The First Day And Another Ending

My last selection for 2021. It's been a really good year for music, which is at least some distraction and relief from what has been anything but in the outside world. I had a rare sleep in today - a day off work and a long weekend ahead - so this latest mix was thrown together in a rush, fueled by toast and tea. If there are any duplicates from previous 2021 selections, it was because they were so good and not because I was so bleary-eyed, I missed it...

Dot Allison, LoneLady and Martina Topley-Bird were missed off of previous selections, I belatedly got the Saint Etienne and A Certain Ratio remix albums and there are repeat visits from Coyote, Dan Wainwright and the deservedly ubiquitous Jesse Fahnestock. As with 2020, one of my highlights for this year was The Affectionate Punch, featuring a certain legend of the blogging community. To close, Keith Tenniswood's epic remix of Ian Weatherall and Duncan's Gray's cover of New Order, followed by the final track from Brian Dougans and Garry Cobains excellent 2021 'calendar', again as The Future Sound Of London. 

21 From 21

1) The First Day: Villagers

2) The Universal Energy Within (Mytron Remix By Jacek Janiszewski): Dan Wainwright

3) (There Is) No Logic: LoneLady

4) The Forest Of Black (10:40's Paisley Black Edit By Jesse Fahnestock): The Dirty Filthy Mud

5) let all the poisons that lurk in the mud seep out (Live @ Stephen Colbert's #PLAYATHOME): Kelsey Lu ft. Kelly Moran

6) Hope Is The Last Thing To Die (Extended Mix): David Holmes ft. Raven Violet

7) Swanky Modes (Dennis Bovell Mix) (Extended Intro Edit By Khayem): JARV IS...

8) Late Night Sauchiehall Street: The Affectionate Punch ft. The Vinyl Villain

9) Can You Hear Nature Sing?: Dot Allison

10) Blood: Martina Topley-Bird

11) Eyes Open (Original Version): Pye Corner Audio

12) Leaving Town Was Wise (Ed Mahon Remix): Go Satta

13) Electric Blue Visions: Electric Blue Vision

14) Stay Here (Coyote Remix): Super FU

15) Deep Fields Of Liars (DJ Nature Remix): Krust

16) Berlin (Cosmodelica Remix): A Certain Ratio ft. Denise Johnson

17) Paris From Above (Coyote Remix): Tonarunur

18) Penlop: Saint Etienne

19) The Machine Against Me (BillyJay Remix): Two R

20) In A Lonely Place (Keith Tenniswood Remix) (Cover of New Order): IWDG

21) Another Ending: The Future Sound Of London

The First Day And Another Ending (2:03:25)

 

A big thank you to everyone that has visited the blog in the past year. I hope you've found something to enjoy and delight and an additional thanks to those of you that have left comments along the way, I really appreciate it. December's actually proved to be the 3rd busiest month for visitors in 2021, after July and August, which has had a significant impact on the year's most popular pages. For many months, my post on The B-52's debut album was far and away at #1, but over the course of the last few weeks, it's dropped to #13 as December's posts benefited from the increased traffic. My 101st post from July is also hanging in there and my Creation Records, Goth and The The samplers have settled at #12, #19 and #20 respectively. Just about making it at #21 was my Gary Clail/On-U Sound post, which proved to be surprisingly popular. A few posts celebrated those who passed on, much loved and greatly missed. 

 

I'll raise a glass to you all tonight as 2022 arrives and wish you all the best for the coming year.

21 Most Popular Posts From 21

1) In A Discotheque At Dawn Is When It Came To Me (6th December)

2) Isaac (17th December)

3) Preacher Beats (11th December)

4) I've Lost All The Fears That Appeared In The Dark (19th December)

5) I Dream In Colours And My Dreams Are Only Shades Of You (14th December)

6) See The Light In The Shade Of The Morning Sun (1st December)

7) Bass, The Final Frontier (9th December)

8) Bad Santa IV (2021)  (18th December)

9) Let Us Get Closer To This Beautiful Kindness (3rd December)

10) Get Thee Behind Me Santa (24th December)

11) There's Beauty And Truth Between The Broken Moments (4th December)

12) Creation Myths (13th November)

13) Can You Name, Name, Name, Name Them Today? (6th July)

14) It Smells Like Something Set Apart From Time (20th December)

15) It Feels So Good To Be Free (16th December)

16) She's My Groovy Good Luck Friend (27th December)

17) 101 (22nd July)

18) Your Consciousness Is The Only Censorship (8th September)

19) Floorshow (25th July)

20) Testament To Reality (15th August)

21) Watching How The Other Half Lives (3rd July)