ARCHIVE MIX: BAROMETER FALLING (2001)

Autumn has officially arrived, and as we put the finishing touched on the Duets mix, Bar Clock goes back to the archives and pulls out this gem from the founding father of the Postcard Mixer - Wayne Henning.

Sent out in November 2001, Wayne delivered a two-disc set of all-Canadian music (with "lots of East coast flavor" as noted by fellow Canadian and current Vancouver resident Rob Janes). Here are a few brief notes that Wayne wrote at the time:

- I had some difficulties normalizing the production values as a whole. Anything pre-1995 that has not been professionally remastered or anything taken from my vinyl vault (Fitzgerald) are the culprits.
(Note: the mix available here for download has been sound normalized)

- The segue from "Courage" to "November" is off by two full beats. The beep shoulda hit ya as soon as Courage went silent. Shite. Oh well.

And, just for some perspective - this mixer group was still in its infancy back then and the delivery (or delay) of the next mix was often subject to the realities in the world at that time. An actual post from Mr. Henning dated 13 Nov 2001:

Fucking anthrax! Let's delay the call for another week.

Best, Wayne

At this time, Bar Clock is uploading the first mix. We'll throw out the bonus disc, entitled "Overtime" later on this season. In the meantime, here's the tracklist (Note the intentional Tragically Hip trilogy popping up in the final third of the mix):

Four Strong Winds - Neil Young
Big Horns - Ian Tyson
Early Morning Rain - Gordon Lightfoot
Black Crepe Hat - John Bottomley
Now More Than Ever - Pat Temple & High Lonesome Players
If I Sang It Pretty? - Bob Snider
White Line - Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
Do Remember Me - Colin Linden
Sally's Dream - Bill Bourne
#10 from Music Inspired by the Group of 7 - The Rheostatics
One More Colour - Sarah Polley & Band
The Collection of Marie Claire - Daniel Lanois
Seven Years - Cowboy Junkies
Canada Geese - Gordon Downie
Titanic Terrarium - The Tragically Hip
Courage - Sarah Polley & Band
November in Ontario - Skydiggers
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
Deep Forbidden Lake - Neil Young

Download this fine mix here:
http://www.box.net/shared/5a5m7vl2l6

(Sorry, Wayne did not include any Shatner...)