Ghost Town - mix of rock, blues-rock, country rock with a little bit of New Zealand rock thrown in for good measure

It's Good Friday afternoon on a dreary autumn day and I'm having a few beers and listening to my music.  I've just finished playing my Ghost Town mix and thought I'd take a few minutes between beers to share it with ya.....

This is what I call a bitza mix - bits of everything.  Well, not really everything but I've taken tracks from genres such as country rock, blues-rock, rock and probably some borderline pop.  Every now and then I also like to showcase some music from my homeland - New Zealand.  In this mix I've included some tracks from Graham Brazier (RIP), who was the front man for Kiwi favourites Hello Sailor, the legend Mark Williams who now fronts Dragon, a dark number from the great music-man himself Greg Johnson and an acoustic version of their song 'Bullet For Your Gun' from 2000's rock band Black River Drive.

Tracklist:

01 - Turning Away - Dougie MacLean

02 - Ghost Town - Bo Bruce

03 - Closing Time - Semisonic

04 - Gravity - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band

05 - Back To Zero - Third Eye Blind

06 - Autumn - Graham Brazier

07 - Around The Sun - 8mm Overload

08 - Feel For The Night - Mark Williams

09 - Other Side Of You - American Bang

10 - Winter Song - Greg Johnson

11 - Bullet For You Gun - Black River Drive

12 - Everything Is Going Great - Tiny Stills

Ghost Town

Change The Past - a mix of progressive rock / rock music for your weekend

Change The Past is a new mix I put together a couple of weeks ago.  It's predominately progressive rock tracks from artists of that genre but I've also included a couple of other tracks that have a prog rock feel to them but from artists whose normal sound would not normally be associated with that genre such as Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons (hard rock) and Johnossi (indie rock).  You'll hear what I mean when you listen to their tracks as part of the overall mix and where I've sequenced them in the compilation. 

Tracklist:

01 - Change The Past - Russian Wives

02 - Fool - RPWL

03 - Thin Air - Anathema

04 - So Long And Thanks For The Fish - A Perfect Circle

05 - Colostrom (Acoustic) - Phyllotaxis

06 - For The Music - Blackfield

07 - Bullitts Domin - Pure Reason Revolution

08 - Wait For Better Days - Ray Wilson

09 - Waves - Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons

10 - Here Come The Men (Violin Mix) - Antimatter

11 - Worried Ground - Johnossi

12 - Delusional Rain - Mystery

Change The Past

Crimson Clouds - a pop mix with a bit of electronica thrown in

This mix is mostly pop music but I've included some electronica and a few that are broadly pop that I just can't put my finger on - but I feel that they compliment each other. An interesting one for me was the track 'Tehran 1979' by Brian Reitzell featuring Debbie Harry that had a bit of a Miami Vice 80's feel to it, which I put in as the opening track and then kept the tempo going with the 2nd track from Russian indie band Biting Elbows with 'Control' before putting rest of the tracks together in a sequence that kept it interesting.  See what you think....

Tracklist:

01 - Tehran 1979 - Brian Reitzell (feat. Debbie Harry)

02 - Control - Biting Elbows

03 - Drown - Melanie C

04 - Trouble - Robots Don't Sleep

05 - Crimson Clouds - Volkor X

06 - Walls Fall Down - Bedouin Soundclash

07 - Spotlight Smile - Open Sound

08 - Milestone - Diana Drive

09 - Milan - Thomas Giles

10 - My Beautiful Friend - The Charlatans

11 - Staying Out For Summer - Dodgy

12 - Bloodlust Tonight - Giant Eagles

Crimson Clouds

After The Rain - A music mix including some Kiwi & Aussie artists

After The Rain is a mix I put together some time back that brings together music from pop, folk rock & alt country genres with the inclusion of some Kiwi and Aussie artists.  The mix opens with well known New Zealand artist Anika Moa and is followed by the big sound of British artist Rag 'n Bone Man with his song 'Skin'. Aussie artists Ed Kuepper, Paul Kelly, The Black Sorrows and Missy Higgins compliment the rest of the lineup in this mix.

Tracklist:

01 - My Old Man - Anika Moa

02 - Skin - Ragnbone Man

03 - Stamina - Anastasia

04 - I Used To Cry - Imany

05 - Far From Any Road - The Handsome Family

06 - If I Had A Ticket - Ed Kuepper

07 - Darken Your Eyes - Jack Marks

08 - The Stable Song - Gregory Alan Isakov

09 - This Old Dark Machine - James Vincent McMorrow

10 - Randwick Bells - Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls

11 - Roaring Town - The Black Sorrows

12 - 49 Candles - Missy Higgins

After The Rain

Deep Waters - a mix of rock, blues-rock, folk-rock & southern rock music

Deep Waters is a music mix drawing songs from rock, folk-rock, blues-rock and southern rock genres.  I've also added a couple of Aussie selections such as Jimmy Barnes and The Black Sorrows to include some southern hemisphere representation with the fine company of the northern hemisphere artists

Tracklist:

01 - The River - Larry Howard

02 - Sometimes - John Illsey

03 - Town Called Heartbreak - Patti Sciaffa

04 - Deep Waters - Jack Savoretti

05 - Radio Was  King - The Black Sorrows

06 - Sundown - Bruce Springsteen

07 - Wild And Lonely - Melissa Etheridge

08 - Stargazer - Jimmy Barnes

09 - Long Black Veil - Harry Manx

10 - Save Your Water - Mudcrutch

11 - Too Far From Texas - Stevie Nicks

12 - You Stopped The Rain - King King

Deep Waters

Cinematic - Prog Rock, Rock, Instrumental, Electronic compilation

I was playing this compilation this afternoon while we were sitting out on the deck enjoying another hot day and my wife said "this is pretty cruisy".  It's mostly prog rock tracks but I've thrown in a couple of other tracks from different genres that seem to fit rather well with the overall mix.  It's pretty laid back but definitely one for the late afternoon while sitting out on the deck knocking back a few coldies....

Tracklist:

01 - Disillusioned - A Perfect Circle

02 - Old Love - Long Distance Calling

03 - Blackfield - Blackfield

04 - Twilight - Black Sky Research

05 - Rising Sun - White Moth Black Butterfly

06 - Cinematic - Jonathon Jackson + Enation

07 - Sepia - Jester (India)

08 - Into The Scarlet Eye - Mystery

09 - Metropolis - Schiller

10 - Show Yourself - Phyllotaxis

11 - Stranded - Red Vox

12 - Bridge Of Sighs - Steve Lukather

Cinematic

Butler - Butler (1973) - New Zealand rock music

Butler were a 4-piece Maori rock band who formed in Christchurch New Zealand in 1970.  They released their self-titled album in 1973.  The album itself was a commercial flop but their fusion of psychedelia, progressive and blues-rock excelled in a live setting and they were highly popular on the national campus circuit.

Tracklist:

01 - Bang Bang

02 - Suicide Ring

03 - We're Getting Nowhere

04 - In The Morning

05 - Especially For You

06 - Green River

07 - Reach Out

08 - Tilde Jane

09 - Mistake

10 - Southern Magic

11 - Here We Come

12 - Mirror Don't You Weep

Butler - Butler (1973)

Days End - Rock / Pop compilation

I was playing this compilation last weekend while I was outside doing some well overdue gardening and thought it would be a good one to share.  Days End is a mix of mostly rock & pop tracks with an alt rock/hip-hop number from Blacklite District thrown in for good measure and a very cruisy electronic number by Canadian duo Bob Moses.  I've also included a couple of covers that are particularly well done - Lou Reed's 'Sweet Jane' by Mott The Hoople and the Split Enz track 'I Got You' by New Zealand band Shihad. 

 Tracklist:

01 - Human - Aquilo

02 - New Sensations - Sunsleep

03 - Monster - The Automatic Automatic

04 - Emeralds - Bear's Den

05 - The Roller - Beady Eye

06 - The Lost Gospel - Madrugada

07 - Tearing Me Up - Bob Moses

08 - I Got You - Shihad

09 - Sweet Jane - Mott The Hoople

10 - Cold As Ice (The Remake) - Blacklite District

11 - Beauty Is Truth - Sad Lovers And Giants

12 - Medicine Man - Charlotte OC

Days End

Lutha - Earth (1973) - New Zealand Psychedelic / Prog Rock

This is the second album from Dunedin band Lutha, which was released after their self titled album in 1973 on the HMV label.  I got to see these guys at a concert in Dunedin in 1972 when I was a teenager.  

Tracklist:

01 - Earth

02 - Here And Now

03 - Empty Rooms

04 - Dandylions

05 - What Do You Do

06 - Waterfall (Pure Land)

07 - Places

08 - The Old Tree

09 - My Babe

10 - Policeman

11 - Questions

Lutha - Earth

Vast Expanse - a mix of Alt Rock songs

It's been a couple of weeks since I've posted anything so here's something that I'll be playing this weekend.  My Vast Expanse compilation is a mix of songs from the Alt Rock genre.  Kicking off with a great tune from Bush, who I saw live a couple of years ago and then weaves its way through tracks from some well known bands mixed with perhaps a few lessor known ones and finishes up with up a cool track from Fuel.

If time permits this weekend, I'll also post the second Lutha album as a follow-up to the one I previously posted - so stay tuned for that.

Tracklist:

01 - Send In The Clowns - Bush

02 - Dying For Your Love - Fireflight

03 - Victoria - Eve 6

04 - Maybe - Collective Soul

05 - Dark Age - Acceptance

06 - Ghost - Saint Asonia

07 - Save Me From Myself - Vertical Horizon

08 - I Miss You - Incubus

09 - My Ordinary World - The Exies

10 - Home - Seven Circle Sunrise

11 -  Raining - Art Of Dying (feat. Adam Gontier)

12 - Angels Take A Soul - Fuel

Vast Expanse

Arms Of Eternity - a mix of great music from soft rock, rock and classic rock genres

This is an easy listening music compilation with tracks from soft rock, rock & classic rock genres.  I've included some southern hemisphere tracks from New Zealand music legend Dave Dobbyn and Aussie bands The Screaming Jets and The Church. 

Tracklist:

01 - Blue Collar - Bachman Turner Overdrive

02 - Sleeper Train - America

03 - Andersonville - Dave Alvin

04 - Don't Cry My Lady Love - Quicksilver Messenger Service

05 - Beyond Belief - Elvis Costello

06 - Happenstance - The Church

07 - October Grey - Screaming Jets

08 - Who We Are Right Now - Ron Sexsmith

09 - Get Started, Start A Fire - Graham Parker

10 - 14 Steps To Harlem - Garland Jeffreys

11 - Arms Of Eternity - Dave Dobbyn

12 - The Ecstacy Once Told - Dolly Rocker Movement

Arms Of Eternity