Rob Conroy

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Member Since: 1/22/2001
Total Mixes: 629
Total Feedback: 9267
  • Submit Date: 3/8/2008
  • Format: Cassette
  • Category: Theme

"That's what you get for having a hobby." (Discs 1 & 2)

Side A
Artist Song
Boris  Naki Kyoku

[Akuma No Uta, 2005] 

Ladyhawk  The Dugout

[Ladyhawk, 2006] 

The Raincoats  No Side to Fall In

[The Raincoats, 1980] 

Madvillain  Accordion

[Madvillainy, 2004] 

Howlin' Wolf  Evil

[His Best--original single issued 1954] 

T. Rex  The Slider

[The Slider, 1972] 

Spacemen 3  So Hot (Wash Away All of My Tears)

[Playing with Fire, 1989] 

Plush  Blown Away

[Fed, 2002] 

Robert Wyatt  Sea Song

[Rock Bottom, 1974] 

Venetian Snares  +ngyilkos Vasßrnap

[Rossz Csillag Allat Szuletett, 2005] 

Orchestra Baobab  Mouhamadou Bamba

[Mouhamadou Bamba, 1980] 

Albert Ayler Trio  Ghosts: First Variation

[Spiritual Unity, 1964] 

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band  The Dust Blows Forward 'n the Dust Blows Back

[Trout Mask Replica, 1969] 

Jimmy Reed  Take Out Some Insurance

[Rockin' with Reed, 1959] 

Mission of Burma  Mica

[Vs., 1982] 

The Red Krayola  Victory Garden

[God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail with It, 1968] 

Karen Dalton  Little Bit of Rain

[It's Hard to Tell Who's Going to Love You the Best, 1969] 

Shack  Undecided

[Waterpistol, 1991] 

John Martyn  May You Never

[Solid Air, 1973] 

Grant Hart  2541

['2541' 10" e.p., 1988] 

Side B
ArtistSongBuy
Scott Walker  Jackie

[Scott 2, 1968] 

Pere Ubu  Non-alignment Pact

[The Modern Dance, 1978] 

Sly & the Family Stone  Luv N' Haight

[There's a Riot Goin' On, 1971] 

The Fall  I'm Into C.B.

[non-LP single found on reissues of Hex Enduction Hour, 1982] 

Gang of Four  Guns Before Butter

[Entertainment!, 1979] 

Serge Gainsbourg  requiem pour un con (extrait de la b.o.f. pacha)

[Comic Strip, 1996--original single released 1968] 

Can  I'm So Green

[Ege Bamyasi, 1972] 

Nina Nastasia  Regrets

[Run to Ruin, 2003] 

Dr. John the Night Tripper  I Walk on Gilded Splinters

[Gris-Gris, 1968] 

David Bowie  Warszawa

[Low, 1977] 

The Gun Club  She's Like Heroin to Me

[Fire of Love, 1981] 

Aceyalone feat. Mumbles  Human Language

[A Book of Human Language, 1998] 

The Roches  Hammond Song

[The Roches, 1979] 

My Bloody Valentine  Sometimes

[Loveless, 1991] 

Daniel Johnston  Some Things Last a Long Time

[1990, 1990] 

Roy Harper  The Same Old Rock

[Stormcock, 1971] 

Comment:

A specially-comissioned project for the lovely and talented talia j, one of my earliest supporters and, in some ways, one of my closest friends here at my AotM Home Away from Home. Her request (she called it a "proposition"): "an educational mix--in this case, artists you suspect I'm not listening to/familiar with and should be, using tracks off whichever albums of theirs you think I should start with." After reviewing every one of her mixes from 2001-present and thinking back on what mixes she'd already received from me, I set to work. Although I definitely took what I've always had as a gut perception of her taste into account in my choices, I also wanted to include acts that have fundamentally changed my view of music in the five or so years since we last traded (Venetian Snares, Boris, MF DOOM/Madvillain), acts that I knew (and at least liked) at the time but who have really grown to shape my current musical taste (Albert Ayler, Serge Gainsbourg, Scott Walker, Can, Howlin' Wolf, John Martyn), old favorites that I've been listening to with greater appreciation these days (Spacemen 3, My Bloody Valentine, The Fall, Pere Ubu, Mission of Burma, Robert Wyatt, T. Rex, Jimmy Reed). This, obviously, is the result. I did veer from her instructions a bit with Scott Walker (the track hails from Scott 2 and it's Scott 4 that I'd first recommend, but I thought she'd love that particular song so much that I couldn't resist using it) and Grant Hart (since I used the single version of the song that eventually appeared on his to-die-for classic debut LP, Intolerance, which is obviously what I'm recommending). I suspect there will be a third disc shaped in the next few days, if not a fourth. Thanks again to SwankQueen for hipping me to Aceyalone (and that song/album, in particular--it's now one of my all-time favorite hip-hop records.) Title by the ever-iconoclasic Mark E. Smith.

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sport !
Date: 3/8/2008
Outstanding stuff, especially love the Scott Walker - Dr. John stretch!
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gobi
Date: 3/8/2008
I'd really enjoy this . . . my wife on the other hand absolutely will not be in the room when I listen to Trout Mask Replica or Karen Dalton . . . each to their own !
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anthony lombardi
Date: 3/8/2008
what a wonderful gesture, rob, this is just dripping with inspiration - can't hurt to have a batch of ace tunes like this either, lovin' the madvillain, t. rex, MBV (that's actually my favorite MBV track & one of my top 25 favorite songs of all time), daniel johnston, bowie, nina nastasia, serge & brigitte, gang of four & fall tracks the mostest - i've actually been looking for a proper introduction to the fall's work, as my knowledge of them is limited (hint, hint)
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p the swede
Date: 3/8/2008
yes nice done and you've picked some really fantastic songs here, highlight are T.rex, Spacemen 3, Robert Wyatt, John Martyn, Grant Hart, Sly, Scott, Gang of 4, Bowie and that cool Dr John track
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Huggy Bear
Date: 3/8/2008
This is a great mix. Excellent diversity and a lot of gems. I just used that Raincoats track on my radio show. Now, to look up the tracks I'm not familiar with...
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Rob_z2.
Date: 3/8/2008
Awesome! Many many great choices there! Well done mate.
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Barrydali
Date: 3/9/2008
For this surely she will be forever thankful. F**king brilliant.
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Jana
Date: 3/9/2008
Brilliant. A good primer for anyone (myself included).
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G-Sphere
Date: 3/9/2008
Wonderful mix and gesture. Some really great picks here Rob.
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ofthaltned
Date: 3/9/2008
Absolutely brilliant, Rob. I love just about everything I know here, but "Sea Song", "2541", "Jackie" and "Naki Kyoku" are among my all-time favourites, in particular. And what a great title, to boot!
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talia j
Date: 3/9/2008
This looks great -- which is a hilarious thing to say when I've only ever heard one of the tracks and maybe a scant handful of the artists, but it's true. And I don't think you could have picked a more apt title, either. Here's hoping you enjoy my return projects (the main one is up to two discs, and there's an alternative collection taking form, too) as much.
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blasikin
Date: 3/9/2008
This does look kinda gorgeous and expansive, dude.
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Mark Petruccelli
Date: 3/9/2008
Very interesting project (especially considering that you turned me on to 14 of these artists and 16 of these albums!.)
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whiskey tango foxtrot
Date: 3/9/2008
excellent. too much good stuff to name.
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Mixxer
Date: 3/9/2008
This looks fabulous. Come to think of it, you are the one who introduced me to the excellent "2541." Keep spreading the word, Bro. Any chance of giving this a listen?
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Moe
Date: 3/10/2008
Well she certainly propositioned the right guy, as you've provided your student with quite a musical education. I'll bet you enjoyed putting this together, and I'm sure Talia will be thrilled to bits. BTW, there's a nice little write-up on Hart's Intolerance in the latest MOJO mag.
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KathrynandRupert
Date: 3/10/2008
How considerate and what dedication. And what a fine selection it is, especially good to see some Shack and a mighty good decision to pick that Scott Walker song.
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Funky Ratchet
Date: 3/10/2008
Looks really great...MoB, MBV, Go4 (and some others that don't as easily convert to acronyms) being among my favorites.
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Salman1
Date: 3/10/2008
A pretty cool project, Rob. I need stuff like this to do when I'm work! Everything here is stellar.
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Media Vixen: Radio Sally
Date: 3/10/2008
The word "awesome" comes to mind from many directions.
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sammyg123
Date: 3/10/2008
This is a wonderful mix, goes without saying. You've steered Talia in the direction of some fine, fine albums also. Rock Bottom, Loveless, Scott 2, Solid Air, The Modern Dance, Low.. This list goes on......
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gpap_gpap
Date: 3/11/2008
This looks like a very good mix. I know some sparse tracks and I'm very intrigued to see how they are connected. Any chance of you uploading this? I'm also quite glad you consider Venetian Snares and Madvillain as acts that've changed your view on music.. I've been following the first from his early weird phase to this "orchestral" he's going through now- this billie tune is great, isn't it? And for some reason madvillain has been part of my daily soundtrack for weeks now. But the rest as well, the Daniel Johnston and Robert Wyatt tunes are favourites of mine and I like your Bowie pick. Great mix!
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DJ Karen Adams
Date: 3/12/2008
Fookin' cool indeed! My favourites here are, but not limited to, Howlin', Jimmy Reed, Sly & The Family Stone and Pere Ubu. By the way, Dalton's "Katie Cruel" appears on Sketches 08.Any chance of Amy's Place gettin' a copy?!?
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Sean Lally
Date: 3/13/2008
You do really good educational mixes. Hope all is well. I'll be in the 'burgh next week again.
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SwankQueen
Date: 3/20/2008
Mind-boggling in scope and quality!
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doowad
Date: 4/3/2008
So much to love here, especially the blues guys (Dr. John included) plus Bowie, Sly & Serge of course. Not a big fan of Scott Walker, but that doesn't matter here.
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divinyl
Date: 5/5/2008
A link at last and much appreciated. Now if you can do something about finding me enough time to listen to everything.
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Doowadette
Date: 5/5/2008
I echo divinyl's statements.
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Lemon_Currie
Date: 5/6/2008
Thanks for the link, and the upload! "The Hammond Song" is one of my all-time faves.

Great stuff, as always
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Martin Andersen
Date: 5/17/2008
I am not familiar with everything here, but what I know (e.g. Sly, MBV, MoB, Shack (especially cool)), is quite good. Nice mix.