FLY 027 - 2024 Favorites

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Here are some of my favorite songs from the past year. In Fly Tapes fashion there's plenty of catchy pop mingled with acoustic tunes- there's also some ambient songs to finish it off. There's no reissued music, but only songs released this year by contemporary artists. I haven't seen most of these in the popular end of year lists, so maybe you'll find something new- cheers!

Cyndi Lee- All I Want is You

Dana Gavanski- How to Feel Uncomfortable

The Lentils- That Living Edge

Dylan Tietze- Shade Tree

Dhana Jeera- Blushing Sky

Superflower- Who Names It

LA Priest- City Warm Heart

Rodrigo Amarante- In Time

Being Dead- Van Goes

Bill Callahan- Keep Some Steady Friends Around

Lael Neale- Electricity
Pearl & The Oysters- Side Quest
Cookie Ritter- Conee
Myriam Gendron- Terres brûlées
Parnsip- Turn to Love
Nathaniel Russel- Wonderful to be in Love
Jane Weaver- Romantic Worlds
Chris Cohen- Damage
Antonina Nowacka- I Found You in the Cloud
Guy Blakeslee- Pisces Moon

Fly 026 - Autumn '24

 

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*More of a laid back affair- appropriate for opening all your windows and letting in the cool autumn air 

   

Lori Balmer- Four Faces West
Hermine- Anything
Pugh Rogefeldt- Sma Latta Moln
Kourosh Yaghmaei- Leila
Catherine Ribeiro- La Solitude
Roland Langestraat- Girl Where Are You?
Sister Irene O’Connor- Fire
Doris & Kelley- You Don’t Have To Worry
Kelly Joonas- Stopp, Seisku Aeg!
Francoise Hardy- Hang On to a Dream
Congregacion- Arrebol

Jode- Tomorrow is Gone
Sensations’ Fix- Life Beyond the Darkness
Maanam- Ta Noc Do Innych Jest Niepodobna
Rodion G.A.- În Liniștea Nopții
Female Species- Tale of My Lost Love
Dave Porter- Where Do Clouds Go?
Nora Orlandi- A doppia faccia
Ace of Cups- Taste of One
Wool- If They Left Us Alone Now
Janko Nilovic- Du Sable Et Du Vent
Camayenne Sofa- Wayakangai

Ranarok- Farvel Kopenhamn

Fly 025 - I Think of You

 

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*I Think of You (taken from the only English track title) is mostly a heavy rotation of tracks from Lebanon and Turkey, but also Egypt, Libya, Iran, Morocco, Bulgaria, Algeria, and Yemen. Four of these tracks were discovered from releases by the amazing label Habibi Funk Records.

Douaa- Haditouni

Georgette Sayegh- Yay Yay Ya Nassini

Mallek Mohamed- Rouhi Ya Hafida

Koukeri- Izgubeni Eseni

Hamid Al Shaeri- Maktoub Aleina

Elias Rahbani- I Think of You

Ibrahim Hesawi- Enti

Rana and Selçuk Alagöz- Herşey Bitmiştir Artık

Gülden Karaböcek- Yaniyorum

Zia- Helel Yos

Esmeray- Ayrilik Olsa Bile

Hany Mehanna- Rawaeaa El Mossilka 5

Kamuran Akkor- Düşmanlarım Çatlasın

Ihsan Al Munzer- Girls of Iskandariah

Adib Abou Antoun- Addayer

Betti- Daram Ashegh Misham Ashegh

Ihsan Al Munzer- Piano Solo

Grup Turbo- Bir Sigara İç Oğlan

Marjan- Kavire Del

Bandaly Family- Bezal Menak

Robert Maalouf- Ana Wil Leyl

Magda Ali- Nafourak Ya Ghazal

Aharon Amram- Kirya Yafeyfiya

Fly 024 - Ros Sereysothea

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#24 is something new - These are my favorite songs from Cambodian singer Ros Sereysothea. For more information I highly recommend the documentary Don't Think I've Forgotten about the lost rock & roll music from Cambodia. I also recommend the beautiful graphic novel biography The Golden Voice: The Ballad of Cambodian Rock's Lost Queen by Gregory Cahill. Sereysothea's music has previously been featured on Fly Tapes volumes Flora y Fauna and Death (those songs not included in this volume). I think the final song on the mix may be the most beautiful piece of music I've ever heard, it creates instant tears. 

Please consider donating to the Cambodian Vintage Music Archive Here

Youveachun vey snaeh

Yuvachon Yuvatey Samai Tmai (New Generation Youth)

Shave Your Beard

Chnam oun Dop-Pram Muy (I'm 16)

Bong Rau Roub Khnyom

សង្ស័យអ្វីទៀត

តាមរកម្តាយ១៧ឆ្នាំ

ឈាមខ្មៅ

ថើបមួយខ្សឺត

ចម្រៀងមួយច្រៀងពីរនាក់

Jah Bong Ju Aim (Old Sour & Sweet)

Heaven's Song

I Wanna Dance With You

Cold Sky

ស្កាល់រស់ស្នេហ៍

Ena sneh knhom

Thevary My Love

I've Had My Heart Broken

ត្រពាំងពាយ

Fly 023 - Summer ‘24

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*In the spirit of Songs from the Gates and the Quarantine mixes, here is a themeless free for all mostly made up of upbeat pop songs appropriate for the wild energy of Summer. Enjoy it while you can, I'll be sure to have plenty of laid back downer vibes in store for fall and winter. 

 

Arthur Russel- Your Motion Says

Robert Wyatt- The Age of Self

Lizzy Mercier Descloux- Slipped Disc

Vivien Goldman- Same Thing Twice

Club Tango- Get the Picture

Bill Nelson- Do You Dream in Color

Peter Westheimer- Elastic Smiles

Essential Logic- Brute Fury

Zohra- Badala Zamana

Aneka- Japanese Boy

Lucio Battisti- II Veliero

 

Peter Ivers- I’m Sorry Alice

La Banda De Martin- Mi Dueño

Aloft Oho and his Sounds of Joy- Mam Yinne Wa

Majid Soula- Netseweth Sifassan Nage

Paul Haig- Running Away

Joan Armatrading- Rosie

Chris Knox- The Woman Inside Me

Jonathan Richman- I Love Hot Nights

Hugh Mundell- Run Revolution a Come

Loudon Wainwright III- The Swimming Song

Fly 022 - Easy Come Easy Go

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This is an outlier in that it is mostly contemporary music. It's filled with soothing instrumentals for the soul. Great in the background or foreground, enjoy!  

Group Listening- Wenn Der Südwind Weht

Robert Stillman- As He Walked into The Field

Alabaster DePlume- Why, Buzzardman, Why

Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer- Snåko

Iceblink- Healer

Joseph Shabason- The Fellowship

Arthur Lyman- Yellow Bird

Penguin Café Orchestra- Cutting Branches for a Temporary Shelter

 

Sagor & Swing- Mjuk Skog

Felbm- Sombambulant

Woo- A Long Way

Sam Gendel and Sam Wilkes- BOA

Lynn Avery & Cole Pulice- Belt of Venus

Angel Bat Dawid- Transition East

Josiah Steinbrick- Nemi

Cool Maritime-Climbing Up

Elori Saxl- Moss II

Fly 021 - Synthstrumentals

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*70's/80's synthesizer based instrumentals 

Michael Moorcock & The Deep Fix- Time Centre

Doris Norton- Salvasansalwar

Adelbert von Deyen- Timemachine

Georgio Moroder- Good Old Germany

Bernard Fevre- Odyssee

Cha Cha Guitri- Les Yeux Ouverts

Victrola- Wave Under Mine

Severed Heads- Protorype Pop

Pino Presti Sound- L’Estate Di Laura

 

Charles Cohen- Velcro Dance

D. Urruty/A.Pype- Electrochoc

Dave Brock- Spirits

Reichmann- Wunderbar

Tonto’s Expanding Head Band- Timewhys

Marcello Giombini- Disco 1

Video Liszt- Vanilla Quartz

Bruce Haack- Untitled #5

Fly 020 - Spiritual Jazz

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The Lloyd McNeill Quartet- Home Rule

Sun Ra & His Arkestra- Pan Afro

Cecil McBee- Tulsa Black

Pharoah Sanders- Thembi

Morris Wilson Beau Bailey Quintet- Paul’s Ark

The Descendants of Mike and Phoebe- Coltrane

Stanley Cowell- Travelin’ Man

 

Khan Jamal- Infinity

Byard Lancaster- Just-Test

Beaver Harris 360 Degree Music Experience- Aladdin’s Carpet

Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes- Sais (Egypt)

Wane Shorter & Milton Nascimento- Ponta de Areia

Don Cherry- Utopia and Visions

Horace Tapscott & The Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra- Peyote Song No.III

Fly 019 - Reggae

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*This is a collection of my favorite sweet and soulful early reggae. 

Pat Kelly- Somebody’s Baby

Errol Dunkley- You’re Gonna Need Me

Prince Buster- Nothing Takes the Place of You

Phyllis Dillon- Make Me Yours

The Sensations- Born to Love You

The Gaylads- I Am Free

The Ethiopians- Give Me Your Love

Alton Ellis & The Flames- Ain’t That Lovin’ You

The Techniques- Love Is Not A Gamble

Ken Parker- True True True

Maria Anderson- Woman in Love

 

Carl Dawkins- Satisfaction

Pat Kelly- Talk About Love

The Mad Lads- Ten to One

Errol Dunkley- Please Stop Your Lying

The Techniques-You Don’t Care

Delano Stewart- Give Me A Chance

Desmond Dekker- Beautiful and Dangerous

Alton Ellis- Cry Tough

The Clarendonians- Lonely Heartache

Carlton and The Shoes- Never Give Your Heart Away

Zoot Simms- We Can Talk It Over

The Uniques- My Conversation

Fly 018 - Old Souls III (Soul Brothers)

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*Soul, R+B, Doo-wop, etc. 

Ben E. King- Get in A Hurry

Reuben Bell- Another Day Lost

Nolan Chance- She’s Gone

The Falcons- Since You’ve Been Gone

Dave Richardson- Heart Full of Love

Allen Toussaint & The Strokes- Go Back Home

Billy James- Don’t You Think I Ought to Know

Hannibal & The Angels- Please Take a Chance on Me

The Dontels- Moaning and Crying

Eddie & Ernie- Tim Waits For No One

 

Earl Gaines- The Best of Luck to You

Eddie Floyd- Got to Make a Comeback

Luther Ingram- You Were Made for Me

The Invincibles- Can’t Win

The Chambers Brothers- So Tired

June (Arther) Alexander (The Girl That Radiates That Charm)

The Edsels- Three Precious Words

John Standberry Jr.- Marie

Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters- Cry Baby

Chuck Wilder- The Clown

Fly 017 - Old Souls II (Soul Sisters)

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*Soul, R+B, Girl Pop, etc. 

The Surpremes- Let Me Hear You Say (I Love You)

The Paris Sisters- What Am I To Do

Anita May & The Interstate 5- Tarnished Angel

Nancy Adams- Lipstick Paint a Smile on Me

Lesley Gore- I’m Coolin, No Foolin’

Bobbie Smith & The Dreamgirls- Now He’s Gone

Barbara Lewis- Make Me Belong to You

The Shades- Baby Be Mine

The Sapphires- I’ve Got Mine, You Better Get Yours

Jayne Mansfield- As Clouds Drift By

Ellie Greenwich- You Don’t Know

The Donays- Devil in his Heart

The Caravelles- You Are Here

The Cookies- I Never Dreamed

Ketty Lester- River of Salt

The Tonettes- I Gotta Know

Jan Bradley- Behind the Curtains

Betty Wright- Paralyzed

The Sweet and Innocents- I Don’t Know What You’re Full Of

Charlene Knight- If My Dreams Come True

The Rollers- Play with Fire

The Sparkels- Try Love One More Time

Paulette & The Cupids- He’ll Wait on Me

Jackie Shane- Any Other Way

Fly 016 - Brazil

 

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*Some of my favorite Brazilian songs

Erasmo Carlos- Gente Aberta

Tom Zé- Augusta, Angelica e Consolação

Joao Donato- Emorio

Gilberto Gil- Macacatu Atomico

Nara Leão- A Banda

Milton Nascimento- Lágrimas Do Sul

Elizeth Cardoso- Na Cadencia do Samba

Cartola- Preciso Me Encontrar

Vinicius de Moraes- Carta Ao Tom 74

Moraes Moreira- Desabafo e Desafio

Evinha- Teto De Louca

Baden Powell- Canta de Ossanha

Flora Purim- Nem O Mar Sabia

Sivuca- Brasileirinho

Secos E Molhados- Sangue Latino

Elis Regina & Adoniran Barbosa- Tiro Ao Álvaro

Chico Buarque- Essa Moca ‘Ta Diferente

Jorge Ben Jor- O Telefone Tocou Novamente

Brazoes- Que Maravilha

Marinés e Sua Gente- Matuto

Tom Zé- Happy End

Fly 015 Flora y Fauna II

 

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*More songs about plants and animals (loosely). Now with bonus tracks and slightly modified track listing.

Shirley Collins & Davy Graham- Hares on the Mountain

Lim ling and the silvertones- Love is Like Dew and Flowers

Julien Clerc- Le Petit Animal

Robert Wyatt- Heaps of Sheeps

Lalito y Conjunto Colombia- Flores de Colombia

A Hawk and a Hacksaw- The Washing Bear

Alessi Brothers- Seabird

Happy Jawbone Family Band- Fireflies Made Out of Dust

Kevin Ayers- Ballad of Mr. Snake

Mo-Dettes- White Mice

Takako Minekawa- Tiger

 

Norma Tanega- Walking My Cat Named Dog

Francis Bebey- Fleur Tropicale

Marvin Pontiac- Little Fly

The Cryan Shames- Baltimore Oriole

Townes Van Zandt- Black Widow Blues

Los Pakines- Ramo De Rosas

Peter Grudzien- The Unicorn

Allan Wachs- Adventures of the Invisible Dog

Don Everly- Safari

Marti Caine- Snowbird City

Polly Niles- The Milk of the Tree

Dorothy Carter- The Squirrel is a Funny Thing