As Serious As


as serious as

five mixtapes by larry hastings

released in observance of my birthday, 2024



Side 1 - Uptempo Vocals

1:05:05

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 0:00:00  Mayfly by Zuco 103
from their 2005 album Whaa!
 0:05:02  The Hardest by AZ
from his 2008 album Undeniable
featuring Styles P and Large Professor
warning: strong language
 0:08:38  Don Wilson by Noiselund
2024
constructed from Rich Evans' prank phone call from Red Letter Media's video Best Of The Worst: Wheel Of The Worst #7
 0:11:44  Transmission and Fall by Single Gun Theory
from their 1994 album Flow, River Of My Soul
this is the first two tracks from the album, "Transmission" and "Fall", but I always listen to them joined together
 0:17:01  Can't Take My Eyes Off You by Morten Harket
commissioned for the soundtrack to the 1993 comedy film Coneheads
Morten Harket is the lead singer of a-ha
 0:20:39  The Trouble by Pogo
from his 2015 album Kindred Shadow
a remix of sounds from Disney films: Aladdin, Alice In Wonderland, Dumbo, Mary Poppins, Peter Pan, and The Little Mermaid
music video
 0:23:46  Elektro Kardiogramm by Kraftwerk
from their 2003 album Tour De France
 0:29:04  Atom's Theme by Michael Kohler
from their 2001 album Cartoon Network Groovies
music video
with commentary track
 0:30:46  Wellerman by Nathan Evans x ARGULES
2021
from the brief sea shanty craze of 2021
 0:32:29  Brünnhilde by Ashley Chirnside
2021
audio from various Disney and Warner Brothers cartoons, most notably What's Opera, Doc?
music video
 0:36:10  Vai Ser Bom by S-Tone Inc.
from his 2002 album Sobrenatural
 0:40:52  Beauty Never Fades (Animatrix Edit) by Junkie XL
from the soundtrack to the 2003 animated film The Animatrix
featuring Saffron
I first heard this as part of the Eve Never Fades machinima fan-made short film
 0:50:09  Niceness by Noiselund
2023
featuring audio from the 1977 Columbo episode Try And Catch Me
music video
 0:49:15  Cellar Door by Laura Cantrell
from her 1996 album Laura Cantrell
originally released by John Flansburg's Hello Recording Club
 0:50:58  Why What Where Who Which When How by Henry Mancini
from their 1971 album The Curiosity Shop
the initial segment of the opening credits to the 1971-1973 ABC children's show Curiosity Shop
as far as I know, Henry Mancini never revealed the identity of the singer
 0:51:38  Pizza Paper Pantry by Noiselund
2024
audio taken from the Red Letter Media video Best Of The Worst Spotlight: After Last Season
music video
 0:54:10  Pogo Mixes Live by Pogo
2011
a promotional video for his truncated 2011 tour
 0:56:03  Nice Weather For Ducks by Lemon Jelly
from their 2002 album Lost Horizons
music video
 1:01:52  Clean by Noiselund
2024
audio taken from the Red Letter Media video Best Of The Worst: Wheel Of The Worst #26
music video

Side 2 - Uptempo Instrumentals

1:05:41

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 0:00:00  Layer 009 by she
from he 2024 album VHS Layers
such swagger!
 0:02:11  Salsin by The Amalgamation Of Soundz
from their 1999 album Room With A View
 0:09:14  Sequence Erase (Instrumental Version) by The Aquabats!
1999
the band (and I) agree, the instrumental version is superior.
the record label made them add the lyrics.
 0:10:39  Client (Magic Sword Remix) by Waveshaper
from their 2021 album The Disk Hunter - Remixed
 0:14:44  Little Toot by Mickey's ToonTown
from their ? album Disneyland Forever
released as part of the Disneyland Forever collectable custom CDs sold at Disneyland in the 90s
 0:17:56  Planet Groove by Ramon Braumuller
1993
written as the soundtrack for the Amiga demo "Hoi Saga Demo I - Planet Groove"
(it's my favorite MOD file)
 0:21:25  Computer Incantation (Haveck Remix) by Jean-Luc Ponty
from their 2020 album Essentials
(Essentials is a Haveck release, not a JLP album)
 0:29:46  Fireworks Factory by Stewart Copeland
from their 2000 album Spyro: Year Of The Dragon
 0:34:03  Star Guest (A) by Dick Walter
from their 2009 album Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time - Deep Space Jams
in this PS3 game, Ratchet can choose from four different radio stations while on the Aphelion; this is from the Deep Space Jams channel
 0:36:37  Pick Your Poison (Internal Mix) by Chris Nazuka
from their 1999 album The Butterfly EP
 0:43:37  Limelight by Spyro Gyra
from their 1988 album Rites Of Summer
 0:47:50  Love On A Real Train by Rob Crow
from their 2020 album Everybody's Got Damage
 0:51:44  Snowblind (Blinded By Sparks Mix) by Conduit
from their 2002 album Snowblind
 0:58:20  Spring Yard Zone by The 8-Bit Big Band
from their 2019 album Album 2 - Choose Your Character!
a big band arrangement of music from the 1991 Sega MegaDrive/Genesis game "Sonic The Hedgehog"
 1:01:42  Head-Space by Aymes
?
this MOD file was the main theme music for my abandoned video game Unbrick

Side 3 - Downtempo Vocals

1:03:05

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 0:00:00  Bechamel Sauce by Noiselund
2023
featuring audio from the 1978 Columbo episode Murder Under Glass
music video
 0:02:31  Crusin' by Mandma
2023
Made from an unfinished Pogo track
Mandma is a British kid, he was 13 when he released this in 2023
 0:04:43  Blue Highway by The Orange Peels
from their 2024 album Dreams Keep Me Awake, Volume 2
although they're now based in the Virgin Islands,
for a long time they were based in Sunnyvale, CA
 0:08:27  Test Card by Gelg
from their 2006 album Look Around You, Season 2
DVD extra
featuring Medibot, and Benedict Wong as Dr. Franklin Fu
 0:10:22  Steppin' Out by Joe Jackson
from their 1982 album Night And Day
 0:14:33  Carmesim by Andrea Marquee
from their 1999 album Brasil 2mil
 0:18:10  Life In A Northern Town by The Dream Academy
from their 1985 album The Dream Academy
 0:22:14  Talking In Your Sleep by The Gales Bros.
from their 1996 album Left Hand Brand
a cover version of The Romantics' second-best song
 0:26:16  Barre Espace by Paris Combo
from their 2022 album Quesaco
the final project by singer Belle du Berry
 0:30:02  Inchworm by Danny Kaye
from the soundtrack to the 1952 family film Hans Christian Andersen (that's me!)
 0:33:10  Numbers by ILL Brown
from their 2022 album ILL Brown Vs Kraftwerk
 0:35:59  One Was Johnny by Carol King
from the soundtrack to the 1975 CBS animated musical TV special Really Rosie
 0:38:02  Melting In The Sun by Electric Light Orchestra
from their 2001 album Zoom
 0:41:08  Sunny D And Rum by Chris Athey and The Gregory Brothers
from their 2010 album Songify This
music video
original video
 0:42:48  Que Sera Sera by Charlie Kosei
from the 2004 Namco video game for the Playstation 2 Katamari Damacy
 0:48:14  Go Gentle by Robbie Williams
from their 2013 album Swings Both Ways
written as a message to his daughter
music video
 0:52:42  Unaccompanied by Laura Cantrell
from their 2023 album Just Like A Rose: The Anniversary Sessions
 0:55:38  Come With Me (Sea Breeze) by Paprika Soul
from their 2022 album Come With Me / Métro / Swampin
 1:01:29  Best Nascar Prayer Ever by Pastor Joe Nelms with The Gregory Brothers
from their 2011 album Songify This
music video
original video

Side 4 - Downtempo Instrumentals

1:10:52

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 0:00:00  05:23 by Lone
from their 2020 album Transmissions Sampler
A sort of reworked cover of 5:23 (aka Maiden Voyage) by Global Communication
 0:05:07  Close Your Eyes by P.SUS, Billinski, Breezewax
2022
 0:09:01  Layer 010 by she
from their 2024 album VHS Layers
released 2024/11/15! as fresh as today's news!
 0:11:31  Retrospect by Perge
from their Changing Landscapes album 2018
 0:19:12  B Movie by Dzihan & Kamien
from their 1999 album Tearoom 2004
 0:26:08  Canada (Drunken Auslander Mix) by CoLD SToRAGE
from their 2018 album Ch'illout''
 0:34:57  Meetings At The Meadow by Pogo
2011
 0:37:11  All Parts Equal by Airae
2020
 0:39:46  Two Tone Shoes by Andy Narell
from their 1985 album Slow Motion
that rare thing, the gigging studio steelpan musician
 0:45:53  Burning The Bad Seal by Tangerine Dream
from their 2015 album Booster VII
 0:51:04  Blue Skies over Guardia (OC ReMix) by DarkeSword
2003
 0:55:28  Low Res Skyline (2023 Edit) by Swayzak
from their Snowboarding In Argentina (25th Anniversary Edition) album 2023
 1:10:08  End Titles by Adam Deibert
from their 2024 album Yo Gabba Gabbaland!

Side 5 - Ambient

1:03:08

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 0:00:00  Autumn Leaves (Irresistable Force Mix Trip 2) by Coldcut
from their 1995 album Two A.D.
 0:06:52  Aftermath by Nigel Godrich
from the soundtrack to the 2010 motion picture _Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
specifically, from the triumphant moment after (spoilers) Scott defeats Gideon Graves, and the coins rain down
 0:07:50  Troposphere by Astronaut Ape
from their 2017 album Spacechillers
 0:15:23  A Time Of Beauty by Bombay Dub Orchestra
from their 2013 album Tales From The Grand Bazaar
 0:20:06  Unknown Presence by Solar Fields
from their 2015 album Origin #02
 0:25:49  Let's Move On by Patrick O'Hearn
from their 2005 album Slow Time
 0:30:27  A Strangely Isolated Place (Edit) by Ulrich Schnauss
from their 2003 album A Strangely Isolated Place
 0:36:54  Illusion Of Time by Laraaji
from the 2021 various artists release @0
 0:43:36  I Don't See The Branches, I See The Leaves by Chris Zabriskie
from their 2015 album Direct To Video
all of Chris's music is available for free download at his Bandcamp page
 0:53:35  Virgin Delight by Asura
from their 2015 album 360