Well, we're officially 2 for 2 this summer. The only way I could feel any cooler is if I had actually put these two mixes together myself. Shane English was nice enough to round up this stellar selection of tracks for us, and I'm going to go ahead and guess that it will end up being one of the most diverse and adventurous downloads we'll share with you all year. And I bet if you actually have good taste in anything, you'll agree. 

Starting with a mysteriously ominous and decidedly UNdanceable track from American jazz great Dick Hyman and cherished collaborator Mary Mayo, Shane takes us on an adventure through tons of rare, mostly European tracks from the early 80's that shoot off in so many different directions that I won't even bother trying to explain them. Let me just say that there are some real gems on here, and I'm not sure if anyone else in town would turn out a selection like this-- both highly challenging and highly listenable. Be sure to keep tabs on Shane over at his blog, Soundhead, where he has written about some very interesting projects he's been working on lately with Lars Larsen, including constructing their own synthesizers. Here is the download link, and here is the tracklist:

1. Dick Hyman/Mary Mayo - I'm Glad There Is You

(1963, US)

2. Indoor Life - Gilmore Of The Fillmore

(1980, US)

3. Philippe Laurent - Exposition Partie 5

(1983, France)

4. Eazy Teeth - Her Blade

(1980, US)

5. Portion Control - Thrust Angle

(1983, UK)

6. Kevin Harrison - All Night Long

(1981, France)

7. Pseudo Code - Memories

(1981, Belgium)

8. Somnambulist - Things I Was Due To Forget

(1983, Belgium)

9. Geins't Nait - 4

(1986, France)

10. Autumn - Reach You From Behind My Walls

(1982, Belgium)

11. Muslimgauze - Trans-Time

(1984, UK)

12. Body Electric - 5595

(1984, Scandinavia)

13. Nasmak - Not Your Living Doll

(1982, Netherlands)

14. Monoton - Teil 2

(1980, Austria)

15. Metro Pakt - Neuen Strassen

(1985, Germany)

16. Doxa Sinistra - Modern Age

(1982, Netherlands)

17. Cold In The Head - Corrida Humaine

(1984, France)

18. Instant Music - Joyboy

(1980, Germany)

19. Trop Tard - Les Ràves De Peur

(1988, France)