Posted by Budgie at December 12, 2004 01:37 PM

Have you all been good boys and girls this year?

If so, then DJ Santa will have delivered some musical treats, an orange and a 20p for you inside this edition of The Pipe.

If you've not been good then DJ Santa advises you to check the file names before downloading as you may end up with some Shakin' Stevens.

Ok, last Pipe of the year (booo!) but lets start off with my favourite 5 boots of the year (hooray!).

(1) Go Home Productions - "Wrapped Detective"

Go Home Productions is one of the best bootleggers out there and here he shows just why. Taking music by Elvis Costello, Sting, Lionel Ritchie, Peggy Lee and Bob Marley and making 4 and a bit minutes of total bliss. It just shouldn't work but it does. A CLASSIC.

GHP "Wrapped Detective" MP3
GHP Site

(2) DJ Earworm - "The Night Of Kittin's Messy Dream"

This tune featured in The Pipe a while back and since then its probably been the most played bootleg by me all year. Earworm masterly weaves PJ Harvey and Thom Yorke's "This Mess We're In" duet over the top of The Human League's "The Things That Dreams Are Made Of", Corey Hart's "Sunglasses At Night" and Goldenboy feat Miss Kittin's "Rippin Kittin".

DJ Earworm "The Night Of Kittin's Messy Dream" MP3
DJ Earworm's Site

(3) Party Ben - "Boulevard Of Broken Songs"

Again, another one that featured in The Pipe not that long ago. Apparently this mix of Green Day's latest song with Oasis' "Wonderwall" and Travis' "Writing To Reach You" has been getting quite a bit of airplay on Radio 1. So a pat on the back to Party Ben for knocking up such a good boot that even radio stations are taking notice.

Party Ben "Boulevard Of Broken Songs" MP3
Party Ben Site

(4) Allen Dean - "Rapture Riders"

Allen Dean is one of Go Home Productions aliases. This time he expertly blends Blondie's classic "Rapture" with The Doors "Riders On The Storm". Again, GHP shows that different styles of music that you wouldn't normally think would fit together actually do. Oh, and I'm a sucker for the effects on this. A great production.

You should definately check out GHP's site as there are plenty of gems on there and I highly recommend signing up for his Newsletter as you'll get the heads up on new mixes and also some that are only available to the subscribers.

Allen Dean "Rapture Riders" MP3
GHP Site

(5) Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out (Fake ID's Taken It Too Far Mix)"

I had to put a Fake ID mix in this list somewhere. So I plumped for one that I love and one that I haven't featured in The Pipe before. His rework of the huge Franz Ferdinand track is one of the better remixes of this available - the ones that the record company commissioned were pretty weak, which was a shame as you'd think that people like Daft Punk and Morgan Geist would have turned out some good versions... Fake ID loses the majority of the vocals, keeps the guitars and then adds quite a bit of feedback and his usual electro bassline business. Another goodie from his ever expanding body of work.

Franz Ferdinand "Take Me Out (Fake ID's Taken It Too Far Mix" MP3
Fake ID Site

Cry.On.My.Console "YAear! Mix!"

This is off the scale. Quite possibly the maddest thing that I have linked to on The Pipe.

C.O.M.C has turned in a 6 minute minimix of some of the big tunes of the year (Britney, Mylo, Gwen Stefani etc) and I just can't stop playing it.

Don't let the first 10 seconds fool you with those "Toxic" strings as after that the mix just blows up into a hardcore, headfucking, grin inducing glitchfest that is giving my Wife and my cat THE FEAR.

PLAY LOUD.

(special mention goes to the last minute and a half of this mix as the Eric Prydz bit is unbelievable)

Cry.On.My.Console "YAear! Mix!" MP3
Cry.On.My.Console Site

P77-018 Mix

PopSeventySeven is a site I have only came across in the past couple of weeks. It is an MP3 blog that seems to do a nice side line in putting out some very good eclectic compilation mixes.

This is their latest mix (#18) and clocking in at just under 80 minutes long it features stuff by people like PJ Harvey, Blondie, Snoop Dogg, The Futureheads, Dogs Die In Hot Cars and a great remix of N*E*R*D. The beauty I have found in these mixes is their ability to open my ears to bands I have never heard of and this one is no different as I am loving the stuff in this mix by people like The New Pornographers, Ted Leo And The Pharmacists and Pixeltan.

You can find the tracklisting to this mix on their site, which I recommend you bookmark and keep your eyes and ears open for future mixes.

P77-018 Mix MP3
PopSeventySeven Blog / Site

Bobby Corridor - "Melancholy Flowers"

I put a mix of Bobby Corridor's up in the Forum a month or so back (see HERE as the mix is still online), those that downloaded it were treated to a classic old skool hip hop mix by the hands of an expert.

My eyes lit up a couple of days ago when I found his latest mix...

What took me by surprise most of all was the tracklisting that made me wonder how he was going to pull it off. I should have had no fears. He turns in another stunning hour long Solid Steel-esque mix that is so far removed from his last one.

If Christmas gets too much for you, hide in a corner with this on your headphones...

This is quite possibly one of the most adventurous and eclectic downtempo mixes I have ever heard. I mean, who'd have ever thought that Julee Cruise, DJ Shadow, The Blue Nile, Charles Bukowski and Smog would all flow together? And that's just a small section in the mix. During the hour people like Neil Young, Nirvana, Nina Simone and Johnny Cash all make an appearance over the top of some quality beats.

It that's whetted your appetite, then check out the tracklisting below and then go download it.

Love Theme- Depeche Mode
Hurt- Johnny cash
Bitter Things- Christian Kleine
Sylvia- Jens Leckman
Truth (inst)- Dwele
The Heart Knows Better- David Sylvian
Love’s Gonna Getcha (inst)- Boogie Down Productions
Here I Am (Come and Take Me)- Al Green
Like Today (inst)- Atmosphere
Bitch Niggas (inst)- Dr Dre
(See the Sky) About to Rain- Neil Young
Live Water Bonus Beats- Sole
Ain't No Sunshine- Roland Kirk
Ain't No Sunshine- Bill Withers
Keep On Movin'- Soul II Soul
Jewlea- Machine Drum
Trouble, Heartache and Sadness- Ann Peebles
First Sleep- Cliff Martinez
Into the Night- Angelo Badalamenti
Stem/Long Stem- DJ Shadow
Glue- Arab Strap
Love is a Piece of Paper Torn to Bits- Charles Bukowski
The Light- Abfarht Hinwil
Over the Hillside- The Blue Nile
Grace- Hajime Mizoguchi
Impulsive Behavior- Xela
Left Only With Love- Smog
All Love Can Be- Beautiful Mind OST
Pearls- Sade
Last Trak- Plastikman
The Other Woman- Nina Simone
Gorecki- Lamb
Tombant- Biosphere
For the Good Times- Elvis Presley
Just Like You- Climber
Are You Lonesome Tonight?- Elvis Presley
Style it Takes- Lou Reed & John Cale
The Eternal- Joy Division
Peace of Mind (Jazz Edit)- Claro Intellecto
Something in the Way- Nirvana
This Love- Craig Armstrong
Peace of Mind- Clara Intelecto
A Wonderul Life- Carl Craig
Never Can Say Goodbye- Isaac Hayes
A Thousand Kisses Deep- Leonard Cohen
A Volume of Typefaces- The Boats
The Story- Maddslinky
Rise- Josh Rouse
J’ai Dormi Sous L’Eau- Air

Bobby Corridor "Melancholy Flowers" MP3
Bobby Corridor Site

That's The Pipe done for this year, feel free to discuss the above in the Forum.

Happy listening and Merry Xmas.
The Pipe will be back in 2005.

Budgie.

[ please note that there are no files held on The Pipe or House Of Cuss, all MP3's are linked to other sites. If you do not want me to link to your files then please let me know, via the forum, and I shall remove the link. ]