C90: Oppressive Summer Nights Mix

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I'm trying to make a mix of sultry but slightly creepy tunes for heavy summer nights. I'm imagining glitzy rooftops parties under a yellow moon. This is what I have so far, any suggestions?

Bobby Valentino - "Slow Down"
Death in Vegas - "Rocco"
Sade - "Cherish the Day"
Tori Alamaze - "Don't Cha"

― Die Emanzipation von Baaderonixx (redukt) (Fabfunk), Friday, 24 June 2005 14:08 (twenty years ago)

Ooooh....good idea, this.

"Yellow Moon" by the Neville Brothers, for a start.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 24 June 2005 14:12 (twenty years ago)

Grace Jones - I've seen that face before
Alexander Robotnick - Dance boy dance
Aural Exciters - Emile (this one is simply fantastic!)

― Marco Damiani (Marco D.), Friday, 24 June 2005 14:21 (twenty years ago)

"The City Sleeps" by MC 900 ft. Jesus

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 24 June 2005 14:29 (twenty years ago)

A lot of Tricky songs would work. "For Real", for ex.

― Die Emanzipation von Baaderonixx (redukt) (Fabfunk), Friday, 24 June 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

These might fit the brief...

Signer - Night Is Blurred
Portishead - Only You
Boards of Canada - Happy Cycling
Goldfrapp - Tiptoe

― Bill A (Bill A), Friday, 24 June 2005 15:19 (twenty years ago)

It's the second time I've mentioned it in two days, but howabout "The City Never Sleeps" by the Eurythmics. I'm not sure if it's on any of their own albums, but it comes from the soundtrack to 9 1/2 Weeks. It plays during the scene wherein Kim Bassinger sweatily masturbates while watching slide projections of paintings.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 24 June 2005 15:26 (twenty years ago)

Great idea for a thread. Lots of recentish rnb would seem to work, other stuff is not coming readily to mind.

Tweet - call me
TLC - Creep (ok, not recent)

But 'Slow Down' owns this thread.

― baboon2004 (baboon2004), Friday, 24 June 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)

'Happy Cycling' still goes good with any Diwali riddim track, if you're not sick of those

this mix would flow prety well i think

Senor Coconut 'Trans Europe Express'
Tosca 'Honey'
Tosca 'Orozco'
The Soft Pink Truth 'Everybody's Soft'
Red Snapper 'Hot Flush'
Laurent Garnier 'Forgotten Thoughts'
Serge Gainsbourg 'Bonnie & Clyde (Herbert mix)'
Herbert 'Suddenly'
Frank Martiniq 'Adriano (Michael Mayer mix)'
Prince 'Erotic City'
Skateboard 'Metal Chix' / Space Opera 'Mandate My Ass'
LCD Soundsystem 'Disco Infiltrator (Francois K mix)'
Nina Simone 'Sinnerman (Felix Da Housekat mix)'
Maze 'Twilight'

argh, i might have to make this now

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Friday, 24 June 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)

add Ronnie Foster's 'Mystic Brew' after Maze

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Friday, 24 June 2005 15:48 (twenty years ago)

Oh, and the Marshall Jefferson 'Mushrooms' remix by (?) Salt Lake City Orchestra.

― baboon2004 (baboon2004), Friday, 24 June 2005 15:49 (twenty years ago)

And - fukcing hell this fits - 'Get Down' by Connie Case.

― baboon2004 (baboon2004), Friday, 24 June 2005 15:51 (twenty years ago)

loads of dub

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Friday, 24 June 2005 15:51 (twenty years ago)

love joys - jah light

― fe zaffe (fezaffe), Friday, 24 June 2005 15:54 (twenty years ago)

david carretta - colors (transmition mix)

― fe zaffe (fezaffe), Friday, 24 June 2005 16:05 (twenty years ago)

Talking Heads - I Get Wild / Wild Gravity

― Rob Uptight (Rob Uptight), Friday, 24 June 2005 16:07 (twenty years ago)

nisios - divagadora

― fe zaffe (fezaffe), Friday, 24 June 2005 16:21 (twenty years ago)

http://bc.inefables.net/britney/breathe_on_me_holden_vocal.mp3

― fe zaffe (fezaffe), Friday, 24 June 2005 16:27 (twenty years ago)

TLC - Creep (ok, not recent)

Better still, the Afghan Whigs' cover--it's got a nicely sinister edge (as does everything else I've heard by them).

― Nackles (Nackles), Friday, 24 June 2005 19:34 (twenty years ago)

Lil Rob - "Summer Nights"

― deej.., Friday, 24 June 2005 19:45 (twenty years ago)

Thanks for the tips. I've been teweaking this around but I'm not completely staisfied. I'll probably have to make two of these, a rock-leaning one and a slicker dance/rnb one. Damp oppressive rock seems to conjure southern roadhouse joints, while Rnb stuff fits better my initial concept of summer creepy-chic.
I'll post this when done.

― Die Emanzipation von Baaderonixx (redukt) (Fabfunk), Sunday, 26 June 2005 10:41 (twenty years ago)

Ok, I think I've got it. Here's my tracklist:

1. Signer "Night is Blurred"
2. Junior Boys "Under the Sun"
3. Bryan Ferry "Mamouna"
4. Grace Jones "Slave to the Rhythm"
5. Tweet "Call Me"
6. David McCallum "House of the Dolls"
7. D'Angelo "One Mo' Gin"
8. Etienne Daho (feat. St Etienne) "Jungle Pulse"
9. Marlena Shaw "Woman of the Ghetto"
10. Tori Alamaze "Don't Cha"
11. Aalyiah "One in a Million"
12. Utada Hikaru "Devil Inside"
13. Death in Vegas "Rocco"
14. Sade "Cherish the Day"
15. No Hay Banda! (feat. Nina Simone) "Palm Trees"
16. Sa-Ra Creative Partners "Doing It"
17. Bobby Valentino "Slow Down"
18. Eurythmics "The City Sleeps"

― Die Emanzipation von Baaderonixx (redukt) (Fabfunk), Sunday, 26 June 2005 17:46 (twenty years ago)

If anyone's interested, it's available here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=092R0M54

― Die Emanzipation von Baaderonixx (redukt) (Fabfunk), Sunday, 26 June 2005 20:55 (twenty years ago)

Very good work, Baaderonixx - I got a download of it and it flows in a most agreeable manner. Will pass on to a few friends, if that's ok?

― Bill A (Bill A), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 05:59 (twenty years ago)

Thanks! Of course, the more, the merrier...

― Die Emanzipation von Baaderonixx (redukt) (Fabfunk), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 06:39 (twenty years ago)

thanks for putting this up Fabfunk!

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 08:45 (twenty years ago)

two weeks pass...

i was searching around for inspiration for a similar mix...i'm psyched the link was still live!

― Jimmy_tango, Saturday, 16 July 2005 19:39 (twenty years ago)

ten months pass...

Seems like a good time to revive this...

― Baaderonixx immer wieder (baaderonixx), Monday, 12 June 2006 20:08 (nineteen years ago)

What about Midnight Star - "Midas Touch" (Hell Interface Remix)

― gaseous (gaseous), Monday, 12 June 2006 21:22 (nineteen years ago)

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