Alien Attack!

Side 2 of a cassette compilation, featuring some indie - and not-so-indie - tunes, recorded 22nd July 1998.

 

Tenuous link(s) time: 

 

1) Today's photo is a TV screen grab of a scene from 1982 film The Soldier, which grabbed my attention in a late-hours/should-have-gone-to-bed moment solely because the credits mentioned the soundtrack music was by Tangerine Dream. I sat through the film (I may have had a couple of micro sleeps in between) and coming to a realisation at the end that at least it was an hour and a half of my life I wouldn't have to repeat. The film's tenuous link to today's mixtape title is that whilst there clearly is an attack (one of many), there are zero aliens from start to finish. Putting aliens in the film may have actually helped.

2) Previous Friday selections have often tried to get the party started, with some upbeat music, daring some times with some actual disco (never a particularly popular choice, it seems). Today's tenuous link to Friday music is that the selection includes a song by Gavin Friday. I'm not expecting any comments that this selection has generated an uncontrollable urge to conga into the streets, banging a saucepan with a wooden spoon, whooping with delight and urging your neighbours to join the line.

For all that, much to enjoy, I hope. A couple of big hitters with Radiohead and The Smashing Pumpkins, a couple of off-shoot projects with The Sea Nymphs (Cardiacs) and Black Box Recorder (Luke Haines/The Auteurs), a couple from the 1980s with My Bloody Valentine and It's Immaterial and one 1970s alternative classic from Big Star.

 

Other than that, it's mid-late 1990s all the way with Stereolab, Leila, the aforementioned Gavin Friday, The High Llamas and The Wolfgang Press.   

 

Now, excuse me whilst I go and find a saucepan and wooden spoon, I've got me some whooping and a-hollering and, er, conga-ing to do...

 

1) (Nice Dream) (Album Version): Radiohead (1995)

2) Monstre Sacre: Stereolab (1996)

3) No More Sorry: My Bloody Valentine (1988)

4) Eye: The Smashing Pumpkins (1996)

5) Misunderstood (Album Version): Leila ft. Donna Paul (1998)

6) Dolls: Gavin Friday (1995)

7) The Sweet Life: It's Immaterial (1986)

8) Christ Alive: The Sea Nymphs (1995)

9) Showstop Hip Hop (Edit): The High Llamas (1997)

10) Kanga Roo: Big Star (1975)

11) Ideal Home: Black Box Recorder (1998)

12) Chains (Album Version): The Wolfgang Press ft. Claudia Fontaine (1995)

 

1975: 3rd: 10

1986: Life's Hard And Then You Die: 7

1988: Isn't Anything: 3

1995: The Bends: 1

1995: Funky Little Demons: 12

1995: The Sea Nymphs: 8

1995: Shag Tobacco: 6

1996: Emperor Tomato Ketchup: 2 

1996: Lost Highway OST: 4

1998: England Made Me: 11

1998: In-Car Stereo (Melody Maker promo CD): 9

1998: Like Weather: 5

 

Side Two (46:43) (Box) (Mega)

Resolutions

Mix CD circa 2000, featuring Leila, collecting rarities, remixes and bootlegs originally available as free downloads from the now defunct www.leilamusic.co.uk website. Many of these tracks are still available on Leila's Soundcloud page. You can also buy several of Leila's official album and single releases on her Bandcamp page.

 

1) Relax The Pleasuredome: Leila (1998)

2) Are You That Adult. (Aaliyah vs. Adult. mash-up): Leila (1999)

3) Heaven On Their Minds (Cover of Carl Anderson /Jesus Christ Superstar): Leila ft. Luca Santucci (1998)

4) Mood State: Leila (1998)

5) Intro-vert: Leila (1998)

6) Space Invaders Need A Resolution (Aaliyah vs. Space Invaders soundtrack mash-up): Headgirl On Top (1999)

7) Two: Leila (1999)

8) Bill Murray: Leila (1999) *

9) Do You Got Time (Cover of 'Let The Music Play' by Shannon): Leila (1998)

10) Summers Dub: Leila ft. Donna Paul (1998)

11) Have I Had You: Leila ft. Luca Santucci (1998)

12) Five: Leila (1999)

13) Track 4: Leila (1997)

14) Outro-vert (LWT Mix): Leila ft. Luca Santucci (1998)

15) Seashells: Leila ft. Luca Santucci (1999)

16) Misunderstood (After Eight Mix): Leila ft. Donna Paul (1998)

17) Shimmy, Shimmy, Shimmy, Rock My World (Michael Jackson vs. Ol' Dirty Bastard mash-up): Leila (1999)

18) One In A Million (One In A Loud Million Bootleg Remix By Leila): Aaliyah (1999)

 

1997: Don't Fall Asleep EP: 13

1998: Space, Love EP: 4, 16

1998: Heaven On Their Minds / Have I Had You EP (promo 12" & CDr, 25 copies): 3, 11

1998: Feeling EP: 5, 10, 14

1999: Soda Stream EP: 7, 12, 15

2000: Courtesy Of Choice (limited vinyl edition): 1

2000: Courtesy Of Choice - It's Only A Promo (withdrawn CD): 9

2000: www.leilamusic.co.uk exclusives: 2, 6, 8*, 17, 18 

(* track 8 has since been re-titled and re-posted on Leila's Soundcloud page as The Man Who Knew Tooo Little)

 

Resolutions (1:17:24)