Winter Winds

Mixtape #3: Vinter Vinds



P.E. Hewitt Jazz Ensemble-I'm Wondering Why
Mingus-inspired rave-up from San Francisco bandleader. This cut burns hot like an unfiltered Lucky Strike dipped in LSD. Reminds me of Archie Shepp's endeavors into soul from the 70s.

Helios Creed-Blood Red
More hotness from Admiral Space Punk First Class. I could never really hang with the later Chrome LPs, but somehow this solo record gets me going a little hotter. It's got more of that cutthroat chooglin' under-beat that all but disappeared from Chrome's later output.

The Enemy Within (Featuring Peter Green)-Eprom Song
The story of Peter Green isn't that unique, but this 80s project he got involved in has got to be one of the most inaccessible outputs from that group of 60s dudes who lost their shit at some point. He's on some serious midi-Beefheart trip that nothing in his past could have forewarned you of.

Do It Yourself Orchestra- Motor Jungle
More library synth-soup boogie from France. I'm noticing that this mix has a lot of boogie in it.

Dire Straits-Six Blade Knife
Chill out. Dire Straits is good. This song grooves. It's got a groove. It doesn't resolve to the 5 in an ordinary way. That's always classy.

David Novick - Baking Shadows
Former Residual Echo and currently of SF Watercooler, Dave's stuff never ceases to boggle my mind. An incredibly odd approach to melody that always seems to work. It's almost as if he's playing everything backwards. He's channeling some R. Stevie Moore ether on this one.

Johnny Hash-Rat Pedal
2 dudes from one of the 1,000 Mick Collins post-Gories projects, The Screws, banging it out on this B-side from In The Red.

Jon Wayne-Is That Justice
"Look out Modesto". Some claim that this is the Butthole Surfers. I have no idea who it is, but like the Surfers it is clearly fucked and a not-so-secret influence on the Country Teasers' sound. This whole record is just wonderful entertainment from start to end.

Little Buster-All Night Worker
This Long Island native R&B singer/instrumentalist made his mark as the guitarist in Alan 'rock and roll' Freed's stage reviews. He had no problem stepping out front to take care of vocal duties, and we're very grateful for that, aren't we?

Veniece Stalks-Yesterday Man
A 60s obscurist's wet dream of a pop-soul jam, Veniece Stalks was a model-turned-singer and released only a pair of sides for Hi Records in the 60s. Here's the flip to one of them.

Nicodemus-Me And Suzie
Suck rock loner-ism. I think this guy gets called biker rock cos he has a beard.

Maria Katira / Manos Hatzidakis-11 Nocturne for Two Voices
From one of my favorite soundtracks to one of my favorite movies, "Sweet Movie". Composed by Manos Hatzidakis, this cut features the vocals of Maria Katira & Ann Lonnberg.

Bob Dylan-Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
One of his most straightforward tunes. This guy must've been a real sweetheart. Also worth hearing is the Live Rolling Thunder version. I will say no more.

Minutemen-Sell Or Be Sold
I don't know what it is about red wine but it helps me write these things a lot easierlylismist.

Equals-I'M Gonna Dance All Night
Some serious cat-scream intensity coming from Derv Gordon & Eddy Grant on this one. Listening to the Equals always makes me wish there could have been more black rock acts during the 60s.

M. Ashraf / Nahid Akhtar-Too Ney Kaha
Some call & response insanity from the world of Bollywood.

Sun City Girls-Back Stabbers
None other than the O'Jays tune. This is from the Cloaven Cassette 'To Cover Up Your Right To Live' from the 80s.

TV Personalities-Closer To God
Pure pap. Sell out.