Greetings to all, I hope this message finds you well! It's a new year and I've just completed a new mix! Volume 19 to be exact! Listen People is a collection of songs that have captivated my mind over the past few years, which for me has been a time of great reflection. With all the things going on in the world, good and bad, it's always nice to come back to music, something that can be healing and bring us all together. At least that's my hope. This mix is somewhat of a continuation of my 2021 mix "I don't want any flowers" which was a dreamy introspective psych folk mix. Listen People continues down the road a little further but perhaps leans into positivity a bit more than the former. Songs about passing time, life, love, family, gratitude. travel, change, etc... I thought a lot about my childhood and my parents generation while making this one, taking comfort in old memories of simpler times when people enjoyed each others' company and lent a helping hand in times of need. The hippies that grew up and had kids I guess. Anyhow, I don't need to rattle on any longer. Here's a collection of some great folk, rock and pop songs from the late 60s and early 70s that'll hopefully resonate with you. The title of the mix is taken from the French psych band Triangle's song "Listen People" which happens to be featured on the mix. Thanks to all who've been listening to my mixes from the beginning and are still here! Stay positive and enjoy the music!
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NEW LINK (2025) - Astral Vibes' Acid Memories - Special guest mix by The Cowboys From Sweden (2022)
Back with a new mix! I had the honor of doing a guest mix for Astral Vibes' excellent NTS radio show called Acid Memories which centers around psychedelia of all persuasions. Here you'll find a slightly abbreviated trip (60 minutes) through the many faces of 60s and 70s psychedelia. Spacey melodies, driving explorations in fuzz, trippy folk music, tasty French obscurities, colorful library grooves, over the top pop and beyond. A nice little musical detour for your ever racing mind.
Originally aired on NTS Radio (London).
Enjoy.
Thursday, June 24, 2021
NEW LINK (2025) - I Don't Want Any Flowers - Compiled & mixed by The Cowboys From Sweden (2021)
Finally, after many years in the works, I'm very pleased to present the latest mix tape by The Cowboys From Sweden. It almost feels silly now to admit that I started working on this mix many years ago (probably around 2013 or so), and for various reasons, I kept letting it sit, not allowing myself to finish it. Why would anybody work on a mixtape for nearly ten years? Years ago I had the realization that making mixtapes was my only true form of keeping a diary. I've never been one to document my life in any meaningful way. So in a sense, my mixes have become autobiographical in an abstract kind of way, using other's art to paint a mood or atmosphere of my general experience at any given time in my life (which is really what music is so good at doing after all). All that said, the past 7 or 8 years have brought a lot of change in my life, bad and good, which is another reason this mix went on and on. The message kept changing. I Don't Want Any Flowers (the title taken from a Luboš Fišer track from his 1972 soundtrack "Morgiana & The Cremator") in the end became about reflecting on life and its many complexities. Living, dreaming, loving, losing, joy, regret, longing, acceptance, contentment, friendships, solitude, nostalgia, reflection, frustration, etc... It's meant to be a deep introspective listen, a dream-like trip through self reflection. Or you can just enjoy these pretty songs and ignore the hidden messages. Either way, I hope you enjoy it.
Headphones recommended. A long walk is also recommended. Thanks to everybody who's been listening all these years, I appreciate you and your kind comments.
Labels:
60s,
70s,
Folk,
Garage,
i don't want any flowers,
Mixtape,
Pop,
Psych,
psych folk,
Soundtrack,
The Cowboys From Sweden
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