Bobby Lidds' Mixtape of the Month - June 2020

Zeles have been close friends with Bobby Lidds since we were 'knee high' and so it is no surprise that we trust his taste in music. Back in the day we were subjected to sounds coming from him DJing in his room in the early mornings. The records acted as a welcoming wake up alarm and his choice of records was always second to none.

In his first music mix choice for June he has chosen a mix from Australian electronic music group 'The Avalanches.'

Bobby Lidds explains, "The story behind the mix is that in an effort to stop the production of bootlegged copies of an unfinished version of 'Since I Left You', the Avalanches started selling a cassette tape titled "Contains Elements of Since I Left You" at their shows around the year 2000. Some years later, the Avalanches' Australian label, Modular, distributed the recording as a promotion only product and named it 'Gimix.'

The 'Gimix' DJ mixtape is 46 minutes in length and is a combo of classic pop, disco, hip hop and heart warming grooves and features artists such as De La Soul, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Kid Creole, Jimi Hendrix, Cyndi Lauper, The Beatles, Bob Dylan and Michael Jackson.

The internet now has plenty of wonderful archives for classic online music mixes dating back as far as the 80's. If you dig deep enough you will no doubt unearth little gems like this.

Enjoy"

1. The Avalanches - Since I Left You (Modular)
2. Madonna - Holiday (Sire)
3. Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone (CBS)
4. The Avalanches - Stay Another Season (Modular)
5. The Avalanches - Two Hearts In 3/4 Time (Modular)
6. De La Soul - A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays" (Big Life)
7. Blowfly - Rapp Dirty (House Of Funk)
8. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Baby Got Ya Money (Elektra)
9. Roy Ayres - Love Will Bring Us Together (Polydor)
10. Kid Creole And The Coconuts - Stool Pigeon (Ze Wip)
11. The Avalanches - Close To You (White Label)
12. Jimi Hendrix - Crosstown Traffic (Polydor)
13. Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Portrait)
14. Thomas Bangalter - Extra Dry (Roulé)
15. The Smiths - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (Rough Trade)
16. Thomas Bangalter - Spinal Scratch (Roulé)
17. Madcatt Courtship - The Kitty Lounge (City Rockers)
18. Men At Work- Down Under (Epic)
19. The Avalanches - Electricity (Modular)
20. De La Soul - Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey) (Big Life)
21. A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation (Jive)
22. Daft Punk - Oh Yeah (Virgin)
23. Detroit Grand Pubahs - Sandwiches (Jive)
24. Hall & Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) (RCA)
25. Fatboy Slim - Fatboy Slim Is Fucking In Heaven (Skint)
26. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Parlophone)
27. Jurassic 5 - Jayou (Interscope)
28. Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart (Elektra)
29. West Street Mob - Break Dance Electric Boogie (Junior Cartier Mix) (Castle Music)
30. Gonzalez - Real Motherfuckin' Music (Soul Brother)
31. The Avalanches - Little Journey (Modular)
32. The Avalanches - Diners Only (Modular)
33. The Avalanches - A Different Feeling (Modular)
34. The Avalanches - Pablo's Cruise (Modular)
35. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Epic)
36. Paperclip People - The Climax (Planet E/Open)
37. Fela Ransome Kuti with Ginger Baker - Ye Ye De Smell (Celluloid)
38. Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl) (Salsoul)
39. Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing (Epic)
40. Mike Curb Congregation - Mickey Mouse March (Disneyland)
41. Michael Wycoff - Looking Up To You (RCA)
42. Os Tres Morais - Freio Aerodynamico (Blue Note)
43. Fern Kinney - Together We Are Beautiful (WEA)
44. The Avalanches - Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life (Modular)
45. Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (Warner Bros.)