Songs from Beneath the Spaghetti Tree Vol. 107

 

  1. Parsley Sound - Ease Yourself and Glide (3:17)
  2. Elderberry Jak - Forrest on the Mountain (2:47)
  3. Ebo Taylor - Victory (3:23)
  4. ESG - Moody (Spaced Out) (4:16)
  5. Wolfgang Dauner Quintet - Take Off Your Clothes to Feel the Setting Sun (4:01)
  6. Minami Deutsch - Pueblo (4:03)
  7. Earwig - Safe in My Hands (5:32)
  8. MEMORIALS - Cut Glass Hammer (3:45)
  9. The Notwist - Moron (4:46)
10. Jane Weaver - Happiness in Proximity (3:45)
11. Oxfords - Trix Rabbit (3:17)
12. Columna de Fuego - Nostalgia (3:44)
13. Slap Happy Humphrey - Sentimental Dori (3:25)
14. Nabihah Iqbal - A Tender Victory (3:41)
15. Infierno de Dante - Anestesia (4:17)
16. Nick Garrie - Ink Pot Eyes (2:38)
17. Novella - Does the Island Know (3:56)
18. Cheer-Accident - Overpass (2:40)
19. La Luz - Strange World (Extra! Extra! version) (3:04)
20. The Sorcerers - Bebaynetu (4:02)
21. Nusantara Beat - Bakar (5:31)

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Beautify Junkyards - Everything is Still Floating (2013-2024)

 

Short bio:
Beautify Junkyards are a Portuguese psychedelic folk band formed in Lisbon in the early 2010s, centered around songwriter and multi-instrumentalist João Sobral. Drawing deeply from 1960s and 70s acid folk, pastoral psychedelia, and early progressive rock, the band quickly developed a sound marked by lush acoustic textures, vintage keyboards, hypnotic rhythms, and a strong sense of atmosphere. Their music often feels timeless, blending pastoral calm with subtle surrealism.

Across five studio albums, Beautify Junkyards have refined a distinctive identity that balances introspective songwriting with rich, cinematic arrangements. Their work is heavily influenced by British folk revival, krautrock, and psychedelic pop, yet filtered through a modern sensibility and a distinctly Iberian sense of mood. Celebrated for their immersive albums rather than singles, the band has become a key reference point in contemporary European psychedelic folk, admired for their consistency, restraint, and quietly transportive sound.

 

When posting my Homunculus Res anthology, I mentioned another band who had featured quite prominently on this blog were Beautify Junkyards. I began compiling this collection 2 months ago, but due to my mother passing away in late October everything went on hold for several weeks. During this difficult time, sorting out everything which needed to be sorted out, I barely listened to any music and never thought I'd be able to complete this anthology. It was only earlier this week I felt able to continue with this collection, finding it somewhat therapeutic and helping me come to terms with everything that's happened the past couple of months.

So,  finally, here it is. Needless to say Beautify Junkyards have been one of my favourite bands the past 10 or so years, and I look forward to their every release. I highly recommend everything they've recorded, I can't say I've ever heard a song I've disliked by them. This collection includes 3 tracks from all 5 studio albums, plus a few single releases and one track from the "Tiddlywinks" compilation album of reimagined nursery rhymes. As ever, info containing track origin & year of release is tagged in the music files and in the download folder.

I'm a bit behind with musical releases from the past couple of months, so my "best of" 2025 comps will probably appear in the new year. As usual I will ask my pal Man Erg to send me his favourite tracks this past year, hopefully this will be posted before the end of the year. This is always something I look forward to, he often introduces me to many releases I never knew of. So, for now, thanks to everybody who has taken time to download and listen to my comps, especially those who have posted  to comment on how much they enjoyed them. Cheers!

 

  1. Constant Flux (3:44)
  2. Reverie (4:13)
  3. Half Marble (3:52)
  4. Parangolé (3:11)
  5. Black Cape (3:37)
  6. Radioactivity (4:38)
  7. Refresco Eléctrico (3:21)
  8. Aquarius (3:36)
  9. The Miller's Song (3:02)
10. Dupla Exposição (4:31)
11. Verde Pino (4:39)
12. Yellow Roses (3:49)
13. Ritual in Transfigured Time (4:36)
14. Groundstar (3:18)
15. Rainbow Garland (3:22)
16. Cabeça-Flor (3:26)
17. Here Everything is Still Floating (3:58)
18. Pirâmide (3:37)
19. Ask Me No Questions (5:23)
20. Tecnicolor Hexagon (3:46)

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Songs from Beneath the Spaghetti Tree Vol. 104

 

  1. Goon - Begin Here (3:05)
  2. Sugar Candy Mountain - This Time Around (4:16)
  3. Hailu Mergia - Gum Gum (6:38)
  4. Wool - If They Left Us Alone Now (3:32)
  5. Area Code 615 - Stone Fox Chase (3:24)
  6. Linda Perhacs - Immunity (3:09)
  7. Plantoid - Dog's Life (3:55)
  8. Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra - As I Walk (3:24)
  9. Rusalnaia - Cast a Spell (4:43)
10. Levitation Room - Strange Weather (2:24)
11. Paul Vickers and The Leg - Slow Runs the Fox (4:19)
12. Monomono - Ema Kowa Lasa Ile Wa (6:42)
13. Paul Giovanni and Magnet - Willow's Song (4:41)
14. Melys - Diwifr (2:55)
15. XTC - Didn't Hurt a Bit (3:24)
16. Rubba - Carousel in the Milky Way (6:18)
17. The Miracle Seeds - What You Know (3:56)
18. Lost Crowns - Et Tu Brute (4:14)
19. Witch - Kamusale (3:49)

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Songs from Beneath the Spaghetti Tree Vol. 102

 

Back to "normal" for this volume, all tracks picked by me. My next collaboration with Man Erg will most probably be for Volume 105, but if you'd prefer it to sooner please let me know! Once again thanks for all the lovely comments, and I hope you enjoy this latest volume!

  1. Cocteau Twins - Rococo (3:04)
  2. Population II - La Trippance (3:39)
  3. The Cyclist Conspiracy - Virility (6:28)
  4. Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians - Never Stop Bleeding (2:44)
  5. Mazarin - Hello Prudence (5:54)
  6. Manfred Mann - A "B" Side (5:12)
  7. The Flat Five - This Is Your Night (2:55)
  8. Monde UFO - Sunset Entertainment 3 (3:50)
  9. Pylon - Cool (3:17)
10. Patti Whipp with The Infinite Blue - It's Gone (2:22)
11. Kendra Smith - Space : Unadorned (4:59)
12. Open Head - House (3:55)
13. Crumb - From Outside a Window Sill (2:36)
14. Bill Nelson - Living in My Limousine (4:10)
15. Bingo Sputnik - Celluloid (2:34)
16. Gulp - Silver Tides (5:27)
17. The Smell of Incense - The Golden Knot (5:48)
18. Traffik Island - Ulla Dulla (2:34)
19. Edwards Hand - Characters Number One (3:55)
20. MIEN - Empty Sun (3:54)

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Best of 2024 mix - Volume 2

 

Part 1:
  1. io audio recordings - Paranormal Champion (8:49)
  2. Tess Parks - Koalas (3:32)
  3. David Lance Callahan - Kiss Chase (5:33)
  4. VuVuVu and Alice Libertas - Beste (2:38)
  5. Bananagun - Feeding the Moon (3:41)
  6. Sons of Zöku - O Saber (3:07)
  7. Doug Tuttle -Draw Blood (3:38)
  8. Bitmap - Can You Match The Colours? (2:17)
  9. Dana Gavanski - Ribbon (3:55)
10. Shellac - Chick New Wave (2:18)
11. Gnoomes - Ule (8:48)
12. Julian Cope - The Dogshow Must Go On (2:07)
13. Fontanarosa - Endless Tracks (3:09)
14. Emilie Zoé - Tiny Miracles (3:39)
15. Louis Fontaine - Cocktail di Gamberi (3:19)
16. Altin Gün - Bir Sigara iç Oglan (3:21)
17. MEMORIALS - Book Stall (3:40)
18. Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan - A New Town With an Old Sense of Community (5:01)
19. Goat - Ouroboros (7:16)

Part 2:
  1. Opinion - Cimetière (3:02)
  2. The Soundcarriers - The City Was (3:54)
  3. Perilymph - Les Yeux (6:54)
  4. toechter - Epic Wonder (2:59)
  5. Gustaf - Here Hair (4:40)
  6. Cosmic Analog Ensemble - Vitesse & Précipitation (2:26)
  7. LAIR with Monica Hapsari - Setan Dolbon (3:47)
  8. Orchestre tout puissant Marcel Duchamp - Tout Haut (4:59)
  9. Beautify Junkyards - Somersault (4:03)
10. The Greek Theatre - Byrd of Prey (5:35)
11. Peter Perrett - Mixed Up Confucius (3:17)
12. EMZYG - Cows & Predators (5:21)
13. Joe Ghatt - Hold on You (4:14)
14. Ty Segall - My Best Friend (3:15)
15. The Silver Abduction - Thermocline (4:21)
16. Los Tayos - Bright Sorrow (9:00)
17. Crumb - Sleep Talk (2:47)
18. Triptides - Slip Away (4:42)

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Songs from Beneath the Spaghetti Tree Vol. 97

 

With Martin Phillipps sadly passing away last month, I decided to end this mix with a (for me quite poignant) track from The Chills' final studio album "Scatterbrain", released in 2021. As an additional tribute to him, I'm thinking of compiling a sequel to the 2 previous Chills collections, "Kaleidoscope World" & "Heavenly Pop Hits". This would include tracks from the 1996 album "Sunburnt" up to their final studio album, along with single and EP tracks, including the re-recorded version of "Pink Frost".


  1. Black Cab - It's OK (2:49)
  2. The Silver Abduction - Quarter to Two (3:37)
  3. Los Tayos - Sombre del Diablo (6:11)
  4. K. Leimer - Porcelain (feat. Nancy Estle) (2:07)
  5. Captain Marryat - Blindness (5:03)
  6. Ian Skelly - I See You (4:04)
  7. Gruff Rhys - I'll Keep Singing (2:23)
  8. ORB - You Do (3:23)
  9. Rumplestiltskin - Rumplestiltskin (3:19)
10. White Hills - Beyond This Fiction (4:47)
11. Dana Gavanski - How to Feel Uncomfortable (2:46)
12. Tom Newman - She Said, She Said (2:27)
13. Total Issue - Les Marins (2:42)
14. La Luz - Dandelions (3:25)
15. Catford Gyrations - Inspector Sands (4:01)
16. The Black Heart Procession - It’s a Crime I Never Told You About the Diamonds in Your Eyes (3:25)
17. sereno y los seres extraños - Fuego Verde (2:46)
18. Bill Baird - Steam Machine (4:51)
19. Caravan - Winter Wine (7:36)
20. Sababa 5 & Yurika - A Flower Called Indica (4:22)
21. The Chills - Caught in My Eye (3:02)

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