Squinting through cathode ray RGB murk, 45 minutes of jangles not set to expire December 26. Forgotten operating systems and a feng shui disrupting tangle of cables won’t hold back the snowbanks of fuzz. More Velvet chic, Big Star worship, Wu-appreciation, and Dunedin love. Happy birthday Jesus.

Night Before
one-sided C90
compiled December 2011 by Stephen Jersak

1 / The Feelies Only Life 1987
2 / Suicide Cheree 1977
3 / Black Tambourine Heartbeat 2009(?)
4 / Chris Bell I am the Cosmos 1978
5 / The Chills Doledrums 1984
6 / David Bowie Fill Yur Heart 1971
7 / The Bats Neighbours 1985
8 / Television Personalities A Sense of Belonging 1983
9 / Deerhunter Snow Dogs 2005
10 / GZA feat. Inspectah Deck Cold World 1995
11 / My Bloody Valentine To Here Knows When 1991
12 / Spiritualized Broken Heart 1997
13 / Strange Boys Should Have Shot Paul 2009
14 / Scrotum Poles Hold Me Tight 1980

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Previous Tapes
Novembrance II armistice day 1111 … Wednesday haunt party 1110 … Judgement negative 1109 … Alexandra Park swimming pool 1108 … NaClO air conditioning 1107 … Radio 4 Youth Club slick moods 1106 24% Majority Stephen Harper 1105 … Twee as Fuck cute stuff / 1104 … Retail hate your job / 1102

After agonizing for weeks, here’s a goth party compiled in a power outage to get you hyper before Jesuswe’en.

Wednesday
one-sided C90
compiled October 2011 by Stephen Jersak

1. T. Rex Mambo Sun 1971
2. Beat Happening Pinebox Derby 1992
3. Iceage Broken Bone 2011
4. Le Tigre Slideshow at Free University 1999
5. Kiiiiiii Sweeeeeeetie 2007
6. The Fall There’s a Ghost in My House 1987
7. Gloria Jones Tainted Love 1964
8. GZA feat. Ghostface Killah, Killah Priest, & RZA 4th Chamber 1995
9. Bauhaus Dark Entries 1980
10. Deux Game & Performance 1983
11. X Adult Books 1981
12. David Bowie Moonage Daydream 1972
13. Misfits Halloween 1981
14. Joy Division Ice Age 1980
15. Rocky Horror Time Warp 1975
16. Sonic Youth Providence 1988

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Previous Tapes
Judgement / negative / September 2011
Alexandra Park / swimming pool / August 2011
NaClO / air conditioning / July 2011
Radio 4 Youth Club / slick moods / June 2011
24% Majority / Stephen Harper / May 2011
Twee as Fuck / cute stuff / April 2011
Retail / hate your job / February 2011

Air conditioned songs about girls and other stuff. What’s your least favourite song?

It’s a beautiful April Fools day in Toronto. It might be starting to feel like Spring, and White Lung is playing under Parts and Labour tonight. To counter-balance that (and my last mix), here’s a December mix of sugar and tape hiss.

Twee as Fuck
one-sided C90
compiled December 2010 by Stephen Jersak

1. Title Shot Quit Your Job and Go to Heaven 2005
2. West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band I Won’t Hurt You 1967
3. Nobunny Tonight You Belong to Me 2009
4. Jay Reatard Searching For You 2007
5. Atlas Sound Unchained Melody 2008
6. Velvet Underground After Hours 1967
7. JDH Epic Problem 2010
8. Summer Camp I Only Have Eyes For You 2009
9. Zombies Hung Up on Dream 1967
10. Television Personalities I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives 1980
11. Beat Happening Indian Summer 1988
12. Meth Teeth I Was Wrong 2008
13. Scrotum Poles Pick the Cat’s Eyes Out 1980
14. Grown-Ups Grown-Up 2009
15. Pavement Box Elder 1989
16. Black Lips Dirty Hand 2007
17. Lou Reed Satellite of Love 1972
18. No Age Sun Spots 2007

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