You might wonder how come the pancake image appear in the middle of the week. Well, that’s for a good reason.
I’m taking a week off from writing, as I’m going with Eatliz to Spain, to play in Primavera festival!
And because I’m a responsible man and blogger, I couldn’t just leave you without your mixtape. So I made you a special two hours mixtape, so you won’t feel my absence. Enjoy amigos.

STR Mixtape : A Long One, While I\’m Away

1. Kevin Coyne – You Can’t Do That
2. Flaming Lips – Slow Nerve Action (03:51)
3. Kaleidoscope – Pulsating Dream (09:40)
4. XTC – Life Is Good In The Greenhouse (11:30)
5. Jorma Kaukonen – Another Man Gone Done (16:04)
6. Fred Neil – December’s Dream (Alt. version) (18:54)
7. Uncle Tupelo – Stay True (21:21)
8. Loop – Vapour (25:39)
9. Rory Gallagher – Gypsy Woman (31:31)
10. Rockfour – Superman (35:13)
11. Soft Machine – Hulloder (40:08)
12. Richard Thompson – Walking The Long Miles Home (41:00)
13. Akron Family – Set ‘Em Free (45:04)
14. The Kinks – Picture Book (47:32)
15. Eric Dolphy – Feathers (50:05)
16. James Yorkstone – Queen Of Spain (55:00)
17. Chad VanGaalen – Willow Tree (60:13)
18. The Black Heart Procession – Your Church Is Red (63:22)
19. Salena Jones – For Me (67:27)
20. REM – Binky The Doormate (70:07)
21. Big Blood – My Last Days As A Fish (74:59)
22. Eatliz – Say Where (80:35)
23. Mudhoney – The Winner’s Circle (84:04)
24. Syd Barret – Maisie (88:26)
25. Jaybird Coleman – I’m Gonna Cross The River Of Jordan Some O’ These Days (91:12)
26. Wilco – Forget The Flowers (94:15)
27. Donovan – There Was a Time (96:57)
28. Fire On Fire – Sirocco (98:52)
29. The Sound – Steel Your Air (103:55)
30. Built To SPill – Hindsight (107:29)
31. Band Of Susans – Silver Lining (111:00)
32. Nick Drake – At A Chime Of A City Clock(115:31)

STR Mixtape : Les, Les, Les

1. Les Baxter – The Poor People Of Paris
2. Jacuzzi Boys – Island Avenue (02:18)
3. Levek – Loon And The Lion (05:05)
4. Donovan Woods – Phone (07:32)
5. Sleepy Sun – Open Eyes (11:08)
6. Piero Umiliani – Ricossa (14:39)
7. Rah Rah – Arrows (17:39)
8. The Move – Hey Grandma (20:26)
9. Solex Vs Jon Spencer Vs Christina Martinez – Don’t Hold Back (23:33)
10. Dire Straits – Les Boys (26:29)
11. Axl – The Foam Tape Bounce (30:28)
12. Crawling Chaos – Arabesque (33:27)
13. The Royal Family and The Poor – No More Compromise (35:50)
14. Joseph Arthur – Too Much To Hide (39:12)
15. JP Nataf – Jean Phillippe (42:14)
16. The Matches – EO Santana (46:16)
17. Robyn Hitchcock – John In The Air (51:20)
18. John Martyn – Ghosts (53:58)
19. Les Paul and Mary Ford – How High The Moon (57:42)

It’s the time of the season.

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The first thing you come across when you press “play” to listen to Chris Thompson’s first and only solo album, is the distinct Indian mood that it evokes.
A Tambura hums oriental melodic lines along with an acoustic guitar, until it shifts into a sort of Fairport Convention and Bert Jansch-like British Folk.

When the Tablas start playing, the atmosphere turns unique and intriguing. “Hugo Spellman”, that opens this wonderful album, is a track the likes of which the phrase “east meets west” was intended for. In the second song, “The Song of Wondering Aengus”, we meet Thompson’s caressing yet rough voice.
It’s a charming folk song, that reminds Steve Tilston’s writing and Jansch’s guitar. The flute gives the magical atmosphere of the song an additional depth. This, on one leg, is the feel of the album.
Hugo Spellman

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