Category Archives: Mixes

Discos Corona/Crown Records: A mambo, Latin jazz and exotica-ish sampler

Posted on 2017/05/29 by Little Danny

Hi all, I put together a homemade compilation of Afro-Latin, Latin jazz and exotic-ish Latin selections on the fascinating Los Angeles budget record labels Discos Corona and Crown Records.  I can be downloaded here: http://officenaps.com/discoscorona_crown_sampler.zip Note that this a ZIP … Continue reading →

Posted on 2017/05/29 by Little Danny | Posted in Exotica/Space-Age, Jazz Obscura, Latin, Mixes | Leave a comment

Office Naps Late Summer 2016 Psychedelic Pop mix

Posted on 2016/08/22 by Little Danny

Well well well.   A new Office Naps psychedelic pop mix.  Do wonders ever cease?   This is the sixth of these, and the first in six years, and it skews subtly towards the ’70s and a darker Vietnam-era energy while summoning … Continue reading →

Posted on 2016/08/22 by Little Danny | Posted in Exotica/Space-Age, Garage Bands, Miscellaneous Flotsam, Mixes, Psychedelic/Pop | Leave a comment

Bright Lights

Posted on 2013/01/15 by Little Danny

Like AM Radio Dust, its companion volume, Bright Lights is just as much an exploration of lost spaces and places as it is of sound. I hope you enjoy it. Bright Lights  (single MP3 file) Susan Rafey, “The Big Hurt” … Continue reading →

Posted on 2013/01/15 by Little Danny | Posted in Blues, Country, Exotica/Space-Age, Garage Bands, Girl-Groups, Gospel, Instrumentals/Surf, Jazz Obscura, Mixes, Now Sound, R&B/Vocal Groups, Rock 'n' roll, Soul | Leave a comment

AM Radio Dust

Posted on 2012/04/23 by Little Danny

  A new, or new to Office Naps, mix this week. AM Radio Dust was my 2009 contribution to the annual CD mix swap over at the Waxidermy forums, the weird id of contemporary record collecting. AM Radio Dust is … Continue reading →

Posted on 2012/04/23 by Little Danny | Posted in Country, Exotica/Space-Age, Garage Bands, Gospel, Instrumentals/Surf, Mixes, Now Sound, R&B/Vocal Groups, Rock 'n' roll | 10 Comments

Blue Flame: a new mix

Posted on 2011/09/12 by Little Danny

I put together a new mix for my Dutch compadre Cortez for the fifth anniversary of his fabulous Club Cortez blog.  You can find it there now. Club Cortez has been around as long as Office Naps.  Cortez’s tastes in … Continue reading →

Posted on 2011/09/12 by Little Danny | Posted in Blues, Exotica/Space-Age, Instrumentals/Surf, Jazz Obscura, Latin, Mixes, R&B/Vocal Groups, Rock 'n' roll, Soul, The Exotica Project, The Lonely Beat | 2 Comments

Exotica mix

Posted on 2011/04/12 by Little Danny

I have a new exotica mix (Time (Is Endless)) currently featured at online magazine Triple Canopy: Time (Is Endless) Since early 2008, Triple Canopy has been bringing together writing from essayists, researchers and cultural observers with work with contemporary artists … Continue reading →

Posted on 2011/04/12 by Little Danny | Posted in Exotica/Space-Age, Mixes, The Exotica Project | 8 Comments

Office Naps Summer 2010 Psychedelic Pop mix

Posted on 2010/08/23 by Little Danny

The fifth installment of the Office Naps psychedelic pop mix. Sunshine dreams, bad trips, and modern astrology for Today’s Teen. Office Naps Summer 2010 Psychedelic Pop mix Pinnochio & the Puppets, Fusion (7″ 45, Mercury) Jackie & Gayle, Remember (7″ … Continue reading →

Posted on 2010/08/23 by Little Danny | Posted in Garage Bands, Mixes, Now Sound, Psychedelic/Pop | 7 Comments

Office Naps Winter 2008 Psychedelic Pop mix

Posted on 2008/12/29 by Little Danny

The latest version of the psychedelic pop mix, streamlined and scratchier than ever. If anything, people tend to remember the decade for the sitars and sunshine harmonies and fuzzed-out guitars. The reputation is not entirely undeserved. But I am here … Continue reading →

Posted on 2008/12/29 by Little Danny | Posted in Garage Bands, Instrumentals/Surf, Miscellaneous Flotsam, Mixes, Now Sound, Psychedelic/Pop | 11 Comments