22 tracks curated and mixed to move your feet.  Just press play and you're off.  Thanks for listening!

BORN DANCEY 3.15.21

Another in the persistently growing list of Altpop mixes.  Here are 22 recent tunes carefully placed back to back with an ear toward melody and an increasing tempo encouraging increased movement.  Or you can just pop on some headphones and sit in a comfy chair. I just appreciate the part where you're listening!  N'joy and thanks for your time and interest!  Just love!

BORN ALT POP 8.1.21

22 mostly recent downtempo tunes curated and mixed with ease of listening front and center.  I do this for me but us gets the benefit.  Njoy, friends.  Just love.

BORN CHILLED 9.1.21

Another bunch of fairly recent songs that fall loosely into the electropop vein, curated and mixed for your hands free enjoyment.  So click play and enjoy!

BORN ELECTROPOP 10.1.21

Been a bit busy so I sadly haven't had the time to attend to music.  But I'm back at it with this new mix and there's an Indie mix taking shape so that will follow soon, too.  Have fun and thanks for listening!

BORN ALTPOP 10.31.21

Although some of these have been bouncing around in my head for a while and some are from more than a few years ago they all seem to fit together well so with that, here's the latest Indie Mix. 21 tracks mixed for ease of listening - just press play and you're off! Have fun and thanks for listening!

BORN INDIE 11.11.21

Sixteen tracks that (mostly) slipped past the top of the charts when they came out but still get me moving every time I hear them.  They deserved wider attention then and they still do now!  So #justpressplay and off you'll go!  Have fun and thanks for listening!  #mixtape #mixdisc #retrodance #stankytrixter #soundcloud

BORN RETRODANCE 11.15.21

I lived in Los Angeles from 1987 - 2001 and most of that time made my home in Santa Monica in an apartment two blocks from the beach. I worked in film production and while I was pursuing a career in the movie industry I also wrote and recorded music in my living room, both for fun and as a way to expend creative energy. These "demos" were recorded on an 8-track cassette recorder, and everything was written, sung, and played by me. I'm not saying they're good and I'm not saying you're going to like them. The production is somehow both muddy and too brite, the lyrics are trite and full of doe-eyed optimism, I can barely play the instruments, my voice is crap, and they were really never meant to be heard by anyone other than me.  But upon reflection and despite possessing common sense, I still decided to set them free. There are 14 in total and they're mixed, one into the next, but you can pop around between them using Soundcloud's graph image as a guide. Or you can hit play and let the better part of an hour pass by as my youthful exuberance soundtracks your day. Either way, thanks for listening...

The Santa Monica Sessions

Stanky Demos (The Santa Monica Sessions, 1992-1994)

I used to DJ in bars and clubs back in the 80's (gulp!), and I recently digitized some old cassette tapes from my days at The Library North, a club called Images in Niagara Falls, and a few different nights from The Stuffed Mushroom in Buffalo, NY. Images opened early for happy hour and then we rolled into dance music until 4am. This tape was recorded during happy hour. I was testing a new idea, adding a live drum machine into the mix, so I apologize for the crappy banging and clapping you have to endure. I meant well but it's super distracting! Too late! Have fun anyway!

Images Happy Hour (Niagara Falls, NY, Sometime In 1986)

Here's another one from Images. This one's from a Saturday night in October of 1986. I can see the soundbooth, adjacent to the dance floor, with the bar off to the left. I recall the whole environment as being a bit gauche. Too bright and white. Too prim and proper. That's what I liked about the Turgeon spots. They were lived in. The history mattered and it was all around you. Same with The Mushroom. My current hangs have the same feel. I guess it's me! Enjoy the trip back! It was fun AF!

Images, Saturday 10.12.86

Another Saturday night in October. Somewhere in Niagara Falls. Cold and windy and probably snowing. This was about a year before I moved to Los Angeles. Who knew. My whole life lay ahead of me. Nice to have this memory mix to take me back. I'm a lucky guy!

Images, Saturday 8.29.86

Another MixDisc with a more dancey feel.  A bit electro-pop, a bit dance-pop, all super melodic, and all for your enjoyment!  So N'joy!

BORN 4.1.16, Dancey

Melodically delicious dancey pop mixed contiguously on 5.15.16.  FYP...!

BORN 5.15.16, Dancey MP3

BORN 5.15.16, Dancey

Another Key West poolside mix.  Decidedly more electropoppy and, as with the first one, some of these you've heard here before and others you haven't.  It was just for me but now it's for everybody.  Add water and n'joy.

BORN 2.14.17, Key West Electro Dancey

BORN 2.14.17, Key West Pop, Too

Here's another mix featuring 20 relatively recent dance pop tunes.  This one kicks off at 100 bpm and moves up to 125 bpm by the end.  There's some beat mixing here and there but I mostly just drop things in to keep the melody persistently front and center.  Mixed contiguously and FYP, as always.  N'joy...!

BORN DANCEY 1.15.18

An old mix posted at the request of a traveling friend.  Mostly electropop but there's some other stuff mixed in there, too.  Other newer mixes will follow, I just got a little busy with work, life, etc.  That's New Zealand on the cover, by the way.  Have fun, JO...!

BORN 3.28.15 1t

BORN 3.28.15, ELECTROPOP

Welcome to Born Chilled 9.13.19, a shiny, new downtempo mix.  Instead of picking up pace near the end this one stays in the pocket throughout.  It gets a bit of glitchy as it nears its end so hopefully you're not glitch averse.  Like me.  As always, mixed contiguously and FYP.  Njoy, peeps.

BORN CHILLED 9.13.19

These twenty songs cover almost thirty years of music, from 1985 - 2014.  They may not be immediately recognizable to everyone but they're some of my favorites and they fit together very nicely.  They lean toward big, crunchy guitars so pop on some headphones or turn it up nice and loud if possible.  Mixed contiguously and FYP.  As always.  Njoy.

BORN YESTERDAY 9.26.19

Here's another 18 tracks culled from my past.  If you listened to Toronto's CFNY between 1980 and 1988 you'll likely recognize some of these, too.  The bands are mostly Canadian and they're all poppy, melodic, alternative tunes that didn't reach a wider audience but are still quite good in their own right.  Mixed contiguously and FYP, as always.  Thanks, friends.  Njoy.

BORN YESTERDAY 10.19.19

These usually take a bit longer to come together but this one didn't fight me in the least so here it is nice and quick like.  It's full of rubbery, dancey, deep house goodness and it's mixed contiguously, with an ear toward melody, and FYP, as always.  Njoy, friends.

BORN DANCEY 11.1.19

Happy Saturday, Friends.  Here's a new Altpop mix to kick off your weekend.  21 tracks, back to back, just hit play, easy as that.  N'joy...

Born Altpop 11.18.19

Here's something I tossed together in case you need some hands free holiday cheer.  Whether you're baking cookies, wrapping presents, or lounging in front of the TV with a nice cup of egg nog, all you have to do is hit play and let the music do the rest.  Wishing you Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a spectacular year ahead.  Just love, friends.

BORN MERRY 12.24.19

Another 17 tracks culled from my past influences.  That's all the fanfare required.  Hope you hear something that inspires you to dig deeper.  Thanks for listening and stay safe.  #mixdisc #mixtape #8os #homeofthehits #readysetgo #mylife

BORN YESTERDAY 4.26.20

I'm still looking backwards so here's another mix in the same retro vein as the last few.  A pretty eclectic group of artists gathered here but by my ear they all work together just fine.  Have fun and thanks for listening.

BORN YESTERDAY 5.7.20

Another 21 fairly recent electropopish tunes mixed contiguously for handsfree listening.  Thanks for listening.  N'joy.

BORN ELECTROPOP 7.9.20

More backward glances to bolster the chances of eluding the maelstrom that is today.  Stay strong, stay safe, and thanks for listening.  Just love.

Stankytrixter

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