Category Archives: Now Sound

Win, Lose, or Spy

Posted on 2007/06/26 by Little Danny

The James Bond character is one of the 20th Century’s great fictional heroes. Ian Fleming’s literary conception of the character (Casino Royale, 1953) and, later, its cinematic adaptation (starting with Dr. No in 1962) galvanized the whole spy genre and … Continue reading →

Posted on 2007/06/26 by Little Danny | Posted in Now Sound | 10 Comments

Office Naps Mix Spring 2007

Posted on 2007/03/12 by Little Danny

The second installment of the Office Naps mix. More of my favorite ‘60s soft psychedelics and electronic pop. Office Naps Mix Spring 2007 Millennium, Prelude (7”, Columbia) Appletree Theatre, Hightower Square (7”, Verve Forecast) Joyride, Childhood’s End (Friend Sound, RCA) … Continue reading →

Posted on 2007/03/12 by Little Danny | Posted in Garage Bands, Miscellaneous Flotsam, Mixes, Now Sound, Psychedelic/Pop | 24 Comments

The Now Sound

Posted on 2007/01/01 by Little Danny

Beneath the racy exteriors of this week’s selections – the exotic chimes and flutes, the fuzztone distortion, the invitations to grooviness – beat the cocktail-tippling heart of an older generation. The work of veteran New York City and Los Angeles … Continue reading →

Posted on 2007/01/01 by Little Danny | Posted in Now Sound | 6 Comments

Office Naps Psychedelic Pop mix, 2006

Posted on 2006/12/25 by Little Danny

Dreamy pop psychedelia, soundtrack gadgetry, and ’60s electronics: my version of the holidays. Merry Mix-mas! Office Naps Mix 2006 Johnny Harris Orchestra, Footprints on the Moon (7″, Warner Brothers) Scott Walker, It’s Raining Today (Scott 3, Smash) West Minist’r, Carnival … Continue reading →

Posted on 2006/12/25 by Little Danny | Posted in Garage Bands, Miscellaneous Flotsam, Mixes, Now Sound, Psychedelic/Pop | 21 Comments

The Moog

Posted on 2006/09/18 by Little Danny

The Moog synthesizer wasn’t the first electronic instrument to work its way into the context of post-War pop music. There was the theremin, for example – that white swan of electronic instruments, heard for a few spectral bars on certain … Continue reading →

Posted on 2006/09/18 by Little Danny | Posted in Now Sound | 14 Comments