Full Blown

Date

February 1, 2012

Miracler

Tim Carroll

Location

Austin, TX

Stuff I love about Tim Carroll, by Your Hostess

1. His mixes are high-concept-kooky, super-catchy, and usually pretty funny. And he knows a crapload about music. So it's not just some guy mastur-chatting about the time he saw that band. I mean, he does that too. But he knows the history, the instruments, and the scene, so his mixes are all over the place and focused at the same time.

2. The guy comments on nearly EVERY SINGLE MIX we've made. He's commented on yours. And yours. And yes, he has a job. And a family. But he does it. Shout out TC!

3. And his comments are like free-form poetry. Go look at some now. He put a TC Classic on Pete Kellen's last week.

4. And yet: I have never met Tim. Don't even know what he looks like. He came to the Prodge as a friend-of-a-Miracler and quickly rose to the ranks of Top Fave Miracler status (even though it's not a contest). But he wins.

Stuff you guys love about him

When he made Comeliness in Oct, you said, "Wow, I love this. Unity within sonic and cultural diversity," "I wouldn't think I'd like a slowed-down version of Every 1's A Winner. I stand corrected," "Nice/varied mix. The LIquid Liquid tune would make a good themed mix: songs with hand drum breakdowns," "Cinematic stuff: Thanks, Tim" "13 comely tunes!", "Top to bottom, it's pure joy," "It's been rainy and blah over here in the East Bay this week and this quirky cool mix has been just the thing to keep me movin' and groovin' around the house," "Just played this at work—I'm in a much better mood than when I started. The Nino Rota made me feel as if suddenly everything was ok," and this doozy: "What I love about this mix: such a great blend of songs I know but sung by someone I don't, artists I've heard of but never heard, artists I've heard but tracks I'm unfamiliar with, songs I love but haven't listened to in forever, and songs I've never heard by artists I've never heard. Think about it. Is that not the definition of a perfect mix? Isn't that what we all are going for when we make them? For me the answer is YES." More comments where those came from, but you get the point.

Same guy also made Paradise exactly two years ago, and Bed in March '09. Lots of love for those too, but my fingers are tired from typing all the other ones. But you get it. So let's move on to TODAY'S wonder.

Liner notes from TC

To "flout" nowadays is derogatory -- to scorn, to mock, to hold in contempt. But in Middle English "flout" simply meant "play the flute." Clearly the magic windy stick has developed a bad rep over the years. And here comes the 5000 pound ghost of Rhassan Roland Kirk to stomp the asses of all the flute haters.

The Beastie Boys dig the flute. The theme from Saxondale digs the flute. "Lowrider" by War digs the flute, "Soul Bossa Nova" digs the flute. Gil Scott Heron dug the flute. Get on yer Flute Suit! I just can't get enough of that Quincy Jones's flute-tooty "Soul Bossa Nova." Gotta admit it. I dig me some windy stick action. High Wind Advisory ahead!

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1. THE BOTTLE / Gil Scott Heron -- Heron didn't much appreciate the record company pushing this more radio-friendly shortened version of "The Bottle." He wanted more flute. Alas! There are only so many tracks that'll fit into 45 minutes. May Heron's Ghost forgive me. Brian Jackson on flute.

2. FLUTE LOOP / The Beastie Boys --Sampling/stealing from "Flute Thing" from Al Kooper's 60s band, Blues Project. Testimony to Beastie genius, it actually improves on the original.

3. SAME OLD THING / The Black Keys -- Damn, these dudes are good. They somehow manage to take Ye Olde Electric Blues and make it like it's NOT the same old thing. Like by adding some flute, f'rinstance..

4. AIN'T NO SUNSHINE / Rahsaan Roland Kirk -- If this mix had only one flute player on it, it'd be Kirk. I went nuts for the 5,000 Pound Man during my non-Wonder Bread Years, back in the 70s. Back when 50,000 watt radio stations actually played good music, including Jazz.

5. MOONDANCE / Van Morrison -- This song was the hardest to include. It's great. But overplayed. In response to a question about living in music-happy Austin, Dubya said in a televised interview that Laura turned him on to Van Morrison. When asked what his favorite Van song was, Dubya momentarily went blank, then conjured up "Moonwalk."

6. GOING UP THE COUNTRY / Canned Heat -- The "official song" of Woodstock. I almost went with the original by 1920s Bluesman Henry Thomas, "Bull Doze Blues. Thomas played the song on the quills, which are like panpipes, so maybe not technically a flute song, right? Check out the video.

7. THERE IS A MOUNTAIN / Donovan -- Fun inserting Donovan into a mix with The Beasties, especially so considering that Mr. Hurdy Gurdy Man was Ad Rock's father-in-law for a spell.

8. SPILL THE WINE / Eric Burden & WAR -- This was a big elementary school favorite. Was it the flute? More likely the line "I stood naked to the world, in front of every kind of girl."

9. RAINY DAY MUSHROOM PILLOW / Strawberry Alarm Clock -- Want your kids to Just Say No? Force themto listen to this hippy drivel. If they take drugs anyway, send them straight to bed with wet, fungus-filled pillows.

10. SHE COMES IN COLORS / Love -- LOVE Love! Arthur Lee, R.I.P.

11. AN OCCASIONAL DREAM / David Bowie -- The Folk-Rockier, Long-Hairier Bowie. From 1969's "Space Oddity."

12. TOUGH MARY / Etta James -- Etta having recently just left the planet, how could this one be left out? Even working this ditzy little ditty, she womped out the soul.

13. HOUSE OF THE KING / Focus -- The heroic theme by which Tommy Saxondale snubs the whole of 21st Century England with his 351 Cleveland banana yellow Mach I. Like the BBC show, I elected to edit out the dippy Medieval bits from the original.

14. SOLSBURY HILL / Peter Gabriel -- His first hit after leaving Genesis. (Ever hear it?) Peter Gabriel plays flute on this catchy little number. It's a good mix-ender. "Hey," I said, "You can keep my things, they've come to take me home...."

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