Clash Of The Titans 5 (Repost)

This repost of volume five of the electroclash pick has one of my favorite tracks from a band (producer?) I have no idea about. I just know I like the track. Ctrl Z vs Screwface. Especially when it is Zedd. Control Zedd. So obviously not from the US. But what a way to start off a volume than with that intro. A bunch of remixes and cool unknowns. I just like it. No explanations or reasons. All these years and I still have no idea. But at least it's now updated.

Clash Of The Titans 5

62 Ctrl Z vs Screwface - StereoTypical

63 Blackjoy - Moustache (La Stache)

64 Eyerer & Chopstick - Haunting

65 GusGus - Desire (G-G Remix)

66 Booka Shade - In White Rooms

67 Fuckpony - Ride The Pony

68 Havana Boys - So Horny (Original Mix)

69 David Guetta vs The Egg - Walking Away (Tocadisco Remix)

70 Vinylgroover & The Red Hed - This Life (Electro Remix)

71 Mason - Exceeder (Mashtronic Remix)

72 Abel Ramos - Te Quiero Puta

73 Ctrl Z - Badman (Screwface Remix)

Clash of The Titans 4 (Repost)

More electroclash in this series pick repost. Although I would suggest that only some of this is really electroclash and the rest is a some other kind of flavor edm. A couple of tracks that are covers, at least one that feels like a cover but is an original. A few remixes and one of my own edits. All danceable and kinda go well together. Over the last couple of volumes, you've probably noticed some of the same names come up. No accident.

Clash of The Titans 4

46 Max Sedgley - Happy (Make You Happy)

47 Milke - She Says

48 Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancin'

49 Wekan - Skid

50 Riot In Belgium - The Acid Never Lies

51 Justin Timberlake - SexyBack (Linus Loves Remix)

52 Tiga - Burning Down The House

53 Eric Prydz Vs Pink Floyd - Proper Education (Daft Mix)

54 Henry Mancini - Pink Panther Theme (Fischerspooner Mix)

55 Armand Van Helden - My My My

56 Playgroup featuring KC Flightt - Front 2 Back (Kenny Dope Gotta Mix)

57 Booka Shade - Mandarine Girl

58 The Egg - The Wall (Mylo Remix)

59 Darude - Sandstorm

60 Robert Miles - Children (Pol's CYF Edit)

61 Tiësto - Adagio For Strings

 

Clash Of The Titans 3 (Repost)

Continuing the Clash Of The Titans playlist series, this repost pick is just getting interesting. A couple of older songs mixed with newer songs that sure seem danceable. Less remixes this outing. I like the mix of Cabaret Voltaire and Talking Heads mixed with Juan Maclean and Hot Chip. I couldn't tell you anything about Fujiya & Miyagi, but I love the sound. Fischerspooner and LCD Soundsystem had hits later but here they were just blips.

Clash Of The Titans 3

31 The Chemical Brothers - Galvanize

32 Cabaret Voltaire - Do Right

33 Talking Heads - Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)

34 Juan Maclean - Give Me Every Little Thing

35 Cansei De Ser Sexy - Lets Make Love And Listen To Death From Above

36 Shiny Toy Guns - Le Disko

37 Hot Chip - And I Was A Boy From School

38 Underworld - Cowgirl

39 Daft Punk - Technologic

40 Tomas Andersson - Copy Cat

41 Test Icicles - What's Your Damage (Digitalism Remix)

42 Vitalic - La Rock 01

43 Fujiya & Miyagi - Photocopier

44 Fischerspooner - Emerge

45 LCD Sound System - Losing My Edge

Clash Of The Titans 2 (Repost)

Repost of part 2 of this pick I call electroclash, but it really isn't all that. Mostly good danceable new new wave and even some edgier house. Songs from bands no one except for a select few really knows or remembers, but you will dance to it. Is this EDM? Gasp! Who cares? It mixes well, people dance to it and it just sounds good. Stop judging so much. This pick is mine and I like it. Just play it and dance. Love on the edits and remixes.

Clash Of The Titans 2

18 Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas - Turkish Delight (Album Version)

19 Frogsnatcher - Rat Race (Vocal Mix)

20 Tiefschwarz with Tracey Thorn - Damage (Radio Edit)

21 My Robot Friend - Rapture (Album Version)

22 Tiga - Louder Than A Bomb

23 Bush II Bush - Piano Track (MYNC Project's Balls To Bush Mix)

24 Kerri Chandler - Bar A Thym

25 Linus Loves - VH1 (12 Inch Mix)

26 Timmy Vegas & Barbara Tucker - Dutty Funk (We Can Do) (Vocal Mix)

27 Dorfmeister vs. Madrid de los Austrias - Boogie No More

28 The Freaks - The Creeps (Vandalism Unreleased Mix)

29 Dynarec - Handjob

30 The Kills - Good Ones (Jagz Kooner Remix)

Clash Of The Titans 1 (Repost)

I'm going to be reposting this series of picks starting here. New uploads.

I originally put together this series of playlists around the time of the emergence of electroclash and although it isn't all that, it sounds enough like it it to start this series. I think I was watching the Clash Of The Titans movie or seeing a computer game or something like that and so this was born. It was more just danceable stuff that mixed real well. I hope you like it. I made a few of these and the theme doesn't hold up really at all. But it didn't matter, because I liked this pick and played it a lot. Lots of remixes.

Clash Of The Titans 1

01 The Killers - Somebody Told Me (Mylo Remix Edit)

02 Cream vs Hoxton Whores - Sunshine Of Your Love (Braund Remix)

03 Fujiya & Miyagi - Collarbone (Original)

04 Mylo - In My Arms 

05 Rex The Dog - Prototype (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix)

06 Kylie Minogue vs New Order - Can't Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head 

07 Eyerer & Chopstick - She Loves It (Original Mix)

08 Throbbing Gristle - Hot Heels United (Carter Tutti Remix)

09 Max Graham & Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart

11 Thomas Andersson - Washing Up (Tiga Remix)

12 Who's Who - Not So Dirty (Steve Angello Remix)

13 Tiga - Pleasure From The Bass

14 Goldfrapp - Twist

15 Coburn featuring Dumb Blonde - We Have The Technology

16 Crazy Frog - Axel F

17 Le Tigre - TKO

Richard H Kirk Pick

Yesterday I had the other half of Cabaret Voltaire, today the pick is about Richard H Kirk. He's got quite a bit of solo stuff with his cool songs being pretty long. I also included a track with Cabaret Voltaire and Alien Jorgensen as Acid Horse (a one off). And I included a couple of Kirk's pseudonyms or side ventures such as Dark Magus, Electronic Eye, Sandoz and Sweet Exorcist. And I started the whole compilation with yet one more Cabaret Voltaire song not on the Cab's pick I had last weekend, from a soundtrack which they did a few of. He has so much stuff, it could easily be another volume, but for now, just one. Similar style for the cover. But different.

Richard H Kirk Pick

01 Cabaret Voltaire - Low Cool

02 Richard H. Kirk - Oneski

03 Richard H. Kirk - The Feeling (Of Warmth & Beauty)

04 Acid Horse - No Name No Slogan (Cabaret Voltaire)

05 Electronic Eye - Bush Channel Stepper

06 Sweet Exorcist - Mad Jack

07 Richard H. Kirk - Lets Jack

08 Richard H. Kirk - Magic Words Command

09 Dark Magus - In The Blood

10 Sandoz - Chant To Jah

Stephen Mallinder Pick

Go back a few days to Saturday and see the Cabaret Voltaire pick. This time I took songs by Stephen Mallinder (one of the two main guys of the band) and picked a few solo tracks and some guest spots and a few bands he was in. Add in a Cab's song not on the previous pick and a pick from a Johnny Cash tribute album and you have this compilation. My suggestion is to look up each of these bands and find Dave Ball from Soft Cell and a few other surprise guests. I didn't add in Acid Horse because I used their track in Richard H Kirk's pick, coming soon. Either way all these tracks are a fine addition to the Cabaret Voltaire output.

Stephen Mallinder Pick

01 Stephen Mallinder - Temperature Drop

02 Wrangler - Stupid

03 Stephen Mallinder - Satellite

04 Cabaret Voltaire - Kino

05 Stephen Mallinder - Colour

06 Love Street - Galaxy

07 Stephen Mallinder - Working (You Are)

08 Wrangler - How To Start A Revolution

09 Stephen Mallinder - Hush

10 Hey Rube! - Rob A Bank Rob

11 Wrangler - Theme From Wrangler

12 Dub Mentor - Obsession (Camel)

13 Stephen Mallinder - Cool Down

14 Wrangler - Lava Land

15 Stephen Mallinder - I Walk The Line

Miss Kittin Pick

Sometime around the end of the 90's I came across electroclash and I liked it. I listened to a bunch of tracks and a darling came across my turntables. French DJ, singer, etc Miss Kittin. I knew nothing about her, except that she apparently loved smoking cigarettes and did a bunch of songs with other artists. I started collecting them. And then she released her own stuff. I liked that. So I made this pick to compile some of my favorites. Since then she's done more of both her own stuff and colloborations, but that will wait for a part two. Over the years, I've noticed that my taste does not always match the taste of the masses. So songs I picked may not match your taste, but they are my favorites from the time. And several are club hits.

Miss Kittin Pick

01 Golden Boy w-Miss Kittin - Rippin Kittin

02 Miss Kittin & The Hacker - Frank Sinatra

03 Felix Da Housecat w-Miss Kittin - Silver Screen Shower Scene

04 Golden Boy w-Miss Kittin - 1234

05 Miss Kittin - Professional Distortion

06 Miss Kittin - Meet Sue Be She

07 Miss Kittin & The Hacker - Comitronic

08 Golden Boy w-Miss Kittin - After 8

09 Miss Kittin & The Hacker - Dirty Talk

10 Felix Da Housecat w-Miss Kittin - Madame Hollywood

11 Miss Kittin & Tok Tok - Missy Queen

12 Felix Da Housecat w-Miss Kittin - What Does It Feel Like

13 Miss Kittin - Kiss Factory

14 Miss Kittin & The Hacker - 1982

15 Golden Boy w-Miss Kittin - Autopilot

16 Miss Kittin - The Vogue

17 Miss Kittin & The Hacker - Electro Retro Berlin

18 Miss Kittin & The Hacker - Sweet Dreams

Revolting Cocks Pick

Sort of a continuation of the last several days. This time the pick is Alan Jorgensen with his band Revolting Cocks. Sometimes called RevCo, but usually the whole Cocks name. It's a side project or "Super group" of Front 242, Luc Van Acker and Alien Jorgensen. Later they added and subtracted and really I should make a RevCo Family pick, but I haven't, yet. The Julie Andrews comp from a few days ago is the best so far, but doesn't cover all of this family. Suffice it say that this band is similar to Ministry, and yet totally different. Little bits of everything from Adrian Sherwood to KMFDM and Swans to Ministry. This is my pick over the years, but they have so many other great tracks it probably doesn't do them justice.

Revolting Cocks Pick

01 Revolting Cocks - T.V. Mind

02 Revolting Cocks - No Devotion

03 Revolting Cocks - Big Sexyland

04 Revolting Cocks - Attack Ships On Fire

05 Revolting Cocks - Stainless Steel Providers

06 Revolting Cocks - Beers, Steers & Queers

07 Revolting Cocks - In the Neck

08 Revolting Cocks - Let's Get Physical (Banned Original Mix)

09 Revolting Cocks - Something Wonderful

10 Revolting Cocks - Da Ya Think I'm Sexy

11 Revolting Cocks - Crackin' Up

12 Revolting Cocks - Fire Engine

13 Revolting Cocks - RevColution Medley

14 Revolting Cocks - Wizard Of Sextown

15 Revolting Cocks - Me So Horny

16 Revolting Cocks - Suffragette City

Ministry Pick 2

Continuing from yesterday's Pick (and really the last several days) here is part two of Ministry. They were no longer a dance band, but rather an industrial metal band. And they had a great sense of humour hidden underneath all their bravado. Some of the covers they chose, the side projects, etc show some of that. But they also were serious. And political. They got me to start questioning more than any other band. I have always been a libertarian in many ways, but never looked that deeply into issues. I saw how W was manipulating data and facts and that led me to the realization that most politicians on both sides were tools. And in the meantime they had some killer music. Ultimately my research that they started led me to see that Trump was also a tool, but the best choice now to get rid of this infection. Not the solution to all the problems, but certainly not the one who was the cause of the problems. That was the deep state and the leftist marxists in government. Let me shut up about politics for now

Ministry Pick 2

13 Ministry - Fucked

14 Ministry - Lieslieslies

15 Ministry - Gangreen

16 Ministry - Bad Blood

17 Ministry - Supermanic Soul

18 Ministry - Let's Go

19 Ministry - Fear (Is Big Business)

20 Ministry - The Light Pours Out Of Me

21 Ministry - The Last Sucker

22 Ministry - Lay Lady Lay

23 Ministry - Every Day Is Halloween (2010 Evil Version)

24 Ministry - The Great Satan

25 Ministry - Roadhouse Blues

26 Ministry - No W

Ministry Pick 1

I first heard the very early Ministry. Work For Love, Everyday Is Halloween. I liked the dance music. I would dance to it at the clubs where they played that stuff. Back then it was Thursday nights at the Cabaret. One of the only places in town where they would play New Wave. They had bands play live on Fridays and Saturdays. I MC'd the "Last Night Ever" for the Tubes twice (once there). But good handcuff music on Thursdays. Ministry did not play there. I saw them just about when their new album was coming out. At a new hip club. They promoted the show with the two aforementioned songs. That is not what they played. They played stuff from Twitch and The Land Of Rape And Honey! And much, much harder versions of their dance "hits". It was amazing! I saw them on so many tours and they got better and better. My daughter was still in the belly and she heard both Ministry and RevCo so much that later when she was born she would use them (and Blue Monday) as songs to go to sleep. Not to get political about it, but it was one of the reasons I changed my mind about the abortion issue. It was Ministry. I know they would be unhappy to know it. Sorry, man.

Ministry Pick 1

01 Ministry - Work For Love (Sex Slave Edit)

02 Ministry - Every Day Is Halloween

03 Ministry - Over The Shoulder

04 Ministry - You Know What You Are

05 Ministry - Thieves

06 Ministry - Breathe

07 Ministry - Jesus Built My Hotrod

08 Ministry - So What

09 Ministry - Just One Fix

10 Ministry - Burning Inside

11 Ministry - Stigmata

12 Ministry - N.W.O.

Best Of Julie Andrews (Ministry family pick) 2

Part two of the Alan (Alien) Jourgensen family pick. It's the same mixtape, so yes it still has Julie Andrews on the cover. But this time no songs of hers to cover. For a band like this, or a guy as prolific as Jourgensen it was difficult to get this down to just twenty something tracks. The dozen on this volume continue after yesterday's beginning with more Ministry and more side projects and guest spots. Look each up, because they all have way more to offer than these few picks. I do love the original version of the Olivia Newton-John song. Better than the released version.

Best Of Julie Andrews (Ministry family pick) 2

16 Revolting Cocks - Let's Get Physical (Banned Original Mix)

17 Ministry - Breathe

18 Acid Horse - No Name No Slogan (Cabaret Voltaire)

19 Lard - The Power Of Lard

20 Ptp - Rubber Glove Seduction

21 Revolting Cocks - Big Sexyland

22 Ministry - So What

23 Ministry - You Know What You Are

24 Pailhead - I Will Refuse

25 Skinny Puppy - Worlock

26 Surgical Meth Machine - I'm Invisible

27 Buck Satan and The 666 Shooters - I Hate Every Bone in Your Body Except Mine

Best Of Julie Andrews (Ministry family pick) 1

I know. Why did Julie Andrews appear on this at all? It's crazy, but sometimes I just made mixtapes that had covers nothing to do with the contents. This pick is one of them. Although it does have a version of  Favorite Things to keep some semblance of continuity even if it's only in my head. This is really Alien Jourgensen family pick. Which means, of course, automatically it has Ministry and Revolting Cocks on it. But also some other side projects of his. You'll find Cabaret Voltaire, Jello Biafra and Skinny Puppy hidden among these jewels. And one of my favorite alt country bands: Buck Satan. I did make two volumes of this. Side one and side two. And I later made just a Ministry pick. But for now, volume one of Alan (Alien) Jourgensen's family.

Best Of Julie Andrews (Ministry family pick) 1

01 Ministry - You Goddamned Son Of A Bitch

02 Lard - Hellfudge

03 Acid Horse - No Name No Slogan (Hypo Luxa-Hermes Pan)

04 Ministry - Burning Inside

05 Ptp - Favorite Things

06 Ministry - Stigmata

07 Revolting Cocks - Stainless Steel Providers

08 Revolting Cocks - Attack Ships On Fire

09 Revolting Cocks - Something Wonderful

10 Ministry - Twitch (Version II)

11 1000 Homo Djs - Supernaut

12 Front Line Assembly featuring Al Jourgensen - Stupidity

13 Pailhead - Man Should Surrender

14 Surgical Meth Machine - Tragic Alert

15 Buck Satan and The 666 Shooters - Quicker Than Liquor

Cabaret Voltaire Pick

It was and it wasn't hard to make this pick. First, they have several greatest hits compilations. Anyone of them is good. All of them together make a great look. My pick is slightly different than all of those. First I make no distinction between the early and late Cabaret Voltaire work. My first exposure to them was Mix-Up from 1979. I've liked every album since. That made it very difficult. Maybe I was  less enthused by Johnny YesNo, but I even liked Three Mantras. The first song I connected with was a cover of the Seeds. Genius! Then I couldn't get the lyric "70 Billion People on the Earth, Where are They Hiding?" out of my head. They took a turn and I followed. Micro-Phonies and Drinking Gasoline were on my turntables all the time. Around that time I finally saw them live. Multiple times. My favorite being in London in some small club in some industrial area. I called last minute to a record company rep and got my name on the list as I stepped up to the window. They didn't care and just let me in. I saw them on both coasts of the USA. If pressured I might say that Throbbing Gristle is my favorite of the two, but I would be hard pressed to make the choice.

Cabaret Voltaire Pick

01 Cabaret Voltaire - Just Fascination

02 Cabaret Voltaire - Do Right

03 Cabaret Voltaire - Sensoria

04 Cabaret Voltaire - Radical Chic

05 Cabaret Voltaire - Landslide

06 Cabaret Voltaire - Yashar

07 Cabaret Voltaire - What is Real

08 Cabaret Voltaire - Easy Life

09 Cabaret Voltaire - Sex, Money, Freaks

10 Cabaret Voltaire - Smooth

11 Cabaret Voltaire - I Want You

12 Cabaret Voltaire - Vasto

13 Cabaret Voltaire - No Escape

14 Cabaret Voltaire - Sluggin' For Jesus

15 Cabaret Voltaire - Kneel To The Boss

Buzzcocks Family

Yesterday I posted up Howard Devoto family and a lot of that could fit with this, so I included only two Magazine tracks, the rest you can find yesterday. My pick includes a lot of the Buzzcocks over the years (even after the death of Pete Shelley). A little of my favorite Buzzcocks, four Pete Shelley solo tracks and then a smattering of tracks from other members of the Buzzcocks. Steve Diggle who kept them going, Barry Adamson (check out his family pick for more). A couple of side projects for John Maher, Mike Joyce and solo track from Tony Barber round out the pick. Not too much of a rabbit hole, but enough to get you started looking. The Buzzcocks were one of those bands that I never understood why they didn't reach mainstream success more than they did. Their songs are mostly pure pop. But then you hit one or two and the lyrics tell you why they were banned on a few occasions.

Buzzcocks Family

01 Buzzcocks - Wish I Never Loved You

02 Buzzcocks - I Don't Mind

03 Buzzcocks - Why Can't I Touch It

04 Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love (with Someone You Shouldn't've)

05 Buzzcocks - What Do I Get

06 Buzzcocks - Senses Out Of Control

07 Buzzcocks - Keep On Believing

08 Buzzcocks - Orgasm Addict

09 Buzzcocks - Jerk

10 Pete Shelley - On Your Own

11 Pete Shelley - Yesterday's Not Here

12 Pete Shelley - Telephone Operator

13 Pete Shelley - Homosapien

14 Buzzcocks - Do It

15 Buzzcocks - You Say You Don't Love Me

16 Magazine - Shot By Both Sides

17 Magazine - The Light Pours Out Of Me

18 Steve Diggle & The Flag Of The Convenience - 50 Years Of Comparative Wealth

19 Barry Adamson - Autodestruction

20 Morrissey - Interesting Drug

21 Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls - Dream Sequence I

22 Tony Barber - Someday

23 John Cooper Clarke - I Don't Want To Be Nice

Howard Devoto Family

This pick is cool. It can't help it. Devoto was the beginning of the Buzzcocks, the beginning and all of Magazine. Either one of those two bands would relegate him to the cool pile. But add in Luxuria and his solo stuff and he is beyond cool. His mug is pure uncool geek and that makes him cool. His music is amazing and that sure helps. He's one of the few artists who have a song that mentions the San Fernando Valley (where I lived for years). That's cool. Bing Crosby also sings about the Valley. As does Frank Zappa. All cool cats. I like this pick. All the songs are great.

Howard Devoto Family

01 Buzzcocks - Boredom

02 Magazine - A Song From Under The Floorboards

03 Magazine - TV Baby

04 Magazine - My Mind Ain't So Open

05 Magazine - Give Me Everything

06 Magazine - About The Weather

07 Magazine - Motorcade

08 Magazine - Goldfinger

09 Magazine - The Light Pours Out Of Me

10 Magazine - Definitive Gaze

11 Magazine - Rhythm Of Cruelty

12 Magazine - Touch And Go

13 Magazine - Permafrost

14 Howard Devoto - Cold Imagination (Extended Version)

15 Howard Devoto - Rainy Season

16 Luxuria - Beast Box

17 Luxuria - The Beast Is Dreaming

18 Luxuria - Public Highway

19 Luxuria - Jezebel

Lydia Lunch Box

I have to state up front, that I love Lydia Lunch. She's a firecracker. I've met her a few times, seen her play live both as a singer and as a spoken word poet. I don't know what it is, but it seems like there is a connection everytime we've been together. She would not know my name from adam, but every single time we've ended up flirting, playing grab ass or something. That's not because I am somebody, but she's just flirty and I am okay with it. I encourage it with her. She's short compared to me and she's trouble all the way through! And I mean that in a good way. That being said, she will hate my pick here. It's got tracks she doesn't like. But sorry, I do. These are my favorites out of the non-spoken word recordings I have. Every time I find something from her, I have to get it. Yes, I am a fan.

Lydia Lunch Box

01 Lydia Lunch With The Anubian Lights - Nothing But Trouble

02 Lydia Lunch - Spooky

03 Lydia Lunch - Some Velvet Morning

04 Lydia Lunch With Rowland S Howard - I Fell In Love With A Ghost

05 Lydia Lunch With Clint Ruin - Don't Fear The Reaper

06 Eight Eyed Spy - Run Thru The Jungle

07 Lydia Lunch With Clint Ruin - Why Don't We Do It In The Road

08 Lydia Lunch With Babes In Toyland - Witchy Woman

09 Lydia Lunch - Atomic Bongos

10 Eight Eyed Spy - Diddy Wah Diddy

11 Lydia Lunch With Sonic Youth - Death Valley 69

12 James White & The Blacks - Stained Sheets

13 Lydia Lunch With The Anubian Lights - Champagne, Cocaine & Nicotine Stains

Jimmy Somerville Family

This pick kind of fits in with last few days of posts, but this time the emphasis is on Jimmy Somerville. First known as the falsetto voice of Bronski Beat, he soon left to start the band Communards. Took a couple of people who had played on the early Bronski Beat albums and put out a couple of albums and a few singles, Then went "solo". He guested on a few tracks for others, usually as back singer. I included a few at the end. He had a great falsetto, supposedly some weird politics, but I don't judge him by that because he never showed that side to me. I only heard second hand. I like his voice.

Jimmy Somerville Family

01 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy

02 Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way

03 Bronski Beat - Ain't Necessarily So

04 Jimmy Somerville - To Love Somebody

05 Jimmy Somerville with June Miles-Kingston - Comment Te Dire Adieu

06 Jimmy Somerville - Run From Love

07 Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye

08 Bronski Beat - Why

09 Communards - You Are My World

10 Communards - For A Friend

11 Bronski Beat And Marc Almond - I Feel Love Johnny Remember Me

12 Communards - There's More To Love Than Boy Meets Girl

13 Communards - So Cold The Night

14 Jimmy Somerville - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

15 Communards - Tomorrow

16 Communards - Disenchanted

17 Jimmy Somerville - Read My Lips

18 Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds

19 Banderas - Why Aren't You In Love With Me

20 Carmel - One Fine Day

Repost: Vince Clarke Family Pick

Vince Clarke is a synth-pop genius, innovator. He started Depeche Mode. He was Yaz or Yazoo (depending on where you were in the world). He is Erasure. And a dozen other projects that you may or may not have heard. It seems to me, that he gets a new singer and does a project. Some have lasted longer than others (obviously in Erasure he's been there a long time). Some lasted one single. But all have lasting importance in the musical world. Since he was in some longer than others, I took my favorites from those bands in this pick. The singles, I could only pick one. And I still had too many to pick from. So if I missed your favorite, sorry. There's just a lot to choose from. If you do not know this man, shame on you, but now you have no excuse.

Vince Clarke Family

01 Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
02 Depeche Mode - Dreaming Of Me
03 Depeche Mode - New Life
04 Yazoo - Don't Go
05 Yazoo - Only You
06 Yazoo - Nobody's Diary
07 Yazoo - Situation
08 The Assembly - Never Never
09 Vince Clarke & Paul Quinn - One Day
10 Erasure - Oh L'Amour
11 Erasure - Sometimes
12 Erasure - Chains Of Love
13 Erasure - A Little Respect
14 Erasure - Love To Hate You
15 Erasure - Take A Chance On Me
16 Erasure - Always
17 The Clarke & Ware Experiment - Open Our Eyes
18 VCMG - Spock
19 Vince Clarke & Paul Hartnoll - Better Have A Drink To Think
20 West India Company - Ave Maria (Om Ganesha) (Extended Version)

Bronski Family

Bronski Beat was Jimmy Somerville, Steve Bronski and Larry Steinbachek. They sang with people like Eartha Kitt and Marc Almond. Steve and Larry carried on after Jimmy left to form Communards and some solo work. They got a few new singers. Jon Foster appeared on Hit That Perfect Beat and then Jonathan Hellyer came around Cha Cha Heels. I have tracks from each on here. One of my favorites is the almost ten minute collaboration with Marc Almond. Distinctly Bronski, but oh so Almond. You might be thinking why is Die Antwoord on this pick? Well, it is a track written by Steve and Larry. Just thinking: This pick reminds me a lot of the Vince Clarke pick I made some time ago so I might just repost it tomorrow. 

Bronski Family

01 Eartha Kitt and Bronski Beat - My Discarded Men

02 Bronski Beat - One More Chance (7 Version)

03 Eartha Kitt and Bronski Beat - Cha Cha Heels (Radio Mix)

04 Bronski Beat - Ain't Necessarily So

05 Bronski Beat - C'mon! C'mon!

06 Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way

07 Bronski Beat - Run from Love

08 Bronski Beat - I Love The Nightlife

09 Jimmy Somerville - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

10 Bronski Beat - Heatwave

11 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy (Full 12 Version)

12 Bronski Beat - Why

13 Bronski Beat with Marc Almond - I Feel Love-Love To Love You Baby-Johnnie Remember Me

14 Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat

15 Die Antwoord - Beat Boy

Slipped My Disco 5

 I started this pick years ago. Always fascinated by the concept of artists doing songs that are not their genre. You'll find all sorts of picks on this site with that premise. What's funny to me is when a band does that and becomes so well known for that one off-genre track that they change completely. Check out some of the other Slipped My Disco compilations to see some of those. This volume has more of the ones that were just tries (some hits, some misses). I mean Steve Miller was never going to known for this track. A few of the others are better swings. I always crack up listening to the Sweet. They tried so many different genres and some of their early glam almost sounds like disco, so I can see why they tried. But I'd rather listen to Love Is Like Oxygen anytime. That being said Ballroom Blitz is not far away from disco. Like all the others, posted on a Saturday nite.

Slipped My Disco 5

65 Wings - Arrow Through Me

66 Steve Miller Band - Macho City

67 Frankie Valli - Grease

68 George Benson - Give Me The Night

69 Sweet - Funk It Up (Disco Mix)

70 The Clash - The Magnificent Dance (UK 12 Version)

71 Barry Manilow - Copacabana (At The Copa)

72 The Kiki Dee Band - I've Got the Music in Me

73 Prince - 1999

74 Bobby Hebb - Sunny '76

75 Alice Cooper - (No More) Love At Your Convenience

76 Elton John - Victim Of Love

77 The Earls - Tonight Could Be The Night

78 Blood, Sweat & Tears - Tell Me That I'm Wrong

79 Pat Benatar - We Live For Love

What's The Connection? Alive 1

I can make several of these connections. There are lots of songs about being Alive. I didn't include the Bee Gees (let's save it for number two). I put Dweezil Zappa on instead. Some old stuff on here and some newer. I mean c'mon, Chainsmokers AND Ultravox? I do like this one. I hope you do too. The Gene Wilder cover was based on the Kill Me WTC, but completely changed. Look closely at the words (singular) and you can find Teri Garr (from that same movie). What hump? Those are lovely lady lumps.

What's The Connection? Alive 1

01 Gary Wright - Love Is Alive

02 Eagles - Love Will Keep Us Alive

03 Celine Dion - I'm Alive

04 Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking

05 Dweezil Zappa - Stayin' Alive

06 Scorpions - Love Will Keep Us Alive 

07 Beach Boys - Keepin' The Summer Alive

08 Love & Rockets - So Alive

09 Steely Dan - Don't Take Me Alive

10 Ultravox! - While I'm Still Alive

11 Kiss - I'm Alive

12 Chicago - Alive Again

13 Electric Light Orchestra - I'm Alive

14 Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive

15 Queen - Keep Yourself Alive

16 The Chainsmokers featuring Florida Georgia Line - Last Day Alive

17 Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Alive

18 Cheap Trick - Alive

19 Kenny Chesney With Dave Matthews - I'm Alive

20 Black Sabbath - Buried Alive

Wah?

Like in Wha'Happen? I don't know. I had been working on a mixtape at the end of last year which turned into Feel Like It and that led to WTF? and I had a bunch of songs I didn't use for either. And I was collecting a few more that I wanted in a mixtape. This popped out. There is no rhyme or reason to this. The mashup at the beginning was something I had been working on for a little bit. Always wanted to use 10cc and Hall & Oates for something. This came out. Wha? And how does it work with Tower Of Power? And Pitbull? It doesn't. I put in another mashup (not mine this time). I also added a couple of extended remixes of songs that I wanted to pick for this. The CJ & Co. was because of K's Disco Fever post on Butterboy's site. I just felt it was terrible to not have that album mix represented, especially since it was the very first track played at Studio 54. So, blame that one on K. Ask me some time about living in the Bay Area and having ToP playing anywhere they can. What a great band! This track was not the big hit, but it was for us.

Wah?

01 10cc vs Hall & Oates -  I'm Not In Love-She's Gone (Big Boys mix)

02 Diana Ross - Love Hangover (Extended Alternate Version)

03 Tower Of Power - Squib Cakes

04 C2C - Happy

05 CJ & Co - Devil's Gun

06 Fetchin Bones with Hope Nichols - You Sexy Thing

07 Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (Extended Floorfiller)

08 Boney M. - Sunny

09 Cerrone - Trippin On The Moon

10 Black Eyed Peas vs Sugarhill Gang - My Humps vs Rappers Delight

11 Kool & The Gang - Chocolate Buttermilk

12 Pitbull - Jumpin

13 Saturday Night Band - Touch Me On My Hot Spot

What's The Connection? Sparkle 1

I was listening to a bunch of old Blaxploitation records and adjacent. Wandered off a bit and soon was listening to Curtis Mayfield, Tower Of Power, Earth, Wind & Fire and Cameo all of them had a Sparkle song. That's when I started making this Connection. All songs with Sparkle in the title. It went a bit away from the original starting point, but all good songs. And I think by now you get that I don't care too much about the same genre. I like them all. Rock, Reggae, old, new, it doesn't matter as long as I like it.

What's The Connection? Sparkle 1

01 Bill Nelson - A Dip In The Sparkle Jar

02 Robin Guthrie - Sparkle

03 Vince Gill - Sparkle

04 Four Coquettes - Sparkle and Shine

05 Hank Snow - Those Blue Eyes Don't Sparkle Anymore

06 Earth, Wind & Fire - Sparkle

07 møndberg - You Sparkled Like Silver

08 Seal - Sparkle (Extended Version)

09 Everclear - Sparkle

10 DJ Tiësto - Sparkles

11 Steppenwolf - Sparkle Eyes

12 Cameo - Sparkle

13 Peter Murphy - Fake Sparkle Or Golden Dust

14 UB40 - Sparkle Of My Eyes

15 Tower Of Power - Sparkling In The Sand

16 Curtis Mayfield - Sparkle

17 Aretha Franklin - Sparkle

18 High Llamas - Sparkle Up

19 No Doubt - Sparkle

What's The Connection? Spiders 2

Finally I get to post volume two of the Spider connection. The last one had some great tracks on it, but I didn't have the room for these ones. Now you get them. Volume one of the Spider WTC is good, though. Make sure you get it. This one has Spiderman theme. Not the Ramones version or the original. This time from Aerosmith. Just seemed like the right choice, even though I like several other versions a lot, perhaps even more. Enjoy these selections. Remember, I made this and I do not like Spiders at all.

What's The Connection? Spiders 2

24 The Flaming Lips - The Spiderbite Song

25 Kansas - The Spider

26 Ten Years After - Spider In My Web

27 Raffi - Spider on the Floor

28 Them - Black Widow Spider

29 Aerosmith - Theme From Spider Man

30 Queens Of The Stone Age - Spiders and Vinegaroons

31 Cliff Richard - Spider Man

32 Herbie Hancock - Spider

33 Weezer - The Spider

34 Brian Eno - Spider And I

35 Carly Simon - Itsy Bitsy Spider

36 System Of A Down - Spiders

37 David Bowie - Glass Spider

38 Jon Anderson - Spider

39 Moby - Spiders

40 White Zombie - Spiderbaby (Yeah-Yeah-Yeah)

Smooth & Tangy BBQ 2

More of the country BBQ pick. These are some more of the Smooth and Tangy songs like volume 1 a few days ago. This is pretty mainstream country. Like the others it started with some playlists in a DJ magazine. It will play well at any BBQ where you have country fans. In Texas, they are very proud of their BBQ. You cannot go into a decent restaurant and not be able to order some kind of brisket. Taco brisket, breakfast brisket. I haven't found it yet, but I wouldn't be surprised to see brisket ice cream.

Smooth & Tangy BBQ 2

21 Brooks & Dunn - Neon Moon

22 Vince Gill - I Still Believe In You

23 Willie Nelson - Always On My Mind

24 Garth Brooks - The River

25 Dierks Bentley - Come A Little Closer

26 Alabama - God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You

27 Shania Twain - Youve Got A Way (Notting Hill Mix)

28 Tim McGraw - Don't Take The Girl

29 Alabama - Angels Among Us

30 Garth Brooks - The Dance

31 Montgomery Gentry - Lucky Man

32 Dolly Parton with Vince Gill - I Will Always Love You

33 Faith Hill - Breathe

34 George Strait - Carrying Your Love With Me

35 Kenny Chesney - The Good Stuff

36 Dixie Chicks - Landslide

37 Garth Brooks - Unanswered Prayers

38 Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying

39 Diamond Rio - Beautiful Mess

40 Clay Walker - Hypnotize The Moon

Exicinco (Exitos 5)

More of the Exitos series of picks. This pick is volume five and perfect for Cinco De Mayo. Some of my favorites mixed together. Different genres within the Latino "label" and all with my weird naming convention. Pardon me if you actually speak or write fluent Spanish. I had four years, but I obviously learned more in the restaurants I worked at and the soccer teams I played on. I even coached youth soccer and had to be able to speak my own broken Spanish to the parents (the kids had no problems with English). Having visited Central and Southern America and lived in areas of town where I was the only non-Latino on the block, I got exposed to some great music from all over, especially once everyone knew I was the "white" DJ who actually liked their favorite songs and played them at the block parties. These can be played at any mixed event and keep people happy. And have a great Cinco De Mayo!

Exicinco (Exitos 5)

01 Los Lobos featuring Antonio Banderas - Cancion Del Mariachi (Morena De Mi Corazon)

02 Vicente Fernández - El Rey

03 Ramon Ayala - Tragos Amargos

04 Dr. Loco's Rockin' Jalapeño Band - Chile Pie

05 Caballo Dorado - No Rompas Mi Corazón (Achy Breaky Heart)

06 Mana - Oye Mi Amor

07 La Sonora Dinamita - Mi Cucu

08 Don Omar Featuring Lucenzo - Danza Kuduro

09 Alicia Villarreal - Ladrón

10 Margarita La Diosa De La Cumbia - Mi Bombon

11 Pedro Fernandez - Yo No Fum

12 El Coyote Y Su Banda - Y Que Paso

13 Ozuna - Del Mar

14 Romeo Santos - Propuesta Indecente

15 Banda El Recodo - Te Presumo

16 Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona - Bailando

17 Azul Azul - La Bomba (Diaz Bros. Remix)

18 The Guadaloops - Nunca Es Tarde

19 Celia Cruz - La Vida Es Un Carnaval

20 Marc Anthony - Vivir Mi Vida

21 Deorro With Elvis Crespo - Bailar

May The Fourth Be With You

Should have made this some time ago, but just didn't get around to finishing it. Always liked that Sar Wars fans took over May 4th as their own holiday. I especially like puns. And using May The Force Be With You is genius. Hence this pick. All Star Wars related songs. Some are about the movie or characters, some make new canon. A few covers of the soundtrack. I especially like Big Daddy's surf theme. Some use sound efx from the movies. The Earthlings and 2 Skinnee J's come to mind. I had to put two Weird Al songs in here to start and end the saga. I probably have enough to make part two for next year, but if you have a good track in mind that is not on here, recommend it in the comments. I will probably use it.

May The Fourth Be With You

01 Weird Al Yankovic - The Saga Begins

02 2 Skinnee J's - Mind Trick

03 The Wonder Years - Solo & Chewy! Holdin' It Down

04 The Earthlings - Active Programming (Expanded Star Wars Remix)

05 Blink 182 - A New Hope

06 The Presidents Of The United States Of America - Death Star

07 Raven - Star Wars

08 Supernova - Chewbacca

09 Richard Cheese - The Star Wars Cantina

10 Queens Of The Stone Age - These Ain't The Droids You're Looking For

11 MC Chris - Fett's Vette

12 Scientist & Prince Jammy - The Son Of Darth Vader

13 Meco - Star Wars Theme-Cantina Band (12 inch disco mix)

14 Jon Schmidt & Steven Sharp Nelson - Cello Wars (Radio Edit)

15 The Taj Motel Trio - Vader

16 Real Thing - Can You Feel the Force (12 inch)

17 Ash - Cantina Band

18 Big Daddy - Star Wars

19 Buckethead - Star Wars

20 Nerf Herder - I'm The Droid (You're Looking For)

21 Weird Al Yankovic - Yoda

Smooth & Tangy BBQ 1

More of the country BBQ pick. These are the Smooth and Tangy songs as opposed to the Hot & Spicy ones from the last several days. I have two volumes of this, but volume two will come after Cinco De Mayo. Again, this is pretty mainstream country. You'll figure out the difference between the Spicy one and this one once you  give it a listen. Like the others it started with some playlists in a DJ magazine.

Smooth & Tangy BBQ 1

01 Garth Brooks - Shameless

02 Hank Williams, Jr. - A Country Boy Can Survive

03 Garth Brooks - If Tomorrow Never Comes

04 Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces

05 Alabama - Feels So Right

06 Judds - Mama He's Crazy

07 George Strait - Amarillo By Morning

08 Deana Carter - Strawberry Wine

09 Alabama - We Made Love

10 Lee Greenwood - God Bless The USA

11 Lonestar - I'm Already There

12 George Strait - Carried Away

13 Little Big Town - Bring It On Home

14 Faith Hill with Tim McGraw - Let's Make Love

15 Buddy Jewell - Sweet Southern Comfort

16 Tim McGraw - The Cowboy In Me

17 Carrie Underwood - So Small

18 Tim McGraw - Where The Green Grass Grows

19 Rascal Flatts - Take Me There

20 Little Texas - My Love

Hot & Spicy BBQ 2

This is part two of the Hot & Spicy BBQ pick. Pretty much all hits and stuff people recognize and will dance to.You will never be at a loss when someone asks, can you play some country. Here it is. These are time tested by DJ's at all sorts of parties. These ones in this series are more party hits, so don't use them at romantic moments in a wedding. Use the Simply Sweet ones instead. Look for them, they are here somewhere. If you can't find them I can post them again.

Hot & Spicy BBQ 2

22 Toby Keith - I Love This Bar

23 Trace Adkins - Honky Tonk Badonkadonk

24 Toby Keith - As Good As I Once Was

25 Tim McGraw - I Like It, I Love It

26 Tim McGraw - Where The Green Grass Grows

27 Kenny Chesney - How Forever Feels

28 Alan Jackson - Chattahoochee

29 Tracy Byrd - Watermelon Crawl

30 Brad Paisley - Mud On The Tires

31 David Allan Coe - You Never Even Called Me By My Name

32 Alabama - Mountain Music

33 Brooks & Dunn - Play Something Country

34 Garth Brooks - Two Pina Coladas

35 Alan Jackson - Where I Come From

36 Shania Twain - Man! I Feel like a Woman!

37 Martina McBride - This Ones For The Girls

38 Brooks & Dunn - Boot Scootin Boogie

39 John Michael Montgomery - Life's A Dance

40 Dixie Chicks - Cowboy Take Me Away

41 Faith Hill - This Kiss

Hot & Spicy BBQ 1

This one started out as an early Mobile Beat playlist. I can't even remember who made it and I also don't remember how much if any I changed it. But what I can tell you is I have played this at country gigs of all sorts and people Like it, they Love it. There are probably more recent hits. In fact I guarantee you there are, but anyone who likes country will not mind you playing these songs (paraphrasing Brooks & Dunn)

Hot & Spicy BBQ 1

01 Toby Keith - How Do You Like Me Now

02 Alan Jackson - Don't Rock The Jukebox

03 Osborne Brothers - Rocky Top

04 The Tractors - Baby Likes To Rock It

05 Kenny Chesney - She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy

06 Alan Jackson And Jimmy Buffet - It's Five O'Clock Somewhere

07 Garth Brooks - Ain't Going Down (Til The Sun Comes Up)

08 Randy Travis - Forever And Ever, Amen

09 Gretchen Wilson - Redneck Woman

10 Tim McGraw - Just To See You Smile

11 Mel McDaniel - Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On

12 Toby Keith - Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American)

13 Trace Adkins - Ladies Love Country Boys

14 Alabama - Song Of The South

15 Gretchen Wilson - Here For The Party

16 Hank Williams, Jr. - Family Tradition

17 Little Texas - God Blessed Texas (Dance Edit)

18 Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe

19 Shania Twain - Any Man of Mine

20 Rascal Flatts - Mayberry

21 Hank Williams, Jr. - All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight