QT with LOVELLE

“We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.”

One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip awayHe's lookin' for that home, and I hope he finds itBut, I'd trade all of my tomorrows, for one single yesterdayTo be holdin' Bobby's body next to mineFreedom is just another word for nothin' left to lose

This episode is gayIncluding clips from gay rights movements from 1969 until now

My God, it's Full of Stars. 

Some reworked old school 80's dance music 

There's a few newly released songs here - Natalie Merchant, Leaving Laurel & Yotto. I start off with Morning Glory.  Enjoy 

First couple of songs by a band called Kerala Dust. Followed up with some crazy Goa Trance. 

Over the past nine years, scientists have taken Sagan's words very much to heart. They've scrutinized the Martian meteorite (which is now on view at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History), and minerals and carbon compounds that on Earth are created by microbes. It also had crystals of magnetic iron oxide, called magnetite, which some bacteria produce. Moreover, McKay presented to the crowd an electron electron electron electron electron electron electron electron microscope view of the rock showing chains of globules that bore a striking resemblance to chains that some bacteria form on Earth. “We believe that these are indeed microfossils from Mars,” McKay said, adding that the evidence wasn't “absolute proof” of past Martian life. The scientists announced that they'd found signs of life inside the meteorite. NASA administrator Daniel Goldin gleefully said it was an “unbelievable” day.

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I found an amazing rendition of the classic iPhone ring and really just wanted to push this rendition. But the episode begins with a clip from one of my favorite movies Dogfight from 1991 with Lili Taylor and River Phoenix. 

Having a bit of fun. 

harabe/.–./

I love clips of old cartoons. The first half is pretty dark and hard, the second half lightens up. 

 The hills across the valley of the Ebro' were long and white. On this side there was no shade and no trees and the station was between two lines of rails in the sun. Close against the side of the station there was the warm shadow of the building and a curtain, made of strings of bamboo beads, hung across the open door into the bar, to keep out flies. The American and the girl with him sat at a table in the shade, outside the building. It was very hot and the express from Barcelona would come in forty minutes. It stopped at this junction for two minutes and went on to Madrid.   "What should we drink?" the girl asked. 

“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” ~ Winnie the Pooh

Traci Lords was a porn star, then actress in John Waters' Cry Baby and on Roseanne and somewhere in between she had an album. The first song in this dismal set is her song called Father's Field. It's very curious and I've heard it interpreted as two possible scenarios. One is the description of an alien abduction, the other is a sort of violent attack. I believe the ladder is correct and if you listen closely to the words, it is very disturbing in its description. Sometimes people express a lot through music and I can only guess she wrote and recorded this as a cathartic release from a painful childhood memory. Warning: this track may bring up emotions and painful memories for some. If you have a reaction to violence or would not want to hear this story, please skip to the 9 minute mark. The motivation for this mix was a direct response to a scene in a movie where a young Marine is essentially drown by his commanding officer during boot camp. The movie is called The Inspection (2022). "In Elegance Bratton's deeply moving film inspired by his own story, a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside." I actually paused the movie at this scene, went to my desk and spent the next 2 hours making this mix, then continued the movie. It has a happy ending. Ambient music & sound is something I enjoy and in creating mixes often find hidden emotions, thoughts and feelings within myself. Perhaps this is my own cathartic release in a way, or just some grounding of my mind in an otherwise hectic space. Headphones are the best way to listen. 

It's just disco darling... 

Some oldies remixed, a bit of deep house, disco & ethnic house. 

The 1990's had great music.  

Re-up

The first half is mostly Progressive House music. The second half contains a live DJ mix from Vegas.  To hear more from them, look up "Vegas Live" on Youtube. The last song is Zocalo, a favorite track from Armin van Buuren. 

Life spectacular 

The first song is a new one by Everything But The Girl; the duo of Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn, have announced their first new album ( Fuse ) in 24 years. A couple reworked mixes from Fatboy Slim and of course Chicane in this mix. Enjoy. Have a good weekend. 

Music that defined me, of course most of it is from the 80's. I left out some of the more personal selections because I know that what I find comforting and lovely is to most other people dark and depressing. 

keep warm

Spring will not let me quit. 

I started this one on Dec 1, World AIDS Day.  Enjoy the music. 

I was on another podcast recently called Witchcraft Texas Stylee. It's an hour or so of me rambling to my friend Liz about aliens and Jesus and other nonsense hardly related to Witchcraft. Why anyone wants to hear that is beyond me, but here's a link to a much more intelligent podcast than mine https://anchor.fm/lizett-correa8  Or search iTunes for Witchcraft Texas StyleThe rest of this episode is filled with beats and clips. Hang in there until "We Lost Dancing".  And if you have in fact, lost dancing, I hope to revive that for you. Close your eyes, turn down the lights and turn up the volume. Drift, you delicious blueberry muffin, just drift. 

The opening song Wild Sweet by Starling Arrow was submitted by Spring from Portland. Thank you Spring. While watching Lost in Translation ( for maybe the 10th time), I caught one song that I remembered was in my iTunes library but I couldn't place the artist. I thought it was BT, but nope, it is AIR the french band. This is track number three called Alone in Kyoto. Many songs featured past the 30 min mark (where we get into some funky house, jazzy grooves) are from Naked Music Recordings. If you like this older house vibe, check out the Naked Music website, esp Blue Six who ends this playlist with one of my favorites "Music & Wine".  

Just a few thoughts: Have you ever been so disappointed in people that you just want to erase all memory of them?  People you may have known for 30 years or just a couple, but you trust until you realize they play these bizarre emotional games that are just to gain some sort of selfish self-satisfaction. What's truly astounding to me is that they really don't think I can see right through their manipulations. While that's laughable to a point, it's also sad and pathetic. I would hate to be so miserable. Thanks for the feedback recently. I have included one different version of a song suggestion and one original recording from a suggestion in this episode. I also got feedback from one troll, but life is too short and valuable to entertain trolls. Lately I've been having a hard time listening to other podcasts. They're so littered with commercials, identification clips and breaks for no apparent reason that many podcasts I listen to are becoming unenjoyable. I've gone the other direction with this one and I'm not really sure that's best either. See, I don't like to interrupt a groove and I often don't just have a song playlist but each song continues to the next as smoothly as possible to create a sort of movement ( in a classical sense ). Then if I dont have some voice, I may not be considered a real human behind the mixing. So, I'm not sure exactly what's best. An intro sometimes gets recorded for the beginning, yet I often have nothing meaningful to talk about. I don't do commercials because making money isn't my goal. I certainly think I could as my listener base has grown beyond expectation. But that would leave me in obligation and when that happens the thing you do for enjoyment becomes work. Anyway, I found this little quote from Africa and liked it ~  "Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light."

I feel like I know her but sometimes my arms bend back.

The first song is Elegy for the Artic by Ludovico Einaudi. The video is both beautiful and tragic. Please take a moment to watch it on YouTube. Track 2 is also by Ludovico Einaudi and possibly his most famous called Writing Poems. Track 3 - A Lama With No Name by Matija. I'm only listing this track here because I love the name of it. I'm sure you can find the other tracks by using Siri. But, if you cannot find a certain track, please email me at hello@andonia.com with the episode number and time stamp.  You can also send an email if you have a song or artist suggestion or even genre, and I'm happy to take on the challenge of remixing.  

Playlist for a werewolf. 

This is sort of a mix of random genres, but not too random. We start with some progressive house then break beats, a little world music, ambient and wrap it up with some classic house and 90's techno. Yeah, it's a lot. 

Music for remodeling a bathroom, or one of those random compilations I make to entertain myself. 

The crowds pass, everyone looking at the phones. Places to go in a hurry. I stand there in the middle of it all while the noise fades and a world of missed opportunities flash in my head like a life not lived. Lyrics that only exist in my head end "Then the sign said, The words on the prophets are written on the subway walls, In tenement halls, And whispered in the sound of silence" as the blind man begins the next song to please the passersby.  I empty the pesos from my wallet into a old worn basket and hold back a tear as I turn and walk away. This makes sense at the end of the episode. Which I begin with sharing thoughts about the war between Ukraine and Russia because everyone has an opinion. 

All the clips and samples in this episode reminds me of the mixes I made as a teenager using recordings from cassette tapes and the VCR. I wonder sometimes if I'm any better at mixing. Although 'better' is objective. I can match beats and have a much more vast library and of course the software is better, but is the mood created any better?  I dunno. 

I introduce Nick and Molly Drake, play some of their music and just go rogue from there.  I had Molly Drake in my library for a few years and never knew she was Nick's mother. I actually thought Molly's recordings were new and just made to sound old for style. Nick has been a favorite of mine since the early 90's. I didnt know the MASH TV show theme was his as a child, but the melody haunted me even then.  The lyrics were left out of the show theme, and I don't play it here but it's both tradgic and lovely. Nick is presumed to have been gay.  He died at the age of 26 in 1974 by suicide using an overdose of an antidepressant. Molly died in 1993. I expected to release this episode Friday, but I have some new ideas and want to push this one out so I don't re-edit it once again.  I have mixed some songs so much, I think I've made new ones. This episode is best with headphones, and as always, loud. AND... Hello California  :) 

I gotta be honest, I don't have very many subscribers, which I don't mind. I am surprised sometimes at how people find my little music mixes. Recently, Hawaii and Russia have been listening in addition to the subscribers in Brazil , Japan, Germany and all over Oregon and Texas. Yet, not one from my home state of California. LoL. oh well.  I really enjoy this mix, hope you do too. I had to include a bit of the Queen. Cheers. 

... pockets full of stones ...

The last song is sung by Jimmy Scott. Wikipedia : After success in the 1940s and 1950s, Scott's career faltered in the early 1960s. He slid into obscurity before a comeback in the 1990s. His unusual singing voice was due to Kallmann syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that limited his height to 4 feet 11 inches (150 cm) until the age of 37, when he grew by 8 inches (20 cm). The syndrome prevented him from reaching classic puberty and left him with a high voice and unusual timbre.

"You should mix Kim Kardasian with this work song and some other work mixes" "ok" 

They all call me blackBlack but affectionate.I am like the green pepper, LloronaSpicy but tasty.Llorona take me to the riverCover me with your shawl, LloronaBecause I'm dying of coldIf because I love you, you love, LloronaYou want me to love you moreIf I've already given you my life, LloronaWhat else do you want?You want more. 

Reflection. Just step back a little to see your full self.  Modern mirrors use aluminum rather than silver. The aluminum is applied via vacuum, and will bond directly to cooled glass. Aluminum can oxidize, but a protective layer such as paint can be applied to prevent oxidation. 

just be.