Royce

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Member Since: 5/24/1999
Total Mixes: 57
Total Feedback: 33
  • Submit Date: 7/6/1999
  • Format: Cassette
  • Category: Mixed Genre

disco nite presents the pop song as miniature philosopher

Side A
Artist Song
kleenex girl wonder  ain't going anywhere soon 
of montreal  the miniature philosopher 
dressy bessy  look around 
bright eyes  the city has sex 
pedro the lion  when they really get to know you they will run 
richard buckner  jewel bomb 
lee hazelwood and nina lizell  hey cowboy 
tall dwarfs  mr. brocolli 
jan and dean  like a summer rain 
lucksmiths  under the rotunda 
godstar  kitchen 
mendoza line  i know i will not find the words 
the 6ths (with Georgia Hubley)  movies in my head 
holiday  ace tone 
papas fritas  possbilities 
the kinks  drivin' 
sneeze  doomed to visit disneyland 
Side B
ArtistSongBuy
kleenex girl wonder  glander's biennial 
the minders  yeah yeah yeah 
kissing book  oh oh oh 
from bubblegum to sky  hello hello hi 
wolfie  busy busy busy 
doleful lions  hang around in your head 
the leslies  the lime song 
pete townshend  let my love open the door 
david kilgour  no no no 
ivy  ba ba ba 
the hollies  away away away 
orange juice  L. O. V. E. Love 
musical chairs  over and over again 
the merry go round  listen listen 
kleenex girl wonder  friends 
dump  pop life 
   

Comment:

A tape for Jordan--side two offers him some additions to his fine "mix tape of the week." This tape mostly features bands of the "new pop": bands that compose bouncy ditties that are decidedly retro; that is, they wear their influences on their sleeves. dressy bessy borrow from 60s bubblegum pop, others idolize Brian Wilson, Wolfie love (early) Joe Jackson. Some retro nuggets and some country-flavored balladeering thrown in. Enjoy Jordan, and, of course, I could do the same for you.

Feedback:

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heather marigold
Date: 9/21/2000
this tape looks terrific! i love the repetitive song title motif. ah, pop.
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madflowr
Date: 1/20/2001
wow. impeccable taste.
i think we talked on aim
once. say hello again. the
nick is madflowr. :D~
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ashtraygirl_
Date: 8/12/2004
great job <3
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JUSTIN!!!
Date: 8/12/2004
twee pop. who still listens to that crap?
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JUSTIN!!!
Date: 8/12/2004
just kidding. but seriously why is a mix from 1999 the mix of the week?
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Royce
Date: 8/12/2004
Hmm, so mark the time-- 3:23 pm, 8/12/2004: my 5 year old mix gets its last kind word because at 3:24 pm it was deemed irrelevant.

Indiepop, I guess, is now finally noise pollution.

At any rate I can listen to most of this still. The Kleenex Girl Wonder, Wolfie, and Dressy Bessy CDs, however, are in a box in the closet.
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Royce
Date: 8/12/2004
Oh, mix of the week? News to me. Why? Could it be indiepop revival time!?! Viva la Jangle!
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songsforhumans
Date: 8/12/2004
twee pop OR indiepop OR wussy pop will never die!!!
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Moe
Date: 8/12/2004
I'm sure this mix sounds as great now as it did 5 years ago, though it's a bit surprising that it was named mix of the week (although the whole mix of the week - or month - selection process never has made much sense to me). If nothing else, I hope this inspires you to post some factory fresh mixes. This kid is a master, folks.
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lo-fi jr.
Date: 8/13/2004
Bring back The Plastic Imperial!
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silentperfection
Date: 8/13/2004
because 1999 ruled...and because i found it barely this week...sorry for the confusion. but i liked it. so motw it is. perhaps a four year old mix next week...ehh?
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JUSTIN!!!
Date: 8/13/2004
i like to think that i had something to do with the death of tweepop by being at the center of one of the main reasons kindercore went out of business. sweet.
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Royce
Date: 8/13/2004
Scandal? Justin!!, do tell.
But I guess that means it's your fault I won't be getting those last singles promised to subscribers of the Kindercore Singles Club in 1999. There was always hope until they went belly up.
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JUSTIN!!!
Date: 8/13/2004
nah that would the incompetence of the idiots who ran the label. i was just in one of the bands that helped bankrupt the motherfucker.
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A.D. 69
Date: 8/14/2004
It rocks.
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Sign of the 4
Date: 8/15/2004
rock it does. congratulations.
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j a m i e
Date: 8/21/2004
great tape. great tape for RIGHT NOW, too. reminds me of playlists when i was on college radio. [sigh]
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jaime b
Date: 8/24/2004
wow this is all cute, wonderful little things. good job!! i tried doing a cd like this once "60s-ish 90s pop" -- and good job including the merry go round i LOVE them