Mick's Tape
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This album contains some mash-up work by Cassetteboy, but also samples other tracks by various artists. Tracks by other artists include SquarepusherSquarepusher
Squarepusher is the performing pseudonym of Tom Jenkinson, an English electronic music artist signed to Warp Records. He specialises in the electronic music genres of drum and bass and acid, with a significant jazz and musique concrète influence....
's "The Exploding Psychology", "Good Morning! How are you? Shut up!" by Ivor Cutler
Ivor Cutler
Ivor Cutler was a Scottish poet, songwriter and humorist. He became known for his regular performances on BBC radio, and in particular his numerous sessions recorded for John Peel's influential radio programme, and later for Andy Kershaw's programme...
and "I Hear Voices" by MF Doom
MF Doom
Daniel Dumile is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, and for tracks he has produced, metal fingers...
. Nearly all tracks not by Cassetteboy have been altered in some way, with the exception of "The Exploding Psychology". Several of the titles of the tracks allude to their contents, such as "Sirdy Bong", which is a Drum n' Bass remix of the "Birdy Song", and "The Formby Goes Out The Window" which samples George Formby's rendition of "Banjo Boy".
Track listing
- CassetteBoy: "Awaketh: The Queen"
- CassetteBenders: "What We're Enjoying"
- CassetteBoob: "This Woman Stinks!"
- Ivor CutlerIvor CutlerIvor Cutler was a Scottish poet, songwriter and humorist. He became known for his regular performances on BBC radio, and in particular his numerous sessions recorded for John Peel's influential radio programme, and later for Andy Kershaw's programme...
: "Good Morning! How Are You? Shut Up!" - CassetteBarber: "A Good Walk, Spoiled (Part 1)"
- Jaylib: "Starz"
- CassetteBrianMay: "The Formby Goes Out the Window"
- Lyn TaittLynn TaittLynn Taitt was a reggae guitarist born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, closely associated with Jamaican rocksteady music.-Biography:...
& The Comets: "As a Human (Life Is Easy)" - Curtis MayfieldCurtis MayfieldCurtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly...
: "Trippin' Out" - CassetteBaby: "Cobblers"
- MDK: "Breaking Down"
- CassetteBoneyM: "Tube Boob"
- BBC Radiophonic WorkshopBBC Radiophonic WorkshopThe BBC Radiophonic Workshop, one of the sound effects units of the BBC, was created in 1958 to produce effects and new music for radio, and was closed in March 1998, although much of its traditional work had already been outsourced by 1995. It was based in the BBC's Maida Vale Studios in Delaware...
: "Tomorrow's World" - CassetteBothered: "C U in Court"
- Lord KitchenerLord Kitchener (calypsonian)Aldwyn Roberts , better known by the stage name Lord Kitchener , was one of the most internationally famous calypsonians. He was the son of a blacksmith, Stephen, and homemaker, Albertha.-Life:...
: "Love in the Cemetery" - CassetteBlooper: "The Blurb Donor"
- MF DoomMF DoomDaniel Dumile is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, and for tracks he has produced, metal fingers...
: "I Hear Voices" - CassetteBurglar: "Pint of Churchill's Please Treacle"
- Happy MondaysHappy MondaysHappy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1980, the band's original line-up was Shaun Ryder on lead vocals, his brother Paul Ryder on bass, lead guitarist Mark Day, keyboardist Paul Davis, and drummer Gary Whelan...
: "Kuff Dam" - CassetteBedlamicBlokes: "German Frosties"
- CassetteBobPinate: "WPC Maugham Elk Legs"
- CassetteBellyUp: "Gopher"
- Ipambelf: "The Shark Boy of Bora Bora"
- CassetteBritney's Twisters: "A Good Walk Spoiled, Spoiled (Part 2)"
- Ramsey LewisRamsey LewisRamsey Emmanuel Lewis, Jr. is an American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality. Ramsey Lewis has recorded over 80 albums and has received seven gold records and three Grammy Awards so far in his career.-Biography:...
: "Hang on Sloopy" - CassetteBobForApples: "Don Rathbone"
- Hylda BakerHylda BakerHylda Baker was a British comedienne, actress and music hall star.-Early life and career:Baker was born in Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire, the first of seven children. Her father, Harold Baker, was a painter and signwriter, who also worked part-time in the music halls as a comedian...
& Arthur MullardArthur MullardArthur Ernest Mullard, original surname Mullord was an English comedy actor.- Early life :...
: "Get Back" - MC Cox: "OPT"
- CassetteBaneOfTheirOwnLives: "Dogs Again Is It?"
- CassetteButter: "Cock Boy"
- Fela KutiFela KutiFela Anikulapo Kuti , or simply Fela , was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of Afrobeat music, human rights activist, and political maverick.-Biography:...
: "Water Get No Enemy" - CassetteBag: "I've Seen the Horses at Longleat"
- Screaming Lord Sutch and the SavagesScreaming Lord Sutch And The SavagesScreaming Lord Sutch and the Savages were a British rock group from the early Sixties, sporting an ever-changing line-up of musicians and a taste for horror themes and zany humour. Some regard them as forerunners of both The Sex Pistols and Monty Python...
: "Jack the Ripper" - CassetteBad: "What's Come Over You?"
- CassetteBedKnobsAndBroomSticks: "Sirdy Bong"
- Jhest: "Adventures In New Bohemia"
- CassetteBexhill-On-Sea: "Jesus Christ"
- CassetteBoringNow: "A Good Walk Spoiled, Spoiled 3"
- SquarepusherSquarepusherSquarepusher is the performing pseudonym of Tom Jenkinson, an English electronic music artist signed to Warp Records. He specialises in the electronic music genres of drum and bass and acid, with a significant jazz and musique concrète influence....
: "The Exploding Psychology" - Cassettezzzzzzzz: "Hoes Down"
- The Manor Boys: "Rich is Gay"
- Fenniesz: "Caecilia"
- ShalamarShalamarShalamar was an American music group, primarily of the 1970s and 1980s, that was originally a disco-driven vehicle created by Soul Train booking agent Dick Griffey and show creator Don Cornelius. They went on to be an influential dance trio, masterminded by Soul Train producer Don Cornelius...
: "Make That Move" - CassetteBye!: "What We're Enduring"