Midnight Rain - collection of easy listening tracks

Well I'm back from my recent break due to our house being packed up to get some renovations done.  They're now completed and I've got all my gear set back up again just in time for Xmas break.  Thank goodness as not having the stereo for several weeks has been a killer.

To get back into it I've got a compilation to share that I titled Midnight Rain.  I had a few songs sitting in a folder that I'd been looking to mix.  One night I was lying in bed listening to a thunderstorm and couldn't sleep so I got up and got to work. For a bit of fun I added a little bit of rain as an intro to the opening Daughtry track just to give it the same ambiance as what I was listening to as I was pulling this mix together.  Hope you enjoy.......

Tracklist:

01 - Lioness - Daughtry

02 - Wet Dreams - Ocean Alley

03 - Somethin's Wrong - Billy D & The Hoodoos

04 - Come Midnight - Andrew Farriss

05 - All Of My Cryin' - Shannon & The Clams

06 - Turn Away - Beck

07 - America At Night - Creeper

08 - Bird Dog - Shaman's Harvest

09 - Candy - Paolo Nutini

10 - Bleeding - Blind Velvet

11 - King Of The Rat Race - EG Vines

12 - Believe Anything - Holy Holy

Midnight Rain

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

Brilliant Mistake - an interesting mix of songs spanning 35 years

This 12-song compilation was one of the more difficult ones that I've put together.  I'd been listening to Elvis Costello's album King Of America and was quite impressed with his vocals on "Brilliant Mistake", so I set myself the challenge of blending together some tunes from the 80's with those from more recent decades. 

So, using 'Brilliant Mistake' as the anchor tune - I selected music from the 80's through to current to see what I could come up with.  I quite liked Fever Ray's rendition of Peter Gabriel's 'Mercy Street' and chose that as the opening track followed closely by Robbie Robertson's 'Unbound' and then the remaining arrangement of tracks through to the final song 'Your Own Sweet Way' by the The Notting Hillbillies (Mark Knopfler).  It's a pretty laid back mix that introduces a layer of complexity that makes for an interesting listen - probably best after at least 1-2 drinks :-)

Tracklist:

01 - Mercy Street - Fever Ray

02 - Unbound - Robbie Robertson

03 - Is It Like Today - Eliza Gilkyson

04 - Don't Forget Me - Red Hot Chili Peppers

05 - Dear Life - Beck

06 - Last Train Out - Gooding

07 - Brilliant Mistake - Elvis Costello

08 - Vide Noir - Lord Huron

09 - Twist In My Sobriety - Tanita Tikaram

10 - December - Collective Soul

11 - Heartbeat - Zola Blood

12 - Your Own Sweet Way - Notting Hillbillies

Brilliant Mistake

Calm Before The Storm

Every now and then I need a break from rock music and when I do, I sometimes enjoy a bit of country music.  This compilation combines a selection of tunes from the country/country rock genre with maybe a couple of tracks bordering on folk rock.

Tracklist:

01 - You - Creed Fisher

02 - No Other - Levi Robin

03 - Call It A Day - Caleb Caudle 

04 - Cold Trail - Shane Nicholson

05 - Ain't Leavin - Hurricane Fall

06 - Only Children - Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

07 - Laramie - Jeff Crosby

08 - Cherokee Fiddle - Eddie L Smith

09 - Pickup - Kason Layne

10 - Boomtown - Maceo

11 - Waiting Around To Die - Wild Rabbit Salad

12 - She's Hollywood - Cory Marks

Calm Before The Storm

Diversity Vol.1

This compilation dates back to 2005 in my collection and contains a 15-track selection from multiple genres.  I didn't make that many back then and these days I only make 12-track album length compilations, which is my favored listening preference.  I occasionally use playlists or select random play from the music server but over the last 2-3 years, I've gone back to my music listening roots and mostly play albums end-to-end, which was always the artists intention.  Anyway, back to the compilation - a diversified blend of pop, rock, folk-rock, oldies and alt-rock music.

Tracklist:

01 - You Get What You Give - New Radicals

02 - Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Israel Kamakawaiwole

03 - Mama I'm Coming Home - Ozzy Osbourne

04 - Ain't Love The Strangest Thing - The Black Sorrows

05 - By My Side - INXS

06 - Just A Little Lovin' - Dusty Springfield

07 - Dreamer - Ozzy Osbourne

08 - In A Lifetime - Clannad (feat. Bono)

09 - Come Undone - Duran Duran

10 - Murder - David Gilmour

11 - Before Too Long - Paul Kelly

12 - In The End - Linkin Park

13 - Sky - Sonique

14 - Otherside - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

15 - You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry & The Pacemakers

Diversity Vol.1

   

Worlds Away

My 'Worlds Away' compilation has more of a lighter rock flavor to it and mixes tracks from some well known artists with perhaps a few lessor known ones.  The compilation opens with a folk rock song from 'The Wilderness Of Manitoba' and finishes up with a well known Bowie cover by L.A. Guns.  

Tracklist:

01 - Echoes - Wilderness Of Manitoba

02 - I'll Wait For You - Stanfour

03 - Lucky That Way - Joe Walsh

04 - Stolen Car - Jimmy Barnes

05 - Lonely Beautiful People - Goodbye June

06 - Turn It Up! - Sully Erna

07 - The Ballad Of The Little Man - World Party

08 - Worlds Away - The Black Sorrows

09 - Ghost Towns - Radical Face

10 - Mercy Rain - Peter Murphy

11 - Painted Moon - The Silencers

12 - Moonage Daydream - L.A. Guns

Worlds Away

Chrome Waves

My very first post so bound to have made some early mistakes setting up this blog but no doubt I'll get the hang of it.

'Chrome Waves' is a slightly eclectic music compilation that crosses different genres.  I sometimes start with this when I'm not sure what I really want to listen to.

Tracklist:

01 - Waiting For The Worm To Turn - Bourgeois Tagg
02 - Chrome Waves - Ride
03 - Contemplation Rose - Van Morrison
04 - Jolene - Candi Station
05 - Oh! Darling - Beatles
06 - Outbreak Of Love - Midnight Oil
07 - With A Gun - Steely Dan
08 - Patchouli - Squeeze (UK)
09 - Daysleeper - R.E.M
10 - Ooh La La - The Faces
11 - Penny Lane (Mystery Mix) - Beatles
12 - Wheels - Flying Burrito Brothers

Chrome Waves