Mittwoch Mix - hwæt SPRING SOUNDS 2023

Spring has sprung, despite April snow showers lingering in Minnesota where I live, though those were followed by 80 degree weather and then plunging temperatures and even more snow. Still, it is vernal enough that I was inspired to put together a mix of songs about spring and flowers.

#	Artist	Track
1	Earth	the bees made honey in the lion’s skull (dub)
2	Einstürzende Neubauten	Blume
3	Mick Harvey	Come On Spring
4	Julia Kent	Spring Snow
5	PJ Harvey & John Parish	April
6	Jozeph Sefian	Karoun E Yegel (Spring Has Come)
7	Kali Malone	Does Spring Hide Its Joy v1.2
8	Grinderman	Chain of Flowers
9	Can	Vernal Equinox
10	Six Organs of Admittance	Procession of Cherry Blossom Spirits
11	The Legendary Pink Dots	Prague Spring
12	Teho Teardo & Blixa Bargeld	Soli Si Muore
13	Boris With Merzbow	Flower Sun Rain

Mittwoch Mix - hwæt quarterly archive q1.2023

a companion mix to the hwæt quarterly report, this mix features the older tracks that I either discovered or became fixated on during the quarter.

Most of the tracks are from older albums I picked up in the last few months, but I included the Elysian Fields' song after seeing them live at an incredibly intimate and breath-taking show at the start of March. 

I grabbed The Sister of Mercy's Vision Thing after I realized it was a gap in my collection because I was grooving to both the Unwoman cover of Temple of Love included on this mix but also her excellent covers of Some Kind of Stranger and More.

With my weakness for Neil Young covers, I couldn't not include Nomadic War Machine's version of "Hey Hey, My My"

The other topical song included is "Für wen sind die Blumen?" brought to you by Einstürzende Neubauten returning to the studio.

#	Artist	Track	From
1	Unwoman	Temple of Love	Lemniscate: Uncovered Volume 2
2	Sisters of Mercy	Vision Thing	Vision Thing (Remastered)
3	The Legendary Pink Dots	Another Kind of Violence	Only Dreaming
4	dj haram	Candle Light (700 Bliss Remix)	Grace
5	Nomadic War Machine	Hey Hey My My	Creatures of the Wind
6	Einstürzende Neubauten	Für wen sind die Blumen?	Strategies Against Architecture III
7	FaUSt, feat.  灰野敬二 Keiji Haino	你想要更多吗？ Do You Want More?	这条路是正确的 This Is the Right Path
8	The Hologram People	Theme from Village of the Snake God	Village of the Snake God
9	Elysian Fields	Crows Over Cornfields	Once Beautiful Twice Removed
10	Sonja	When The Candle Burns Low…	LOUD ARRIVER
11	Byssus	Wolves and Caribou	In Foras
12	Maria W Horn & Sara Parkman	Kyrie	Funeral Folk
13	Arklay Mountains	Any man who counts on the aid of a God deserves the help he doesn't get	...Are Afraid of these Geese

Mittwoch Mix - hwæt quarterly report 1st quarter 2023

 

 

I do a lot of thematic mixes, but this series of Quarterly Reports compiles tracks from the albums released during the quarter that captured my attention.

#	Artist	Track	From
1	Lankum	Go Dig My Grave	False Lankum
2	BIG|BRAVE	the fable of subjugation	nature morte
3	Ashenspire	Plattenbau Persephone Praxis	Hostile Architecture
4	Dawn Ray’d	Requital	TO KNOW THE LIGHT
5	Betty Benedeadly & Brandon Guess	Primordial Rhythms	At the Institute of Mentalphysics
6	Score	Brink	COPE
7	Zohra	Empire Grave	Murder in the Temple
8	Sightless Pit	Calcified Glass (feat YoshimiO & Gangsta Boo)	Lockstep Bloodwar
9	Dynasti	A Ticking Tyranny	Quantum Primitiv
10	Úzkost	Arise: Assemble! Conjoin Your Flame!	For Property and Profit
11	Earth	the dark and bloody ground	Even Hall has its Heroes
12	Transgressive	Unheard Voices	Extreme Transgression
13	Enslaved	Forest Dweller	Heimdal

Of course, since I limited myself to my usual 13 track mix length, a few albums I quite enjoyed from Q1 2023 didn't make it into the mix but are still well worth seeking out. In no particular order here are a half dozen more albums you should grab.

Radical Romantics - Fever Ray

Does Spring Hide Its Joy - Kali Malone

Satanic Transgender Terrorism - Wolven Daughter

Rise of the Machines - Mychorrhizal

Spacetudes & Spacetudes Too - Binaural Space

Denies My Tongue To Tell - Espi Kvlt

Mittwoch Mix - Now that’s hwæt I call 2023…

 

Not quite the aural vision boards I've done previously... this mix is half that and half doomed premonition... and quite late...

#	Artist	Track
1	The Young Gods	Moon Revolutions (Live with The Lausanne Sinfonietta)
2	dälek	A Heretic’s Inheritance
3	Lung	Let It Be Gone
4	Zola Jesus	Sewn
5	Zeal and Ardor	Death to the Holy
6	Murderbait	Lost
7	The Legendary Pink Dots	Needles (Version Sirius)
8	Adzes	The Impulse
9	Putrescine	Cursed By Birth
10	Panopticon	Snow Burdened Branches
11	Wolven Daughter	It’s Time to Get High and Burn the Confederate Flag
12	Pig	Glitz Krieg
13	ÅRABROT	The World Must Be Destroyed

Mittwoch Mix - New Year's and Time

 

 

Moving away from the #YuleTunes, but not too far...

It's a Yule Tunes adjacent mix, but dedicated to a New Year's Eve Party Vibe.

#	Artist	Track
1	Urban Surf Kings	Auld Lang Syne
2	Kerry Pastine and the Crime Scene	New Year’s Day My Way
3	The Qualities	Happy New Year to You!
4	Bacchae	This Will Be Our Year
5	Unwoman	New Years Day
6	Let’s Eat Grandma	Happy New Year
7	Akron/Family	Last Year
8	Einstürzende Neubauten	Musentago
9	Tuba Skinny	Last Minute Waltz
10	Rollerball	Happy New Year to You!
11	Charles Brown	Bringing In A Brand New Year
12	Eban Schletter	Auld Lang Syne
13	Emel	New Year’s Prayer

 

Adjacent to a New Year's Mix, inspired by "30 Century Man" and built around the passage of time.

#	Artist	Track
1	Scott Walker	30 Century Man
2	CAN	Nineteen Century Man
3	Danny Elfman	In Time (feat. Blixa Bargeld)
4	Pierre Omar & the Nightcruisers	Time Flies
5	Josie Pace	Future
6	Stephen Mallinder	The Trial
7	Gazelle Twin	History
8	Foetus	Today I Started Slogging Again
9	The Glass Beads	Time to Time
10	Zola Jesus	Future Ruins
11	The Young Gods	About Time (Live)
12	Wire	23 Years Too Late
13	Einstürzende Neubauten	Birth Lunch Death

Mittwoch Mix - Yule Tunes 2022 - Part Three

 

 

The final set of #YuleTunes mixes for 2022...

A second volume of unusual instrumentation and arrangements to add some spice to your holiday festivities—featuring bagpipes, banjo, hurdy-gurdy, sitar, theremin and more...

#	Artist	Track
1	The Snake Charmer	Jingle Bell Rock Bagpipes
2	Patty Gurdy	The Yule Fiddler (Christmas Time Is Coming 'Round Today)
3	Ohmme	Wonderful Christmastime
4	Laura Cannell & Andre Bosman	Deck the Halls
5	Sean Thomson	O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
6	The Post-Timey String Band	God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (over the phone)
7	GurdyBird	Childermas
8	Paddy Finnegan’s Green Machine	King Wenceslas
9	Tuxedomoon	Weihnachtsrap
10	Said Fantasy	Ding Dong Merrily On High
11	Eban Schletter	Carol of the Bells
12	Tracy M.	All I Want For Christmas
13	JD Pinkus	Joy To the MF’n World

The inevitable mix of Xmas Jazz... Though distant enough from the usual mix of adult contemporary jazz that is pumped through retail stores from September 30th through New Year's to avoid causing service job flashbacks...

#	Artist	Track
1	The Qualities	It’s Christmas Time
2	Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings	Silver Bells
3	Charlie and the Tropicales	Party For Santa Claus
4	Lars Edegran And His Santa Claus Revelers	Christmas Time in New Orleans
5	The Jason Frederick Cinematic Trio	Skating
6	naomi & goro	winter wonderland
7	John Coltrane	My Favorite Things
8	Mars Williams	THE ANGELS SING WITH THE OLD & NEW GHOSTS IN THE MANGER
9	Rollerball	Carol of the Bells
10	Adam Neely	God Rest Ye Merry 15/16
11	John Zorn	Magical Sleigh Ride
12	Ill Considered	Santa claus is coming to town
13	Eric Van Thyne	O Tannenbaum

A second volume of heavy and dark Yule Tunes for your enjoyment whether its a solitary sojourn from the bright lights and forced mirth of mandatory celebrations or a celebration of the long dark nights and doomed souls of Xmas time.

#	Artist	Track
1	Santa Sabbath	Wicked Christmas
2	Angry Snowmans	Slave To Saint Nick
3	Old Man Gloom	Gift
4	Mule Thrower	Frankincense
5	Big Lich	Deck the Tombs (Deck the Halls Electrodeath Mix)
6	Cadaveric Incubator	Swarming Vulgar Christmas
7	Sam Haynes	Sugarplum Fear
8	Pitch Black Manor	All Bagged Up
9	Professor Electric	Feed My Sickness
10	Sloar+Mordor	Wassailing With The Mari Lwyd
11	Blooding Mask	Carol the Bells
12	Santa Sabbath	Good King Wenceslas
13	Christopher Lee	Silent Night

Dungeon Synth, ambient and other synth heavy Yule Tunes for a wizardly holiday flavor. A little melancholy, a little nerdy, a little cozy.

#	Artist	Track
1	Grandma’s Cottage	snow angels
2	RævJäger	В Чертогах Снежной Королевы (In the Halls of the Snow Queen)
3	The Devil & The Universe	Krampus Rumble
4	Oakfather	Yule Festival (Woodland Crypt cover)
5	Fabio Orsi	Dead Leaves Christmas
6	The Gentleman Terrapin	The Gentleman Terrapin Brings Merry Christmas to the Orphan Hares
7	The Legendary Pink Dots	A Candle For Eugene
8	Krampusnacht	Yuletorch
9	Hopkirk	Dreary December
10	Binaural Space	The Coventry One
11	Elyvilon	Good King Wenceslas
12	Рабор	Полночь (Midnight)
13	Midnight Syndicate	Christmas At Midnight

Finally, a mix of some of my favorite Yule Tunes that didn't make it onto other mixes this year.

#	Artist	Track
1	Flying Bohemian	Little Drummer Toy
2	Tall Tall Trees	Free Jazz Drummer Boy
3	Hawkestrel	Jingle Bells
4	Binaural Space	Christmas Tree
5	Jethro Tull	Holly Herald
6	The Gentleman Terrapin	Along the Way, He Waves “Shello” to the Frogs Wassailing
7	The Grip Weeds	Welcome Christmas
8	Banjo or Freakout	All I Want For Christmas
9	The Soul Santas	White Christmas
10	John Zorn	Winter Wonderland
11	naomi & goro	sleigh ride
12	The Nervous Gregorians	Patapan
13	Sean Thomson	Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming/O Christmas Tree
14	GurdyBird	Good King Wenceslas
15	Paul Gilbert	The Christmas Song
16	Butch Ross	Christmastime is Here
17	Eban Schletter	What Will Become of Christmas? (ft. Grant-Lee Phillips)
18	Thick Pigeon	Jingle Bell Rock
19	Sound of Ceres	Coventry Carol
20	Said Fantasy	O Tannenbaum
21	Tee Lopes	Carol of the Lost Woods
22	Uncle Fido	Silent Night
23	wor_kspace	jesus
24	Golau Glau	God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Mittwoch Mix - Yule Tunes 2022 - Part Two

 

Here is a second batch of #Yule Tunes for 2022. As a reminder you can find all the mixes in this Yule Tunes Mixcloud playlist or at this blogger page.

 A second volume of more traditional mix of songs both old and new featuring folk, acoustic goth and neo-folk Yule Tunes—suitable for all holiday family gatherings.

#	Artist	Track
1	Laura Cannell & Kate Ellis	Wassailing
2	Angeline Morrison and the Rowan Amber Mill	Wassail
3	The Young Tradition with Shirley and Dolly Collins	The Coventry Carol
4	GreenMatthews	Mirie It Is
5	Unto Ashes	Winter Procession
6	Jethro Tull	A Christmas Song
7	John Doan	Jolly Old King Wenceslas
8	The Post-Timey String Band	Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming
9	Forest Mountain Hymnal	The Cherry Tree Carol
10	Nativity Songs	Soul Cakes / God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
11	Low	Blue Christmas
12	Rowan : Morrison	Christmas is Now Drawing Near at Hand
13	Unwoman	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

A party friendly mix of funky and rocking yule tunes.

#	Artist	Track
1	Los Bitchos	Los Chrismos
2	Voodoo Surf Tribe	A Voodoo Xmas (Comfort & Joy)
3	John Zorn	Santa’s Workshop
4	HE 5	Jingle Bells
5	Mariachi Death Squad	Santa Vs The Luchadors
6	The Soul Santas	In The Bleak Midwinter
7	Malcolm McDowell	You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch
8	Kerry Pastine and the Crime Scene	Santa’s Movin’
9	Kishi Bashi	All I Want For Christmas Is You
10	Geoff Downes	Linus & Lucy (Charlie Brown Christmas Theme)
11	Los Straitjackets	Silent Night Rock
12	Green Wasagas	Toboggan Hop
13	Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings	God Rest Ye Merry Gents

I would call this mix “experimental” but I imagine most others would call it “noise”. A mix of Yule Tunes for the adventurous or for those who need to clear out the hangers-on at the end of the party...

#	Artist	Track
1	X Ray Pop	Fuzzy Christmas
2	Helvetia	Helvetia Xmas
3	Sean Thomson	Joy to the World
4	Spaceship	Todmorden Bells (reprise)
5	Evil Blizzard	Oh Come All Ye Faithful
6	Octis	Chrissthym
7	Andrew Liles	Silent Night (Dead By Christmas)
8	David Thomas Broughton	The Holly & The Ivy
9	Excepter	Little Drummer Boy
10	Hypnopazūzu	Christmas With The Channellers
11	Greg Davis	24 Hour News / Silent Night
12	Heavenly Peace	Silent Blight
13	Wrong Brothers	Slay Bells

A second volume of irreverent and eclectic yule tunes that treats Xmas with a healthy dose of comedic contempt and fun. 

#	Artist	Track
1	Dr. Colossus	This Christmas (Buy Me Bonestorm or Go To Hell!)
2	Miss FD	Krampus Song
3	The Real Oh My	Claus
4	Two Minutes To Late Night	No Presents for Christmas
5	King Automatic & Rich Deluxe	Stay drunk at Christmas
6	Make Like Monkeys	Mine!!! Rub-a-Dub out Santa Claus
7	Ohmme	Jing-a-Ling, Jing-a-Ling
8	Biblical Proof of UFOs	Christmas Carols
9	Lemon Demon	CryptoSanta
10	Hilary And the Democrats	I Want An Alien For Christmas
11	L&M Kingsize	We Ruined Xmas
12	The Paper Chase	The War Is Over
13	Alex Reed	Baby It’s Cold In That Good Night