Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Panda Beach - Last Days Ashore (2009)



This EP is the first official release by Ebi Nasution also known as Panda Beach. Ebi recorded these songs on a cell phone at her home in Jakarta Indonesia between May and August of this year. Beautiful mellow and atmospheric folk music reminiscent of Sybille Baier, Vashti Bunyan and Kazu Makino (in my opinion). Track one "Boom" was fleshed out by Chariots of Night with mellotron sounds, bells and drum samples making it more of a pop track than the rest of the EP. The other songs were all played by Ebi on Guitar and Piano. Aside from that, there isn't much more I can say about it except that I designed the cover art for her and did sort of a lo-fi mastering on it. My only regret is that it is so short (just over 15 minutes of music). This EP comes highly recommended! ...And of course comments are appreciated!

-Update 12/03/10 : We are now trying to support Ebi by selling her music via our new Portland based label Wil-Ru records. Please keep an eye out for physical releases by Panda Beach coming soon! Thanks so much for your support and understanding of this adjustment...


Tracks:
1. Boom
2. River
3. Deeper
4. Dying Snail Sings
5. Gravity
6. Build An Ocean
7. I Will Not Pray


Buy:
http://wil-ru.com/releases/releases/panda-beach-last-days-ashore/

You can find her on myspace here:
http://www.myspace.com/pandabeachmusic

Wil-Ru Records:
http://wil-ru.com

Monday, November 16, 2009

Jean-Claude Vannier



Here is a fresh vinyl rip of a funky 7" by Jean-Claude Vannier (the man behind the orchestration of Serge Gainsbourg's impeccable masterpiece "Histoire De Melody Nelson"). Featuring four rare, dark, groovy and out of control tracks from the early 70's, all contained on this one 45 single. I believe the cool Gainsbourg-esque "Theme 504" is exclusive to this release, so I hope you all appreciate this rip, since I haven't seen it posted anywhere else yet. Also both versions of "Je M'Appelle Geraldine" were excluded from the vinyl re-release of Vannier's "L'Enfant Assassin Des Mouches" from 1972. Enjoy! Ripped at 320 Kbps.

Tracks:
1. L'Enfant La Mouche Et Les Allumettes
2. Theme 504
3. Je M'Appelle Geraldine (Mid-Tempo Version)
4. Je M'Appelle Geraldine (Up-Tempo Version)

Download Link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?reowkmyjqzm

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Repost By Request: Elusive Dreams: A Mixtape By The Cowboys From Sweden (2008)


The first mix that started it all...

Tracks:
01 Intro by Lee Hazlewood
02 Scott Walker/On Your Own Again
03 Enrico Intra/Preghiera
04 Goblin/Edda
05 Harry Nilsson/Without Her
06 Stelvio Cipriani/Sweet Carillon
07 Lee Hazlewood/My Autumn's Done Come
08 Dennis Wilson/Lady
09 Françoise Hardy/The Rose
10 The Electric Prunes/Holy Are You
11 Joan Baez/Here's To You
12 Francis Lai/Theme De La Lecon Particuliere
13 Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood/Sundown, Sundown
14 Serge Gainsbourg/Ballade De Johnny-Jane
15 Serge Gainsbourg/Je Suis Venu Te Dire Que Je M'en Vais
16 Piero Piccioni/Endless Love
17 Margo Guryan/Don't Go Away
18 Cat Stevens/I Think I See The Light
19 Love/Seven & Seven Is
20 The Zombies/Kind Of Girl
21 Rita Monico/Thrilling
22 The Chocolate Watch band/In The Past
23 Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra/Bolero on the Moon Rocks
24 Jane Birkin/L'aquoiboniste
25 Jacques Dutronc/L'espace D'une Fille
26 Brigitte Bardot/La Madrague
27 Lee Hazlewood/Vem Kan Segla
28 Ennio Morricone/Tramonto
29 Harry Nilsson/All I Think About Is You
30 Daniel Beretta/Un Amico

Download Links:
Part One: http://www.mediafire.com/?jda2tc3iltd
Part Two: http://www.mediafire.com/?xwddntumnjj

Repost by Request: Hypnotic Sound: A Mix Tape By The Cowboys From Sweden (2009)



Get it while it's fresh! New mixes by the Cowboys From Sweden are coming soon!

Tracks:
01 Ennio Morricone/Matto, Caldo, Soldi, Morto ... Girotondo
02 Françoise Hardy/Le Temps De L'Amour
03 Dino/Ho Messo Gli Occhi Su Di Te
04 Serge Gainsbourg/Initials B.B.
05 Brigitte Bardot/Contact
06 Manfred Hubler & Siegfried Schwab/Dedicated To Love
07 Christy/Deep Down
08 Sohail Rana/Soul Sitar
09 Armando Trovajoli/L'Arcidiavolo
10 Isabelle/Amstramgram
11 Eddie Warner/Shut Up
12 France Gall/Laisse Tomber Les Filles
13 Ennio Morricone/La Festa Di Sabato
14 Nino de Luca/Rappimento In Sicilia
15 Bruno Nicolai/Autostrada Per Los Angeles
16 Ennio Morricone/L'Alibi No. 3
17 Brigitte Bardot/Moi Je Joue
18 Nino Ferrer/Mirza
19 Fred Bongusto/Il Tigre (Party Music)
20 France Gall/Frankenstein
21 Jacques Dutronc/Et Moi, Et Moi, Et Moi
22 Cherie/Je Ne Suis Quune Rose
23 Nino de Luca/La Ragazza Con La Pistola
24 Sergio Nilo/Esquetando Os Tamborinos E Cuica
25 Piero Piccioni/Spiral Waltz
26 Marcello Giombini/Sabata (Version 3)
27 Manfred Hubler & Siegfried Schwab/There's No Satisfaction
28 Astrud Gilberto/Argomenti
29 Nora Orlandi/Marcel-Deborah
30 Piero Umiliani & Edda Dell'Orso/The Girl With The Skin Of The Moon

Download Links:
Part 1: http://www.mediafire.com/?y211omyqm1n
Part 2: http://www.mediafire.com/?dqvdjz2izth

Monday, August 10, 2009

Manon 70


This soundtrack album contains the music from four separate soundtracks from the late 60s composed by Serge Gainsbourg and Michel Colombier (although Manon 70 and Anna were composed by Gainsbourg without the help of Michel Colombier). Very rare and wonderful music here. I thought this would be a good one to share since I have not seen it up anywhere online yet. Each score has a pretty different feel. The songs of Manon 70 are very dark and beautiful orchestral works, heavy on organ and piano. Most of you probably have already heard Anna, but there are some rarities there too. Funky over the top jams and intrumentals etc... The rest is a mish-mash of spy film music, orchestral work, psychedelic sitar grooves, breaks and more. This is a great collection of music and a must for Gainsbourg fans. Most of these songs are unavailable on vinyl, making this release the only way to hear much of this music. This comes highly recommended! Ripped at 320 Kbps (includes full album artwork and liner notes!). Enjoy!


Tracks:
01 Manon - Manon 70
02 Regards Échangés - Manon 70
03 New Délire - Manon 70
04 Manon Et Des Grieux - Manon 70
05 New Délire Again - Manon 70
06 La Rue, La Rencontre, La Pluie - Manon 70
07 Auto-Stop - Manon 70
08 Breakdown (Suite 1) - Si J'étais Un Espion
09 Pop D'époque - Si J'étais Un Espion
10 Breakdown (Suite 2) - Si J'étais Un Espion
11 Le Jardinier d'Argenteuil
12 Les Voyages Du Père La Tulipe - Le Jardinier d'Argenteuil
13 Dénouement Et Final - Le Jardinier d'Argenteuil
14 Sous Le Soleil Exactement (Instrumental) - Anna (TV)
15 Roller Girl (Instrumental) - Anna (TV)
16 Ballet Des Soupirs - Anna (TV)
17 Jerks En Cavalerie - Anna (TV)
18 Je N'avais Qu'un Seul Mot À Lui Dire (Instrumental) - Anna (TV)
19 Anna (Générique) - Anna (TV)

Part One: http://www.mediafire.com/?monli3m4wwr
Part Two: http://www.mediafire.com/?wyyy20meqm3

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Armando Trovajoli - L'Arcidiavolo (1966)




Here is a crazy soundtrack I picked up a few weeks ago. This is Armando Tovajoli's score for the 1966 comedy period peice set in renaissance times called "L'Arcidiavolo" or "The Devil In Love". I have not seen the film (I believe it's out of print), but despite the strange/deceptive album cover this is a fantastic LP. To be honest, based on the cover I was expecting renaissance or medieval music. Now, while this music references renaissance melodies, the soundtrack is surprisingly up-tempo and funky. There are Religious overtones to the songs, but in a weird party kind of way. Lot's of break beats, pick-bass, harpsichord, choir, and organ. Arranged by Carlo Pes and performed by I Marc 4 (The band who played about on 99% of Trovajoli's soundtracks), Edda Dell'Orso and I Cantori Moderni Di Alessandroni (Alessandro Alessandroni's modern choir). I took the time to rip both vinyl discs for you, so I think it goes with out saying that this is highly recommended. I haven't seen it posted anywhere else yet, so enjoy and feel free to share it. Ripped at 320 Kbps. Disc one is the soundtrack and disc two is alternate film versions presented in mono.

Tracks:
(Disc One)
01 L'Arcidiavolo
02 Maddalena
03 Alleluja Per Due
04 Adramelek
05 Maddalena E Belfagor
06 Quant'e Bella Giovinezza
07 Il Filo Dei Giorni
08 Legati Pacis
09 L'Attesa (Tema Del Cieco)
10 Moto Perpetuo
11 Maddalena

(Disc Two)
01 L'Arcidiavolo
02 Il Filo Dei Giorni
03 Quant'e Bella Giovinezza (Lorenzo II Magnifico's Court)
04 Maddalena
05 L'Arcidiavolo
06 Quant'e Bella Giovinezza (Finale/Long Version)
07 Moto Perpetuo (Long Version)
08 Maddalena E Belfagor
09 L'Arcidiavolo
10 L'Attesa (Tema Del Cieco)
11 L'Arcidiavolo
12 Maddalena (Beat Version)
13 Quant'e Bella Giovinezza (Finale/Short Version)



Disc One: http://www.mediafire.com/?umg3dnmm0q0
Disc Two: http://www.mediafire.com/?2mmccztlzce

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Time for a single....


Here's a 45 single from 1967 by Dutch garage band Q 65. Raw and heavy psychedelic garage rock ripped at 320 Kbps from vinyl. Includes cover scan. Enjoy this quick one!

Side A: World of Birds
Side B: It Came To Me

Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?mbdowddnidg

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Piero Piccioni - Scacco Alla Regina (1969)


Spaced out percussion, Light and breezy bossa novas and deep moody atmospheres, featuring the always lovely Edda Dell 'Orso on vocals!

Tracks:
01 Capriccio
02 Aspetto Ancora Un Giorno
03 The Redcoat
04 Sognando La Tua Voce
05 Con O Senza Sole
06 Da Soli In Vacanza
07 E'vero, Ogni Mondo E' Felice
08 Scacco Alla Regina
09 L'alfiere
10 La Torre
11 Nero Piu' Bianco
12 Poche Mosse Alla Fine
13 I Cavalli
14 The Redcoat N.2

Link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?z2nmzyodygt

Repost: Dream 3: A Fall Mix By The Cowboys From Sweden



I know a few of you asked me to repost this due to file hosting problems, so here you go... Ripped at 256 Kbps (two parts). The mix runs just under 70 minutes and includes a front and back cover. Feedback is appreciated! Feel free to repost any of my stuff on your own blogs, then maybe the links wouldn't die so fast.

Tracks:
01 The Kinks/I Go To Sleep
02 The Zombies/Girl Help Me
03 The Left Banke/Pretty Ballerina
04 Wendy & Bonnie/Children Laughing
05 Dusty Springfield/Summer Is Over
06 Os Mutantes/Fuga No. II
07 Andrew Oldham Orchestra/The Last time
08 Margo Guryan/Under My Umbrella
09 Harry Nilsson/I Said Goodbye To Me
10 Glen Campbell/Guess I'm Dumb
11 The Rolling Stones/Ruby Tuesday
12 Small Faces/Show Me The Way
13 The Zombies/I'll Call You Mine
14 The Kinks/So Long
15 The Who/The Kids Are Alright
16 The Seeds/Can't Seem To Make You Mine
17 Easybeats/Friday On My Mind
18 The Pretty Things/Midnight To Six Man
19 13th Floor Elevators/You're Gonna Miss Me
20 The Music Machine/Some Other Drum
21 The Beatles/Girl
22 Love/Always See Your Face
23 Margo Guryan/Someone I Know
24 The Rolling Stones/She Smiled Sweetly
25 Big Star/Morpha Too
26 Harry Nilsson/Snow

Links:
Part One: http://www.mediafire.com/?y3zylmqmjdd
Part Two: http://www.mediafire.com/?ie4dyox2nzt

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

New Link! Lee Hazlewood - Cowboy In Sweden (1970)


Hello Everybody! Today I've got a special treat for you. A while back someone requested that I repost Cowboy in Sweden, but I was waiting for this rip from my buddy. This is a vinyl rip of the original 1970 pressing of the album and my friend and I both agree, it is probably the best sounding rip of the album currently available (next to the original vinyl it's self). A few years back a label called Smells Like Records reissued this album at a very poor quality, and I heard that even Lee (RIP) wasn't too happy with the sound quality. It sounds like they did a vinyl rip and mixed out the crackle by turning down all the high frequencies. That was the way I first heard this album, so to my surprise when we finally tracked down a few original copies from Swedish Ebay, There was so much detail missing on the reissue, it's unreal. So, that said, this is a far superior rip of the album. There is some light crackle, but overall the album sounds much bigger, much fuller, and you can actually hear the instrumentation much clearer than before. I'm very excited about this one cause over the past few years this has become one of my all time favorite albums (right up there with Histoire De Melody Nelson). So, I'm happy to share it with everyone, I hope you can appreciate it as much as I do. I heard rumors of another vinyl reissue coming out soon. So let's hope they do a better job this time. Meanwhile, enjoy! This was ripped at 320 kbps of course, and I've included a folder containing all of the artwork and labels etc. for your enjoyment as well. Happy Listening.

Tracks:
01 Pray The Bars Away
02 Leather & Lace
03 Forget Marie
04 Cold Hard Times
05 The Night Before
06 Hey Cowboy
07 No Train To Stockholm
08 For A Day Like Today
09 Easy And Me
10 What's More I Don't Need Her
11 Vem Kan Segla

Download Link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?hm3vmu1mwzm

Friday, April 3, 2009

New Link! Smoke: A Mix Tape By The Cowboys From Sweden (2009)



A new mix by the Cowboys from Sweden. Lots of smokey breaks and over the top bass lines on this one (as usual). Appropriately titled "Smoke" in honor of the late great musical genius: Serge Gainsbourg. Mixed in gapless playback form and ripped at 320 Kbps for all of you audiophiles out there. Enjoy!

Tracks:
01 serge gainsbourg - requiem pour un con
02 klaus doldinger - sitar beat
03 the vampires of dartmoore - tanz der vampire
04 pierre henry & michel colombier - jericho jerk
05 piero umiliani - hard times
06 sven libaek - groove
07 roberto pregadio - lena sequence
08 brigitte bardot - harley davidson
09 serge gainsbourg - rocking horse
10 serge gainsbourg - je n'avais pas qu'un seul mot a lui dire
11 kalyanji anandji - dharmatma theme music
12 serge gainsbourg - la horse
13 galt macdermot - ripped open by metal explosions
14 ennio morricone - alla luce del giorno
15 jean-claude vannier - la girafe en ballon
16 serge gainsbourg - la chanson de prévert
17 nora orlandi - dies irae
18 serge gainsbourg & brigitte bardot - bonnie and clyde
19 bruno nicolai - gin
20 armando trovajoli - vuedo nudo
21 serge gainsbourg & michel colombier - new délire again
22 ennio morricone - la moda (alternate version 1)
23 paul guiot & paul piot - amour, vacances et baroque
24 tany turens - free stop
25 les baxter - hogin' machine
26 pascale deleau - airplane
27 sven libaek - dark world
28 jacques siroul - see
29 nico fidenco - sandra's dream

Check For Repost..

Friday, March 6, 2009

In A Cowboy's Mind: Mixed By The Cowboys From Sweden (2009)



A new chapter in the diary of the Cowboys from Sweden. 28 tracks of dark, lonesome, groovy and atmospheric moods from the 60's and 70's in the first true mix form. Ripped at 320 kbps for maximized listening experience!

"The hurt I hurt is nothing like the hurts I've hurt before. The things I feel do not feel like things I've felt before. And the loneliness, and the emptiness, and the hopelessness are fine, because sometimes my cloudy brain remembers for one moment, you were mine." - Lee Hazlewood (1966)

Tracks:
01 Jane Birkin - Jane B
02 Fever Tree - Love Makes The Sun Rise
03 Riz Ortolani - Seven Blood Stained Orchids
04 Gary Pacific Orchestra - Soft Wind
05 Serge Gainsbourg And Jane Birkin - La Chanson De Slogan
06 Giannis Spanos - Iliovasilema
07 Sven Libaek - Winds On Falls Creek
08 Piero Piccioni And Shawn Robinson - Once And Again
09 Stelvio Cipriani - Tribal Shake
10 Serge Gainsbourg And Jane Birkin - Ballade De Melody Nelson
11 Brian Green And Saul Nathan - Indian Dream
12 Manfred Hubler And Siegfried Schwab - People’s Playground Version B
13 Joe Pass - A Time For Us
14 Berto Pisano - High Altar
15 John Barry - Theme From The Persuaders
16 Ennio Morricone - Bambole #5
17 Linda Perhacs - If You Were My Man
18 Wendy And Bonnie - By The Sea
19 Stelvio Cipriani - Mountain Cottage
20 Nancy Sinatra And Lee Hazlewood - Some Velvet Morning
21 Scott Walker - The Old Man’s Back Again
22 Serge Gainsbourg - Premiere Blessure
23 Stringtronics - Dawn Mists
24 Helen Merrill - Smog
25 Ennio Morricone - Ninna Nanna Per Adulteri
26 Gianni Ferrio - Valentina
27 Ennio Morricone - The Sicilian Clan
28 Luis Bacalov - Django


Download Links:
Part One: http://www.mediafire.com/?z3mywj22ony
Part Two: http://www.mediafire.com/?1hytzct0trg

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Hypnotic Sound: A Mix Tape By The Cowboys From Sweden (2009)



New Cowboys mix!! After much time and consideration, I've put together this mix tape that focuses on the more upbeat & danceable side of 60's & 70's Euro pop & soundtrack gems. This is one I've wanted to do for a while now, so I hope you all enjoy it as much as I got a kick out of making it. Two part download ripped at 256 Kbps. Includes front and back full color sleeves designed by yours truly! Burn it! Print it! CDs are retro now, so keep em real! Even better, put it on a cassette tape and give it to your best friend! Comments are appreciated. Thanks for listening.

Tracks:

01 Ennio Morricone/Matto, Caldo, Soldi, Morto ... Girotondo
02 Françoise Hardy/Le Temps De L'Amour
03 Dino/Ho Messo Gli Occhi Su Di Te
04 Serge Gainsbourg/Initials B.B.
05 Brigitte Bardot/Contact
06 Manfred Hubler & Siegfried Schwab/Dedicated To Love
07 Christy/Deep Down
08 Sohail Rana/Soul Sitar
09 Armando Trovajoli/L'Arcidiavolo
10 Isabelle/Amstramgram
11 Eddie Warner/Shut Up
12 France Gall/Laisse Tomber Les Filles
13 Ennio Morricone/La Festa Di Sabato
14 Nino de Luca/Rappimento In Sicilia
15 Bruno Nicolai/Autostrada Per Los Angeles
16 Ennio Morricone/L'Alibi No. 3
17 Brigitte Bardot/Moi Je Joue
18 Nino Ferrer/Mirza
19 Fred Bongusto/Il Tigre (Party Music)
20 France Gall/Frankenstein
21 Jacques Dutronc/Et Moi, Et Moi, Et Moi
22 Cherie/Je Ne Suis Quune Rose
23 Nino de Luca/La Ragazza Con La Pistola
24 Sergio Nilo/Esquetando Os Tamborinos E Cuica
25 Piero Piccioni/Spiral Waltz
26 Marcello Giombini/Sabata (Version 3)
27 Manfred Hubler & Siegfried Schwab/There's No Satisfaction
28 Astrud Gilberto/Argomenti
29 Nora Orlandi/Marcel-Deborah
30 Piero Umiliani & Edda Dell'Orso/The Girl With The Skin Of The Moon

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