Every time I tried to listen to this lately I've ended up babysitting grandkids, and they just demand too much attention. Finally got a moment (sorting laundry) and gave it a spin. Which is a long way fo saying sorry it took so long, but thanks for providing the soundtrack!
Highlights for me:
Rascalz - Temptation | Enjoyed the slow, smoky groove. Don't know this group, thanks for the intro!
Gang Of Four - Tattoo | after the punktual/noise intro I was surprised where this went. Kinda poppy.
World Entertainment War - Proud Americans | Clever lyrics.
Jennifer Trying - Better Than Nothing | Always liked this, but this sounds like a different mix from what I remember from the radio. Maybe it's just less compressed.
Fretblanket - Into The Ocean | More clever lyrics, a great guitar hook, and a band I've never heard of. Nice!
Tyler Collins - Pain | This sounds old, and a quick google reveals it's from the early '90s, which doesnt count 'cuz it's only...35 years ago? Considering her long carreer I'm surprised I never ran into this. Nice find.
Ryan Baker - Dirty Jesus | Nice bit of storytelling, great closer. Except...my disk had two more tracks, some crunchy guitar tunes before this. They were on the list included with the disk.
Overall a fine set of tunes to fold clothes to, and I'm looking forward to your next effort. When you get to it. No pressure!
Thanks Lazy8. I'm glad i did find that Ryan Baker tune, right away i figure it would make a good closer.
Every time I tried to listen to this lately I've ended up babysitting grandkids, and they just demand too much attention. Finally got a moment (sorting laundry) and gave it a spin. Which is a long way fo saying sorry it took so long, but thanks for providing the soundtrack!
Highlights for me:
Rascalz - Temptation | Enjoyed the slow, smoky groove. Don't know this group, thanks for the intro!
Gang Of Four - Tattoo | after the punktual/noise intro I was surprised where this went. Kinda poppy.
World Entertainment War - Proud Americans | Clever lyrics.
Jennifer Trying - Better Than Nothing | Always liked this, but this sounds like a different mix from what I remember from the radio. Maybe it's just less compressed.
Fretblanket - Into The Ocean | More clever lyrics, a great guitar hook, and a band I've never heard of. Nice!
Tyler Collins - Pain | This sounds old, and a quick google reveals it's from the early '90s, which doesnt count 'cuz it's only...35 years ago? Considering her long carreer I'm surprised I never ran into this. Nice find.
Ryan Baker - Dirty Jesus | Nice bit of storytelling, great closer. Except...my disk had two more tracks, some crunchy guitar tunes before this. They were on the list included with the disk.
Overall a fine set of tunes to fold clothes to, and I'm looking forward to your next effort. When you get to it. No pressure!
Listened in with some apprehension as you didn't seem to be too high on your selections. I think you sell yourself short, even for a throw together this mix was well done. My highlights....
Rascalz - I love an odd intro
Tattoo - A lot going on here, reminds me of other artists yet none I could put my finger on. So a multi influence track. Nice!
Freeloaders - Flashing lights in a packed nightclub comes to mind
Even if it's Wrong - I'm not much for country but this one has enough rock-a-billy to satisfy me
Jennifer Trying - Good pop with an edge. Didn't quite sound like a "Jennifer"
True Believers - Hell of a rocker with kick ass guitars. I've never heard this Escovedo led band. I really like his stuff, seen him twice and going to see him again in a few weeks. Total FAV of the mix!
Fretblanket - Has a Nirvana vibe
The Blue Aeroplanes - Never heard of this band, looked them up and was astounded by the extensive catalogue they have. I'd go see them in a heartbeat.
Sitting in Limbo - Not much variation from the Jimmy Cliff original. Come on Tuck & Patti! Spice it up a little
Skinyard - Pretty Grungey
Dirty Jesus - I like the lyrics on this one, good power pop credentials.
Like most of your mixes, chock full of new to me goodies. I like how you included the album the track came from. Veered into alternative a lot.
Sad to see you go into hiding so soon, especially after the long hiatus you took from the club. Hope to get you back in sooner rather than later. Your contributions bring value to our little corner of the music world.
Thanks CM. If it strikes a chord with anyone then i look at it that i just lucked out. My fave is also from True Believers. I mentioned before that i bought this without knowing who they were and after listening to the album i thought i can easily pick a song from here for my theme.
I'm skipping next round but when my turn comes up the next time around, PM me.
(I'm working on my reviews. A few days ago i had it all in a post for Kurt's latest offering and hit the wrong button and POOF...all gone. I do have it all in a file but i had to do a fair bit of editing because it didn't copy over well. Plus i did add a couple extra comments. That was all on my phone, which is easy to f* up on compared to doing it on my PC. And that's where i'll do it next. Soon.)
Listened in with some apprehension as you didn't seem to be too high on your selections. I think you sell yourself short, even for a throw together this mix was well done. My highlights....
Rascalz - I love an odd intro
Tattoo - A lot going on here, reminds me of other artists yet none I could put my finger on. So a multi influence track. Nice!
Freeloaders - Flashing lights in a packed nightclub comes to mind
Even if it's Wrong - I'm not much for country but this one has enough rock-a-billy to satisfy me
Jennifer Trying - Good pop with an edge. Didn't quite sound like a "Jennifer"
True Believers - Hell of a rocker with kick ass guitars. I've never heard this Escovedo led band. I really like his stuff, seen him twice and going to see him again in a few weeks. Total FAV of the mix!
Fretblanket - Has a Nirvana vibe
The Blue Aeroplanes - Never heard of this band, looked them up and was astounded by the extensive catalogue they have. I'd go see them in a heartbeat.
Sitting in Limbo - Not much variation from the Jimmy Cliff original. Come on Tuck & Patti! Spice it up a little
Skinyard - Pretty Grungey
Dirty Jesus - I like the lyrics on this one, good power pop credentials.
Like most of your mixes, chock full of new to me goodies. I like how you included the album the track came from. Veered into alternative a lot.
Sad to see you go into hiding so soon, especially after the long hiatus you took from the club. Hope to get you back in sooner rather than later. Your contributions bring value to our little corner of the music world.
All mixtapes mailed out today. I need to take a break so no need to mail anything out to me. I do have a couple of themes that I would love to tackle but that's for another time. My mind is too preoccupied with other things.
This mix isn't that great. I couldn't muster up enough songs for one theme I was planning on doing so I did this instead: I've accumulated a ton of CDs over the years (mostly cheap used ones but also lots given to me) and so many bands/artists I know nothing of. So I picked a whole bunch of unknowns and listened to each one and if I came across a song I liked, I used it for the Mixtape. So my theme is (Spoilers) "You Tell Me". Because I don't know.
got to spin it last night, enjoyed and will be ready to post up review when you get around to posting your list.
Location: Really deep in the heart of South California Gender:
Posted:
Oct 21, 2026 - 2:22pm
Lazy8 wrote:
The theme for this disc is a simple question: what the hell is song even about? What do these lyrics mean?
What the hell is song even about? What do these lyrics mean?
* Simulation Swarm- Love the Big Thief. Your theme is set with this song for sure. Seems she describing a love affair in an office building... kinda? Good song though.
* See Saw â I can see why you like this one. It does sound like a good song to waltz to. And for eating âschrooms. You can dance to it and trip along. Lol!
* Serpent Charmer- This is a nice one from Iron and Wine. I love the psychedelia of it.
#4 No Elvis one here but I'm familiar with it. Definitely quirky and good.
* Crosseyed and Painless- This is a common song Iâve heard many times. Studying the lyrics closely for quite a while, and, yes, they are strange and not sure what theyâre about.
* Four Seasons In One Day- I was in a Panera Bread a few weeks ago and there was a âolder guyâ wearing a Crowded House tee shirt. I made a comment and he was shocked I knew who Crowded House was. I went on and proclaimed some of my favorite songs from Neil and Tim. This is a classic from CH. The lyrics arenât necessarily cryptic to me. Itâs about love.
* Hourglass- Difford and Tilbrook are running out of time. I can relate.
* Death With Dignity- Always like Sujan songs. Evidently this song is about the passing of his mother who suffered from severe mental illness and addiction. Sad stuff.
* Lamb You Lost- Iron and Hoop? The lyric "Love is made for broken things" hits hard. Lost indeed. Nice song. * Hail Mary Mallon- Oh no rap. I went through it for the lyrics. Cryptic. That is all folks. * Hell Yes- Rappinâ Hip Hop Beck. Hell no. * Running From Mercy- One of my favorites here and in my song library. Again, listening more to the lyrics than I usually do because of your theme, I found this..."Running from mercy, hidden and coy/ Swimming upstream, down oceans of joy". Nice.
* Ancient Light- Iâve never heard of Iâm With Her. Nice rootsy, mellow stuff here.
* Seed of Wonder- More Hoop! Quirky, Weird and Messy! I can relate.
* Seriously Affected- The Romeos seriously doing their Rolling S. Tones impression.
* Find the River- One must include a R.E.M. song in a list of enigmatic lyrics. Good stuff.
* Tiny Cities Made of Ashes- Very strange. I found this... âExplores themes of existential despair, social decay and the desperate search for escape from a hollow, modern world." Okay. Not uplifting. I liked the little coda at the end.
Thank you for the work on this one. I really enjoyed it. Good choices from you on this mix. And I can see where you were coming from the beginning.
Did my âQuirky Weird Messyâ Mix give you an inspiration?
I donât need any inspiration.
Location: At the dude ranch / above the sea Gender:
Posted:
Oct 20, 2026 - 5:19pm
KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:
Some archaeological dig in a few years.
âOooo - more of these shiny mirrors. Why did these folks love them so, especially the ones that say AOL on them? That must be some phrase for âyou look marvelousââ
Returning home from a getaway and thereâs a Lazy8 disc in my pile of bills. Ahhhhhhhh
Thanks, much!
do enjoy!
mailman probably kept mine for himself
my reputation for making unlistenable coasters is legendary
mcc peeps, october is my month, running a bit behind
2 or 3 projects near completion (we'll see what pops out)
i send a lot of discs somewhere between 10 and 20
first 10 here, second 10 or so into the void
edit: they will be collector's items one day
not sure when that day will come, probably sometime in the future
Got mine yesterday and for the first time maybe ever I actually do not recognize any of the artist in the whole mix. Look forward to all the new music!
All mixtapes mailed out today. I need to take a break so no need to mail anything out to me. I do have a couple of themes that I would love to tackle but that's for another time. My mind is too preoccupied with other things.
This mix isn't that great. I couldn't muster up enough songs for one theme I was planning on doing so I did this instead: I've accumulated a ton of CDs over the years (mostly cheap used ones but also lots given to me) and so many bands/artists I know nothing of. So I picked a whole bunch of unknowns and listened to each one and if I came across a song I liked, I used it for the Mixtape. So my theme is (Spoilers) "You Tell Me". Because I don't know.
Location: Really deep in the heart of South California Gender:
Posted:
Oct 7, 2026 - 9:07pm
SeriousLee wrote:
All mixtapes mailed out today. I need to take a break so no need to mail anything out to me. I do have a couple of themes that I would love to tackle but that's for another time. My mind is too preoccupied with other things.
This mix isn't that great. I couldn't muster up enough songs for one theme I was planning on doing so I did this instead: I've accumulated a ton of CDs over the years (mostly cheap used ones but also lots given to me) and so many bands/artists I know nothing of. So I picked a whole bunch of unknowns and listened to each one and if I came across a song I liked, I used it for the Mixtape. So my theme is (Spoilers) "You Tell Me". Because I don't know.
