Summer Lovin’
Don’t know about you, but I associate summer with maneuvering into furnace-like cars, dealing with an AC that never makes the home truly comfortable, and mainlining cans of Diet Coke like there’s no tomorrow. Oh, and great music! Which brings me to the latest Scrubbles.net mix, creatively titled What I Found. The contents of this mix don’t have much in common, except that they were all available on eMusic.com at some point (in the case of the Rolling Stones’ “2,000 Light Years From Home,” for about five minutes last April). Herein you’ll find ace examples of retro-styled indie pop, dance, bubblegum, e-z listening, ’60s soundtracks, ’80s kitsch and more. It’s a crazy quilt of different stuff, but it all flows together evenly and I’m finding that the music holds up quite well to repeated listenings. Download the continuous mix version below and see for yourselves.
Download What I Found: Scrubbles.net Summer 2008 Mix (65.9 MB mp3)
The fun doesn’t end there! Here are some accompanying YouTube clips to enjoy:
- Stacey Q’s “Two of Hearts” music video. Sample YouTuber comment: “She looks like my mom in the ’80s.”
- Lio and Jacky play patty cake in their “Teteou” music video. Weird in a way that only the French can do.
- Andy and David Williams perform “Say It Again” on The Partridge Family. Sooo kitschy, but I love the transition from studio to stage.
- The Magnetic Fields’ “All My Little Words,” a nicer than usual fan-made video.
- Patrick Cleandenim’s “Days Without Rain” music video (uploaded by Patrick himself!).
June 8th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Lovely… this mix looks remarkably eclectic. I’m excited to listen. I’m a huge fan of ‘You’re Too Late’ by Fantasy. My ears have been dedicated to the disco for the past few weeks… I’m compiling synthesizer-heavy disco music and I can’t shake the melodies and sonic cosmic sounds!
June 8th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
That Fantasy song is a true gem, real Chic-like. I can’t remember if I fist found out about it on eMusic or while thumbing through the Billboard Book of Top 40 R&B Hits (it peaked at #28 in March 1981, btw). Enjoy the rest of the mix, Andrew!