Songs from Beneath the Spaghetti Tree Vol. 111 (1980s special)

 

This Spaghetti Tree volume is a little different, consisting entirely of songs released in the 1980s, a decade which my old pal moonglum insists is the worst ever for music. Yes, there were plenty of awful artists/songs in the 1980s, just like any other decade, so I compiled this "80s special" as my argument against his claim. I think he was just listening to the wrong music...!
The cover art was inspired by the lovely Sarah, joing up 2 photos taken by her, which I've manipulated somewhat. Hope you all enjoy this latest volume!!


Disc 1:
  1. Opal - Supernova (4:17)
  2. Bird Nest Roys - Ain't Mutatin' (2:42)
  3. Zag and The Coloured Beads - Truckhouse (2:33)
  4. Modern Art - Light Comes Down (3:17)
  5. Daevid Allen - Afraid (2:00)
  6. Bobb Trimble - When the Raven Calls (6:35)
  7. Moral - Juice (3:18)
  8. Au Pairs - Love Song (2:48)
  9. Big Black - Kerosene (6:01)
10. Sardine v - Minutes (5:06)
11. Mekons - Dora (4:38)
12. Plasticland - No Shine for the Shoes (2:27)
13. The Mommyheads - Cactus Farm (3:28)
14. The Chills - The Great Escape (2:28)
15. Viv Stanshall - Terry Keeps His Clips On (3:37)
16. Violeta de Outono - Declínio de Maio (4:59)
17. Dark Day - The Metal Benders (2:46)
18. The Ex - Kachun-K Pschûh (3:40)
19. Guided by Voices - The Qualifying Remainder (2:55)
20. Mick Wills - She Looked Down (9:40)

Disc 2:
  1. Marden Hill - Masque (2:51)
  2. Crispy Ambulance - We Move Through the Plateau Phase (5:41)
  3. Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band - Sue Egypt (2:53)
  4. The Green Pajamas - I Feel That Way All the Time (4:11)
  5. Throwing Muses - Hate My Way (4:03)
  6. Bill Laswell - Lowlands (4:18)
  7. Colin Newman - Alone (3:57)
  8. The Kiwi Animal - Blue Morning (2:16)
  9. Solid Space - Tenth Planet (2:52)
10. Camberwell Now - Working Nights (7:41)
11. A.R. Kane - Suicide Kiss (3:35)
12. Spacebox - Session Groove (3:49)
13. This Kind of Punishment - After the Fact (4:44)
14. The Durutti Column - People's Pleasure Park (4:55)
15. Edu Passeto & Gui Tavares - Menino de Pindorama (3:55)
16. Family Fodder - Cold Wars (3:36)
17. The Bats - North by North (4:04)
18. Pauk - Pozlilo od Strasti (2:51)
19. Tangle Edge - The Approaching Triptykhon Sunset (3:42)
20. Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians - Goodnight I Say (3:10)

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Songs from Beneath the Spaghetti Tree Vol. 105

 

For this volume, I've asked Man Erg to contribute once more, much like we did with Volume 101. This time, he picked the first track, I picked the second, then back to him for the third, and so on. Just like before, the tracklist follows the exact order we chose them in. I think it's come together quite nicely, but I’ll let you be the judge of that! For those wondering who is the ominous figure in the cover art, I believe it is Julian McCulloch. Or is it Ian Cope? Hmmm....
I hope you enjoy this latest collaboration, there will be more in the future. Big thanks as always to everyone who's taken the time to comment on my mixes. Cheers!


  1. Echo & The Bunnymen - Simple Stuff (2:32)
  2. The Sick Man of Europe - Transactional (4:10)
  3. Snakefinger - I Come from an Island (3:18)
  4. Robert Wyatt - A Sunday in Madrid (4:41)
  5. Clémentine March - Elixir (5:22)
  6. Appliance - Personal Stereo (4:14)
  7. Lake Ruth - To Erika (3:23)
  8. Hand - Shifting Lead (2:47)
  9. Dave Bixby - Morning Sun (3:36)
10. Aberdeen - Drive (4:02)
11. White Noise - My Game of Loving (4:07)
12. Ferkat Al Ard - Entazerni (4:15)
13. Arthur Verocai - Caboclo (2:46)
14. Rujen - Strawberry Moon (3:55)
15. Colosseum - The Kettle (4:23)
16. Can - Turtles Have Short Legs (3:22)
17. The Boo Radleys - Tortoiseshell (3:57)
18. Møtrik - Red Eye (6:41)
19. Aircooled - Transmission Transmission (4:59)
20. The Teardrop Explodes - Second Head (3:10)

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Best of 2023 mix - Volume 2

 

  1. Druid Fluids - Then, Now, Again & Again (3:23)
  2. Charif Megarbane - Pale Baleine (2:44)
  3. A.J. Kaufmann - King of Kreuzberg (2:25)
  4. Modern Cosmology - Trauma Release Makes Free (4:28)
  5. Allah-Las - Dust (3:26)
  6. JJ Whitefield - Orecchiette (1:55)
  7. April March & Staplin - Parti Avec le Soleil (2:38)
  8. Huw Marc Bennett - Pinc Sunset (3:49)
  9. Celistia - Hoy (3:38)
10. Melody Fields - Home at Last (3:34)
11. Ricardo Dias Gomes - Menos (4:58)
12. Maya Ongaku - Nuska (4:44)
13. Forever Pavot - Décalco (3:44)
14. 3 A.M. Again - Dust in Sunlight (3:55)
15. John Matthias & Jay Auborn - Long Time Dead (4:26)
16. Lorelle Meets the Obsolete - Datura (4:52)
17. Kristin Hersh - Constance Street (2:52)
18. Dina Ögon - Berget (3:15)
19. Monde UFO - Air Quality (2:33)
20. EMZYG - Ely / Akari (Radio Edit) (3:59)
21. Matt Berry - Too Many Hats (3:18)
22. Marlene Ribeiro - You Do It (7:21)
23. Altin Gün - Dere Geliyor (3:45)
24. Badge Époque Ensemble - Thinking of God (2:24)
25. The Sundae Painters - Hollow Way (5:17)
26. Paintbox - Shadow Bridge (3:04)
27. White Canyon & The 5th Dimension - As Above So Below (4:03)
28. Laure Briard - Au Diable le Coeur Arraché (3:23)
29. Thought Bubble - Pondlife (5:02)
30. Eje Eje - New Roots (Winter) (3:01)
31. Missing Jack & The Kameleons - Hidden Gem (7:19)

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Songs from Beneath the Spaghetti Tree Vol. 80

 

  

  1. The Blue Angel Lounge - Secure Existence (3:08)
  2. Mark & The Clouds - The Same Old Dream (4:14)
  3. João Donato - Lunar Tune (4:52)
  4. Dana Gillespie - Dead (3:08)
  5. The Minders - Comfortably Tucked Up Inside (2:25)
  6. Egg Hunt - Me and You (3:44)
  7. Gwenno - An Stevel Nowydh (4:47)
  8. Electrick Sages - In My Little Sahara (3:14)
  9. Rotary Connection - I Took a Ride (Caravan) (6:01)
10. Dead Sea Apes, Adam Stone, Black Tempest - Shop Soiled (7:20)
11. The Telephones - Call It If It Is (3:19)
12. Fugu - F15 (Alactaga Sauteur) (2:17)
13. Piere Cavalli - Un Soir Chez Norris (2:27)
14. Jeff Simmons - Wonderful Wino (2:57)
15. The Spectre Collective - Thermal Underground (6:40)
16. Ghost Power - Panic in the Isles of Splendor (3:39)
17. Lalalar - Abla Deme Lazim Olur (3:09)
18. Barbara & Ernie - For You (3:34)
19. Sherpa the Tiger - Stolen Numbers (4:52)
20. Silver Sunshine - Way Up in the Big Sky (3:37)

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Songs from Beneath the Spaghetti Tree Vol. 77

 

  1. Limiñanas / Garnier - Saul (5:38)
  2. Darondo - Qualified (2:49)
  3. The Soundcarriers - Falling Back (3:43)
  4. Charlotte Walters - Angel of Sin (2:10)
  5. L. Voag - Kitchen (2:19)
  6. Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Semi-Multicoloured Caucasian (4:19)
  7. Justen O'Brien & Jake - Are You Ready to Leave (4:03)
  8. Mission of Burma - Trem Two (4:09)
  9. Papete - Se Num Samba (3:42)
10. Tony Allen - Get Together (5:54)
11. The High Voices - Halilit Kesem (3:59)
12. Bill Wilson - Pay Day Give Away (3:56)
13. Smog - Held (3:57)
14. Yard Act - Land of the Blind (2:59)
15. Emmanuelle Parrenin & Detlef Weinrich - A Zombie's Passport (4:35)
16. Et Cetera - The Really Great Escape (4:08)
17. Dougie Stu - Another One for Slug (4:06)
18. Spindrift - Joe Medicine Crow (2:36)
19. Franco Micalizzi - Laure (# 3) (4:18)
20. Amit Kumar & Chorus - Y.O.G.A. (6:01)

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Best of 2021 mix - Volume 1

 

Despite the continuing pandemic, 2021 has been a very good year for new music, maybe even better than last year. This will be the first in maybe three volumes, making up a "shortlist" of my favourite releases this past year took quite some time! I could have made a mix from all 95(!) tracks I shortlisted, but instead I'll break it down so that each volume has 25 tracks each. As usual many different genres of music are included, though unsurprisingly psychedelia features the most. Note: take the cover art however you wish, it can be read 2 ways depending on your views. I've had my 3 jabs this year so that's all I'll be saying on the subject!

Manerg is currently sending my way a few of his favourites from the past year, and his first selection will be on the blog before the year end. As usual, info containing origin of each track is tagged in the music files and in the download file. I hope you enjoy this first selection from 2021 and, once again, stay safe!


  1. Tren Go! Sound System & Ornamental - Space Race (7:46)
  2. KOIKOI - Dodol (3:52)
  3. Ghosts of Jupiter - Villains (3:13)
  4. Still Corners - White Sands (5:33)
  5. Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18 - Cynara (3:48)
  6. Marinero - Beyond the Rainbow Tunnel (2:34)
  7. Imed Alibi & Khalil EPI - Nashwa (4:36)
  8. Matthew Comegys & Barrie Gellis - We Share the Ageless Bubble (2:39)
  9. Dry Cleaning - More Big Birds (3:59)
10. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Supreme Ascendancy (3:38)
11. Svarts - Asylum (3:36)
12. Mdou Moctar - Ya Habibti (3:31)
13. Magic Castles - Valley of Nysa (3:19)
14. Electric Eye - Den Atmosfaeriske Elven (6:08)
15. ONETWOTHREE - Perfect Illusions (1:48)
16. Johnny! - Only Love (Odo Nkwa) (4:13)
17. Jane Weaver - Pyramid Schemes (5:07)
18. Big Hogg - All Alone Stone (5:08)
19. Trees Speak - X Zeit (2:18)
20. Gruff Rhys - The Keep (4:22)
21. La Luz - The Pines (2:44)
22. Squid - 2010 (4:28)
23. Matt Berry - Like Stone (2:52)
24. Celistia - La Mañana (3:50)
25. Heavy Meddo - Don Petrol (3:39)

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