A few months ago, the hard drive containing all of my digital music from the past 12 years or so broke down, forcing me to stop being lazy and start actually listening again.
The result is Forty Days â a series of mixes combining new purchases and recent rediscoveries, which will be uploaded every 40 days (a nod to Slowdive, obviously, and because it seemed slightly more achievable than once a month).
Here is the first one…
The full tracklisting is…
Rich Ruth â âComing Downâ â General General/Plant Life (2019)
Chris Forsyth â âTomorrow Might As Well Be Todayâ â No Quarter (2019)
The Bangles â âTalking In My Sleepâ â Yep Roc (2018)
Pale Saints â âA Deep Sleep For Stevenâ (Woodhouse Studio LP Demo) â 4AD (2020)
The Parachute Men â âLeeds Stationâ â Fire (1989)
Hidden Cameras â âDunesâ â Rough Trade (2003)
Magnetic Fields â âTake Ecstasy With Meâ â Feel Good All Over (1994)
BBG â âSome Kind Of Heavenâ (Heavenly) â Urban (1990)
Dream Frequency â âLove, Peace And Harmonyâ (Original 12â Mix) â City Beat (1990)
Hypnotone â âGod C.P.Uâ â Creation (1991)
Craven Faults â âHangingstonesâ â The Leaf Label (2020)
Steve Hauschildt â âReverse Culture Musicâ â Ghostly International (2019)
Sunda Arc â âCollapseâ â Gondwana (2020)