Tomorrow's just an excuse away...
Well hello again, everybody. Welcome to a particularly gonzo episode of Flatbasset Radio.
Sorry it's been so long since I've put together a new show. If you've been listening to the last few episodes you know that my co-host MinneSarah headed off on a vacation to England & France. Based on the pictures she's been throwing up on Instagram she's having a much more fun time than getting drunk with me and talking about music.
While she's been gone I've been having trouble filling the void here at Planet New Basset. Turns out that I'm not really very good at carrying the show by myself. However, even with MinneSarah half the world away, I'm not left entirely to my own devices.
A few months back, for Flatbasset Radio: Episode #41, I put together a mix built entirely out of songs given to me by my buddy Nick (aka Young Sandwich). It was a pretty crazy mix made up almost entirely of songs that would never have found their way on to the show otherwise. It turned out to be our most played episode of all time (which reminds me, big thanks to everybody who made it so popular. Ya'll are the coolest).
Which brings us to this mix. Back in July, Nick was kind enough to pass along another USB full of music that I would likely never have heard on my own. This one, however, was a monster. It was 56 songs that, according to Nick, he picked out while drinking. By his own admission, it was pretty random. I've been slowly working my way through this thing at the pace of five songs per week. Just a couple of weeks ago I realized I hit the half-way mark on this bad boy and thought to myself, "Hell, Nicky's last mix went so well maybe I should give this another go."
I went through those first 28 songs and trimmed it down to about an hour long mix. It turned out pretty fucking nutso. Much like his last mix, I'm fairly certain none of these songs would have made it on to any other episode of the show. That's not because they aren't excellent songs (they are), but more because Nick has a great ear for mood and a much broader musical pallet than I do. For better or worse, his songs work best when presented all together.
As you can see above, this is Nick's Autumn Mix Pt. 1. Once I finish working my way through the remaining 28 songs on the USB I'll put together the companion mix. Until then, enjoy this one. Put it on your phone, stuff your phone into that jacket you just dug out of the closet, and let it play. Hell, you won't have to take off your gloves to change songs for a whole hour. Good times.
As always, this episode is available to download or stream. Just click the episode title below for a download link or click on the Mixcloud player below to stream.
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #45 (Young Sandwich's Autumn Mix Pt. 1)
01. Rufus Wainwright - Grey Gardens
02. Guru - When You're Near
03. Billie Holiday - You've Changed
04. William S. Burroughs - The Sermon On The Mount 2
05. Talking Heads - Memories Can't Wait
06. James 'Son' Thomas - Mama Don't Low No Guitar Playin' Round Here
07. Traffic - The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys
08. GZA - Victim
09. Len - Steal My Sunshine
10. The The - Phantom Walls
11. Terry S. Taylor - Sound Effects Record #32
12. Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Sweet Fire
13. Smashing Pumpkins - Thirty-Three
Enjoy!
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