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BELLYBONGO - Christina Lindberg MP3s

BELLYBONGO - Christina Lindberg MP3s

Christina Lindberg Christina!

7" 45 rpm, FIB Aktuellt (Sweden 197?)

Star of a film I guess still banned by the Swedish government: THRILLER - EN GRYM FILM (1974). The film that is known abroad as THRILLER, A CRUEL PICTURE or THEY CALL HER ONE EYE ... Only in an exploitation film can you see such awesome female heroine, such 'out there' 70s interior design and such cold... mean... people.
As a singer however she leave a lot to be desired, let's face it, she is no singer. She can't really sing, but she is very pretty, and the words she sing have their meaning anyway.

I'm guessing Christina's (lack of) vocal talent wasn't the main criteria for punters buying this single....check out the NSFW picture sleeve.

Enoch Light at Basic Hip

Basic Hip Digital Oddio

Another parcel of audio goodness from Basic Hip.

For your downloading pleasure there's...

Enoch Light

Permissive Polyphonics

Project 3 PR-5048SD Stereo �1970

01 Marrakesh Express
02 Let It Be
03 Easy Come, Easy Go
04 Puppet Man
05 Prelude For Young Lovers
06 It Was A Very Good Year
07 Mas Que Nada
08 Monday Monday
09 Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay
10 Scarborough Fair
11 Michelle
12 Pass And I Call You

plus three new streamed albums - the very odd "Who Will Buy - The Specialists", Johnny Mandel's cool soundtrack to the Paul Newman flick "Harper" and the vintage kiddie record "Little Black Sambo".

MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS BY - RATO RECORDS

RATO RECORDS

TITLE: MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS BY

ARTIST: DAN HILL AND HIS SOUNDS ELECTRONIC

REF.: CBS – ASF 1188 (STEREO)

FIRST EDITION: SPRING 1967 (SOUTH AFRICA)

“38 GREAT HITS PERFECT FOR DANCING” – as advertised on the cover of this priceless album. And it’s true: all the tracks invite you to shake a leg (or even both). Dan Hill was a musical arranger/conducter from South Africa that produced many dance albuns in the sixties

52 weeks-The rappers and the monkey

52 weeks-The rappers and the monkey

Another week, another selection of unique sounds...

From the site:

Without hesitation I can tell you that this week's episode of 52 weeks is one of the highlights in the project.
Three curators: Chenard Walcker, DJ Remco and Hanny Becker present to you 33 tracks of music, poetry and rap, created and performed by children in the age from 7 to 14 years old from The Netherlands and France.

Dave's Record Collection : Farrah Fawcett Majors

CBS | Late Show : Record Collection

Farrah Fawcett Majors

I thought Dave's Record Collection was about finished with bad celebrity records. All the great stuff like Shatner and Nimoy had been strip-mined back in the 80's, and I'd soldiered on as best I could with the likes of Regis and Richard Simmons, but it seemed to be pretty much over. Until Farrah's eyes met mine at a record show in New Jersey.

Come for the Farrah - stay for the generous archives of unfortunate records.

Elektronik – Supersonik - Zladko “Zlad” Vladcik

Eurovision Entry

via Irwin (playlist)

MOLVANIA DISQUALIFIED FROM EUROVISION!

The tiny Eastern European republic of Molvania was disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest this year.

Zladko “Zlad” Vladcik was to perform his very popular techno-ballad, “Elektronik – Supersonik” - described as “a melodic fusion combining hot disco rhythms with cold war rhetoric”.

However, the 23-year-old singer was arrested at Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport and immediately deported...

On his return, “Zlad” apologised to everyone in Molvania for letting them down, especially his family, his friends and his dealer.

Be sure to check out the video and grab the MP3

Rid's 80s Ads

Rid's 80s Ads

Triffic archive of British telly ads from the 80's now available in one gigantastic Bit Torrent file. There are nearly three hundred adverts - great fun for fans of such things.

Kodomo no kuni - Children's Songs

Kodomo no kuni - Children's Songs

via beautifulstuff

Lovely - view gorgeously illustrated children's songs from Kodomo no kuni while listening to the song being performed.

Part of a larger site dedicated to Kodomo no kuni

Kodomo no kuni was one of the leading artwork-featuring journals for children founded and published in 23 volumes and 265 issues from January1922 to March 1949.

The magazine included pictures, stories, children's songs, dances, plays, and articles on handicrafts for young children. In format and content pioneering the totally new genre of artistic children's magazine, it was published by Tokyosha.

Guardian Unlimited Science fiction special

Guardian Unlimited | Life | August 26 2004

The Guardian Science section has been given over to the fictional side of things and the results are not unlike a slightly more highbrow sci-fi version of Entertainment Weekly...(not that there's anything wrong with that)

Articles include...

Our expert panel votes for the top 10 sci-fi films. The world's best scientists nominate their favourite authors. Who will save us? The planet is under attack and only the combined strengths of the world's greatest scientific minds can save us. Which evil geniuses, mad inventors or misguided eggheads can best harness the power of nature? Adam Rutherford reveals the dream team from the annals of science fiction.

The Hound Radio Archives

The Hound

via Incoming Signals

Insane cool archive of one of NYC's radio treasures. I haven't heard The Hound in years - in fact I haven't listened to much radio at all for years - but back dans le jour The Hound was essential listening. Why - cast ye orbs at these fragments of playlists past....

Halloween Trash
Jackie Morningstar - Rockin' in the Graveyard
The Jay-Hawks - The Creature
Kip Tyler and The Flips - She's My Witch
Sly Fox and Ike Turner - Sinner's Dream
Joe Johnson - Gila Monster
Frantics - Werewolf
Rod Willis - The Cat
Bill Dogget - Monster Bash
Gary Warren - Werewolf
Bo Diddley - Bo Meets the Monster
Brian Walker - Trick or Treat
Casper and The Ghosts - Rockin' Around the Tombstone
Jack Starr - Halloween Party

Hot Rod Set
Rocky Davis - Hot Rod Baby
Chuck Brooks - Spinnin' My Wheels
Eddie Ringo - Full Racing Cam
The Del Royals - Brake Jake
Johnny Roane - Drag Strip Baby

Preemptive Elvis Tribute Set
Janis Martin - My Boy Elvis
Don Hart - Presley on Her Mind
Sonny Cole - I Dreamed I Was Elvi
Arlin & Earl - Elvis Presley Blues
Jaybee Wasden - Elvis in the Army
Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight

British Trash
Billy Fury - Type a Letter to You
Heinz - Big Fat Spider
Tornados - Life on Venus
Shane Fenton - I'm a Moody Guy
Tommy Steel - Rebel Rock
Johnny Kidd & the Pirates - Please Don't Touch

Regular Sets included Hillbilly Hangover, Blues Hangover, Instrumentals, plus frequent tribute sets.

The good news is tons of shows are archived and you can cherry pick which sets or songs you want to download - the bad news is the AM radio quality encoding - 32 Kbps 22.050 kHz Mono - perfectly understandable given the volume of material but still....

Radio Taiso MP3

Joi Ito's Web: Radio Taiso

via Boing Boing

One of the participants of Fat Club uploaded an mp3 of radio taiso (morning radio exercise show) and I just set it to my alarm clock sound. radio taiso was banned by the US Occupation after WWII along with shogi (Japanese chess), all martial arts and a bunch of other things that were considered militaristic.

Follow link to find MP3 plus more info and even a link to a Russian take on the same sort of thing (in the comments section)

MP3 Blog Roundup Sporadic - Mini

Spoilt Victorian Child has Marvin Gaye, Th' Faith Healers and Neil Innes

Fluxblog offers The Close-Ups and Romanowski plus new Pixies.

The Tofu Hut's Blue period features two American masters - Elvis and Bob.

The Suburbs Are Killing Us revists teenage romance and Husker Du

said the gramophone has Benjamen Walker on Destroyer, Dennis Lobban, B-Lite and John Prine

The Number One Songs in Heaven has "more silly futuristic disco cheese" from Sheila and B. Devine.

Never Came Home has Michael J. Sheehy

Scenestars has The Bravery

and Soulsides brings us The Frank Cunimondo Trio feat. Lynn Marino.

Heraclitus sayz (the Return of the Lo-Fi)

Heraclitus sayz (the Return of the Lo-Fi)

Newish MP3 blog focusing on the Low-fi scene. Nicely done with some interesting tunes on offer.

Hello everyone, and thanks for stopping by Heraclitus sayz (the Return of the Lo-fi)! Our main goal here is to provide an avenue for lo-fi indie rock to be heard while having fun doing it. After all, this is the way indie rock is supposed to be heard, back to its roots, so to speak, to the bedroom/garage-sounding days of Pavement, Sebadoh, and the Archers of Loaf....

Musical Taste: Song Recommendations

Musical Taste: Song Recommendations

I'd stupidly avoided visiting this site fearing it would be chock full of rap, dance and Top 40 teenybopper garbage - little did I know, and it shames me to admit it, that there are some truly tasty tunes being discussed.

most recent recommendations • It’s Impossible - Aldemaro Romero And His Onda Nueva • Girl In A Sportscar - Alan Hawkshaw • International Flight - David Snell • Un Simple Histoire - Thievery Corporation • Rock With You - Michael Jackson

most recommended composers
• Ennio Morricone (21)
• Bacharach/David (18)
• Lennon/McCartney (16)
• Serge Gainsbourg (12)
• Jorge Ben (11)

most recommended performers
• Serge Gainsbourg (15)
• Blossom Dearie (14)
• Ennio Morricone (13)
• Dusty Springfield (12)
• The Beach Boys (11)

Vocal Grab Bag - balansamba.com

FEATURED TUNES - balansamba.com

Vocal Grab Bag From jazzy scat vocals and duets to wordless vocals and West Coast style harmony, this feature is a collection of my favorite vocal tunes.

This is the start of a tasty comp....

Featuring The Gimmicks , Annie Ross, Quarteto Forma, Burt Bacharach, Jumping Jacques, Ennio Morricone, Jackie & Roy , Lennie Dale & Sambalanço Trio, and Aldemaro Romero & His Onda Nueva.

Very nice stuff....

BELLYBONGO LP SHARITY - Japanese Mambo Noir/French Absurdism! 10" Bonanza!

BELLYBONGO LP SHARITY - Japanese Mambo Noir/French Absurdism! 10" Bonanza!

This is one of Bellybongo LP sharity's most appreciated records (only comparabe to maybe the Pakistan Sohail Rana record and the weird U.K. Saga LP: Trumpet a Go Go), I have heard shouts of joy from Ireland, Sweden, Brazil, USA, Great Britain...

Geert Grote School downloads

Music page Geert Grote School

Class recordings of all groups in season 2003-2004

Fans of School bands, choruses and glee clubs rejoice. The famous Geert Grote School has posted a slew of new recordings including a bunch of christmas songs,"We Will Rock You" and "In My Spaceship".

Basic Hip Remembers Elmer Bernstein

Basic Hip Digital Oddio

Elmer Bernstein 1922-2004

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (view cover)

Cinema Records LP-8010 Stereo

Two weeks ago Tony Mottola passed away and last week we lost one of the great film composers, Elmer Bernstein. This score was never officially released and came out on a small label in the mid 1970s.

Plus check out three insanely cool new streams - Way Out West: Mae West, The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. : Teddy Randazzo and Disney's The Haunted Mansion.

Swift Yacht Veterans Unveil Campaign Commercial: Claim John Kerry was a “Jolly Good Fellow” and a “Dapper Gentleman Indeed”

Swift Yacht Veterans Unveil Campaign Commercial: Claim John Kerry was a “Jolly Good Fellow” and a “Dapper Gentleman Indeed”

“In the summer of ’72 John and I took the yacht to Lisbon,” says Jacob Allen Reimschneider in between sips of cognac, “we were alone … at sea … for three months … and there was … surprisingly little … homosexual activity. That bespeaks … determination and leadership to me.”

site for the preservation of music i love

site for the preservation of music i love, brought to you by hornbuckle.org

One fan's mission to spread the word about some of his fave under appreciated bands (includes select tunes in MP3).

best kissers in the world • engine 88 • engine kid • guilt monsterland • my life in rain • smile • thirteen:13

MP3 Blog Roundup - Soradic - Mini

Just a quick one....

Balansamba has The Paragons & U-Roy

Pastor McPurvis has "a bitchin' harmonica arrangement of Rimsky-Korsakoff's 'Flight of the Bumble Bee' played by Polish harmonica virtuoso Zygmunt Zgraja."

Fluxblog has The Tough Alliance

Teaching the Indie Kids... has The Toadies and Talking Heads

Word in the Alleys has Joanna Newsom

The Tofu Hut has been working Blue

EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO HEAR ON THE MOOG (BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK FOR - RATO RECORDS

RATO RECORDS

Update Update:
The album's back up in all it's Moogliciousness.

Update:
Sadly the MP3 links appear to be down at the moment - hopefully the album will be up again shortly.

TITLE: EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO HEAR ON THE MOOG (BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK FOR)

ARTIST: THE MIGHTY MOOG (Semi-conducted by Andrew Kazdin and Thomas Z. Shepard)

REF.: COLUMBIA M30383

FIRST EDITION: 1974?/76?

More marvelous Moogery (you have availed yourself of the amazing Moog Maddness compilation, haven't you?) this time from the fine folks at Rato Records.

There's a lot of electronic computer technology in music today, but in the days of the Moog, electronic music really sounded artificial. That's exactly what makes records like this so frightening to the musical establishment... and such treasures to the rest of us. From tinny sounds that you can almost recognize from their analog counterparts to spacey flourishes that only exist in Moogspace, these tracks bring a thoroughly unique perspective to the tunes they cover.

Babes in Space

Babes in Space

A far wittier and much less creepy site dedicated to pop culture Astro-gals than the previously mentioned Spacesuited Women fetish site.

52 weeks- ABBA voor kinderen

52 weeks-----

ABBA voor kinderen

There's this phenomenon which in Holland often is called "Hits for kids": commercially succesfull songs sung by children, sometimes with the original lyrics, sometimes with adapted and/or translated words. I find most of this genre not very good. The only one I really like is "Hit te petit" by Kinderkoor Jacob Hamel(the mp3s of that page are back online this week) but that was long ago.
Abba has made a lot of hits that appearently were very suitable for this kind of modification

so, basically vintage Kidz Bop from the Netherlands...

I like how they've re-written some of the songs...

original title: Summernight City dutch lyrics meaning: "Look there's the little gnome!" If the gnome likes you he's a real friend, although he likes the occasional practicle joke.

Yeah, Gnomes - that's what I always thought of when listening to Summer Night City. The tune fairly screams Gnome...I'm surprised ABBA went a different direction with it.

BELLYBONGO LP SHARITY - OKAY TEMIZ

BELLYBONGO LP SHARITY - OKAY TEMIZ

It's nine delicate, sometimes twisted and fun, trance-like, danceable tracks, recorded 1975-1980 in Istanbul and Stockholm (Sweden) by Turkish Jazz and Folk musicians.

Oscar-winning film composer Bernstein dies

Oscar-winning film composer Bernstein dies

"Never has anyone reinvented themselves so many times," said Richard Kraft, Bernstein's former agent and longtime friend. "And he didn't just compose one film in each genre, he did a few. He would become the go-to guy for completely different genres, and he kept that going for 50 years. From the first Oscar (nomination) to the last is almost a five-decade span."

Yet another giant of film music has passed away....

Spacesuited (and Scuba and Deep Sea Diving!) Women

Spacesuited Women

The only thing sadder/creepier then the site itself is the warning that appears above a list of film titles...

via Boing Boing

And now.....The Just if you were wondering spot!!!!!..... The compiler of this web site has watched umpteen Space movies and TV series scouring for the lesser spotted Space Suited woman...and can confirm that none of the following movies feature any such thing..although Space Suited Men are found in all of them......You have been warned!!!!!

Yeah, it would be heartbreaking to settle down at home, pop a copy of Journey To The Far Side Of The Sun in the DVD player expecting to see babes in spacesuits only to end up totally unsatisfied. What were the directors of these movies thinking when they made them femme-astronaut free? It's simply not natural.

To say that "I just don't get it" is an understatement. Though the companion pages dedicated to Scuba Gear and Deep Sea Diving outfits make slightly more sense.

Killer Fish (1978): Look out for Karen (BlacK) in a full black shiny wetsuit complete with Hood and Gloves at about three quaters into this one. She dives alone looking for treasure but with Pirahna ready and waiting!!!!

Boing Boing also features a link to a "girls wearing headphones" fetish gallery.

Now I really don't get it.

RAMONES NAME GENERATOR

RAMONES NAME GENERATOR

via AFF's Brainwash

Blissfully simple/stupid

Tony Mottola's Guitar Factory - Basic Hip Digital Oddio

Basic Hip Digital Oddio

Tony Mottola

Tony Mottola's Guitar Factory

Basic Hip pays tribute to the late guitarist Tony Mottola.

Plus streams of Talking Steel & Singing Strings (Pete Drake), Not With My Wife, You Don't! (Johnny Williams) and Disney's Old Yeller.

Warner's Tryst With Bloggers Hits Sour Note

The New York Times > Technology > Warner's Tryst With Bloggers Hits Sour Note

Warner Brothers Records pulled out all the stops recently to promote a rock band, the Secret Machines, on the Internet. But there is one stop that might have been better left unpulled.

space debris presents Peter Laine & The Nana's : Music For Lovers : Disco

space debris presents Peter Laine & The Nana's : Music For Lovers : Disco

I don't know what made me pick this up. Maybe because it was a quiet day on the fleamarket and I took my time going through the few bins of records that could be found. There was no info on this LP but the tracktitles, label name and catalogue number.... A telephone number of a long defunct Brussels distributor...

OK, so there are some promising track titles. Bossanana... Mongo... And two tracks have a certain G. Delo in the credits. G. Delo? Guy Delo? aka Jean De Lo? Well, he was involved with Chocolat's (Belgian EZ funk) and I do have a groovy Pink Panther Disco album by him...

I'm glad I gave it a shot. It has some way out killer grooves on it and I've never seen another copy! A rare one, alright...

Gospel Chicken House - stunteddevelopment.com

Gospel Chicken House

One Saturday Night at the Gospel Chicken House Montpelier, Va. | July 24, 2004 | Field Recordings by Bill Farrar. I could tell a great story about my experience, but will instead let the photos and audio speak for themselves. For the record, unless you can appreciate the real deal at face value, please don't go there. Curiosity seekers will only ruin the vibe, and comedy hounds will be disappointed.

Tamba Trio - Avanco - balansamba.com

FEATURED ALBUM - balansamba.com

Tamba Trio - Avanco (Philips, 1963)

Like Sergio Mendes and many others, Tamba Trio got started at Bottle's Bar on Beco das Garrafas in the Copacabana district of Rio during the early 1960's. The trio consisted of Luiz Eca, Helcio Millito, and Bebeto. Avanco is their second album, and one of my favorites.

scissorkick: Forgotten Bands Week

scissorkick: Forgotten Bands Week

Forgotten Bands Week

This is the first of 5 postings this week that will feature tragically underappreciated bands. The contributions of the five bands are obvious from the very first listen to any of the MP3s and I hope you all run out and pick these records up. They are not simply obscure indie acts who I've unearthed for my own benefit, but solid bands and producers whose anonymity simply perplexes me. When mediocre bands like The Fiery Furnaces are getting huge as a result of a misguided media onslaught, it boggles the mind that others remain relatively nameless.

The inaugural posting for Forgotten Bands Week is for the amazing Scottish quartet Long Fin Killie. You can read all about them here but it would be practically impossible to find a band as musically gifted and creatively forward thinking as these guys

Open Audiobooks Project

Open Audiobooks Project

The goal of the Open Audiobooks Project is for volunteers to work together to create audio books of public domain texts for people to freely download, distribute, and modify. While the results will probably not be a match for books read by professional readers, we hope they will nonetheless be enjoyable and useful.

The inspiration for this project was when a bunch of bloggers got together and made an audio book of Lawrence Lessig’s Free Culture in just a few days by having different people record different chapters.

Our pilot project is to create an audiobook for Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, since most people like it and it is divided into small chapters convenient for reading.

Beesweb Audio Downloads

Beesweb Audio Downloads

Gratis goodness from Richard Thompson's official site.

FREE MP3's DEAR JANET JACKSON

BANKS OF THE NILE
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF LONDON TOWN
I AGREE WITH PAT METHENEY

KEEP YOUR DISTANCE
VINCENT BLACK LIGHTNING 1952
HARD ON ME

plus links to other tunes and videos.

Oddio Overplay - Celebration Compilation!

Oddio Overplay - Compilation!

Oddio Overplay has had a makeover and a re-launch and to celebrate they've compiled a CD of tunes for and about the website. Normally I'd stay well out of spitting distance of a vanity endevour like this but the site is, and has always been, so cool and the pedigrees of those involved so brimming with creative credibility that I can't help but feel slightly giddy at the prospect.

From the site:

NOW PLAYING. In celebration of sharing music and the relaunch of the site, it seemed like a fun idea to give the site a theme song. There are so many remarkable artists traveling in the same online music circles that it was impossible to choose one artist.

So the invitation was sent out asking for themes to compile an entire CD. Friends from right next door and from all over the world came to the call. These marvelous people have created a fantastic CD full of fun songs and Oddio Overplay themes! What a cool dream come true! It is a dream for you, too, because you get to enjoy the entire release!

Go ahead and grab it Oddio fans - and make sure you nab the gorgeous CD booklet as well - for it's sexy design and the triffic liner notes.

Tracks:
01. Jonny Perl - Oddio Overplay
02. Chenard Walcker - Io
03. M.Ace - Oddio Hyenaio
04. Room - Your Beautiful Flower
05. Martinibomb - Chocolate Caliente
06. Don Miller - Juliana
07. Coconut Monkeyrocket - Thank You
08. M.Ace - Oddio Shellacio
09. Georgia and August - Oddio Overplay Theme
[We Like to Share]
10. The DVDs - Hey Oddio
11. M.Ace - Oddio Oddballio
12. Pastor McPurvis - The Oddio Overplay March
13. M.Ace - Oddio Moogio
14. The Bran Flakes - Oddio Overplay
15. Skizz - What Is an Ethnic Group?
16. Lee Rosevere - Spread the Music
17. Dan Herr - Take This Song
18. Ton Rückert - Velvetman
19. Weirdomusic - Diamanda
20. Bumpenstein - Oddio Instro
21. M.Ace - Oddio Serialio
22. Lanark - Oddio Overspy
23. Die Intellektronische Biparietal Projekt -
Un Chaman Soliloque v1.0.1
24. The Apartment - Oddio promo #21-3
25. Mark Harp - Oddio Overplay
26. Mr. Antithetical - Do Ya Think
27. M.Ace - Oddio Sambaio
28. Chenard Walcker - Oddio Overplay
29. Katya - Accordio
30. Jan Turkenburg - Oddio Theme Song Part One

OpenDir - Live Links

OpenDir �

Nice collection of links to recent (last couple of years - mostly) live performances from...

2 Many DJ's op Rock Werchter (2004)
Bush op Rock am Ring (2002)
The Cardiganns op Roskilde (2003)
Evanescence op Rock Am Ring (2003)
Foo Fighters op Pukkelpop (2003)
Franz Ferdinand op Glastonbury (2004)
Manic Street Preachers op Isle of Wight (2004)
Mercury Rev op Rock Werchter (2002)
Muse op Pinkpop (2004)
Metallica op Big Day Out (2004)
Heather Nova op Forestglade (2002)
Oasis op Glastonbury (2004)
The Pixies op Coachella (2004)
Radiohead op Coachella (2004)
Slayer op With Full Force (2002)
System of A Down op Reading (2003)
Underworld op Fuji Festival
Incubus in de Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam (2002)
Nirvana in Paradiso, Amsterdam (1991)
Placebo in Bercy, Parijs (2004)
Radiohead in Goffertpark, Nijmegen (2000)
The White Stripes in Vera, Groningen (2001)

Nobel Laureate Poet Czeslaw Milosz Dies

Yahoo! News - Nobel Laureate Poet Czeslaw Milosz Dies

He was awarded the Nobel prize in literature in 1980, an honor that coincided with the emergence of the Solidarity worker protest movement that shook communist rule in Poland.

Milosz's best-known works include "The Captive Mind," a study of the plight of intellectuals under communist dictatorship. It brought him international fame in the early 1950s.

Prime Minister Marek Belka called Milosz "a great Pole" Saturday.

"With his heart and pen he showed us the way, explained reality, and prompted us to do good," Belka told the Polish news agency PAP.

Fantastic Plastic Machine (1969) - Soundtrack

The Fantastic Plastic Machine

Music by Harry Betts
Narrated by Jay North

1969 Surfer doc soundtrack

Those Crazy Kooky Vocalizationallities!

index

Those Crazy Kooky Vocalizationallities!

A Your Pal Doug Compilizationalism

Tracks:

1) Workin' At The Carwash Blues
Your Pal Doug sings with
The Barrington High School Swing Choir

2) Be My Little Baby Bumblebee
The Osmond Brothers

3) Rock and Roll
The Boswell Sisters

4) Alvin's All Star Chipmunk Band

5) Caravan
The Mills Brothers

6) Perpetuum Mobile
Comedian Harmonists

7) Il Barbiere di Seviglia
The King's Singers

8) Carnival Time
Tony Mottola & Ray Charles Singers
from TV Sndtrk Danger

9) Carnival of Venice
Danny Kaye

10) Lucky Day
The Revelers

11) Wenn ich vergnügt bin, muß ich singen
Comedian Harmonists

12) Crazy People
The Boswell Sisters

13) Changes
Paul Whiteman –
Bing Crosby and The Rhythm Boys

14) Sweeter than Sugar
The Mills Brothers

15) Lookin' Good But Feelin' Bad
Fats Waller

16) Mamma Don't Allow
The Ink Spots

17) Shadrack
The Golden Gate Quartet

18) St Louis
Jonah and the Wailers
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!

19) Dinah Melody
Bing Crosby & The Mills Brothers
The Boswell Sisters
Danny Kaye

20) Cliff Edwards Medley

21) Night and Day
Hannover Harmonists

22) So Much To Say
Take 6

23) Drive My Car
Bobby McFerrin

Japanese Poetry Chant - Album Of The Moment

Album Of The Moment

Japanese Poetry Chant

From the cover description of the poem Meiso Nippongo
A drinking poem written by Matsuguchi Getsujo who was born in Fukushima, Japan in the Meiji Period (1868-1912). The poem is based on the story of a good drinker who was awarded a sword as a prize for his drinking capacity. The last part of the poem is a famous song called Kurodabushi, praising the habit of drinking.

Well, this particular album is on my 10-best list for reasons I can't even define. I don't suppose Our Man In Japan Sem can shed any light on the life and career of Shufu Abe? All I can find when Googling is a few mentions on obscure radio playlists. I want more of this stuff. (:

Kamen Rider X - Shunsuke Kikuchi & the Columbia Orchestra - Sem Sinatra's Solar System of Sound

Sem Sinatra's Solar System of Sound

Another impulse buy from my local recycle shop. I've found these Kamen Rider/Ultraman albums can be often ruined by the children chorus that's often present. I wonder if the horrendous screeching children are singing on this one. You'll just have to listen and find out.

Released in 1974. I know Masked Rider has been shown in the USA but as far as I know, never in the UK. If you remember the VERY first Spiderman TV film, you're quite close to the atmosphere of Kamen Rider. But actually I've seen some very psychedelic episodes that were great.

"MOOG MADNESS!" - Dana's Downloadable Album of the Month

Dana's Downloadable Album of the Month

"MOOG MADNESS!" - A compilation of '70s Moog album fun

Sublime compilation of Moog goodness from the indispensible Dana Countryman. It's available through the month of August so no slacking - go get it.

Tracks:
01 Chirpy Chirp Cheep Cheep - Electrik Cokernut
02 A Walk In The Black Forest - Gordon Langford
03 Dansero - Richard Hayman
04 Boston Baby Bounce - Peter Fink
05 Clapham Junction - Roger Roger
06 Grazing In The Grass - The Electronic Concept Orchestra
07 City Traffic - Peter Fink
08 Lay Lady Lay - Dick Hyman
09 Love Theme From "The Godfather" - Hugo Montenegro
10 Mah-Na-Mah-Na - Hot Butter
11 Moog Power - Hugo Montenegro
12 Moogy Blues - Roger Roger
13 Mosquito Killer - Klaus Wunderlich
14 Porcupine Pie - Hugo Montenegro
15 Presto Presti - Nino Nardini
16 Quiet Village - Martin Denny
17 Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - Klaus Wunderlich
18 Samba De Victoria - Richard Hayman
19 Song Of The Nairobi Trio - Hot Butter
20 Windmills Of Your Mind - Peter Nero
21 Just A Gigolo - Larry Taylor
22 Yellow Submarine - Gordon Langford

space debris presents the exciting sounds of pete moore

space debris presents the exciting sounds of pete moore

Pete Moore and his Orchestra : Exciting Sounds of Tomorrow : Rediffusion

The LP is quite wanted - mainly for the killer tune Catwalk on Side B. But I think the entire LP is worth hunting for. It's rare to hear such anthems of 60's cheese turned into original and inspired arrangements. Moore knew his stuff. There's a couple of different moods on this LP but it all works. A classic slice of Brit Now Sound...

Ambience for the Masses

Ambience for the Masses

via The Tofu Hut

Speaking in broadest terms, Ambient music is pleasant and melodic, not entirely unlike New Age, but usually much more deliberate and experimental (ie. unmarketable). I reckon that Brian Eno, one of (if not The) pioneer of the style, stated that Ambient music (in its purest form) is not so much designed to be listened to, but rather, to be heard. Check out his albums and other things sonically related to them for an idea of what he meant by that. From my experience, the best Ambient albums are the ones that you forget you're listening to until you realize that you're not listening to nothing.

Speaking in simplest terms, Ambient music is meant for sleeping. Good Ambient music will make you melt into a puddle of grinning, happy jelly, but it's good for more than just that. It's great to work to, or to talk over, or to... well, you know, do those icky grown-up things to. However, frankly speaking, I believe my affinity for this style is directly linked to the fact that I've lived more than a decade beyond my sexual prime.

NPR : Television Chef Julia Child Dies at Age 91

NPR : Television Chef Julia Child Dies at Age 91

Aug. 13, 2004 -- Julia Child, the celebrated chef, author and television personality who brought French cooking to American audiences, has died at her home in Santa Barbara, Calif. She was 91. Child taught millions of Americans how to cook and helped elevate the nation's culinary standards

An extraordinary life comes to an end....

The awfully sporadic MP3 Blog Roundup - mini version

Fluxblog offers Fun Boy Three, Skinnyman and Sonic Youth

Copy, Right? has Finnish covers of tunes by Kim Wilde, The Cranberries and The Foo Fighters

She Moved Throught the Fair has low-fi folkster Drekka

Swung by Seraphim has Collide

said the gramophone does Bright Eyes and French Kicks

Womenfolk spotlights Michelle Cross

Lost Bands has The Shivvers

Basic Hip offers Al Caiola's Music For Space Squirrels plus a tio of streams (The Singing Cab Driver, Wagon Train and The Hector Heathcote Show)

and BELLYBONGO has :

THE JANKOWSKI SINGERS FOR NIGHTPEOPLE ONLY

MPS (Germany, 60/70s)

Here's one of the finest thriftstore finds I made this spring, totally excellent album throughout. In my world, this is psychedelic pop. And as an added treat, a find from a few days ago, 2 tracks with Jimmy Owens and The Sound Investment from a hip Christian soft vocal pop LP produced in USA for the Scandinavian Philadelphia church youngsters in the early 70s, please check it out with an open ear to beauty and friendly communication.

MoveOnPlease.org: Democracy Inaction

National Lampoon's MoveOnPlease.org: Democracy Inaction

55% Of Iraqis Who Would Have been Murdered or Maimed if Saddam Stayed in Power Want U.S. Out The sanctioned poll taken from the 75,000 names gathered from Odai and Qusai's "to do" list and other miscellaneous soon-to-be-missing persons offers irrefutable evidence that the Iraqi people, given a choice, want us out of their country....

Given the choice between continued dictatorial persecution and freedom, those polled overwhelmingly chose dictatorial persecution. When asked in their own language the results were a bit more muddy.

Museum of Online Museums - Coudal Partners

Coudal Partners

Welcome to the coudal.com Museum of Online Museums. Here, you will find links from our archives to online collections and exhibits covering a vast array of interests and obsessions: Start with a review of classic art and architecture, and graduate to the study of mundane (and sometimes bizarre) objects elevated to art by their numbers, juxtaposition, or passion of the collector.