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The art of the mixtape - Made by a human not a computer - From vinyl, to tape, to you - Enjoy in joy

5/2013 Newly uploaded 10,000 Maniacs & Meat Whiplash PEEL SESSION now available—a highly listenable hour and a half, with Peel in top form despite sore throat. Included in this broadcast…David Maddon, Ted Hawkins, New Order, Culture, Lethal Floor, The Cramps, The Farm, and Fats Domino…all the fun of the fair really. Great to hear Wire’s Map Reference 44 Degrees North 93 Degrees West, I’m posting this from the 101, 64°08’ N, the world’s northernmost capitol…saga’s anyone? …or perhaps this Play. Enjoy in joy. 新曲 Peel

CBGB’s was a loud, smoky joint on the Bowery, where with bathrooms overflowing, I was lucky enough to see Nico, Talking Heads, XTC, The Ramones, and many other living or long dead legends. Here is my mixtape homage to that epoch — NEW WAVE ‘77. Don’t be afraid, it’s a tuneful record of the squalor of the time. I’ve also uploaded PUB ROCK ’76, this mixes what I was seeing and hearing in the UK before I popped over the ‘pond.’ Be warned, before playing you will need to clear the room of chairs and sharp objects. Punk to follow…enjoy in joy. 新曲 Populux

NEW UPLOAD: I’m glad to report that R & B is back, beautiful and very much an international affair. Titled Start Again this mixtape features amongst others The Floacist, Emeli Sande, Paloma Faith, Anthony Hamilton and Adrian Young who features the cameo vocals of William Hart of Delfonics fame. For good measure I’ve also uploaded ten new Soul mixtapes that cover the years 1947 to ‘74. So turn on the stereo, insert the headphone jack and crank up the volume…this is something special for you. Enjoy in joy. 新曲 R&B

WARSAW + JOY DIVISION MIXTAPES: In 1981 I chanced upon three dusty old tapes at a flea market in Camden Town. How enjoyable it is to hear Curtis and band working out their lyrical and instrumental chops. These tracks are now classics, and although I’ve cleaned up and rearranged the recordings, they sound wonderfully raw without Martin Hannett’s control room noodlings. Best played at ear-splitting volume with epileptic posture at the ready. Confused? See the films Control & 24 Hour Party People. Enjoy in joy. 新曲 Peel

MIXTAPE ALERT: It struck me this weekend that all the composers in the Café Classical collection are, as of last year, dead — decomposing composers…that I had, in fact, forgotten to include the one living composer in my collection, Philip Glass. With vigor I dove into my vinyl and assembled a mixtape of his work. Incidentally, the site is set up so that the last composer in the section, Glass, is followed by the first, Fux and Pachelbel, and it dawned on me as the music transitioned how seamless that 360 year gap is. Enjoy in joy. 新曲 Café

MIXTAPE ALERT: So Saint Patrick’s day is yet again upon us, time to put on the “Kiss me I’m Irish” badge and grab the green beer eye dropper. The tunes assembled here err on the Celtic side and the purists among you may describe the mix as only partially Irish, but it’s all in the correct vernacular with bands from fair Erin to the Faroe’s. So if you’re around a lot of what my Irish pals call “plastic paddies” this weekend, you could do worse than play this tape…featuring The Pogues, Van the Man, Chieftains, and of course, Spaelimenninir I Hoydolum…enjoy in joy. 新曲 World

MIXTAPE ALERT: Over 80 composers arranged chronologically from 1653 to last year now inhabit the Classical Café section, and my yard and a half of Mozart vinyl now demands its own section. At a running time of over 10 days, this comprehensive archive has taken me half my life to produce — and well pleased I am that anyone, anywhere, can enjoy this aural history of our planet. And for those who think classical music is for crotchety old plonkers…here’s where we are on earth right now. Enjoy in joy. 新曲 Café

MIXTAPE ALERT: The final edition of the PT Festive 50 is now up here — 3½ hours of the best music I heard this year from all over the place. All of the tracks are of course magnificent and are designed to fit in the Pop’ulux section…yes, there were Jazz, R&B and Reggae cuts that will be on other mixtapes. These selections are for the most part toe tappers, that someday I may feel embarrassed about, but right now I’m enjoying each cut because they all contain one common thread…they are memorable. Enjoy in joy. 新曲 Populux