california lights

Iliad - Sapphire House LP Northern Lights Records [NL 6178] (1978) Synthesizer, Piano [Grandpiano, Electric], Composer - Sandy Owen; Bass [Acoustic, Fender], Percussion - Larry Andrews; Drums, Percussion, Guitar [Acoustic] - Ted Owen; Horn, Oboe - Bruce Teel; Flute - Barbara Poulson; Vocals - Nancy Eastman. Buy it here.

fette brühe

Headband - Fette Brühe LP Pläne [88 307] (1982) Bass, Vocals - Cläusel Quitschau; Drums - Manfred von Bohr; Guitar, Composer - Jan Reimer; Keyboards, Vocals, Composer - Michael Herting; Saxophone - Norbert Stein. Buy it here.

Frozen Food

the joy of cooking frozen food (#9)

you probably know these days when there's no time to cook up something fresh and you just grab a pizza from the deep freeze and that's it for the night........ mmmh.... yeah that's it for this show too.

The damn job is VERY time consuming atm and so I filed through my harddisk looking for a suitable mix for the show. what I found suitable might not be everybody's cup of tea although the taste is pretty digestible. Guess it's from 98 or 99 and the sound is rather contemporary and mellow. no obscure flea market finds but names like Four Tet, Lemon Jelly and Karma.... even some beautiful IKEA music ; ) from the viennese lounge kaisers and probably some PORK releases too (was a huge Pork fan in the 90s... when I think of it...I still am!). Anyway I hope you'll enjoy some of these old tunes. Next time we'll have something real fresh again ... happy defrosting! Cheers, Basso

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ps. please check Four Tet on soundcloud. There's some free downloads of tunes from the first LP. THIS GEM and of course all the beautiful stuff from the recent years AND MIXES

Bliss

please listen to this wonderful and truly inspiring mix
















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Baby Records rules

For E. & C.

Here's some high flyin' italian disco from 1979 ripped from a copy that was still sealed when I got it. Guessing from the instrumentation I expected Jazz Rock, but no no - it's Funk & Disco... Most of the tracks are really uptempo and I actually don't like uptempo disco, but the usual cheesy strings and crowds of backing girls are missing here - the sound is rather funky and I really like THAT. My #1 fave here is "Hey Lover" - a wonderful summer jam. Download instantly, put it on your ipod and get yourself some sunrays!

Or get your copy here. The prices for this gem have really gone down over the years. Cheers, Basso

gipsy funk

Mad Unity – Funky Tramway LP Vogue Belgique [VB 236] (1975) Keyboards, Percussions, Vocals, Composer, Producer - Janko Nilovic; Keyboards - Koen De Bruyne; Guitar, Vocals - Nick Roland; Bass Guitar, Vocals - Pino Marchese; Drums, Percussions, Vocals - Jean-Pierre Onraedt; Vocals - Patricia Maessen; Trumpet - Richard Rousselet, Gérard Sabbe; Synthesizer, Moog - Dan Lacksman

polskie nagrania kaseta

Władysław Komendarek – Władysław Komendarek Cassette Polskie Nagrania Muza [CK 523] (1985) Composer, Electronics, Producer - Władysław Gudonis Komendarek

sigle televisive italiane

Aquarium Sounds - Aquarium Sounds LP RCA [SP 10075] (1979) Composer, Producer, Leader - Filippo Trecca. More infos can be found here.

pick up some Euro-Disko

Anybody into Euro-Disko? Here's some. "Life in the streets" -  It's cheesy and on top of that it reminds me of a lot of tracks that I don't wanna hear (including "I was made for loving you"), but still I like it and the damn hook is on accidental repeat in my head for days now... maybe it's the vocoded voices? Who knows... There's an easy to find 7" out there, but unfortunately the track is a lot shorter.

Now here's the long LP version.

Cheers, Basso

another summer on earth

check out the mix I made for Chris at ANOTHER NIGHT ON EARTH
Thank You!

More Mkwaju

here at the fantastic Root Blog

orchestra sperimentale bis

Ennio Morricone – April Orchestra Presente RCA Sound Vol. 3 LP RCA [FPL1 9103] (1976) Composer, Producer, Conductor - Ennio Morricone. Buy it here or here.

orchestra sperimentale

Bruno Nicolai – April Orchestra Présente RCA Sound Vol. 2 LP RCA [FPL1 9102] (1976) Composer, Producer, Conductor - Bruno Nicolai. Buy it here or here.

escalation

Ralf Nowy Group - Escalation LP Atlantic [40 556] (1974) Synthesizer, Keyboards, Mellotrone - Thor Baldursson; Trumpet - Viktor Behrens; Drums, Percussion - Keith Forsey; Drums - Martin Harrison; Flute, Saxophone, Kalimba - Ralf Nowy; Bass - Gary Unwin; Guitars - Paul Vincent; Cembalo, Piano - Sylvester Levay. Buy it here.

the joy of cooking Vol. 8

last tuesday's show of the joy of cooking is archived and you can listen right here

or download it over here at deepfrequency. 

This time I kept them records together after work and the playlist comes right away...

Pierre Barouh - 80 A.B 

Barouh is the head of Saravah Records. This one's from a "solo" record on his own label and it's featuring Brigitte's Areski on percussion. Ça va, ça vient

Marx, Rootschilt, Tillermann & Amby - Tag ist Nacht

translated "Day is night". Good spotters may know these names as they've appeared on a compilation we had on the growing bin before - "Musik Szene Saar". Well, these men here made it to a longplayer and it's filled with folky goodies that don't lack positivity and excellent lyrics. German only, sorry!

Cast - Sweetness

From the lovely same titled LP. Italian rare groove....beautiful as the morning sun

?? - ??

Sorry, but this remains a secret until I found a copy for my friend Chee. Promise is promise!

Googie and Tom Coppola - Let this river flow

From "Shine the light of love" - all killer LP...

Music For No Drawer - Dynamic 147

comes from a semi-strange private press LP from North Germany, 1978. Lots of these lovely flutes on the whole thing. Maybe I'll post it here at the bin soon...

The Psychedelic Schafferson Jetplane - A Message From The Underground Bunkers

Thanks a ton, Zeroy! This record from 2009 and you can get it from the guys directly. 

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Toni Esposito - Rosso Napoletano

First heard this a couple of years ago when blissfully zoning out on a friend's couch and I'm blessing him every time I'm listening to this. One of my "island records" for sure. Thank you, Tako!

Carl Weingarten & Walter Whitney - Dreaming In Colors

The title track of their 1985 LP. You can buy the CD from Mr. Weingarten directly...

Trimolo - Tempo 100 

Guess who has a soft spot for private releases.
Tempo 100 comes from a lovely self titled new age / jazz / folk LP from 1988. Recorded somewhere in Bavaria (yep, doesn't sound like Bratwurst and Beer, does it?)

Captured Moments - Sehnsucht

and another private one. a longtime FAVE!

I hope you'll enjoy the sound!

Cheers, Basso

We Love Cats

 

Even if you don't like cats you might like this one. Originally on Better Days from 1982.... almost 30 years later here's a fresh rip of Kakashi. It seems like the CD reissue is out of print just as the LP version from back in the days. So I'm happy to share this record with you. Before I do I'd like to give respect to Jamie Tiller for unearthing this beauty and making us aware of the fantastic "Umi No Ue Kera" that was included in his "Evening Shadows" mix. Big thanks also for the trade ; )

After a few listens I snapped it's not a one tracker. What do you think?

Cheers, Basso

music for japanese commercials

Yasuaki Shimizu - Music For Commercials CD Made To Measure [MTM 12] (1987) Engineer – Eihiko Ohno, Hideki Sasamori, Masayoshi Okawa, Noriyuki Hamazaki, Osamu Kawabe, Seigen Ono, Yasushi Yanagihara; Performer, Arranger, Composer, Producer – Yasuaki Shimizu. Made To Measure for commercials films, except Ka-Cho-Fu-Getsu, which was made for a computer animated video. Buy it.

duets for acoustic guitars

Toto Blanke / Rudolf Dašek - Silhouettes LP Aliso Records [1011] (1981)
Buy it here.

Guest Mix: Seven Towers by Tolouse Low Trax

 

I'm superhappy to present Seven Towers - a mix by Tolouse Low Trax, solo recording artist, member of Kreidler and the man behind the world famous Salon Des Amateurs. If you know previous mixes like "Ocean" over at Lovefingers, "Savant Dance" at Kosmonautenschule or Mix at Vessel you know what to expect. If you don't - I give you 4 words: Deep, Intelligent, Obscure, Percussive and Experimental. And that's just the tip of his iceberg......... here you go ... diving.

Danke Detlef!

Flowers for my pony

Here's a fresh rip of Ernesto Nicelli's Volume II from 1974 released on the italian Pony label that I recently aquired. A look at the back cover tells the experienced library collector* that it MIGHT hold some real nice tunes. And it does... Mr. Nicelli or one of his friends owns a Moog (or something with a similar sound) and another guy really knows how to treat his reduced drumset. Not to speak of the flutes and guitars. The outcome is cheesy - of course! And you don't have to miss the female choirs you know from the other dudes like Umiliani, etc... the only thing you're missing now is the link and that'll follow as soon as I cut the recording into pieces.
Cheers, Basso

PS. If anyone of you guys will be at the Utrecht fair this saturday. Let's have a beer!
And of course go there if you're near. Expect some beautiful music......
More info in the comments....

*(someday I may be one too)