Inside Man Erg's Monumental No. 9 Mix

 

Another year ends, quite a traumatic one for me, but I won't dwell on that, I need to look forward... 
No matter what life throws at us, there's always good music to help us through the bad times. So, to end this year, as promised, here are a few of Man Erg's favourite songs/artists from 2025. There's certainly plenty of good music on this comp, with quite a few artists unfamiliar to me which I will definitely be seeking out. 
I need to catch up on some of the more recent releases the past 3 or so months, so my "best of" 2025 mix won't appear for at least a couple of weeks. I hope you enjoy Man Erg's favourites from the past year, as much as I enjoyed compiling them, and I wish all of you the most wonderful new year. Cheers!

 Part 1
  1. Insecure Men - Cleaning Bricks (3:03)
  2. Harry the Nightgown - Two Sides (2:52)
  3. Clémentine March - Stories (2:16)
  4. Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan - All Mod Cons (3:35)
  5. The Moles - Alvin Hollis (2:26)
  6. Dimorphodons - I Want You to Know (6:08)
  7. Dead Famous People - Gladwrap (3:38)
  8. The Miracle Seeds - A Ripple in Time (5:31)
  9. Piers Faccini & Ballaké Sissoko - Special Rider Blues (5:08)
10. Lake Ruth - Potalaka Listening Station (3:35)
11. Man/Woman/Chainsaw - Only Girl (3:34)
12. These New Puritans - A Season in Hell (5:00)
13. Rural Tapes - Flower Lab (6:36)
14. Hannah Cohen - Dusty (4:03)
15. SOYUZ - Krok (3:04)
16. jasmine.4.t - Did U No (5:03)
17. pôt-pot - I AM! (5:58)

Part 2
  1. Gwenno - St Ives New School (5:43)
  2. Litronix - Electric Panoramic (4:43)
  3. Melody's Echo Chamber - Burning Man (2:27)
  4. Ringlets - Hit the Frog (4:39)
  5. Preen - English Sun (3:44)
  6. Cate Le Bon - Mothers of Riches (4:33)
  7. SHOLTO - Smooth Sailing ft. Phoebe Coco (3:04)
  8. Midlake - Make Haste (4:46)
  9. Smote - Snodgerss (3:49)
10. Dyr Faser - Human Interest (3:18)
11. Stereolab - Esemplastic Creeping Eruption (6:02)
12. The Bats - Corner Coming Up (4:08)
13. Yzoula & Louis Fontaine - La Promenade De La Jeune Sorcière (3:23)
14. Midnight Rodeo - Buggin' Out (4:56)
15. Don Leisure - Bra^n Swi^t (3:59)
16. House of All - The Good Englishman (4:47)
17. Atom Juice - Sexi Frogs (6:57)

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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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Songs from Beneath the Spaghetti Tree Vol. 101

 

 

I had originally planned to stop making the Spaghetti Tree compilations after volume 100, but since they're quite popular, I'll continue as long as there's interest. For the landmark 100th volume, Man Erg selected all the tracks, and it turned out to be quite monumental! For this new volume, Man Erg is contributing again, but this time, we're collaborating. I chose the first track for the mix, then Man Erg picked the second, back to me for the third, and so on. The tracklist follows the exact order in which we selected them. I like to think it turned out well, but, of course, that's for you to decide!

Since the very first volume of Spaghetti Tree began with a track by Felt, I thought it was only fitting that they should have the honour of opening Volume 101. Hard to believe it's over 10 years since I compiled volume 1. Where did the time go?!?! Anyway, I hope you all enjoy!

  1. Felt - Tuesday's Secret (2:28)
  2. That Petrol Emotion - Lettuce (2:18)
  3. Olivier Depardon - La Bonne Distance (3:44)
  4. Boards of Canada - Roygbiv (2:28)
  5. Oneida - Rose and Licorice (3:05)
  6. Fantastic Something - If She Doesn’t Smile (It'll Rain) (3:11)
  7. Futuropaco - Poliziesco (4:08)
  8. Lunophone - Ametista (2:12)
  9. Karen Beth - Something to Believe In (2:21)
10. Bridget St. John - Lizard-Long-Tongue Boy (3:04)
11. Jack Cheshire - Heavy Rotations (3:34)
12. Merrell Fankhauser & H.M.S. Bounty - Madame Silky (2:37)
13. Vivian Stanshall - Smoke Signals at Night (3:15)
14. Timebox - Gone Is the Sad Man (3:43)
15. Nick Lowe - Big Kick, Plain Scrap (2:42)
16. Dyr Faser - Nothing Above (4:01)
17. Carla dal Forno - The Garden of Earthly Delights (4:17)
18. Mick Ronson - Billy Porter (3:33)
19. Tall Dwarfs - Get Outta the Garage (3:03)
20. David Sylvian - Orpheus (4:46)
21. All Seeing Dolls - Non-Waltz (3:34)
22. John Cale - Mr. Wilson (3:14)
23. Salaryman - Graze the Umbra (3:34)
24. The Pink Fairies - Do It (3:00)

Slugbucket picks: Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23
Man Erg picks: Tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24

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Songs from Beneath the Spaghetti Tree Vol. 100 (Man Erg Special)

 

Here, at long last, is volume 100 of Songs from Beneath the Spaghetti Tree. As I started off DJing back in the day with Man Erg, for this special volume I asked him to pick a few of his favourites from the past few years/decades/century. Hope you enjoy!


Part 1:
  1. The Clean - Point That Thing Somewhere Else (5:25)
  2. Broadcast - The Book Lovers (3:32)
  3. Markley - Little Ruby Rain (2:59)
  4. Peter Cook and Dudley Moore - The L.S. Bumble Bee (2:42)
  5. Supersister - She Was Naked (3:42)
  6. Wire - Outdoor Miner (2:48)
  7. Television - Days (3:11)
  8. Cockney Rebel - Such a Dream (5:00)
  9. Hüsker Dü - The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill (3:04)
10. The Chills - Flamethrower (3:12)
11. Traffic Sound - Simple (3:29)
12. The Search Party - The News is You (4:39)
13. Another Sunny Day - Kilburn Towers (3:07)
14. The Action - Brain (4:21)
15. Keith Christmas - Forest and the Shore (7:03)
16. Mighty Baby - Egyptian Tomb (5:28)
17. Subway Sect - Ambition (3:07)
18. Delia Derbyshire & Anthony Newley - Moogies Bloogies (2:24)
19. Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band - My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains (2:51)
20. Shudder to Think - Rag (3:11)
21. Tapir! - On a Grassy Knoll (We'll Bow Together) (4:17)


Part 2:
   1. Faust - Jennifer (7:08)
  2. Magick Brother & Mystic Sister - Echoes From the Clouds (4:06)
  3. The Mice - Little Rage (4:47)
  4. Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action (3:34)
  5. Bird Nest Roys - Joringel (3:18)
  6. The Beautiful Daze - City Jungle (5:39)
  7. Susan Christie - No One Can Hear You Cry (2:20)
  8. Kevin Ayers - Song for Insane Times (4:01)
  9. A Certain Ratio - Do the Du (Casse) (2:49)
10. Look Blue Go Purple - Cactus Cat (3:18)
11. Downliners Sect - White Caterpillar (2:27)
12. The Factory - Try a Little Sunshine (3:32)
13. The Chesterf!elds - Ask Johnny Dee (2:57)
14. The Moles - Bury Me Happy (3:02)
15. Stereolab - Ping Pong (3:01)
16. The Poets - That's the Way It's Got to Be (2:33)
17. Dorothy Ashby - Soul Vibrations (3:19)
18. Anona - The Boy and the Lion (5:40)
19. Love - August (5:03)
20. The Fall - New Face in Hell (5:39)

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Man Erg's ∞th Monumental Mix

 

Happy New Year, everyone! To kick off 2025, here is Man Erg's ∞th Monumental Mix, a selection of some of his favourite artists and tracks from 2024. While Man Erg and I have quite similar wide tastes in music, each year his song selection features a few artists I'm not familiar with, plus a few I somehow missed. I'm never disappointed, and need to check out their other releases. I hope you enjoy diving into this mix as much as I loved putting it together. Here's to discovering new favourites and celebrating another year of amazing music. Cheers!

Part 1:
  1. Louis Fontaine - Insalata Russa (4:05)
  2. Kit Sebastian - Odyssey (3:40)
  3. Astral Bakers - Within a Heartbeat (3:40)
  4. Isobel Campbell - Do or Die (2:34)
  5. Beak> - Hungry Are We (5:00)
  6. Magick Brother & Mystic Sister - The Tower (3:15)
  7. Brown Spirits - Mind Rocker (Part 1) (3:34)
  8. Stick in the Wheel - Steals The Thief (7:20)
  9. Jane Weaver - Happiness in Proximity (3:44)
10. BaBa ZuLa - Arsiz Saksagan (Cheeky Magpie) (6:10)
11. Goat - Dollar Bill (5:46)
12. Trust Fund - New University (3:03)
13. The Greek Theatre - Who Was That Man (4:58)
14. Kim Deal - Summerland (3:01)
15. SHOLTO - The Pony (3:05)
16. Aquaserge - Le Saut du Tigre (3:08)
17. Sababa 5 & Yurika - Empty Hands (3:20)
18. Julia Holter - Who Brings Me (3:30)
19. Club Kuru - Before the World (5:43)

Part 2:
  1. Asher White - Downstate Prairie (4:02)
  2. The Rowan Amber Mill - Keep On (6:10)
  3. La Luz - Poppies (3:29)
  4. The Panturas - Lasut Nyanggut (4:20)
  5. Beautify Junkyards - Here Everything is Still Floating (3:58)
  6. Cosmic Analog Ensemble - The Patterns of a Hand (2:14)
  7. The Bookshop Band - Dirty Word (3:40)
  8. anaiis & Grupo Cosmo - Toda Cor feat. Luedji Luna (3:47)
  9. Mdou Moctar - Imouhar (5:06)
10. Georgian - Soleil (3:28)
11. Fievel Is Glauque - It's So Easy (2:08)
12. Cabane - Italian Mysteries feat. Kate Stables (3:25)
13. Christopher Owens - White Flag (5:01)
14. Stephen Pastel and Gavin Thomson - We Have Sex (2:56)
15. Dummy - Minus World (2:32)
16. The Soundcarriers - Wider Arcs (3:45)
17. Bananagun - Free Energy (4:35)
18. Chrysanths - Fleet (3:49)
19. Laetitia Sadier - Une Autre Attente (2:38)
20. Tapir! - Mountain Song (7:12)

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Man Erg 2023 Mix />7even<\

 

Belated happy new year to you all! As promised here is Man Erg's selection of favourites from last year. He sent me quite a huge list of songs, which I was more than happy to compile for this almost 4 hour long mix. There's a few artists I'm not too familiar with featured here, from what I've heard they're definitely worth investigating further. Hope you enjoy listening to this mix as much as I enjoyed compiling it. Cheers!

Part 1:
  1. Protomartyr - 3800 Tigers (2:22)
  2. Benedict Benjamin - White Noise (3:16)
  3. Belbury Poly - The Path (4:19)
  4. Nighttime - Spring, You Come Again (3:40)
  5. The Clientele - Fables of the Silverlink (8:24)
  6. Squid - Swing (In a Dream) (4:27)
  7. Vanille - La Rose (3:43)
  8. Altin Gün - Leylim Ley (4:12)
  9. The Polyphonic Spree - Section 49 (Hop off the Fence) (3:29)
10. John Matthias & Jay Auborn - Auto Psalm Engine (4:57)
11. Meg Baird - Ashes, Ashes (6:06)
12. Dina Ögon - År (3:50)
13. Avey Tare - Hey Bog (9:22)
14. Orions Belte - Balloonfest '86 (2:39)
15. Homunculus Res - Fine del Mondo (4:04)
16. Shana Cleveland - Mayonnaise (2:55)
17. Dorotheo - Cristina (2:57)
18. Anona - Anona (4:26)
19. Yo La Tengo - Brain Capers (5:30)
20. John Cale - Marilyn Monroe's Legs (Beauty Elsewhere) (6:51)
21. The Brian Jonestown Massacre - As the Carousel Swings (4:58)
22. Modern Cosmology - A Time to Blossom (7:15)
23. Holy Wave - Hypervigilance (4:58)
24. Blonde Redhead - Via Savona (5:05)
25. Paintbox - Today & Tomorrow (4:09)
26. Derrero - Sigh of Life (2:25)

Part 2:
  1. Celistia - Epílogo (4:23)
  2. @ - Camera Phone (4:21)
  3. Sunfruits - Believe It All (4:04)
  4. Forever Pavot - La Mer à Boire (5:43)
  5. Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan - A Fresh Dawn For North Cheshire (4:21)
  6. Large Plants - No Time to Make it Right (2:08)
  7. Monde UFO - Garden of Agony (3:36)
  8. Ulrika Spacek - No Design (4:51)
  9. The Gaslamp Killer & The Heliocentrics - Rumble in the Jungle (5:23)
10. White Canyon & The 5th Dimension - Ancient Secrets of Green Leaf (4:22)
11. Emma Anderson - Xanthe (2:30)
12. Rose City Band - Mariposa (7:14)
13. Slowdive - Shanty (5:43)
14. Eerie Wanda & Kramer - Antebellum (6:04)
15. Death and Vanilla - Find Another Illusion (4:01)
16. Brown Spirits - Space Race (4:41)
17. En Attendant Ana - The Cut Off (2:38)
18. Goat - You'll Be Alright (3:36)
19. Jihad Darwish - 4 Parakeets (4:22)
20. The South Hill Experiment - Every Stride (3:55)
21. Maria BC - Mercury (4:08)
22. Kassi Valazza - Watching Planes Go By (5:55)
23. Mathew's Hidden Museum - Naked & Rolled in That Rotten Dirt (3:03)
24. Cory Hanson - Driving Through Heaven (10:28)
25. Wax Machine - Sister (3:18)
26. Kolezanka - Cheers! (3:48)

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