NEW LINK (2025) - Smoke 2: Compiled & Mixed by The Cowboys From Sweden (2017)

The Cowboys from Sweden return with "Smoke 2", the first sequel in my series of mix tapes as The Cowboys from Sweden... Not especially related in any specific way to my mix from 2009 (Smoke), other than the fact that this is a pretty beat heavy mix.  But really this is the darker more dramatic little brother of Smoke.  Plenty of heavy breaks and groovy bass lines on this one.  Some wild arrangements from some of the Italian library composers, introspective grooves and haunting atmospheres.  Even a few jazzy moments here and there (don't let the word jazz scare you away).  An entirely instrumental (lyric free anyway) mix with the exception of two tracks.  Over all this is a heavy mix of dark funk and psychedelic grooves, dramatic themes and murky/smokey atmospheres.  Drums, bass, organs, vibes!!! I hope you enjoy it!

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NEW LINK (2025) - The Death of a Candle - Compiled & Mixed by The Cowboys From Sweden (2016)

Here's the latest installment from The Cowboys From Sweden.  The Death of a Candle is a slow dramatic listen loaded with moody soundtrack cuts and rare pop sounds from France, Italy and a few other places.  This mix was conceptualized as sort of a fairytale story and is intended to be listened to with that in mind.  Sort of a movie soundtrack with a plot that you can follow perhaps (Although there isn't one)...  This is possibly the moodiest Cowboys mix to date due to it's slow dreamlike delivery.  Although the focus here is more on moody low key symphonic sounds perhaps, there are still some funky moments here and there.  This mix features quite a few obscure gems from my collection which include Ann Sorel's breathtaking liturgical pop tune "La Prelude... Et La Suite", Aleph's insane "Love Memories", Guido and Maurizio De Angeles' "Penso Se..." television theme, and a few beautiful rarities by Jennifer and Elsa Laurent to name a few. Probably the track that inspired this mix from the beginning was Michel Legrand's "Amour... Amour" from the excellent Peau D'Ane (or Donkey Skin) soundtrack (which happens to actually be a fairytale).  Grab your headphones and go out for a nice long walk, or light a candlestick and watch it burn down!  And don't forget to play it loud!  320 rips with artwork included.  Enjoy!  Thanks for listening.  Comments are appreciated!

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NEW LINK (2025) - "They're Out There" - A horror mix by Ivan Rassimov (2015)

78 minutes of dark disco and synthy atmospheres.  Listen in the dark!

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NEW LINK (2025) - Autumn Moon - Compiled & Mixed by The Cowboys From Sweden (2015)

Okay, here's a new Cowboys from Sweden mix I finished today called Autumn Moon. It was intended to be a Fall/Winter mix, so naturally with my luck it lands ironically on the first day of Spring! Anyway, it's a mix of trippy psychedelic folk/pop and library songs from the late 60s and early 70s. Also I believe this is the first Cowboys mix that is entirely in English (and includes only 3 instrumentals). I thought a lot about my time living in Prague (featured on the cover) when I made this, so the mood is pretty old, overcast, grey and dreamy. To quote the film The Science of Sleep, this mix is roughly based on the themes of "Love, friendships, relationships... and all those 'ships' "... I hope you enjoy, it's a moody one!

Ripped at 320 kbps, includes front and back covers.

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"Lizard in a Wizard's Skin" - A horror mix by Ivan Rassimov (2014)

Here's a quick horror mix tape I threw together on Halloween.  Ripped from cassette for added glorious low fidelity compression!  Download it here if you dare!

Track Listing:

1. John Carpenter/The Fog

2. Stelvio Cipriani/Un'Ombra Nell'Ombra (Main titles)

3. Carlo Maria Cordio/In Fondo

4. Ennio Morricone/Informale III

5. Goblin/Ghost Vest

6. Libra/The Shock

7. François De Roubaix/Survol

8. Cindy Und Bert/Der Hund von Baskerville

9. Patrick Vasori/Cathedrale (Part 2)

10. Alessandro Alessandroni/Devil's Nightmare

11. Tim Krog, Jan Bartlett & Ed Christiano/The Boogeyman (Version 3)

12. The Blue Wing Console/Motives 1

13. Catharsis/Solstice

14. Claudio Tallino/Journey To Nowhere (Edit)

15. Corte Dei Miracoli/...E Verra L'uomo (Edit)

16. Bruno Nicolai/Funeral Striptease

17. Ennio Morricone/Notte Di Giorno

18. Fred Myrow & Malcom Seagrave/The Tall Man On Main Street

19. Keith Emerson/The Library

20. Libra/Il Fantasma Suona Il Piano

21. Goblin/Dr. Frankenstein

22. Stelvio Cipriani/The Hour Of Infernal Game Part 1

23. John Carpenter/Moochie's Death

24. Gianni Rossi/Theme From Star Vehicle

25. Carlo Maria Cordio/Suono Aperto

26. John Carpenter/Haunted House

NEW LINK (2025) - VA - "Mondo Nights" (A Mix Tape Compiled by Wolf Choir)

The mix nobody asked for!!  28 tracks of psychotronic goodness spanning an hour and 16 minutes...

Tracks:
01 Queen/In The Death Cell
02 Ennio Morricone/Magic and Ecstasy
03 Serge Gainsbourg/Le Physique et le Figure
04 Goblin/Tenebre
05 Franceso De Masi & Piero Piccioni/Waiting for the Killer
06 Gene Page/Blacula Strikes!
07 Davie Allan & The Arrows/Cycle-Delic
08 Christine 23 Onna/Top of Spot
09 Les Baxter/Fruit of Dreams
10 Kalyanji Anandji/Theme From Don
11 Jean-Claude Vannier/The Child in the Fly Kingdom
12 Harold Rosenstein/Go to Rallye
13 Nino Nardini & Roger Roger/Shere Khan
14 Tangerine Dream/Movements of a Visionary
15 Yma Sumac/Ataypura (High Andes)
16 Bixio, Frizzi & Tempera/Nucleo Antirapina
17 Serge Gainsbourg/Harley David Son of a Bitch
18 Frank Stallone/Runnin'
19 Gaudette, Bahler, Boardman & Galuten/Jogger Cop
20 Michael Perilstein/Chainsaw out of Gas
21 Goblin/Dr. Frankenstein
22 Bruno Nicolai/Sabba
23 Harry Betts/Bloodhounds
24 Alessandro Alessandroni/Caressing
25 Guido & Maurizio De Angelis/The Bombed Village
26 Francois De Roubaix/Les Dunes Dostende
27 Riz Ortolani/Confessione di un Commissario
28 Rob Walsh & Jeffrey Abrams/Nightbeast (End Titles)

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