Hello… and Croseo, Bienvenue, Bienvenido, Willkommen/Guten tag, Välkommen, Salaam, Ykoso and welcome to what is a quite an international music mix with bands and artists from nine different countries. It’s almost like a magical mystery tour – what a good name for an album.

After the last two mixes (the BBQ and Anniversary ones) where we concentrated on older established bands that were selected by contributors, I’ve decided to try and highlight as many new bands and artists as possible. Artists like Jean-Michel Jarre, Los Lobos and that spring chicken Richard Thompson as this is, I believe what you want – to discover new songs by new artists (I was joking about the 3 guys above Ken). Hopefully you will like and explore further.

We also, have two tracks from Mas Duro Que Jimi Hendrix, our album of the month and four fantastic blues songs in our three-in-a-row – yes four tracks – thanks UncleRaveDave but you’ve gotta learn to do the maths.

[01] Suralin – Lift Off/Mystery Train [Leda]
Suralin come from the small East German town of Hohenstein-Ernstthal and have really impressed me with their debut album Leda. Having played Bass in a couple bands when in my teens I always have a soft spot for a good bass line and this album has the bass as one of the dominant instruments, reminding me in a way of Wire and Gang of Four.

This track has a grand old rumbling bass to start the mix but there’s more to the song than that with some lovely guitar work and a lovely feel to the song that shows maturity and mellowness for such a young band. There’s not a bad track on the album with other highlights being the opener Holy Dancer with its funky post punk sound and Time Is Timeless, a catchy alternative rock song that should surely be filling a stadium near you soon.

As we’re travelling a lot throughout this mix, we’ll also need some refreshment so how about some Soljanka soup, followed by Grilled Thüringer Bratwurst served with Mashed Potatoes & Sauerkraut washed down with plenty of Franziskaner Hefeweizen.

[02] Lowrider – Flat Earth [Ode to Lo]
Moving North to Sweden we have Lowrider, a stoner rock band formed in the mid-1990s by bassist/singer Peder Bergstrand and lead guitarist/singer Ole Hellquist, along with guitarist Niclas Stalfors and drummer Andreas Eriksson. With the re-release of Queens of the Stone Age album ‘Rated R’ (a classic stoner rock album), I was tempted to select one of their tracks – but on hearing these guys I thought who needs QOTSA when we have Lowrider.

Just love the part at 4mins 8 secs when, after some twiddling on a fuzzy guitar the main riff kicks back in and we off again – woo hoo.

Here we’ll tuck into some pytt i panna and kåldolmar accompanied by a bottle of Schnapps and some Folköl.

[03] Jean-Michel Jarre – Oxygène 4 [Oxygène]
Chatting with a guy the other day, and I asked him what his Desert Island Disc would be? Without blinking an eye he boldy stated Oxygène 4. Wow, I thought, what a song and also how does one only pick one song (I couldn’t).

Anyway, it is just a brilliant song and one of 5 instrumentals in the mix. Oh by the way we’re in France now, time for a little bit of Burgundy, Brie and some Petit Coeur biscuits.

[04] 65DaysOfStatic – Retreat Retreat [The Fall of Math]
It’s a trip across the Channel to England and a new band to me called 65DaysOfStatic. From Sheffield, they are apparently the leading lights of the instrumental post-rock and math rock scene – what the xxxx does that mean? To me it’s just good music, again an instrumental but I love the way this track ebbs and flows, back and forth conveying emotion and feeling – worth exploring further.

[05] Detroit Social Club – Black & White [Existence]
Now we go winging our way across the Atlantic to America’s largest city ‘Motor Town’… STOP stop stop – don’t book your flights just yet, these guys are from Newcastle-upon-Tyne not Detroit so it’s just a quick trip up the M1, stopping for a bite to eat in one our lovely motorway services (I just love paying £10.99 for a cup of cold tea, a greasy fry-up and stale toast).

Love the intro to this song with the big big drums sounds which is nothing but direct, bold even uplifting. The main man behind the band is David Burn, a self-confessed music-head and audiophile who obviously cares about the sound – I hear shades of Jeff Lynne even Spector maybe. He also appears to have a bit of an ego, recently telling Q magazine that rather than referring to him as the band’s songwriter he considers himself “a vibe creator, the words and what other people relate to, like the songs, that’s just the sprinkles on top of the music I’ve spent ages doing.” – bit wanky that don’t you think?

Shame as the album is good, very good.

[06] The Kings Of Frog Island – Dark On You [Kings of Frog Island]
We stay in England with The Kings of Frog Island, a 3-piece band from Leicester who draw from Psychedelic, Stoner and Retro Rock traditions. They take their name from Frog Island which is an inner city area of Leicester so named because it lies between the River Soar and the Grand Union Canal.

It’s hard to see why this band are classed as Stoner from this track, but believe me there are some mighty heavy songs on the album. Especially like Ode to Baby Jane but don’t put off by the stoner tag as the album is excellent.

What shall eat in Leicester? Let’s opt for typical British grub and visit The Curry Fever tandoori restaurant where can enjoy some bombay aloo, paneer tikka masala and an exciting mixed tandoor sizzler. We’ll probably end the experience with soothing yoghurt lassi and a few bottles of Kingfisher lager.

[07] Arcade Fire – Modern Man [The Suburbs]
Next stop is Montreal where we meet the husband and wife duo of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne who are Arcade Fire. What can one say about this band? They have to be the most original and consistent modern bands and one of the few that will surely be around for a while. Great new album, great song, great lyrics- end of sermon.

To munch on? How about some poutine and tarte au sucre with a few bottles of Molson.

So I wait my turn, I’m a modern man
And the people behind me, they can’t understand
Makes me feel like
Makes me feel like

So I wait in line, I’m a modern man
And the people behind me, they can’t understand
Makes me feel like
Something don’t feel right

Like a record that’s skipping
I’m a modern man
And the clock keeps ticking
I’m a modern man
Makes me feel like
Makes me feel like

In my dream I was almost there
And you pulled me aside and said you’re going nowhere
They say we are the chosen few
But we’re wasted
And that’s why we’re still waiting
On a number from the modern man
Maybe when you’re older you will understand
Why you don’t feel right
Why you can’t sleep at night now

In line for a number but you don’t understand
Like a modern man
In line for a number but you don’t understand
Like a modern man

Oh I had a dream I was dreaming
And I feel I’m losing the feeling
Makes me feel like
Like something don’t feel right
I erase the number of the modern man
Want to break the mirror of the modern man
Makes me feel like
Makes me feel like

In my dream I was almost there
But you pulled me aside and said you’re going nowhere
I know we are the chosen few
But we’re wasted
And that’s why we’re still waiting
In line for a number but you don’t understand
Like a modern man
In like for a number but you don’t understand
Like a modern man

And you feel so right
But how come you can’t sleep at night?
In line for a number but you don’t understand
Like a modern man

I’m a modern man
I’m a modern man
I’m a modern man
I’m a modern man

[08] Los Lobos – Tin Can Trust [Tub Can Trust]
Los Lobos (”The Wolves”) are an old American Chicano rock band from East Los Angeles California, that have been around since Spacey was a lad. They’re kinda rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country music, folk, R&B, blues. Plus if that’s not enough they also play traditional Spanish and Mexican music such as boleros and norteños – stick a fiddle up their arses and they’ll probably play a jig as well.

This track, the title track from their latest long player, is so laid back, so mellow just drifting along like some tumbleweed blowing across a dusty old train track – just love it. Oh did I mention that their biggest hit was La Bamba? No good ‘cos I hate that song.

To refresh ourselves from the long journey South from Montreal – we gotta visit El Coyote Mexican Café at 7312 Beverly Boulevard to sample a couple of their famous El Coyote Margaritas plus some authentic Chili Relleno with extra peppers and a side order of Colgate Mouthwash.

Caremelito Fuxia – [09] LLamando los Rockeros / [10] Agarame fuerte [Mas duro que Jimi Hendrix]
Two tracks from my Album of the Month. You can read more details about the band there. I think these songs confirm what a fantastic guitarist Jan the Man is and the extraordinary feel he has for his instrument (he’s not a bad guitarist too) and the song. I hear that he’s working on a new album that has some tracks with vocals – now that could be good.

So what shall we eat in Spain? We’ve hardly had any wine on our travels so a bottle or two of Rioja sounds rather pleasant to accompany our seafood paella – I know I’m predictable but it’s one of my favs and anyway whose travel fantasy is this?

[11] Toumast – Kik Ayittma [Ishumar]
We featured these guys on a previous mix last year sometime, but I just couldn’t resist this song. Three reasons: it’s a bloody good song, it sounds amazing straight after Caremelito Fuxia and a couple weeks ago me and Mrs. Dog were helping our son to pack his case and clean his room as he was leaving home to go back to UK to go to Uni. He had his iPod on shuffle and this song came on and within an instant we were all up and dancing and jigging and laughing and being the normal crazy family we are. Will always remember that moment.

Toumast is lead singer Moussa Ag Keyna who together with female singer Aminatou Goumar and French producer Dan Levy have created some sublime new African desert sounds. Moussa was born in a wide valley on the border between Mali and Niger, deep in the Sahara desert but ended up in a hospital in France after being injured in the recent civil war. He says: “The name ‘Toumast’ means ‘identity’. I chose that name because I was part of the Touareg rebellion, where everything we did was for the Touareg identity. Even music was created in order to give existence to our identity.”

The lyrics are strong ‘Hey, my brothers, blood has been shed’, sings Moussa in the rolling phrases of the song, as the chorus calls and responds throughout. ‘And they have burnt the lands inherited from our history so I beg you, Prophets and Gods, to bring rebirth of the Touareg identity’.

After those lyrics we may not be that hungry so we we’ll just settle for some foura and a cup of sweet red tea.

[12] Jim Kerr – Shadowland [Lostboy!]
Jim Kerr was born in Glasgow and is of course best known for his work with the band Simple Minds who achieved five UK #1 albums.

Shadowland was the first single from Jim’s new solo album Lost Boys which reached a respectable #8 in the UK Independent charts. I like this song, I like the way it sounds like Simple Minds (of course) in their prime, but I also hear some Bowie – a very confident start to his solo career.

Food-wise we’re in Glasgow so where shall we eat and drink – I recommend Where The Monkey Sleeps, a café on West Regent Street that vibrates to a soundtrack of vintage heavy metal, rather than Norah Jones or Katie Melua – and its lovingly assembled menu is equally different. The “kurgan” (a regularly changing special) might be a Newcastle Brown ale moistened burger with mature cheddar, or a bagel of fish fingers all washed down with bottles of Irn-Bru of course.

[13] Malted Milk – Hang On In [Sweet Soul Blues]
Originating from Nantes (France), Malted Milk moves within the sheerest Afro-American musical tradition, brilliantly combining blues and funky soul. Led by the guitarist and singer Arnaud Fradin the band has become one of the major figures of the French blues scene – and you can hear why on this delicious track that is so smooth and seductive I might need help undressing tonight! Uh!

We’re back in France so what else is there to eat… apart from everything. The region’s vineyards produce wines such as Muscadet and Gros Plant, both excellent with fish and seafood. So we’ll try a bucket of oysters with the local Muscadet. Plus some fromage du curé nantais – a cow’s milk cheese developed by a priest near Nantes, that is also excellent with Muscadet – job done.

It’s now the turn of UncleRaveDave to tell us a bit about his choice of music – give us a well earned rest from all these culinary delights. Dave says:

“Singing the blues. Blues is a state of being, a condition, a mood, a state of mind and spirit. Singing the blues, on the other hand, is a way of treating the condition. I have always admired the courage of blues singers who operate on themselves in the presence of their community and strangers. Blues songs scan the personal horizon. The lyrics obey no boundary that we can experience, and what cannot be conveyed by lyrics is carried on the wings of sound, of voice and guitar, harp and piano – the black keys, that is.

The sound of a blues song finding the air sometimes makes me feel as if something in my soul which I had never heard before has started to sing. When blues songs are most powerful, they resonate with intimacy, they feel like unrestricted exposure; thus, they are open to also touch anyone who stands in their sound. And I guess therein lies the genius of the treatment of the condition. If you can sing about a situation, you are not ruled or owned by that situation. You can sing about being down and the very act of that song filling the air represents you on your way up, and if you can stand in the sound of an honestly crafted blues song and let it find its true place within your soul – you, the participant listener, can be more whole” (Bernice Johnson Reagan)

So, anyhow, the Dog has spoken, and spoken thusly: “URD – you have to select an old bluesy 3-in-a-row for Septembers Music Mix – no excuses this time.” The Pig has asked if URD “… can dig out some we (well me anyway) don’t know about.” Technoflid likes his blues “authentic”. So, no pressure, then.

[14] Lonnie Pritchard – Come On In My Kitchen [The Roots of Rhythm and Blues 1939-1945]
The first song in this trilogy is a Robert Johnson classic, Come On In My Kitchen. It was one of the first blues songs I ever copied to tape, and which probably began my love affair with the blues. The version I recorded then was off the album Tightly Knit, by the Climax Blues Band. (The album also has a 9-minute song called St. Michael’s Blues, with some very strange lyrics: “I woke up this morning / With blues all around my bed / I took my blue socks off last night, woman / And in the morning, they had changed to red / Don’t go messing with my Marks and Spencer’s socks (They’re my good socks, baby)”. It has a great guitar solo, but ultimately it’s about rummaging about in a sock drawer (I think) – very strange). But I digress. This version of Come on in My Kitchen is by Lonnie Pitchford. Born in the 1950s in Lexington, Mississippi (30 miles from where Robert Johnson died), Pitchford learned by constructing a one-string instrument with African antecedents, known locally as a diddley bow. He played acoustic guitar and bass, both as a soloist and in a gospel ensemble and band format. Having worked with Robert Junior Lockwood over the years, Pitchford was part of a direct chain of tradition from Johnson to Lockwood to Pitchford. In November 1998, Pitchford died at his home in Lexington, from AIDS. Recorded in 1991, Pitchford’s stark reading of Johnson’s evocative classic may not be the most polished version you’ll ever hear, but if you like your blues stripped-down and basic – as I do – then I hope you’ll enjoy this.

[15] Robert Junior Lockwood with Gene Schwartz – How Long Blues [The Roots of Rhythm and Blues 1939-1945]
The second track reflects on Technoflid’s statement that Clapton’s versions of the blues “…lacked some of the rawness required. We all know Eric’s an incredible guitarist, but he’s so polished that it sometimes lacks the pure emotion of some other guitarists.” I do agree with this, but personally find it’s a problem with most white boys playing the blues. For me, certain blues songs almost HAVE to be sung by a Black artist to really ring true. Here, for instance, is one of my favourite blues tracks; I love Clapton’s take(s) on the song, but this version has far greater authenticity, as far as I’m concerned. The track is How Long, How Long Blues, here by the aforementioned Robert Junior Lockwood, with Gene Schwartz on bass. Born in Marvell, Arkansas in 1915, Lockwood grew up in Helena. Inspired by his stepfather, Robert Johnson, he began an unparalleled career as a working musician. From the 1930s on, he participated in almost every chapter of blues history as a central character and a major musical influence. Wherever the blues flourished, in Clarksdale, Mississippi; Helena, Arkansas; Memphis, Tennessee; St. Louis, Missouri; or Chicago, Illinois, Lockwood plied his trade with Sonny Boy Williamson (Rice Miller), Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, B.B.King, and most of the other major figures in Delta and Chicago blues history. Lockwood can be credited with introducing a jazz-inflected sophistication to the Chicago bar band sound. He died in 2006 at the age of 91 in Cleveland, having earlier suffered a cerebral aneurysm and a stroke.

[16] Jessie Mae Hemphill – Train, Train [The Roots of Rhythm and Blues 1939-1945]
And this third track is specially for Technoflid, in light of Sister Rosetta Sharpe floating his boat so adroitly. The song is Train, Train by Jessie Mae Hemphill, who carried on the traditional music of Mississippi’s Hemphill family until she suffered a stroke that paralyzed her left side in 1993, preventing her from playing guitar and resulting in her retiring at that time from her blues career. Her grandfather and musical inspiration, Sid Hemphill, was a fiddler and guitarist recorded by folklorists Alan Lomax and George Mitchell. Her mother, Bertha Lee, and aunt, Rosa Lee, were also guitarists. A flamboyant stage personality, she toured Europe and recorded for several labels. Her song here exemplifies the connected themes of separation and travel. In blues tradition, images of trains dominated the very first blues collected and throughout blues history trains have worked as sexual metaphors, symbols of escape, or agents of mistreatment. Jessie Mae Hemphill died in Memphis in 2006, after experiencing complications from an ulcer.

Ok, Dawg, there’s the 3 old bluesy numbers you asked for, but to use them in your mix you also HAVE to include (but not as part of the 3-in-a-row), this track: What It’s Like by Everlast.

[17] Everlast – What it’s like [Whitey Ford Sings the Blues]
I always told myself that, when I eventually get round to doing a 3-in-a-row blues sampler, this song would feature. But it’s not that old, and certainly not a “typical” blues song. What it is, though, and what it shows, is that blues does not have to be confined to an old, scratchy, recording of a Black man pouring out his soul. Everlast is Erik Schrody, a Grammy-Award winning Irish-American rapper and singer-songwriter, known mainly for this solo hit and as the front-man for rap group House of Pain. This song is off his second solo album Whitey Ford Sings the Blues and ranks consistently as one of my all-time favourite songs. The album has one or two other good songs also (Ends has some truly awesome lyrics), but apart from that I don’t know much of his work. For this track though, many thanks Eric !

Thanks URD for a wonderful 4 in-a-row.

[18] We Only Said – Cheerful Girl [We Only Said]
We Only Said is another new band to me and you I hope, led by Florian Marzano, who along with Mathias Prime, Loïg Nguyen, Cédric Moutier & Pierre Marolleau make some good good music. As for their music, their MySpace page says they “hover at the crossroads of post-rock and North American indie pop”. A good description as I hear many influences from these genres, especially Midlake (why does everyone sound like Midlake to me now?). Anyway, it’s a gentle laid back song with a chilled out vibe, nice sounding guitar and they’re French which means more gastronomic delights.

For refreshment we’re going to visit the Funky Munky Bar, at 37, rue St. Melanie. It’s a cool vodka/cocktail bar located near an entrance for the Thabor park. Drinks are relatively cheap – the more you buy, the cheaper it gets. The bar serves 30 flavors of vodka, numerous cocktails (including a Long Island Iced Tea, Cosmos, Sex on the Beach, and a delicious drink called a Purple Turtle) and a few beers on tap or in bottles. The bar hosts a poetry slam every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month and a quiz night every Monday from about 8pm on. The bartender (and owner!) speaks both French AND English, so don’t worry about having to speak perfect French. For food… who needs food when you can have sex on the beach with a purple turtle?

[19] Frogg Café – Under Wuhu Son: In the Bright Light [Bateless Edge]
This band from New York must be my most eclectic find of the month. A one-time Zappa tribute band they create sounds and songs that should not make sense – should not sound so darn good – but they do.

Their website says “Frogg Café explores many new textures and colors that add great dimension to the contemporary jazz-fusion sound that is unmistakably their own. The band incorporates for the first time detailed orchestration akin to symphony music. Clarinets, mandolins, cellos, glockenspiels, bass clarinets, xylophones, string quartets and many other instruments all integrate to create a soundscape that will yield the listener infinite details on future listens. Classical Indian influences also find their way into the mix, along with new levels of intricate compositional complexity, including a track that boasts a 28-page musical score consisting of roughly twenty-five different instruments.” – Enough said.

This song is part of a trilogy which, for me is the highlight of the album. The trilogy is nearly 20-minutes long and as the composer Andrew Sussman explains, “This piece of music is very personal to me and based on true life events surrounding the adoption of our baby girl, and it has taken me nearly a year to get my thoughts into this piece”. In this elaborate journey, Frogg Cafe explores textures and detailed orchestration akin to symphony music; a giant step forward for the band. Clarinets, mandolins, cellos, glockenspiels, bass clarinets, xylophones, string quartets and many other instruments all integrate to create a sound world that will yield the listener infinite details on future listens. An amazing song – remember what you are hearing here is only the first part – I hope our dear friend Techy will be able to play it in full on his next radio show.

To refresh ourselves how about a trip to B. B. King’s Blues Club and Grill on West 42 Street where we can enjoy some Ribs and Bud in the Lucille Grill and listen to… what else but some more blues.

[20] Richard Thompson – First Breath [The Old Kit Bag]
I cannot wait for this guy’s new album Dream Attic, expected very soon. But in the mean time let’s enjoy one of the highlights from my favourite Thompson album The Old Kit Bag. Did you hear how it mixed so well with the previous track – so smooth like it was meant to be?

What more can I say about this guy – this track? Not much, just enjoy.

As Richard is a London boy I thought we would visit Peckham (I have no idea why). But I do know that on Peckham High Street is a place called Obalende Suya Express that sells Suyas – skewer after sizzling skewer of African street food. The Suya originated in Nigeria and is basically like an African kebab; thin strips of meat are rubbed with ground peanuts and spices and then grilled. A traditional accompaniment is sliced tomato and onion.

It’s a scruffy little place, the waiting area consisting of a few battered chairs that look like they came from the old Labour club in Merthyr about 20 years ago; so we’ll have a take away, find an ‘offie’ and sit on a park bench nearby with our Suya and a case of Fuller’s ESB, one of the strongest regularly brewed draught beers in the country (at 5.5% ABV) but also one of the tastiest.

Lyrics to First Breath:
Let’s love
what’s left
Last Dance
First Breath

New friends
Hard won
Old hearts
Shine on

The frost is cruel
And fades the sign
On that little place
That I call mine

Let’s love
what’s left
Like new born
First breath

Old stars
New shine
Old cup
New wine

Sun rise
Moon glow
Someday
We’ll know

Inch by inch
Word by word
The lock is sprung
That caged the bird

Let’s love
What’s left
Last dance
First breath

[21] El Ten Eleven – My Only Swerving [El Ten Eleven]
If we’re still standing after our ESB, it’s time for the climax of our mix. Another instrumental and one that is guaranteed to assist in you becoming horizontal and totally chilled out and relaxed.

El Ten Eleven is a Los Angeles duo known for combining guitar/bass doubleneck or fretless bass with heavy looping, or vamping, and using effects pedal, over acoustic or electric drumming. The sound they make is just great – no words but the songs seem to tell their own story, express their own opinions and invariably you find yourself lost in the music.

FYI – The name El Ten Eleven is derived from the name of an airplane, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar and consists of bassist and composer Kristian Dunn and drummer Tim Fogarty. I like the use of a doubleneck guitar – reminds me of Jimmy Page in his prime – these guys aren’t in his league, but still create music that is worthy of a place in my mix and I hope we’ll hear more from them in the future.

We’ve already eaten in Los Angeles with Los Lobos and had a great time at El Coyote Mexican Café. For our last meal on my fantasy travel/pigging out guide why don’t we go a bit ‘posh’ and visit the Blue Velvet Restaurant on Garland Avenue. Where we can dine in style with some Pan Seared Chilean Sea Bass with Sake Nage, Carrot Puree and chips (I asked for the chips as a special). Accompanied by a few bottles of Windstream Chardonnay from the local Sarmento Vineyard – a luscious, structured wine with intense flavors of ripe pear and green apple.

So there we have our Music Mix for September – hope you enjoy the music, hope you enjoy some of the new names I’ve discovered this month and of course if you like the track there’s a very good chance that you will like the album.

The September Music Mix [a 173 mb zip file] will be available for one month from today – until midnight on 31 September 2010. As always, your thoughts and comments are welcome in the comment box below.

Cover image by Rodrigo Lozano

Well, Laughing Dog, you’ve given me so much pleasure listening to your mixes, it’s nice to give something back.

[1] Kings Of Leon – My Party [Because of the Times]
Love this band, totally unique. Best album IMO.

[2] Paul Cusick – Ever Blue [Focal Point]
Don’t know anything about him but great album.

[3] Steve Hackett – Emerald and Ash [Out of the Tunnel's Mouth]
LD played a track off of this album on a mix recently, here’s another one!

[4] Robert Plant – Hey Joe [Dreamland]
You all know this song, but this is way different.

[5] Radiohead – 15 Step [In Rainbows]
Just loved their last 2 albums, they just keep getting better.

[6] Pink Floyd – Sheep [Animals]
This one’s for Techy from an underrated album.

[7] Jack Bruce – Lost in the City (Jam Mix) [More Jack Than God]
Just a great track.

[8] John Mellencamp – Circling Around the Moon [Mr Happy Go Lucky]
Love this guy, great album.

[9] Nick Harper – Simple [Miracles For Beginners]
Roy’s son, just love the words.

[10] The Who – Amazing Journey/Sparks [Live at Leeds]
Love this track, Keith Moon’s drumming is all over it.

[11] Turin Brakes – Blue Hour [Ether Song]
Saw these at Oxford, amazing!! One of the best gigs I’ve been to.

[12] Chris Smither – Time To Go Home [Up on the Lowdown]
Underrated over here, glad I found him.

The It’s a long and winding road Music Mix [an 85 mb zip file] will be available for one month from today – until midnight on 29 September 2010. As always, your thoughts and comments are much appreciated in the comment box below.

Let me introduce you to our first mini mix by a man that really doesn’t need any introduction – the one and only Mr. Bert Tozer. Bert has only been with us a month or so but has already contributed much – especially with his music from Zimbabwe and Spain. And I for one cannot wait to hear this mix and enjoy what will surely be a musical delight for all.

So…without further ado – Bert

On this mini mix i have put some classic rock bands and songs that have been in my collection for a while I hope you really enjoy, it is a great one for a day by the pool.

01. Devo – Be Stiff
I can’t remember exactly what album this comes from as I got it in a compilation but if you would like more info you can find it here.

02. Grand Funk Railroad – We’re An American Band
This is an all time clasic rock song from the album of the same name.

03. Cock Sparrer – Runnin’ Riot
Ok I know this is a bit punky but the band has a great sound. Taken from the Runnin Riot album.

04. Joe Walsh – Rocky Mountain Way
A brilliant artist with a great band and a wonderful voice, from the album Rocky Mountain Way.

05. Doobie Brothers – China Groove
A great all american folk rock band, from the album Pickin’ on.

06. Ted Nugent – Stranglehold
An exellent guitarist, I love this track. You can find the album here.

07. Bad Company – Rock n Roll Fantasy
Another all american clasic, from the album Bad Co.

08. Edger Winter Group – Free Ride
What can I say about this group? They’re just great, from the album Take A Free Ride.

09. Mountain – Mississippi Queen
I love the lyrics to this song and the guitar is just great, from the album Climbing.

10. Foghat – Fool For The City
Again i really like the lyrics from this song and the music is great. Taken from the album Fool For The City.

11. James Gang – Walk away
A great rock group and great guitar, from the album Thirds.

12. Joe Walsh – Life’s Been Good
Another song from this great artist, from the album But Seriously Folks.

The Reasons to Rock mix [a 70 mb zip file] will be available for a month – expiring at midnight on 26 September 2010. I would like to hear your comments below my friends.

My favourite thing about this website is the new music that I have had the pleasure of passing onto you and of course receiving from you as well.

With this in mind, I would like to introduce to you a new category “Music For Music Lovers” - a place where you can put your music mixes for all to share and a place where you can download and enjoy the very best in music.

Here’s what I hope will happen:
The Music mix will remain the same 20 tracks from me.
The Guest Mix will remain the same 20 tracks from you
The mixes in Music For Music Lovers will be maximum 12 tracks
Please provide some words a simple introduction will do – if you want to write notes for each track please do
We need a name for the mix – (e.g.) Sweet Soul Music 70’s style or Ripe but not ripe enough Vol. 1 (coming soon)
Artwork – we will need an album cover (maybe LZ will help with this)

I will email all the usual contributors with more details soon – if you wish to put a mix here please let me know

Any questions? No…..then lets here some more great music

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Hello pop pickers… and welcome to BBC Three.

The last mix in our short triology of all the best from the vaults of the BBC – I’m still amazed and impressed with the quality of these sessions, the BBC should be congratulated.

In the mix we start with some lovely guitar from Dire Straits and Robert Cray and end with two very old tracks from ELO and Floyd. In the middle you get some John Martyn, Yardbirds and a great version of Jeepster from Marc Bolan. You may also notice quite a lot of chatter from the DJ’s which almost transports you back in time, especially with (I think) Johnnie Walker chatting about “popping off to the boozer” with The Yardbirds (classic).

Again, hope you enjoy and please remember if you like the song there’s a very good chance that you’ll love the album, so please buy – I reckon dear old Aunty Beeb could do with the extra funds these days.

BBC THREE

[01] Dire Straits – Down to the Waterline [Live at the BBC]
[02] Robert Cray – Smoking Gun [Live at the BBC]
[03] Deep Purple – Strange Kind of Woman [Live on the BBC]
[04] Wishbone Ash – Van Dis [On Air: BBC Sessions]
[05] The Yardbirds – Heart Full of Soul [BBC Sessions]
[06] Marc Bolan – Jeepster [Live at BBC]
[07] John Martyn – Sweet Little Mystery BBC Later [Ain't No Saint]
[08] Be Bop Deluxe – Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape [BBC Radio 1 Live]
[09] Texas – Tired of Being Alone [The Complete BBC Sessions]
[10] Green on Red – Zombie for Love [BBC Sessions]
[11] Colin Blunstone – She’s Not There [Live in Concert at the BBC]
[12] Free – I’m a Mover [Live at the BBC]
[13] King Crimson – 21st Century Schiziod Man [In the Court of the Crimson King (Expanded)]
[14] Electric Light Orchestra – Kuiama [Live at the BBC]
[15] Pink Floyd – Atom Heart Mother Suite [BBC Concert Classic 1970-1971]

The BBC THREE Music Mix [a 141 mb zip file] will be available for one month from today – until midnight on 20 September 2010. As always, your thoughts and comments are welcome in the comment box below.

Previously on… you might also enjoy the BBC ONE Music Mix and the BBC TWO Mix.

Laughing Dog

Welcome to BBC Two, part 2 of 3 mixes specially designed to titivate your tonal taste buds with the very best from Aunty Beeb’s vaults.
This mix is a little heavier and weirder, which should make Mr. & Mrs. Spacepig grin a bit more manically than usual – I’ve even got a brainstorming Hawkwind track and 22 minutes and 7 seconds of Faust to end proceedings.

The rest of the mix ain’t so bad with the lovely Iron Maiden kicking things off, some old Queen, Ian Hunter and The Byrds in the middle plus a great version of Joe Jackson’s best track. As if that wasn’t enough we have Jimi jammin’ and Paice, Ashton and Lord telling us one of the biggest porkies ever. And of course no BBC mix would be complete without one of Cork’s finest – in fact, I reckon his BBC sessions to be amongst his best work.

Hope you enjoy, we had some great feedback from the first mix, so thanks for that and don’t forget the last BBC mix (BBC Three) will be available here on Friday 20th August. Don’t forget to buy the tracks you like.

BBC TWO

[01] Iron Maiden – Running Free [BBC Archives]

[02] Motörhead – Louie Louie [BBC Live & In-Session]

[03] Ian Hunter – Once Bitten Twice Shy [Live in Concert BBC]

[04] Queen – Fairy King [At the BBC]

[05] Rory Gallagher – Jacknife Beat [The BBC Sessions (Live)]

[06] Paice Aston Lord – I’m Gonna Stop Drinking [BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert]

[07] Tindersticks – Travelling Light [BBC Sessions]

[08] Paul Weller – Early Morning Rain [Weller at the BBC]

[09] Fairport Convention – You Never Wanted [Heyday: the BBC Sessions 1968-1969]

[10] Joe Jackson – Is She Really Going Out With Him? [Live at the BBC]

[11] The Byrds – Eight Miles High [Three Byrds Land in London (Live at the BBC)]

[12] Jimi Hendrix – Jammin’ [BBC Sessions]

[13] Yes – Every Little Thing [The BBC Sessions 1969-1970]

[14] Hawkwind – Brainstorm [At the BBC 1972]

[15] Faust – BBC 1.3.73 [BBC Sessions +]

The BBC TWO Music Mix [a 129 mb zip file] will be available for one month from today – until midnight on 15 September 2010. As always, your thoughts and comments are welcome in the comment box below.

Previously on… you might also enjoy the BBC ONE Music Mix.

Laughing Dog

The old Mini Mix had run its course I think, especially with the discovery of the Audiggle software – next month I hope that we’ll decide what we will replace it with. But in the meantime it gives me a chance to share with you three mixes that I’ve been working on for a while – my BBC mixes.

I have over the years collected quite a few CDs related in some way to the BBC. Some from sessions recorded at their Maida Vale studios, some from sessions broadcast live on air, some special ‘in concert’ shows etc. – they all have one thing in common, they are all performed live, sometimes in mono, sometimes acoustic versions but always demonstrating the real talent of the artist and their ability to do it live.

I also love to hear the introductions and comments of the old DJ’s including Johnny Walker and dear old John Peel – in fact whenever I hear John’s simple introduction to track 7 “Ladies and Gentleman – Mogwai” it reminds how good he was and how he knew his role was to simply introduce and let the music do the talking (shame some modern DJ’s didn’t follow his style).

I hope to bring you over the next 10 days 3 mixes – BBC 1 (today’s mix), BBC 2 on the 15th and BBC 3 on the 20th. I hope you will love them as much as I have loved putting them together – you’ll hear an eclectic mix of old and new, from Cream to Gomez to Dusty Springfield and Neil Diamond plus some cover songs that I just couldn’t resist (Alex Harvey).

BBC ONE

[01] Cream – Strange Brew

[02] Fleetwood Mac – Honey Hush

[03] Groundhogs – Garden

[04] Dusty Springfield – (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher

[05] Neil Diamond – I Am I Said

[06] David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust

[07] Mogwai – Hunted By A Freak

[08] Siouxsie & The Banshees – Hong Kong Garden

[09] Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Rattlesnakes

[10] Gomez – The Way You Do The Things You Do

[11] Led Zeppelin – The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Hair

[12] Barclay James Harvest – Mocking Bird

[13] Nazareth – Hair of the Dog

[14] Robin Trower – Daydream

[15] Alex Harvey Band – Dance To The Music

All in all a rare treat for your ears – enjoy.

The BBC ONE Music Mix [a 114 mb zip file] will be available for one month from today – until midnight on 10 September 2010. As always, your thoughts and comments are welcome in the comment box below.

Laughing Dog

August 10 Music Mix Notes

It’s very simple to write this introduction – thanks to everyone who has visited MFTM over the past year, hope you have enjoyed your visits to my website. I also hope you enjoy the songs in this mix, they are songs that my friends and I here on MFTM have discovered or rediscovered since last August, mostly from visiting the site.

I hope you will continue to visit and be part of the MFTM family.

[01] Motorpsycho – Starhammer (Spacey)
No surprises here then for our regular visitors. I never did make any secret of my admiration for this one. Only regret was that I didn’t know about it in time to claim it as my birthday pressie. Love the way the intro lulls you into that false sense of security then blows your socks off with the crunching guitar. The voice reminds me of some of the early 80’s metal bands I grew up with, but the rhythm section is pure 21st century garage. At times it nearly becomes prog rock, but it’s just so much cleverer than most of the current crop of prog metal bands, so much going that it’s really difficult to take it all in even after repeated listenings. It just becomes more rewarding each time I hear it.

[02] Steve Winwood – While You See A Chance (LD)
Recently bought his Revolutions cd and simply enjoyed rediscovering his songs – could have selected any number of tracks (Gimme Some Lovin’, No Face, No Name, No Number, Valerie, etc. etc. etc.) but can remember hearing this sometime in the distant past and thinking “yeah there’s truth in those words”.

[03] Midlake – Roscoe (Techy)
The original is good, but can be found with a lovely winding synthesiser intro on the Late Night Tales compilation from Groove Armada. But LD didn’t have – never mind ’tis still a cracking song.

[04] Bruce Springsteen – Working on a Dream (Mrs LD)
I’ve always been a big admirer of Bruce’s bum (sorry LD) and occasionally can be seen Dancing in the Dark with him so when my dear hubby asked me for my favourite song of the last year there was no other contender (especially as Shaking Stevens has been quiet). Hope you enjoy.

[05] Kasabian – Underdogs (Sinny)
Just a brill song by a brill band.

[06] Siena Root – Waiting for the Sun (LD)
On reflection could have and maybe should have been my Song of 2009. This song has it all, wacky Indian intro, blazing goitar, a big organ, a rhythm section to die for, a singist who’s only 4 foot and a fart tall but with leather lungs – it has it all – will also put a smile on my face (isn’t that what’s it all about?). Thanks Spacey.

[07] Audience – The House on the Hill (Cheezy)
Where else can you hear a flute in a rock group! (Don’t answer that.)

[08] Man – C’mon (LD)
This mix is all about the music we’ve discovered or rediscovered since August 2009 – well being a Merthyr boy just had to include this. It’s only a shame that it was Mickey Jones’ death that made me play it again – RIP my man.

[09] Groundhogs- I Love Miss Ogny (Cheezy)
Love this band. How did I miss them?

[10] Midlake – The Trials of Van Occupanther (Spacey)
Way back in February Mr D invited us to try out The Courage of Others. I had been dithering over that one for while, once I heard Acts of Man I went off and bought that CD. Then after reading the reviews on Amazon I decided to take a punt on Van Occupanther. Now, some of the tracks on that CD can be a bit repetitive, some are a little bit dreary. This one however really does it for me. It just seems to flow so well that I couldn’t bear to leave it off this selection.

[11] Atomic Rooster – Nobody Else (Cheezy)
Saw them on T.O.T.Ps, back in the day, doing Tomorrow Night, but for some reason didn’t buy the album.

[12] Them Crooked Vultures – Gunman (LD)
Back in December I wrote: “It took me only 2 minutes and 44 seconds of ‘No one loves me and neither do I’ to realise that this album and band are a wee bit special. It’s the moment when they come out of the bridge and the whole band explodes playing the main riff again – a simple but magical moment that highlights the sheer musical savvy and creativity of these 2 geezers and an old git.”

Same with this song a real good old fashioned rock song that simply oozes class, oozes quality oozes all sorts of sticky stuff (me likes very much).

[13] Biffy Clyro – Mountains (Sinny)
Don’t know why these guys have not been mentioned here before.

[14] Radio Moscow – I Just Don’t Know (Spacey)
Now we’re back on track. I don’t know how Mr D found this one, I’m just glad that he did! It even led to the formation of the psychadelicspaceprogmetalbabbleshite music genre so it must have something going for it. Pure adrenalin fuelled psychedelic freak out. It could nearly be The Pink Fairies, they just have to look just a bit more out of it and they are there.

[15] AC/DC – Safe in New York City (Sinny)
Mr SP you are wrong about these guys – saw them last year in New York City and they simply blew me away.

[16] Robert Randolph and the Family Band – Ain’t nothing wrong with that (LZ)
I first bookmarked this on 17 November 2007, bought the album (Colorblind) immediately (which is also excellent) but kind of stopped playing it. I rediscovered it within the past year when making some list or other for mftm so it qualifies on that count. It also counts in my top 3 favourite tracks in the history of music making. Yep, really. They’ll be toe-tapping along to this at my funeral.

[17] Life’s Too Short (To Be With You) – Tom Jones/ Jools Holland (Techy)
A rollicking opening number from two pros, who also happen to be firm friends. This song is full of fun and feeling.

[18] Lucas Renney – She Gives Me the Chills (URD)
Because it really is that good (to me, at any rate). Not as sure about his other stuff, but this track ticks a lot of my boxes.

[19] Richard Hawley – Open Up Your Door (Techy)
Simply beautiful song on a simply beautiful album. Richard Hawley has a brilliant voice to complement his excellent lyrics.

[20] Willy Mason – If the Ocean gets Tough (LD)
Posted in March of this year in Now This Is Music when I stated that it’s just “perfect music for the soul”. Can’t really add much that – just perfect.

[21] David Sylvian – When Poets Dreamed Of Angels (Cheezy)
I used to have Japans-Tin drum, (where did that go?) but never followed his solo career. A voice like liquid treacle!

[22] Plumbline – Bottletops (LZ/URD)
I think I might be the MFTM devotee referred to by Uncle Dave. I’m so glad he shared this song because it gets played just about every evening in the chillout zone. Love it.

[23] Scott Matthews – Up On The Hill (LD)
Elsewhere was my first Album of the Month and this is what I wrote “It says on his MySpace page that Scott Matthews created his second album ‘Elsewhere’ with a single aim in mind. “I wanted to make a record that locks you in”, he says, “something that gives you a feeling that stays with you. For me, making music is all about creating a mood.”
Well he certainly has achieved this and more.

Released on May 18, 2009 Elsewhere is the follow-up to Matthews’ first album Passing Stranger, which I believe is still one of the best albums of the past few years, going Silver in the UK, winning him an Ivor Novello and contains one of my favourite tracks, Dream Song (watch out for this to be included in a future music mix).

The songs on Elsewhere are darker than his debut album but not black, more a different shade of grey. Listen to Fractured, Jagged Melody and 12 Harps, a duet with Led Zeppelin front man Robert Plant and you will realize the depth of feeling found here. Also look out for a wide mix of different instruments – a flute on Jagged Melody, a lovely bit of trumpet on Suddenly You Figure Out – mmm nice, certainly creating a mood.

I like this album and recommend it to all who enjoyed his debut and to all who like good songs, great voice and lyrics that make you think a bit.

[24] Joe Bonamassa – Bird on a Wire (LZ)
I’d never have discovered this if it weren’t for MTFM, it’s a rare five star track for me, absolutely beautiful. So here it is.

[25] Dan Auerbach – Heartbroken, In Disrepair (Sinny)
Mr LD turned me onto The Black Keys with his superduper mix, bought all their stuff and more.

[26] The Black Keys – You’re the One (Magic Potion) (Spacey)
Haven’t really got too far in collecting this band’s CDs, but I have made a decent enough start and I’m sure there’s much more to come. I had a tough job deciding which track to select, but this one just seems to have it all. Psychedlically delightful, sounds similar to some of the earlier Gomez stuff in a lot of ways, so there’s not much wrong with it. Lazing in the grass with a long cool beer and the sun beating down. This track playing in the background, ah just bliss! There are so many great tracks on this CD, I could have come along on a different day and went for another one altogether. Best thing with this CD is just to play it start to finish.

[27] Betty Steele – Mudslide (URD)

[28] Joe Henry – The Man I Keep Hid (LZ)
Not many artists get 2 five-starred album tracks but Mr Henry gets the double whammy. It feels as if I’ve been listening to this album my whole life but it was only a few short months ago that LD posted a review of Blood From Stars here and I was hooked from the opening bars.
[Trivia: did you know that Joe Henry has been married to Melanie Ciccone (Madonna's sister) since 1987? Me neither. Do now.]

[29] Solomon Burke – Fast Train (URD)

[30] JJ Cale and Eric Clapton – Hard To Thrill (LD)
Got to give a nod to URD who has a brought a wee bit of the blues to MFTM. Was chatting to some guy at a BBQ a few months ago who lent me some DVDs/CDs (The Road to Escondido being one of them) – gotta admit to loving the laid back style and tempo on this song and while I’ll never be a big bluesy fan there’ll always be time for gems like this.

[31] R L Burnside – Goin Down South (A Ass Pocket of Whiskey) (Spacey)
UncleRaveDave’s introduction of this guy in the Top 5 guitarists discussion got me intrigued. I had heard the name but never got around to listening to any of his music. So nothing else for but to go find some. I think I managed that OK, now got about 5 of his CDs. This song just kicks ass all the way through. Great boogieing music. I would love to get this on in the dance hall on a Friday night. Unfortunately, dance halls area a thing of the past – probably just as well, I would collapse half way through this song.

[32] Rory Gallagher – Calling Card (LD)
Always enjoyed his music, but for some reason hadn’t played his stuff in ages. Bought his BBC sessions opened a bottle of Merlot and won first prize in a local grinning like a fool competition.

[33] Alabama 3 – Too Sick To Pray (Techy)
LD writes: “Sorry Techy, could find the acoustic version you wanted but if it’s better than this then will definitely want to hear it. Maybe you could play it on your next radio show”.

[34] New Order – Blue Monday (URD)
Because it was the first song that sprang to my mind when I first heard about MTFM. It just HAD to feature at some stage.

[35] Ulrich Schnauss – On My Own (Techy)
Beautiful and intelligent electronic music is what Ulrich Schnauss excels at and this is the stand-out track for me on the excellent A Strangely Isolated Place album.

[36] Oingo Boingo – Insanity (Spacepiggy)
Utter genius

[37] Nibs Van Der Spuy – Lines On My Face (LZ)
Another UncleRaveDave recommendation, another five stars, gets an airing every time I open MediaMonkey, especially late at night. Love this guy’s voice, planning to buy at least two of his album(s) soon.

[38] Porcupine Tree – Novak (Cheezy)
How good are these guys, if they can Throwaway this track

[39] Pat Metheny, Anna Maria Jopek – Are You Going With Me (LD)
Introduced to MFTM by Ken who seems to have vanished off the face of the earth (probably more chance of finding Elvis) – not that I miss the miserable old bugger (OK maybe I do just a little) especially when he suggests music like this. There’s not many words can do it justice – so I’ll shut up and leave you listen to the music.

[40] Staff Benda Bilili – Sala Keba (LD)
OK here’s the story – Staff Benda Bilili are a group of Congolese street musicians. They live around the grounds of the zoo in Kinshasa, and play music which is rooted in rumba, with elements of old-school rhythm’n’blues and reggae. The core of the band consists of four senior singers/guitarist,who are all disabled (they suffered from poliomyelitis when they were young) and move around in spectacularly customized tricycles. They are backed by a younger rhythm section consisting of ex-sheges, abandoned street kids who were taken under the protection of the older members of the band. The soloist is an 18 year-old boy who plays astounding electric guitar-like solos on a one-stringed lute he designed and built himself out of a tin can (Wikipedia).

What more can I say… apart from the music being mesmerizing, simplistic, genius-like and merits being my album of the year not because of the story but because of the music and the passion and the joy that can be heard from the songs on the album.

[41] The Derek Trucks Band – Afro Blue (Sinny)
One of Mr SP’s nods and I must admit to not really liking these long songs before MFTM but this guy and this song just makes it all worthwhile.

The August Music Mix [a 348 mb zip file] will be available for one month from today – until midnight on 30 August 2010.

Hope you enjoy the Mix – as always, keep me and the Sheriff happy – if you like a song buy the album. But don’t forget to come back and share your thoughts in the comment box.

Thanks guys,

Laughing Dog

And so we hit mid July, half the year has whizzed by and there are only [insert silly number here] shopping days ’til Christmas. But still the music keeps on coming!

The July Mini Music Mix [an 86 mb zip file] will be available for one month from today – until midnight on 15 August 2010 has now expired! But there’s plenty more music to be found in our latest mixes.

As always for the mini mix, no track info is supplied, it’s up to you guys to hit the play button, sit back and enjoy. Then come back and share your thoughts in the comment box – would especially love to hear from music fans new to mftm, Spacepiggy and Tricia.

As always, if you like the song there’s a really good chance you will like the album – so please support the artist and buy the album.

Laughing Dog

They say size isn’t everything… of course they’re right – but when you mix size with style, big with bold, quantity with quality you can create something quite special. This is, I think what we have achieved here.

Remember these are not my songs – these are your songs – chosen by my old friends on MFTM and my new friends on Amazon – these are your songs – to be enjoyed by you.

The mix contains 145 songs, lasts for 9.3 hours and is 778 mb – so yes we do have a bit of a monster on our hands. To overcome this we’ve split the downloads into 4 but I would hope that once you’ve downloaded you will put it back together again in a new play list all its glory (the tracks are numbered so should go back in order, but if you need a hand with this let us know)

The first section (tracks 1 – 50) is the classic tracks. Perfect to meet and greet your guests, get their toes tapping, great as background music when you’re burning your marinated chicken wings and your Great Uncle Eric spills his Brown Ale over your posh neighbour’s new dress. Next up is the Oogie Boogie Woogie section (tracks 51 – 93) which basically does what it says it will – make you dance. In fact if someone isn’t dancing I would check for a pulse.

Third section is the Take a Chill Pill section (tracks 94 – 126) where the music simply floats outta the speakers and sublimely caresses your ear lugs – you may need to sit down or be horizontal at this stage.

The conclusion to this monster, mega, superduper music mix is the mega classic section (tracks 127 – 145) where you may find your normally sane and boring neighbours and friends up on your tables and chairs singing their little hearts out pretending their auditioning for the X factor – the local constabulary may be called at this point.

We also have a competition for you, where you can win a copy of my Album of The Month (Jim Guthrie) and a £20 (Pounds Sterling) Amazon voucher. Thanks to my new friends Andy and Leon at 3syllables records for donating the CD and for organizing our exclusive interview. To win these great prizes you have to identify the 4 musical interludes contained in the mix (tracks 1, 51, 94 & 127 – the short tracks with no info) – I will award 1 point for song title, 1 point for artist and 1 point for album, making a maximum of 12 points, what do points make…? Prizes! Please email me privately with your answers (see the Contact link at the top there) and I will keep everyone updated here – also feel free to comment on the mix and the competition, what you like etc.

Hope this is all clear – any probs let me know… and of course enjoy the music, this mix is a bit special.

The Barbeque Mix 2010 has now expired but the latest mixes are now ready – go read all about them!

Hope you enjoyed the Mix – as usual keep me and the Sheriff happy, if you like a song buy the album.

Laughing Dog