Living In Hues Of Blues (33)

Living In Hues Of Blues (33)

16 June 2024

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Number 33 in the 'Year of Music' series is now named 'Living In Hues of Blues', and it's had a new cover made too.

The music in this drives the title and cover, with shades of blues music running throughout. It's a selection rather than a mix for this one, sharing a selection of music from my record shelves that I'd find hard to use in a more conventional mix.

 

As I always try and do, you'll find a linked up tracklist below. This time around I'll be relying mostly on Discogs links to the releases I own, but dig around if you want something for yourself, you might find better deals on other versions of the same release, or via Ebay etc.

If you want to know more about these 'Year of Music' series of selections and mixes, there's an explanation [HERE].

mixamorphosis · Living In Hues Of Blues (33)

Tracklist

01. Shuggie Otis - Gospel Groove (Epic)
02. Esther Phillips - Scarred Knees (Kudu)
03. Gary Burton - Pain In The Heart (Atlantic)
04. Marlena Shaw - Call It Stormy Monday (Cadet)
05. Messengers Incorporated - Rebecca (Jazzman)
06. Francis Coppieters - Blues In The Basement (Be With Records)
07. Dudley Moore Trio - Blues For Boots (Decca)
08. John Heartsman & Circles - Everyday I Have The Blues (Jazzman)
09. Nina Simone - Brown Baby (Vinyl Passion)
10. The Deirdre Wilson Tabac - The Other Side Of Life (Be With Records)
11. Isaac Hayes - Hyperbolicsyllabicesquedalmistic (Stax)
12. Donny Hathaway - Tryin' Times (Rhino Records)
13. Marlena Shaw - Liberation Conversation (Cadet)
14. Wilbert Harrison - Let's Work Together (Back To Mine (Fatboy Slim))
15. Baby Huey - Running (Curtom)
16. Willie Wright - It's Only Life, That's All (Numero Group)

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Dusk Dubs Selection - DD0305

Dusk Dubs Selection - DD0305

21 February 2024

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Dusk Dubs was a podcast series, in a similar vein to the Back To Mine series. My contribution is from back in 2015. There were so many great names contributing to this series, I'm not sure how my name managed to be put in as an option, but it was and I was really happy to be a part of it. 

 

The brief was to provide tracks that meant something to me for some reason or another, to write a little about each track and the guys would segue the tracks together. Or as they put it to me, no mixing, just letting the tracks breathe. As is often the case with these things, I'm not sure everyone followed the brief... I know from my dealings with Box Frequency FM that even the simplest of guides, like time limits to mixes, were often not followed very well. 

 

Sadly, Dusk Dubs is no more, and the website is down too, otherwise I'd have shared some links and the writing I contributed with my tracklist. The tracks each have a meaning to me in one way or another though, and as mentioned, this isn't about mixing (and it wasn't me doing that part in any case). The final aspect was providing an image to use as a cover for my show and I opted to use one from a bike trip I had been on and this is of Glen Coe in the Scottish Highlands.

mixamorphosis · DD0305 - Dusk Dubs Guest Selection (2015)

 

Tracklist 

01. Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Moonlight In Vermont (Wax Time / Verve)
02. Bill Withers - Hope She’ll Be Happier With Him (Sussex)
03. B.J. Smith - We Can Sail (NuNorthern Soul)
04. Nina Simone - Do I Move You? (RCA)
05. James Brown - King Heroin (Polydor)
06. Nick Drake - Saturday Sun (Island Records)
07. Harry Nilsson - Everybody’s Talking (RCA Victor)
08. Jellybread - I Pity The Fool (Blue Horizon)
09. Fat Freddy’s Drop - Hope (The Drop)
10. Massive Attack - Better Things (Virgin)
11. Gwen McCrae - 90% Of Me Is You (RCA Victor)
12. Lani Hall - Love Song (A&M Records)
13. Junip - Without You (City Slang)
14. Suzanne Kraft - Flatiron (Melody As Truth)
15. Kings Of Convenience - Misread (Source / Virgin)
16. The Detroit Experiment - Highest (Ropeadope Records)
17. The Doobie Brothers - Losin’ End (Warner Bros. Records)
18. Christian Prommer’s Drumlesson - Plastic Dreams(Sonar Kollektiv)

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Back To Mine 2

Back To Mine 2

5 February 2024

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I originally had this posted as 'Back To Mine 2019' but I've decided to rename the two Back To Mine posts (as it stands). Having the date within the title seemed unnecessary and even more so given the time span through the selection.

The concept isn't new, it's been done by countless others in various guises, but the whole 'Back To Mine' feel was / is such a great concept to share great music without worrying too much about mixing or sticking within a narrow parameter of genre. Even the title evokes memories of heading home after a good night out and digging through tape, record and cd collections finding gems that carry meaning, memories or simply sounds to get lost in until the morning light starts filling up your room.

I do want to emphasise that this isn't a "mix" and it's not about pulling out obscure, underground tunes from my collection or throwing the latest hot tracks from the Beatport charts into a mix. It's a compilation that is a personal journey of music that has some memories or meanings attached to it. I really enjoyed digging through my music and pulling things out to use for this so don't be surprised if there is more of these down the line. I'll add the caveat that I've used (perhaps liberally on occasion) a touch of reverb to help get those tracks to sit together through some of the intros / outros - it's still not a mix though! As always I'll link the tracklist up as best I can so you can pick things up for yourself, most of the links are going to be Discogs, but you might find things cheaper via Ebay or the bald spaceman's platform (you know, the rich book seller).

Finally, the image has been updated from the one I originally had used, which I think was a bit rubbish, not to put too fine a point on it. The photo used for this updated version is a couple of miles from where I currently live. It is a spot I've been walking my dogs (2 current Irish Red Setters and my beloved Border Collie that was my world before the red heads arrived) for about 14 or 15 years now and is looking towards Cothiemuir, the place where my Mum's Cherry Blossom is planted and her ashes were scattered. It's a beautiful and peaceful part of the Aberdeenshire countryside.

mixamorphosis · Back To Mine 2

 

Tracklist

[Re:Jazz] - That Night (INFRACom!)
Jazz Vandall's - Summertime (Hed Kandi)
LTJ Bukem ft. DRS - Constellation (Good Looking Records)
Gak Sato - Green City (Temposphere)
Josè Gonzàlez - The Forest (Imperial)
Taj Mahal - Queen Bee (Legacy / Columbia)
Maurice Moore & Family Affair Band - Everything That Shines Ain't Gold (Melodies International)
Jackie Wilson - No Pity (In The Naked City) (Brunswick)
Nina Simone - Baltimore (Album Version) (CTI)
Massive Attack - Better Things (Wild Bunch Records)
Bob Marley - Waiting In Vain (Island Records)
NuYorican Soul ft. George Benson - You Can Do It (Baby) (NuYorican Style Remix) (Cutting Edge)
Lamb - Cotton Wool (Fila Brazillia Remix) (Fontana)
Daft Punk - Fresh (Virgin)
Badly Drawn Boy - The Shining (Twisted Nerve / XL Recordings)
Kings Of Convenience - The Weight Of My Words (Four Tet Remix) (Source)
Nightmares On Wax - Les Nuits (Warp Records)
Sad Rockets - Sad (Morbid Records)
J.J. Cale - Magnolia (Shelter)
Terry Callier - Ordinary Joe (Cadet)
Minnie Riperton - Reasons (Epic)
Sly & The Family Stone - I Ain't Got Nobody (Ace)
Brief Encounter - What About Love (Capitol Records)
Gloria Jones - Tainted Love (EMI)
Merry Clayton - Light On The Hill (Repertoire Records)
The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There (Stax)
Billy Paul - It's Critical (12"Version) (Philadelphia International Records)
Country Joe McDonald - I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag (Rhino Entertainment)
The Doors - Roadhouse Blues (Elektra)
Top Drawer - Song Of A Sinner (Guerssen) 

 

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