Side A
Artist	Song
the skygreen leopards	play for the spring (jehovah surrender)
dungen	gjort bort sig (ta det lungt)
t.p. orchestre poly rythmo	les djos (the kings of benin)
fela kuti	witchcraft (the '69 los angeles sessions)
harmonettes	shame shame shame (cult cargo: belize city boil-up)
unlimited touch	i hear music in the streets (searching to find the one)
the gaylads	if you don't mind (trojan 35th anniversary box set)
lambchop	your fucking sunny day (thriller)
cat power	could we (the greatest)
otis redding	cigarettes and coffee (the soul album)
gal costa	baby (gal costa)
sam prekop	something (who's your new professor?)
Side B
Artist	Song	Buy
archer prewit	judy, judy (wilderness)
jolie holland	springtime can kill you (springtime can kill you)
jana hunter	farm, ca (blank unstaring heirs of doom)
beat happening	our secret (beat hapening)
hush arbors	as the spring breaks so does the heart (since we have fallen)
the gray field recordings	rune of the moon and endymion (gold leaf branches)
grouper	black out (way their crept)
jem finer and andrew kotting	rockaway (visionary landscapes)
jackie-o motherfucker	rockaway (flags of the sacred harp)
john fahey	when the springtime comes again (the great santa barbara oil slick)
patty waters	spring is here (you thrill me: a musical odyssey 1962-1979)

Comment:

this mix is designed for the next bbq in yer backyard, with springtime as the theme. side a is mostly all party, upbeat stuff- sunny psychedelica, afrobeat, obscure funk and reggae cuts, tropicalia, soul, late disco/early hip-hop, and indie rock w/ a horn section." runtime 49:18.

side b gets a little darker. i split the sea and cake members in half, with sam prekop closing side a with soft horns and archer prewitt opening side b with lines like "now that nightfall is closing in." a few female folk acts ease into beat hapening's "our secret," which is in my mind one of the best spring/summertime tracks (young love, running away, etc.) some atmospheric, droney tracks give way to the jem finer sampled-voice track and the jackie-o motherfucker traditional recording, both named "rockaway." then it's a thick slab of acoustic fahey to push us into the night, followed by the brief patty waters piano springtime ditty found on her rare cuts compilation. running time: 49:55.

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