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!

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