Just some rambling notes……. I have never compiled as many best-of mixes as I have done this year. Given that I have been based at home since the middle of February and listened to tons of music I should not really be surprised. This has meant a record (no pun intended) number of blog posts in 2020, double the number of views and distinct visitors … Continue reading Records I Like Best of 2020 Part Three
The second part of Records I Like Best of 2020. To be honest I have listened to so much stuff this year that a third volume is more than likely so the words I had prepared for this volume will most probably appear when that’s published. As ever enjoy the mix. Full tracklisting: Nah… Perfect Game (Taken from the single Perfect Game) The Shop Window … Continue reading Records I Like Best of 2020 Part Two
A bit later than planned but better late than never. Another round of new releases since the last upload. Matinee Recordings have had a busy month and all four of their single releases so far are included alongside a couple of Robin Guthrie mixes. There is the usual round-up of indiepop from Spain as well as music from around the globe. Please use the search … Continue reading Records I Like Mix November 2020
Another busy month in the land of Bandcamp. The latest mix sees epic shoegaze, alt-rock, dreampop and indiepop collide to great effect if I do say so myself. Please use the search function to find out more and if you can support the artists in this mix. Especially on Bandcamp Friday. Feedback of the non-musical kind always welcome and as ever, please enjoy. Full Tracklisting: … Continue reading Records I Like Mix October 2020
So here we are later than usual with a longer mix to make up for it. Another collection of indiepop, janglepop, alt-rock, shoegaze and dreampop for your listening pleasure. There is an intentional slant towards Indonesia, Spain and Sweden on this one. Please use the search function to find out more and if you can support the artists in this mix. As ever please enjoy. … Continue reading Records I Like Mix September 2020
Hmmm. These mixes are being pushed back into the middle of the month once more. I am not surprised given the quality tuneage on offer! So here we are once more rounding up releases from the past month or so with a couple slightly further back than that. Please use the search function to find out more and if you can support the artists in … Continue reading Records I Like Mix – August 2020
It’s a bumper mix this month running at just over two hours. So get stuck into shoegaze, dreampop, indiepop, jangle-pop and a lot more besides. All the tracks have featured on these pages and in light of the absence of the normal accompanying details please use the search function to find out more and if you can support the artists in this mix. Enjoy! Full … Continue reading Records I Like Mix July 2020
I forgot to post this mix here which I did to celebrate the now-defunct club night I jointly ran/deejayed. Enjoy! Full Tracklisting: Altered Images – Leave Me Alone (Cassette Single) Theatre Of Hate – Legion Echo & The Bunnymen – Clay Buzzcocks – I Look Alone Cocteau Twins – Those Eyes, That Mouth The Slits – New Town (Peel Session) The Smiths – What Difference … Continue reading A Night At The Culture Bunker #1
An extra mix for you this month based on the two rounds posts which were blogged earlier this week. The Tuesday Session The Wednesday Mix Tracklisting: The National Honor Society – Be Gone (alternate version) Capitol – Weathered Lizzy & the Fanatics – Far Away Johny Nocash – The Ballad Of Richard Leap The Yearning – Only When I’m Dancing Ghost Transmission – Get Me … Continue reading Records I Like Mix June 2020 The Bonus One
If I said to myself in 1988 I would be compiling a “mixtape” in 2020 featuring The Flatmates, The Wolfhounds, Wendy Pickles from The Popguns and ex Popgun/Weddoes drummer Shaun Charman I would have said I was a bit bonkers. Well, 32 years later it seems I am bonkers after all as they all feature on this months mix which features tracks covering indie-pop, jangle-pop, … Continue reading Records I Like Mix June 2020
