Neve
07 Gene Clark - Back Street Mirror
08 The Mamas & The Papas - Somebody Groovy
09 The Heartwood Institute - Witchdrone
10 Broadcast - Valerie
11 Aphex Twin - Xtal
12 Sibylle Baier - Driving
13 Daphne Oram - Four Aspects

Winter comp. Hope you can keep warm and enjoy.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - HALLOWEEN 2012

01. Weyes Blood and The Dark Juices - Storms That Breed
02. Jelly Bean Bandits - Generation
03. Paper Dollhouse - Did You Wake
04. The Peanut Butter Conspiracy - Too Many Do
05. Pye Corner Audio - We Have Visitors
06. Grouper - Hollow Press
07. Vandiver & Fahey - Take This Hammer
08. Group 1850 - Steel Sings
09. Moon Phantoms - Dance of the Moon Phantoms
10. Turid - Bilder
11. T. Swift & The Electric Bag - Expo In Sound
12. Sunflower - All In Good Time

This 2012 offering is like a rainy day lost to heavy weed. Dark psych with ominous downer but comfortable settings.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - HALLOWEEN 2010

01. The Iditarod - The Roots Of The Butterfly Bush
02. Pete Fine - Revelations-Prelude-For Sam
03. These Trails - Our House In Hanalei
04. Toncho Pilatos - Blind Man (Hombre Chiego)
05. Bobby Beausoleil - Movement The Second
06. David Stoughton - Saving For a Rainy Day
07. Chrysalis - April Grove
08. The Wizards From Kansas - Flyaway Days
09. Magic Lantern - Vampires In Heat
10. Pauline Oliveros - Watertank Software
11. Paul Giovanni & Magnet - Willow's Song
12. Perry Leopold - Experiment In Metaphysics
13. Ed Askew - Mr. Dream
14. Holderlin - Waren Wir
15. Okkulte Stimmen - Jack Sutton In Trance


To round off this month, two seasonal releases of yore. The first from 2010; loosely Halloween themed, Autumnal feel, heavy on the dark psych.