September | 2011 | billshakes.com

Frank is the new talk-free version of my monthly mix for the Finca am radio show on Ibiza Global Radio. This month I slip slightly adrift (though not too far in all honesty) from the previous two mixes Green Goose and Moon of Mongo so as to allow space for a few different styles as I’m beginning to hypnotise myself with dreamalerica.

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Bill Shakes 21 – Frank by Billshakes on Mixcloud

Tracklist

1. Communicate (Mis Communication Version by Brennan Green) – Mythical Beasts
2. Biddie – Mo Kolours
3. Beat Imperial – Kelpe
4. Observatory Crest (Fear of Theydon’s Indian Summer Dub) – Captain Beefheart
5. Sunshine Love (Ray Mang remix) – Bing Ji Ling
6. Elephant Island (Greg Paulus Remix – Lucky Paul Feat. Mara TK
7. I Suppose I Should Say ‘Thanks’ Or Some Shit – Gold Panda
8. Electric Sunshine – Recloose
9. Fantastic Man – Pack Mentality
10. Flying Overseas (Soul Clap Efunk Mix) – Theophilus London
11. Steal Drums (Julio Bashmore Mix) – The Martin Brothers

Bill’s back for another Wrenching session. The fourth Wrench is, as always a step away from the dance floor including some new bands combined with some old atmospheric glue. This mix may not be to everyone’s palate with its smattering of schmaltzy american acoustic and tripped out ambient but the point of the Wrench series is to provoke some kind of emotional response, ideally a ‘wrench’ and not a ‘wretch’

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Bill Shakes 20 – Wrench 4 by Billshakes on Mixcloud

Tracklist

1. First Watch – King Creosote & Jon Hopkins
2. Toddler – Battles
3. Magical Thinking – Michael J Collins
4. Shadows On Behalf – The Stepkids
5. Keep Your Heart – TV On The Radio
6. Snodland – Soft Machine
7. Let love find you – Incarnations
8. What’s He Building? – Tom Waits
9. Burn The House / Hourglass – The Sand Band
10. Billow – Ezekiel Honig & Morgan Packard
11. Needle In The Hay – Elliot Smith
12. Intermission – Wagon Christ
13. Feel It All Now – Soosh And Gards From KC
14. Please Don’t Go – William Fitzsimmons
15. The German Lesson – Soft Machine
16. Consequence – The Notwist
17. Tomorrow – Lorn
18. Is It Over – Proviant Audio
19. Monday Morning – Death Cab for Cutie
20. Prelude & Yodel – Penguin Cafe Orchestra
21. New Slang – The Shins
22. Arizona Bay – Bill Hicks