Artist	Song
Val Myers	Monster DJ (vocal excerpt)
Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra	Monster
Mel Henke	Woman in Space
Lidsville TV Show	Main Theme
Piero Umiliani	Mah-Na, Mah-Na
Scott Walker	Jackie
Tipsy	Hard Petting
Dudley Moore & Peter Cook	Bedazzled
Combustible Edison	Checkered Flag
Mint Royale	From Rusholme With Love
John Buzon Trio & Eat Static	Caravan
Mohammed Rafi	Jaan Pehechaan Ho
Asha Bhosle	Piyato ab Toa Aka
Biran Fahey	At the Sign of the Swinging Cymbal
Piero Piccioni	Babylon I'm Coming
Piero Umiliani	Topless Party
John Barry	The Knack
John Barry	007 and Counting
Amon Tobin	Nightlife
Mellow	Interlude
Francois Roubaix	Scoumoune
Pierre Bachelet	Histoire d'O
Air	Playground Love
The Beach Boys	Little Pad

Comment:

Luxuria Music was an online radio station with an emphasis on lounge, '60s go-go pop, international film music, crime jazz, swanky modern party music, space-age bachelor pad tunes, and a variety of other styles that met half-way between sophistication and kitsch. It was the brainchild of Peter Bonerz (son of Bob Newhart Show veteran Peter Bonerz), Chuck Kelley (curator of the Pulp Fiction soundtrack), and The Millionaire (the guitarist for Combustible Edison). Luxuria's heyday ran from 1999 to 2001, during which time it built a substantial community of listeners. Throughout the broadcast day, you could interact with the live DJs (many aspiring L.A. performers) through webcams and chat-rooms. In-studio appearances ranged from The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson to Steve Soderbergh's soundtrack composer Cliff Martinez. The station was based in Santa Monica and owned by Enigma Digital. After the Internet boom went bust, Enigma Digital was purchased by Clear Channel, who promptly pulled the plug, ending a very exciting and tasteful experiment in interactive online radio. Recently Luxuria Music has been resurrected in a more modest form -- check it out at www.luxuriamusic.com.

The selection on these CD mixes represents some of the songs that were in heavy rotation on the Luxuria playlist during the time that I was listening. Though I am missing a lot of Luxuria's signature songs because they're not in my collection, I tried to replicate the general feel and variety of the station.

(I am willing to trade CDs of these mixes via postal mail, provided you have some interesting mixes to offer in exchange.)

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