MIX #9 - WE OBSERVE THE MYTH TONIGHT

We threw out all the general rules for our "Eccentrics and Dreamers" mix and just dug deep into our archives - we went a little heavy on Robyn and Roky, but it just feels...right. This mix has some noise, some humor, some creepiness, and some weirdness. Thanks to all those who threw in their tracks, including Sean, Jay, Jeff, Corey, and Scott (who I believe singlehandledly delivered every single Elephant 6 selection). And thanks to magazines like Magnet (which may not be around in any form in a few years) that put the time and effort into writing such an extensive and interesting feature in the firstplace. Here's the tracklist for "We Observe The Myth Tonight":

SIDES 1 and 2
Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight
Roky Erickson - Starry Eyes
Sun Ra - Outer Spaceways In
The Olivia Tremor Control - Memories of Jacqueline 1906
Love - 7 And 7 Is
His Name Is Alive - How It's Gotta Be
Mick Farren and The Deviants - Lets Loot The Supermarket Again Like We Did Last Summer
The Red Krayola - Hurricane Fighter Plane
Robyn Hitchcock and Heavy Friends - Interstellar Overdrive
Circulatory System - Inside Blasts
Skip Spence - War In Peace
13th Floor Elevators - Roller Coaster
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Malela
The Fugs - I Want To Know
The Apples in Stereo - Sun Is Out
The Sleepy Jackson - Cavities

SIDES 3 and 4
The Lilys - Dunes
King Tubby - Hungry Belly Dub
Beulah - Sunday Under Glass
Roky Erickson and The Aliens - I Walked With A Zmobie
Elf Power - Upside Down
Sun Ra - Plutionian Nights
Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians - Airscape
The Olivia Tremor Control - Courtyard
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - The Devil May Care
Mogwai featuring Roky Erickson - Devil Rides
Guided By Voices - Over The Neptune / Mesh Gear Fox
Love - She Comes In Color
The Sleepy Jackson - Miniskirt
Sun Ra - Space Is The Place
Robyn Hitchcock with Rawlings / Welch - No Way Out Of Time
Roky Erickon and The Explosives - Bloody Hammer

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THEME #9 - THE ECCENTRICS AND DREAMERS

In its earlier hard copy version (before they started pissing everyone off with their underrated / overrated columns in their new electronic-only version), Magnet magazine did some great themed issues (the shoegazing issue, the salute to Bomp! Records, etc.). One such issue occurred Feb / Mar 2004 where Magnet had a great 30-page spread / guide on some of music's most interesting personalities. The article was entitled Reality Bites: The Eccentrics and Dreamers Issue - and it featured Robyn Hitchcock on the cover donning a top hat and cape. For the past few years, I've wanted to tackle a few mixes using only the bands referenced in the piece. So, let's try to tackle our version of a mixer: I perused the article and have listed out every group namechecked in the article - feel free to select a song or two by any of the artists listed below. If you feel that Magnet missed the boat on a particular artist or group, then upload that material as well. DJE - your whole music listening experience qualifies so feel free to choose whatever you like...

(Bar Clock Editor's Note: A mini Roky Erickson tribute is breaking out with the number of songs that are being uploaded, so this in all likelihood will be a multi-mix set)

The list below corresponds to how the original article broke out and categorized the artists:

The Cult Artist:
Robyn Hitchcock (Soft Boys, solo, side projects)

The Believers:
First wave of the Elephant 6 Collective
- Neutral Milk Hotel, Apples in Stereo, Olivia Tremor Control
Second and Third waves of the Elephant 6 Collective
- Elf Power, Music Tapes, Minders, Beulah,
- Of Montreal, Ulysses, Sunshine Fix, the Circulatory System

The Madcaps / Escape Artists:
Roky Erickson (13th Floor Elevators, the Explosives, solo)
David Bowie
Skip Spence (Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape, solo)
Syd Barrett (Floyd, solo)
Larry "Wild Man" Fischer

The Ringleaders (with many ex-bandmates):
Brian Jonestown Massacre
Love
Guided By Voices
the Fall
The Lilys
Sleepy Jackson
Queens of the Stone Age

The Listeners:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys, solo)
Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream, producer)
His Name is Alive
Sonic Boom
King Tubby

The Humorists and Jesters:
Sparks
Mojo Nixon
Devo
Frogs
Captain Beefheart
the Fugs
the Deviants

Some Eccentric Necessities:
Shaggs
Sun Ra
Red Crayola (or Red Krayola)
Various Artists - "Songs in the Key of Z"

Deadline for this mix is Friday May, 22. But we'll probably extend it through the weekend.