Like a ghost ship hovering somewhere off the coast, broadcasting crackly pirate-radio blasts into the ether, Ponytone is as mysterious as it is unrivaled. And by that I mean it is an aural treasure. Welcome to the second installment of an irregular series in which I highlight some of my favorite voices online (and beyond). Reportedly based in the Con Dao Islands off the southern coast of Vietnam, Ponytone’s founder/editor, Lucie, digs through crates of vinyl in the darkest corners of the globe with an emphasis on jazz, disco, rock, soul, psychedelia and off-kilter pop from around the world. Much of the music featured has never before been available online. Without question, one of my favorite music blogs going today.
Grab the two-part mix, below, and be sure to bookmark Ponytone. I promise you will thank me later. – AD
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Part I - Ponytone: A Cross-Cultural Mixtape (Zipped Folder 131 MB)
Henri Texier – Les “là-bas”
These Trails – Garden Botanum
Usha – Welcome, Test Tube Baby
Reuben Wilson – We’re In Love
Janey & Dennis – Take It From A Friend
Ronnie McNeir – Wendy Is Gone
Djalma Dias – Nada Sei De Presonceito
Professor Harold Boggs & The Boggs Specials – God’s LSD
Alpay – Gonullerde Bahar
Dennis The Fox – Piledriver
Vatche Yeramian – She’s Mine
Charlie Starr – Solitary Woman
Third Wave – Eleanor Rigby
5000 Volts – Doctor Kiss Kiss
Canarios – Trying So Hard
Vainica Doble – Caramelo De Limon
Medical Mission Sisters – Howl My Soul
Moacir Santos – What’s My Name
Janine – Does The Sun Still Shine?
Pageant Theatre – The Hollow Men
Part II - Ponytone: A Cross-Cultural Mixtape (Zipped Folder 137 MB)
Judy Nylon – Carlotta
Bhuvan-Hari – Aa Khelen Chhuppa-Chhuppi
The Newday – Wait A Minute
Mina Aoe with Masahiko Sato – Goodnight
Christine Adams – Loneliness Is Always Around
Harry Forson – Aya
Ray Williams – Cosmopolitan London
Dave Sarkys – Rhythm Punch
Henri Salvador – Pauvre Jesus Christ
Blossom Dearie – Somebody New
Jimmy Stone – Family Affair
Blue Mink – Eyeballs
Margo Guryan – California Shake
Mistral – Starship 109
Scott Fagan – In My Head
Ana y Jaime – Nina Nana
Georges Happi – Hello Friends
Edith Hill & Selah – The Corner
J.O.B. Orquestra – Only Faith And Hope
Yaphet Kotto – Have You Ever Seen The Blues
Previously: AD Presents :: Raven Sings The Blues – A Mixtape
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Hello! I just recently became a regular visitor to your site, and I have to say that one of my favorite parts of the day is clicking on your link and seeing what comes up.
Today, as is the case most days, was very rewarding!
I haven’t had a chance to download the mixtapes but I went to check out the Ponytone site and it’s Friggin Amazing!
I love hearing lost treasures, and forgotten gems. learning about the world through music that’s not necessarilly 100% cultural or stylistically specific to it’s area of origin has always been intruiging to me.
Thanks a ton for this post. I can’t wait to download the mixtapes and explore the ponytone site more in depth.
later!
1 | Brian March 1st, 2010 at 10:21 amboner jams, man. boner jams.
2 | Justin March 1st, 2010 at 2:49 pmLucie rocks my world! Always has, always will.
3 | SAG March 1st, 2010 at 9:27 pmI applaud you for this find! I also applaud you for including the original album artwork for each individual artist.
4 | Cody March 1st, 2010 at 11:31 pmStraight into my blogroll, thanks.
5 | Leo Rattans March 2nd, 2010 at 11:03 am[...] :: Aquarium Drunkard Presents :: Ponytone: A Cross-Cultural Mixtape :: Aquarium Drunkard Presents :: Raven Sings The Blues – A [...]
6 | Aquarium Drunkard » Aquarium Drunkard Presents :: Turquoise Wisdom – A Mixtape March 29th, 2010 at 10:47 am[...] Fresh: :: Aquarium Drunkard Presents :: Turquoise Wisdom – A Mixtape :: Aquarium Drunkard Presents :: Ponytone: A Cross-Cultural Mixtape :: Aquarium Drunkard Presents :: Raven Sings The Blues – A [...]
7 | Aquarium Drunkard » Aquarium Drunkard Presents :: Cold Splinters, A Mixtape April 21st, 2010 at 2:25 amthis is frickin manna, brother. thanks!! you comin down to nola for jazz fest this year?
8 | david April 21st, 2010 at 10:35 am[...] :: Cold Splinters, A Mixtape :: Aquarium Drunkard Presents :: Turquoise Wisdom – A Mixtape :: Aquarium Drunkard Presents :: Ponytone: A Cross-Cultural Mixtape :: Aquarium Drunkard Presents :: Raven Sings The Blues – A [...]
9 | Aquarium Drunkard » Aquarium Drunkard Presents :: The Rising Storm – A Mixtape May 17th, 2010 at 1:09 amDid anyone else have any trouble with Part I-track 10 ‘Piledriver’?
10 | Tia September 25th, 2010 at 9:02 pm[...] on our Ponytone mixtape earlier in the year, I spun Henri Salvador’s “Pauvre Jesus-Christ” last Friday on [...]
11 | Aquarium Drunkard » Henri Salvador :: Pauvre Jesus-Christ 7″ (1971) December 13th, 2010 at 4:27 pm@ Tia – I had trouble with Track 10, too. Almost a year later, I guess it’s not about to be fixed.
12 | O.B. Dan September 22nd, 2011 at 12:24 am[...] from a 45 picked up for ten cents, the track was part of our 2010, two-disc Ponytone compilation (still available for [...]
13 | Aquarium Drunkard » Yaphet Kotto :: Have You Ever Seen The Blues (1968) March 6th, 2012 at 5:27 amPart one zip is broken.
14 | Matt Bryan April 28th, 2012 at 4:14 amAnd thanks for posting. These are amazing. I really enjoy your show on SXM. Glad I found you.
15 | Matt Bryan April 28th, 2012 at 4:15 am