Some of a certain age will remember very well that the whole world as we knew it was supposed to fall apart at the stroke of midnight as 1999 became 2000. Hysteria and Hysterical speculations had people believing ...just maybe ...Computers and antiquated electronic systems propping up the Western Industrial Complex would all come crashing down leaving us without power, water and banking. As we all know nothing of consequence occurred and 00 arrived without event.
Today's #mondaymixtape is a varied bag from the decade on the cusp.....the 1990's.
PORTISHEAD - Mysterons (1994)
Mysterons was the opening track from Portishead's Debut album Dummy. Beth Gibbons' tortured but beautiful vocals drenched over the scratchy noir samples, beats, guitar and turntablism from her bandmates have been much imitated since but this was a ground breaking sound when it dropped in '94. This is one of the few albums in my life I have worn out through use and had to buy it again.
BLUR - Coffee and TV (1999)
"Do you feel like a chain store? Practically floored" ....They don't write lyrics like that no more. Not sung by Damon Albarn the usual main vocalist who went on to form The Gorillaz. This was written by Graham Coxon and had a surprisingly perky sounding pop sensibility for a song that dealt with Coxon's struggle with Alcoholism
MASSIVE ATTACK - Teardrop (1998)
This song has become a classic and some will recognize the underlying instrumental as the theme tune from the TV show House. The song was very nearly sung by Madonna. It may have still been a good tune but I think on reflection I am heartily glad that the 3 band members were finally 2 against 1 and Elizabeth Frazer of the Cocteau Twins got the vocal gig for this one.
CHEMICAL BROTHERS - Let Forever Be (1999)
This track paid homage to the Beatles Track Tomorrow Never Knows both in the wholesale borrowing of the rhythm and the overall psychedelic vibe of the song. Noel Gallagher of Oasis fame provided the vocals and the video by Michel Gondry was a perfect visual mirror of the track.
BECK - Deadweight (1997)
This was one of Beck's less known tracks but the laid back vibes and sixties influences on this one always appealed. Glad that most of the artists in this mixtape have managed to stand the test of time and continue churning out quality in the post Millennium decades.
Check out my previous Monday Mixtapes:
https://steemit.com/mondaymixtape/@redskylullaby/red-sky-monday-mixtape-vol7-gone-too-soon
https://steemit.com/mondaymixtape/@redskylullaby/red-sky-monday-mixtape-vol6-wtaf
https://steemit.com/mondaymixtape/@redskylullaby/red-sky-monday-mixtape-vol5-the-unfollowed
https://steemit.com/mondaymixtape/@redskylullaby/red-sky-monday-mixtape-vol4-languages
https://steemit.com/mondaymixtape/@redskylullaby/redsky-monday-mixtape-vol3
https://steemit.com/mondaymixtape/@redskylullaby/redsky-monday-mixtape-vol2
https://steemit.com/mondaymixtape/@redskylullaby/redsky-monday-mixtape
Also some check out some great Steemian music in my DSound Gems posts:
https://steemit.com/musicreview/@redskylullaby/dsound-gems-vol8-steemit-music-review