Top Shelf 8/8/88

A fun complilation record with an "interesting" backstory. NY TIMES Article

http://www.mediafire.com/?bviz1nz3hcd

Here's to swimming with bow legged women.

Ewan MacColl & A.L. Lloyd
Blow Boys Blow

BLOW, BOYS, BLOW is a full and rousing selection from folk heroes Ewan MacColl (whose resume included author, playwright, actor, street singer, and laborer) and A.L. Lloyd (who, among other things, sang as the "Shantyman" in the movie version of MOBY DICK). Sung to ease the back-breaking work and fill up the long and lonely nights with rowdy and profane entertainment, the songs are fierce, rough, sublime and full of longing.

1 Row Bullies Row (2:33)
2 Paddy Doyle (:45)
3 Wild Goose Shanty (1:24)
4 While Cruising Around Yarmouth (2:50)
5 Old Billy Riley (:27)
6 Handsome Cabin Boy (4:39)
7 South Australia (2:19)
8 Blow Boys Blow (1:35)
9 Whup! Jamboree (1:19)
10 Banks of Newfoundland (3:22)
11 Whiskey Johnny (1:50)
12 Do Me Ama (3:28)
13 Jack Tar (2:09)
14 Paddy West (4:22)
15 Haul on the Bowline (:42)
16 Hundred Years Ago (1:10)

http://www.mediafire.com/?3olg1ywmmyz

American Sea Songs & Shanties

The songs and shanties on this album are all sung, without exception, by men who used them in the days of sail. With the advent of steam and the end of sail, any practical use for these sea songs disappeared, and they survived only in the memory of old-timers. The old-timers themselves have passed on, leaving these recordings as their legacy. This CD reissues the first published recordings of these sea songs and shanties.

1. Haul the Bowline - Richard Maitland
2. Blow, Boys, Blow - Noble B. Brown
3. Drunken Sailor - Richard Maitland
4. Reuben Ranzo - Noble B. Brown
5. A-Roving - Richard Maitland
6. Heave Away - Richard Maitland
7. Sailor's Alphabet - Leighton Robinson
8. Paddy Doyle - Richard Maitland
9. Paddy, Get Back - Richard Maitland
10. Dead Horse - Leighton Robinson
11. Johnny Boker - Leighton Robinson
12. When Jones's Ale Was New - John M. "Sailor Dad" Hunt
13. Blow the Man Down, Pt. 1 - Noble B. Brown
14. Blow the Man Down, Pt. 2 - Richard Maitland
15. So Handy, Me Boys, So Handy - Richard Maitland
16. Long Time Ago - Richard Maitland
17. Rio Grande - Alex Barr, Arthur Brodeur, Leighton McKenzie, Leighton Robinson
18. Whisky Johnny - Alex Barr, Arthur Brodeur, Leighton McKenzie, Leighton Robinson
19. Roll the Cotton Down - Alex Barr, Arthur Brodeur, Leighton McKenzie, Leighton Robinson
20. Rolling Home - Alex Barr, Arthur Brodeur, Leighton McKenzie, Leighton Robinson
21. Homeward Bound - Alex Barr, Arthur Brodeur, Leighton McKenzie, Leighton Robinson


note: these are .m4a files
part1:
http://www.mediafire.com/?0rycfzznmvl

part2:
http://www.mediafire.com/?3ljaaemvzvo


radtown.

MASH OUT POSSE FRIDAY

I can't lie. MOP and Geto Boys are two of my all time favorite rap acts. So here's a selection of MOP tracks from several of their albums. One note.. the song titled "Hip Hop Cops" (produced by Wyclef ...who just ruins shit out of hubris & spite) is not my preferred version of this track, which was originally titled "Helicopters". Unfortunately the only other version I can find is some Radio Promo version with DJ Cam or Clue shouting over it. What is noteworthy though is the use of John Holt's "Police in Helicopters" as the hook. Actually I am going to go ahead and upload the alternate version of this at some point. Well folks enjoy your motherfucking friday with Fizzy Womack and Billy Danze.

http://www.mediafire.com/?2j7dbvxyvln

Dear Diane.

These "Diane Tapes" are really a great amusing listen for those of you whom share the same love for the Twin Peaks series.

http://www.mediafire.com/?5sn9n2lxceg

8 Arms to hold you

I Feel like Dying

Haha...Ok..don't be confused by the melodramatic title. I actually had a conversation today about this Lil' Wayne song. Some love it..some think its absolutely retared. I've thought little about this yet still came to this conclusion: I respect both points of view. Nonetheless, I have to admit it peculiar and catchy. (*Oh and please do check youtube and see the variety of people who have decided to lip sync this song..fatties, goths, geeks, 6 years olds with keyboards...) I couldn't help myself and found the sampled track. The sample is from an Aussie pop folk singer named "Karma", the song titled "Once" is pretty depressing...well..oddly enough the girl moved to Miami.. of all places after writing a theatrical song about some serious issues with the powder white..who would have thought...
anyways.

Karma's: Once
Lil Wayne's: I feel like dying

http://www.sendspace.com/file/9d6e8a

I appreciate you

I really have little interest in new music.
**I reuploaded this so the link should work.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?7j0p4iwcxjg

Smoking and Drinking with no Reason to Celebrate.

I'll bring it back to something a bit closer to what most people can agree on and enjoy (*with all that rappy rap I felt bad leaving some of you out). Each song on here I could listen to over and over. Its like a Sweater in the Fall. Its like Smoking and Drinking with no reason to celebrate. Fuck it...Get on your bike and do what you like.

**reupped**
http://www.mediafire.com/?6ldzmlxxbpl

Rappy Rap #3

Hello Folks! It's tuesday.. basically a day of the eternal Doldrum..(*and when I say doldrum i mean: A region of the ocean near the equator, characterized by calms, light winds, or squalls.) So to battle the squalls and light winds I give you some more great 90's rappy rap. The intro samples possibly one of my favorite songs ever made titled "Can we pretend?" by Bill Withers. Annalillia is just a classic from Aceyalone's first solo album "All Balls Don't Bounce". Any of you who like Rich Boy's "Throw some D's" will appreciate UGK's delivery on "Pocket full of Stones". There have been several memorable Posse cuts..the most famous would have to be the Juice Crew All Stars Track...as an Homage the D&D studios' "1,2 Pass it" is also just a classic great funtime track. Cabfare makes Bob James' Taxi theme into an addictive backdrop of multiple perspectives of some taxi cab confessions. Although there are several other notable tracks I'll wrap this up saying....THE DANGER ZONE

http://www.sendspace.com/file/yh6gbr

Bonus Friday!

Well, I'm feeling generous and I feel slightly bad that I didnt get a rappy rap mix up this week. Stay Tuned! In the meantime..here is Aceyalones, "Book of Human Language" I can't recall how many times while conversing about rap stuff this album comes up as peoples favorite top 10. So please.. get in backpacker mode.. get a pair of big Studio headphones and take the time to enjoy this amazing introspective album.

http://www.mediafire.com/?2vzozgmjigu

SkeetSkurt

There's things one should never be proud of..being a raver is one of them. When I think of electronic music I think of designers in black framed glasses listening to Intelligent Dance Music (*translates to: indecipherable robotsfucking noises) while kerning type and drinking lattes... Electronic music much like raving it is something I do not admit to having any relations with...Possibly because if you say electronic..they think you mean electronica...which makes almost anyone imagine someone who thinks Ibiza is heaven on earth and the sound of really repetative,loud, boring robotsfucking..is good MUSIC....yet again I digress..I can say..here are some things..that I listen to which may or may not be electronic music. Yet, overall good music to kern to..uh..I mean work to..



as always heres the suggested play order..and be sure to set the playback overlap to 6 seconds or so.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/zryhq1

age gracefully..have a nice weekend.

Broken links.

hey folks I've been getting reports that some of the previous links are broken. I am in the process of figuring out a better way of going about it. in the meantime please comment or email on the ones that are broken and if you would like me to re'up it.

g'day

The Rappy Rap 90's edition part 2

Well time for another Rappy Rap session...This week as a few gems. Pete Rock and Cl Smooth's "One in a Million" featured on the Poetic Justice soundtrack...Janet in a mail truck...I'm saying! KMD's "What a Nigga Know?" *please note MF Grimms verse one of my favorites. "Fallin'" by De La and Teenage Fanclub **the odd tom petty nod. Brand Nubian's "Punks Set Up to Get Beat Down" which must have been on 20 mixtapes i purchased as a lad..."john theyre stealing part 2" ....i'll steal the ice out of your fridge and leave the food...ok I'm losing focus here, let me get to the superfluous info....Heres a list of the preferred play order I also suggest to set your itunes crossfade playback at around 6 seconds (its in preference under playback).

*reup*
http://www.mediafire.com/?91yb0hp2d8z

Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Select, Start

Some ponderings and revelations need the proper music...Samus is a girl? Mario's last name is Mario...and his first name is Mario...so...his name is Mario Mario...which means Luigi is Luigi Mario...hmm...The Advantage..."Elf Titled" if your curiosity isn't picqued by the album artwork alone.. I don't know what to say.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/ij1vhy

Eat Brains

Well its a two for one today!
First Up...


Dario Argento's soundtrack for George Romero's zombie's in a mall classic "Dawn of the Dead".

http://www.sendspace.com/file/zymwt5




Second up...The Splash Band!
Leave it to the germans to devote a whole album to the songs of director John Carpenter. Included are renditions of Christine, Escape from New York, Halloween and others.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/zfuhqe