Summer Mix 2012

To those of you who had given up hope that I would ever show up around here again, you can rest assured that I am back in time to infuse you with an infectious mix of summery songs. Things around here have been busy to say the least, but I have been spending a lot of time listening to all kinds of music, selecting and sequencing tracks for the summer mix and catching the occasional live show. I hope that there are at least a few of you who still check in every now and then to see what's going on here. On the horizon is a new series focusing on live shows,  themed-mixes that have been placed on the backburner for awhile, a new I Hear a New World podcast and a round-up of my favorite records of 2012 so far.

Most of the songs from this year's summer mix were comprised of tracks that didn't make the cut from previous years, though this doesn't mean they were any less deserving of inclusion.  This is an eclectic mix to stay true to the nature of this blog, but it features a seamless mix of upbeat songs that make you feel like taking an afternoon drive with the windows down, hair blowin' in the breeze with nothing but sunshine and blue sky in your view. After working on this mix for over a month and pouring over so many summery songs, I realized that the mix had almost no female artists on it. Over the last week I worked on remedying this situation, but even with this minor speed-bump I am still ahead of schedule in comparison to last year.

Below you will find a track list for the songs featured on this year's mix which includes an eclectic mix of surf, soul, high-life, hip-hop, reggae, funk, garage rock, folk and classic rock. I would love to hear what you think of this mix so please drop me a line in the comments.

Summer Mix 2012 track list

1) Gkfoes Vjgoaf- Samatha (edit)
2) Panda Bear- Comfy in Nautica (edit)
3) The Beach Boys- Good Vibrations
4) The Creation- Making Time
5) The Panthers- Malkaus
6) Link Wray and the Wray Men- Slinky
7) Dum Dum Girls- Jail La La
8) Luck- One & Dekk- The Coolax
9) Roy Porter- Funky Twitch
10) The Chambers Brothers- Uptown
11) Albert Collins- Sno-Cone Part 2
12) Fabio- Lindo Sonho Delirante
13) The Harbours Band- Koma Mosi ( Yoruba)
14) Bow Wow Wow- I Want Candy
15) The Trashmen- Stick Shift
16) The Fresh and Onlys- When Are You Gonna Grow Up
17) Jacuzzi Boys- Cool Vapors
18) The Cars- Just What I Needed
19) Steppenwolf- Magic Carpet Ride
20) Firehose- In My Mind
21) Miriam Makeba- Pata Pata
22) Desmond Dekker- Intensified
23) Sir Victor Uwaifo- Kirikisi (Ekassa 24)
24) Blu and Exile- More Out of Life
25) Akron Family- River
26) Mountain Man- Honeybee
27) Gkfoes Vjgoaf- Water Voices (edit)

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Kevin said…
http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/RINWPPD8/Summer_Mix_2012_0.rar_links
9:31 PM
Erin said…
Looks like a great mix. Can't wait to listen to it!
9:47 AM
No-head said…
Listening to this on my way to work. Thanks for the sunshine, Kevin. God knows we need it!
1:26 AM
Kevin said…
Erin: Thanks for stopping by. I hope that you enjoy the mix.
I put a song from Sir Vitor Uwaifo on here which was from the CD that you bought me for my B-day last year.


Don:

I'm glad that you are enjoying the mix. Thanks again for your PayPal donation and for being a dedicated visitor to the blog. It helps keep me going to know that there are people out there who appreciate what I do.

Best to both of you,

Kevin
10:18 PM
oldkdawg said…
New visitor here. Looks like an interesting mix. Some artists I am familiar with and some I am not. Looking forward to checking it out. Hopefully I will discover new likes to go and try to find at my local record store. Thanks.
6:07 PM
Kevin said…
Welcome oldkdawg. I hope that you are enjoying your summer so far and that this mix serves as a soundtrack for your summer. I would be interested to hear which artists you decided to buy based on my mix. Take care!
8:41 AM
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