Mavi Güneş 69 are a trip. If Can or Amon Düül II spent more time in Turkey than in Germany, and were influenced by Bektashi sufism and a lot of hash, the results might sound something similar to this. Mind blowing.
Easy Listening
[Music] Boris Blenn – Berlin Future Lounge
Local Los Angeles label Cold Busted release a properly chilled album by Berlin-based musician Boris Blenn. Blenn updates the easy listening genre and spices it up a bit with Nu Jazz, making a pleasant space-age cocktail disc worth relaxing to.
[Music] Looking For The Balearic Beat / December 2018 — Ban Ban Ton Ton
Paraphrasing the Soul Sonic Force and sorting through today`s releases for tunes that could have graced Alfie & Leo`s Amnesia dance floor. JMS have reissued Henri Texier`s first two LPs. Amir from 1976, and Varech from 1977. The cover of the latter will be familiar to anyone who`s visited the Growing Bin, since Basso has […]
via Looking For The Balearic Beat / December 2018 — Ban Ban Ton Ton
What a wonderful blog they run! If you haven’t squandered all of your Christmas loot yet, Ban Ban Ton Ton have quite an impressive list of records you might want to consider adding to your collection, as well as a Mixcloud podcast to give you a sample of each.
[Music] Khruangbin – Christmas Time Is Here (N & S America Edition)
I don’t know if it will ever replace the original performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, but indie darlings Khruangbin do an absolutely lovely rendition of Christmas Time Is Here, originally shown on “A Charlie Brown Christmas” in 1965.
[Music] Nat ‘King’ Cole – The Christmas Song
A perfect Christmas tune with Nat ‘King’ Cole.
[Music] Bing Crosby – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (1942)
Christmas in Beijing is currently 62 minutes away. We celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, and celebrate with Bing Crosby. Expect a few chestnuts today.
[Music] Robert Goulet – Do You Hear What I Hear
As I prepare to spend Christmas alone in Beijing, it’s nice to be able to enjoy the dulcet sounds of the King of the Cameo, Robert Goulet.
[Music Podcast] Xmas Mizzztape by Debbie Wayne
Thanks very much to Debbie Wayne for posting one of the coolest Christmas podcasts I’ve heard in years!
Here’s the track list:
- Things Fall Apart – Cristina
- Xmas With Simon – The Fall
- Motel Christmas (excerpt) – James Ferraro
- Ding Dong – X-Ray Pop
- La bataille de neige – Dominique Dumont
- Doux Christmas, Noël Soft – Les Amis au Pakistan
- No More Christmas Blues – Alan Vega
- Breakfast At Christmas – Hillcrest Club
- Christmas On Riverside Drive – August Darnell
- Partytime – Graeme Miller & Steve Hill
- The Twelve Days Of Christmas – Winston Tong
- Belle Tristesse 妙なる悲しみ – Miharu Koshi
- Noëlle à Hawaii – Antena
- Christmas in Suburbia – The Cleaners From Venus
- She’s Coming Home – The Wailers
[Music] Little Jimmy Scott – Slave To Love
Roxy Music’s most romantic song got a really unique treatment by the late Little Jimmy Scott.
[Music] The Natural Yogurt Band – Spectral Flux
This charming release came into my inbox at about the same moment when Chris, a good mate of mine, was hipping me to the wonders of Library Music.
The Natural Yogurt Band have that sound down perfectly, as this mini EP shows. My only complaint about this release? It’s WAY too short. Let’s hope a series of full length albums are on their way.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 