Having only recently played their debut show, as support to the excellent Dream Wife at the iconic King Tuts venue, Renfrewshire band SNACK ..
Tennesse pop-punk alumni Paramore have released their first album since their self-titled album four years ago. The band has reunited with ..
One would be hard-pressed to count all the hats Davy Havok has worn in the 20-plus years since his career took off as the frontman of that ..
It’s been a busy few weeks for pop punk. Three of the biggest names in the scene, Fallout Boy, Paramore, and PVRIS have all dropped ..
![[Musique Du Monde] – ‘Le Monde du Funk ’82’ (1980-1982)](/wp-content/uploads/musicophilia.files_.wordpress.commusicophilia_00_le-monde-84348f010403fcfd4f5fa5e8e32c45b6c1988ee3-250x250.jpg "[Musique Du Monde] – ‘Le Monde du Funk ’82’ (1980-1982)")
¶ ¶ The next volume in the ‘Le Monde du Funk’ series links the blissful sounds of the mid-70s on ‘Volume 9‘ ..
![Sad Lovers And Giants – In The Breeze [Compilation] (1984)](/wp-content/uploads/img.discogs.comR-659110-1474577430-7599.-86db4087906ca40ab1664174bcb253cc16651ec0-250x255.jpg "Sad Lovers And Giants – In The Breeze [Compilation] (1984)")
Natural causes or incineration? Old age or too much radiation? A spectacular show Too bad we had to go 50:50 50:50 50:50 The toss of a coin ..
neo neo neo neo neo neo neo neo neo (sp), are a punk rawk mystery from Minneapolis. my jaw dropped when i noticed a bobby soxxx cover. lolz ..
British punk originators Buzzcocks have announced an eight-date U.S. tour, welcome news for fans. They kick off Sept. 22 at Vic Theatre ..
of course if you’ve been following me via tumblr (mostly likely not, but whatever) you’d know that i’ve been on such “listen ..
![[Post-Punk] – ‘No Heroes’ (2016 Expanded Edition) (1978-1982)](/wp-content/uploads/musicophilia.files_.wordpress.com00_various_-_no-heroes-re-03314fbaabf034a56376022ba10dd19f5b8f8884-250x250.jpg "[Post-Punk] – ‘No Heroes’ (2016 Expanded Edition) (1978-1982)")
¶ ¶ A Musicophilia first: an expanded edition of a mix from the early days of the blog, the post-punk covers mix ‘No Heroes’. ..
![[Post Post-Punk] – ‘The Dawning’ (1981-1989)](/wp-content/uploads/musicophilia.files_.wordpress.commusicophilia_00_various_-56bc1c75b18d843fb25f13d557a2d6388979d843-250x250.jpg "[Post Post-Punk] – ‘The Dawning’ (1981-1989)")
¶ ¶ As autumn becomes winter, here’s a new mix that’s been slowly percolating for the last couple months. It follows ..
![[Sensory Replication Series] – ‘The Depths’ – (1971-2013)](/wp-content/uploads/xmusicophilia.files_.wordpress.comthe-depths_v011-73396df09741efc422a207f83ddf51cb211056b2-250x250.jpg.pagespeed.ic.TryWUo-yOn.jpg "[Sensory Replication Series] – ‘The Depths’ – (1971-2013)")
¶ ¶ Continuing the tradition of Musicophilia’s most adventurous (and admittedly, least popular) mixes, the ‘Sensory ..
![[Post Post-Punk] – ‘Circuits’ – (1983-2013)](/wp-content/uploads/musicophilia.files_.wordpress.com00_various_-_circuits_198-ad901d2a080c65e2efd887bf2ccf67cb9e00d532-250x250.jpg "[Post Post-Punk] – ‘Circuits’ – (1983-2013)")
¶ ¶ Tracklist, stream and download after the “more…” link. Rather just let the music do the talking on this ..
![[One-Off] – ‘The Gold and the Silver Dream’ (1971-1982) (After Daft Punk’s ‘Random Access Memories’)](/wp-content/uploads/xmusicophilia.files_.wordpress.com00_musicophlia_-_various_-9c29fc1e4cdbea92207393662c6cf1cb43247b77-250x250.jpg.pagespeed.ic.EjAEHXo1e5.jpg "[One-Off] – ‘The Gold and the Silver Dream’ (1971-1982) (After Daft Punk’s ‘Random Access Memories’)")
¶ ¶ Hello! Musicophilia is at this point mostly a memory–but it’s back from the dead, at least for a little ..
![[One-Off] – ‘Zygotic’ (After the Flaming Lips’ ‘Embryonic’) (2009)](/wp-content/uploads/musicophilia.files_.wordpress.comzygotic-small-4dc330c736d4fbf131f6a8f6f4db68e6c2f603ed-250x250.jpg "[One-Off] – ‘Zygotic’ (After the Flaming Lips’ ‘Embryonic’) (2009)")
¶ ¶ I would never have guessed I’d be making a mix in response to a Flaming Lips album, in 2009. But the Lips, purveyors ..
![[1981] – ‘Amplifier’ Mix (2005)](/wp-content/uploads/i0.wp.com3076820555_a731cf0a0d-8a1741b0d485026c37beb6079fa9de2c32e0b7a4-250x250.jpg "[1981] – ‘Amplifier’ Mix (2005)")
¶ ¶ This is the fourth posted mix from the 10-disc, 400+ band ‘1981’ Box Set I put together in 2004-2005. (For ..
![[One-Off] – ‘Still’ (1630-1999)](/wp-content/uploads/musicophilia.files_.wordpress.comfolder2-238d94ade1d82065166e6318abc272ffb8ede417-250x250.jpg "[One-Off] – ‘Still’ (1630-1999)")
¶ ¶ Note: Some listeners report getting an error when unpacking the .zip file containing the mix, leaving them with only ..
![[Full Album] – Phantom Band (with Jaki Liebezeit) – ‘Phantom Band’ (1980)](/wp-content/uploads/xmusicophilia.files_.wordpress.comfolder1-ea0058f10a84cda68e2d6375c84ea079c9a9fb02.jpg.pagespeed.ic.MgK65eXhtl.jpg "[Full Album] – Phantom Band (with Jaki Liebezeit) – ‘Phantom Band’ (1980)")
¶ ¶ [UPDATE: Great news–the album is set to be reissued in 2010 on the Bureau B label (home of Faust, Cluster, Wolfgang ..
![[Full Album] – Chalsa Nepal – ‘Let Them See’ (1983)](/wp-content/uploads/musicophilia.files_.wordpress.comchalsa-nepal_let-them-see-4fce934667ee0e06e00f7fde2706fa8aa51c1916-250x250.jpg "[Full Album] – Chalsa Nepal – ‘Let Them See’ (1983)")
¶ ¶ A Musicophilia first: sharing an utterly out-of-print album in full! I’ve scoured the internet, including the encyclopedic ..
![[Women of Post-Punk] ‘The Young Lady’s Post-Punk Handbook, Vol. 2′](/wp-content/uploads/musicophilia.files_.wordpress.comthe-young-ladys-post-punk-c79d3bf6b9db75482d3e5e79c15a0652a34b9b13-250x250.jpg "[Women of Post-Punk] ‘The Young Lady’s Post-Punk Handbook, Vol. 2′")
¶ ¶ Volume Two of ‘The Young Lady’s Post-Punk Handbook’ continues an exploration of some of the contributions ..
![[Women of Post-Punk] ‘The Young Lady’s Post-Punk Handbook, Vol. 1’](/wp-content/uploads/musicophilia.files_.wordpress.comthe-young-ladys-post-punk-3495eb60764da1e37e4654ac2082a03bcf81f8d2-250x250.jpg "[Women of Post-Punk] ‘The Young Lady’s Post-Punk Handbook, Vol. 1’")
¶ ¶ The first mix of a three-part series, Volume 1 of ‘The Young Lady’s Post-Punk Handbook’ is Musicophilia’s ..
![[Mega-mix] The Best of ‘Les Rythmes du Monde’ (1977-1981)](/wp-content/uploads/musicophilia.files_.wordpress.comsmall_vol00-912985a89a7b107f90e867e63575fd0ac8b27c59-250x250.jpg "[Mega-mix] The Best of ‘Les Rythmes du Monde’ (1977-1981)")
¶ ¶ Note: Volume 4 has been down, and has been replaced with a new upload and a new download link. ‘Le Meilleur de Les Rythmes ..
![[1981] – ‘Cassette’ Mix (2005)](/wp-content/uploads/musicophilia.files_.wordpress.com1981_individual-mixes_cas-c90b019f694e81d64d26bb39bbd1df152069c083-250x250.jpg "[1981] – ‘Cassette’ Mix (2005)")
¶ ¶ ‘Cassette’ is the sixth of nine mixes from the ‘1981’ box set to be posted here at Musicophilia (the ..
![[Sensory Replication No. 5] – ‘The Somnambulist’ (1908-2007)](/wp-content/uploads/xmusicophilia.files_.wordpress.com00_various_-_the-somnambu-00a269627ab561d2b89ae23ffa6528f68a57bf40-250x250.jpg.pagespeed.ic.Xa7mSiXhc3.jpg "[Sensory Replication No. 5] – ‘The Somnambulist’ (1908-2007)")
¶¶ I’ve never really understood the practical reality of sleepwalking, but the idea has undeniable mystique. Mainly ..
![[1981] – ‘Heart’ Mix (2005)](/wp-content/uploads/musicophilia.files_.wordpress.com00_1981-heart_1981_covers-24f76e78edc71afff52930e50edd432191a56833-250x250.jpg "[1981] – ‘Heart’ Mix (2005)")
¶ ¶ ‘Heart’ is the fifth compilation from the ‘1981′ box set, originally compiled and released 2004-2005 ..
![[One-off] – ‘Post Post-Punk’ (1983-1994)](/wp-content/uploads/i1.wp.com3034075426_d1bcfa85df-640ba0a72b2aa9215dcd5a2922f272a6f92007f2-2-250x250.jpg "[One-off] – ‘Post Post-Punk’ (1983-1994)")
¶ ¶ As I’ve said before, I find “post-punk” to be a term of minimal descriptive accuracy, in terms of the character ..
![[1981] – ‘Brain’ Mix (2005)](/wp-content/uploads/i0.wp.com3019111928_f7102d44cc-4566fe5e896fc8a7b7853774cf47b2b0f210378a-3-250x250.jpg "[1981] – ‘Brain’ Mix (2005)")
¶ ¶ ‘Brain’ is the third Musicophilia-posted mix from the ‘1981′ box set, and pretty much the precise ..
![[1981] – ‘Convertible’ Mix (2005)](/wp-content/uploads/i0.wp.com2988481177_0e8cee6c34-329cab2e5be854c6cc069031d1217ab2435041ba-3-250x250.jpg "[1981] – ‘Convertible’ Mix (2005)")
¶ ¶ The second posted mix from the ‘1981′ box set, the ‘Convertible’ compilation showcases a side of the post-punk ..
![[Sensory Replication No. 2] – ‘Gloaming’ (1731-2005)](/wp-content/uploads/musicophilia.files_.wordpress.com00_various_-_gloaming_173-4d6cfa84d0aa83b4be69e6529fb1dad09a29a43b-250x250.jpg "[Sensory Replication No. 2] – ‘Gloaming’ (1731-2005)")
¶ ¶ Though it’s not the denotative meaning of the word, for me, “gloaming” connotes ambiguity, a tension between ..
![[Miniatures Series] – ‘Post-Punk No. 3′ (1976-1983)](/wp-content/uploads/musicophilia.files_.wordpress.comvarious_-_miniatures_post-956392fca8a9c84115eee0a2ad1d0f78c6566e65-250x250.jpg "[Miniatures Series] – ‘Post-Punk No. 3′ (1976-1983)")
¶ ¶ Here’s the third and final (for now) mix in the ‘Post-Punk’ subset of the ‘Miniatures’ series–another ..
![[Miniatures Series] – ‘Post-Punk No. 2′ (1975-1983)](/wp-content/uploads/musicophilia.files_.wordpress.comvarious_-_miniatures_post-5674c3afde740bc588795d3ace08eaeff982273c-250x250.jpg "[Miniatures Series] – ‘Post-Punk No. 2′ (1975-1983)")
¶ ¶ This is the second in a series of “miniature” mixes, and the second in the post-punk-oriented subset. The ‘Miniatures’ ..
![[Miniatures Series] – ‘Post-Punk No.1’ (1977-1983)](/wp-content/uploads/musicophilia.files_.wordpress.comvarious_-_miniatures_post-6fcdbe52bb5f49a5facdc4d0d4bf614d70901e96-250x250.jpg "[Miniatures Series] – ‘Post-Punk No.1’ (1977-1983)")
¶ ¶ Designed for those days when your messageboard- and text-message- and blog-addled attention span is particularly hyperactive, ..
![[1981] – ‘Feet’ Mix (2005)](/wp-content/uploads/musicophilia.files_.wordpress.com00_1981-feet_1981_cover-s-31b259c6c7363dacfbe2704ffa9366bae5526b21-250x250.jpg "[1981] – ‘Feet’ Mix (2005)")
¶ ¶ [Note: All nine mixes from the ‘1981’ box set are now available to download here.] From the ‘1981’ ..
![[Sensory Replication No. 3] – ‘CollideCoalesce’ (1950-2004)](/wp-content/uploads/musicophilia.files_.wordpress.comvarious_-_collide-coalesc-951ee7b7865df2660a302c69c00d4199158ed9eb-250x250.jpg "[Sensory Replication No. 3] – ‘CollideCoalesce’ (1950-2004)")
¶ ¶ ‘CollideCoallesce’ is the third mix in an ongoing series of heavily edited and crafted mixes wherein many elements ..