I've gotten several concerned emails (and a few comments here) lately, so I'll reply to you "all" here. First, thank you for caring! I have occasionally hinted I might not have the time to continue compiling these mixtapes. Previously it's always been a false alarm. But this time it's not. My life is different now than it has been during the ten years I've been posting quite regularly here. I have…
I(’m an amateur) DJ every once in a while. And lately I’ve been doing these more or less monthly vintage Soul nights. Focusing on that glorious late 60’s - early 70’s era when sweet Soul Music got progressive and fused itself with Psychedelic Rock, Jazz, Funk, African music and whatnot… Often with orchestral arrangements, ethnic percussion and various keyboards. But never forgetting to groove. I…
As some of you may have noticed, it’s been dead quiet here for a while. Unfortunately I have less time to spend on this blog now - and in the foreseeable future. The good news is that Crazy Monkey has got more guest mixes up his sleeve for us, so there will be some activity here. But the other evening I felt like giving you a sign of life. Which had me compiling a follow-up-mix out of a list of…
Crazy Monkey, whom I collaborated with on Gatto Nero Di Notte, has compiled a guest mix, and it’s a lovely one. Btw: For something like three or four years by now, every second and fourth Wedensday (at 07:00 pm, local time) each month, we have a 90 minute spot on Radio AlHara . Today Pollination fills those ninety minutes. Our compilations are a nice fit, and it's a great thing to be a part of. I…
Happy New Year everyone! I certainly hope that this will be a happy, new, year. Now a few vague words as to what to expect from Cold Comfort: -The chilling warmth or warming chills of hauntingly beautiful music and voices. Suitable for January here up north. About 50/50 songs and instrumentals. A mood piece of spellbinding Folk, traditional and Modern Classical (all chamber music, really), Art Pop…
-And I just wrote that I wouldn’t have time for compiling another Xmas Delights:). But I had all of these songs in a longer playlist titled «Christmas 2025», so in record time I compiled this from selecting 22 lovely tunes from those six hours. Once again it’s about 3/4 lighthearted oldies, and 1/4 folksy-early music. With this, my fourteenth ever Xmas Delights, I wish you all a wonderful December…
Hello everyone! I’ve been so busy - and haven’t really the time for music nerding during the latter half of 2025. I’m afraid it’s not over yet. But I finished this mix a while ago. It’s basically all new and Ambient Music - sounding somewhere in between Berlin School and electronic movie scores. I think Sighting would work perfectly to some modern extra terrestrial mystery flick - or series. Like…
Sunday at the Sweet Spot is a club - or a bar concept I wish I could have hung out at… like today. Sometimes, or maybe often just hanging out while listening to some good-natured jazz-groves is just what the doctor ordered. As I do not have an option like that anywhere nearby, I made this one up. Although you might recognize a couple of names here, it's all pretty much unheard material. As always.…
Just like STORA SKUGGAN, the music collective Dream Weapons also prefer to lurk in fog and dark corners – perhaps it is the reason we found each other… With a vast archive of mixes - and even though we regularly play many of them - we fear only to have peeled the lid of this sonic treasure. Flying Eastwards C90 is in the selector Moahaha’s own words a “Far East fantasy. Ninety minutes of vintage…
Analogue vintage electronic music for you. Warm as toast and cold as marble. A unique musical language and way of shaping melodies that I only find within these soundscapes - and mainly from this era (these are all 1974-1984*). I hardly know anyone in real life that share my passion for this type of music. So I’m glad you’ve warmly welcomed these mixes - seemingly about as much as every other…
It’s my great honor and pleasure to introduce Crazy Monkey - who runs two excellent music blogs: The Flying Zoo and Distorted Cortex - with this, our first (but not the last) collaboration together. As I had learned about his current musical passions, I suggested we compiled a Library-mix together. It made for a perfect starting point that got even better when we allowed ourselves a more inclusive…
With «Music for contemporary dance choreography» as the subheading. It felt more appropriate than the often used «music for an imaginary film»-variation. I just slapped it on for fun, but I actually watch a lot of contemporary dance/ballet. And I do think most of these 18 pieces included, would be perfect for performative dancing. This is actually that darker sibling of «Walk with me in Beauty» I…
I was compiling a similar, but darker mix and this one is mostly made out of the considered tracks that felt too outright beautiful to fit within that context. I’m not all that seasonal in my music listening habits. But it’s in the midst of summer here, so it felt appropriate to share the «nicest» among the two, first. Ninety minutes of wintery melancholy and longing instead of straight up gloom.…
There is quite literally an infinite supply of unheard musical treasures of the past to dig for, discover, love and to share. Here’s fourteen highly spirited grooves from the wide world of Jazz, 1967-1984. It’s been quite some time since last I shared one of these, and the gems have been piling up. Although the bulk of my selection originates from the West, many of the tunes are inspired by…
It’s just a lighthearted, summer mix for you all to enjoy in the warm breeze. Gorgeous songs and melodies that sometimes has a slight edge (like a guitarist using a fuzz pedal O:), but not enough to ruin the generally pleasant mood. Unheard songs that feel somewhat familiar, I think. My "Feel Good Mix of the Summer" (but not about drugs), perhaps -Moahaha 1 John G. Perry - I Wait My Friend 2 Suzi…
… but fear itself. But apart from the title, Nothing to Fear isn’t inspired by this famous quote from Franklin D. Roosevelt's first inauguration speech. I undertook the task of compiling an hour of tunes that could resemble a collection of horror/giallo score music - while using tracks that aren’t from such films. In fact only two of the songs are lifted from a soundtrack at all. The eerie beauty…
I don't know for how long it's been down, but it's up again now:) (just click on the image). -Also, Ive finally reuploaded a streaming option for the pre-DWp mix Spatial Jazz . It was only ever up for a day or so before it was taken down (I uploaded a track to youtube as well): Updat e: I got it now. guestmix by Glockenspiel (aka Lemon Fogg): My Dear Life is finally re-uploaded. Thank you, thank…
I always thought it was from a poem but I can’t seem to locate it anywhere, so maybe it’s just a local saying. It goes something like this: Outside it's spring, but inside of me it's fall -and that's Norwegians in a nutshell... or maybe it’s just me. Yes, I know it’s summer by now, but I think you catch my drift. And if you do, you’ll also have an idea of what to expect from this mix of mine.…
In essence an Exotica-mix, but that only makes up for about half of its musical content. Every track holds a certain exotic mystique, primarily made by westerners from a time when the world was smaller - and we northerners dreamt ourselves to faraway places. Places that for everyman would forever remain just a dream -Moahaha 1 Roger Williams - Sunrise, Sunset 2 Louise Manning - The Ship of Love 3…
A lot of rhythmic/percussive music feels like being taken on a ride, and when the music quiets down or loosen up - it’s like they’re wandering along. And I love a lot of tunes that feature these qualities. Don’t we all? As you might have guessed: here’s another «East meets West» sort of album containing exactly what the title says. -I actually got couple of C90’s ready that I have to hold on to…
UPDATE: I noticed I had two versions of the same song: Ali Beirut's Orientales - Chifti and used one on Age of Gold, and the other on this. So I uploaded an alternative / similiar song for you (with the same songlength). Just press download, prove that you're not a robot and replace Chifti with: Anastacios Smirniotis Orchestra - Zeus Nitsi (Sultan's Dream) (with edited/updated cover art attached…
Nothing deep or conceptual about this one:). It's just an enjoyable mix filled to the brim with charming melodies and sweet sounds originating from both the eastern and the western hemispheres. 23 instrumental tunes with some wordless vocal here and there. I enjoy them all immensely and think they fit each other well. Good, clean, quirky fun for the whole family! -Moahaha 1 Rahbani Brothers -…
How I would have loved to wander the fictional streets of late 1950’s Jazzville after sunset. On a whim I’d walk into a hip little bar, or a stylish nightclub. While listening to the sound of chattering and clinking glass, a group of musicians enter the stage. The songstress and her small ensemble alternate between Torch Songs, understated Cool Jazz and assorted delights in that ballpark. The…
Ilha Formosa means Beautiful Island. Portuguese sailors gave the island now known as Taiwan its former name in 1542. Formosa was actually the commonly used name for Taiwan up until the 1960-1970’s. Anyway here’s a collection of female singers and male instrumentalists - all originating from this beautiful island. At least according to my information. My selection contains music spanning over 15…
Was the post-war era of 1950-1960 an age of gold - or a golden age? I don’t know, probably for those who were young back then. Youth is everyone's golden era, so I could have written exactly that about almost any period of time. But post-war is surely better than war. I stole the title from Bunuels surrealist movie L’Age d’Or (well, the english title), because it has this nice, nostalgic ring to…