Eat a Bag of Mix is the name of a new feature here on life is noise where we get a DJ, musician, producer, industry figure or just someone with good taste in fucked-up and weird music to give us a mix of music that has influenced them, or tunes that are currently rocking their world.

This time round, we’re letting Perth noisemaker Craig McElhinney take us on tripped out voyage in a three-part mix.

Eat a Bag of Mix — Craig McElhinney: Part I — Get Loose by life is noise

Eat a Bag of Mix — Craig McElhinney: Part II: Get Real by life is noise

Eat a Bag of Mix — Craig McElhinney: Part III — Stay High by life is noise
Tracklisting

Chapter 1 : GET LOOSE

Devendra Banhart — “The Spirit is Near“
(fkkn hell the first time i heard this felt like the first time i had heard a ‘folk’ song, so real, perfect recording)

Lucky Dragons — “Mirror Friends“
(a few of my ‘artier’ friends would drop this at parties constantly, I’d never tell them how much i loved it)

Feat. Bonnie Beecher
(found this track on a mixtape made by french band Air, seems like vocal tracks don’t get much better than this… superheavymoper)

Alog — “Pesce Spada“
(this reminds me of the people i met when i quit the previous band i was involved with… these people taught me a ridiculous amount about ‘electronic music’ and i trusted them)

Run DMT — “Money“
(superdruggy modern lofi, the album is called Bong Voyage, you should have it)

Craig McElhinney — “I Wish You Had Believed Me” (excerpt)
(some drunk shithead from Perth trying to channel whatever)

Jah Shaka — “Conquering Dub“
(I have a friend who, when he types in ‘jah’ to his itunes, he gets 450+ songs show up, he gave me this album, I liked it very much)

Durlin Lurt — “Gimme 5″
(Another stem of the seemingly secret brilliant shit that seems to keep their ultra wild vibes to themselves… LEAVING RECORDS…)

Holy Sons — “Drifter’s Sympathy“
(favourite songwriter by far. Melting up dub, folk, lofi amongst a million other things… super isolation vibes ensue…)

War of the Worlds Outro
(this recording is wayyyy too good, impossible not to try shed a little light on it)

Chapter 2 : GET REAL

Fennesz — “Endless Summer“
(first encounter with LAPTOP GUITAR, I was stoked with the results)

Holy Sons — “Ready To Die“
(favs again, this song reminded me of Chris Cobilis, so I knew I was going to like it either way… anthem of the decade?)

Hugo Filho — “Paraibo“
(can’t find SHIT on this guy, my mate Wooshie dropped this on me and I haven’t looked back since)

Fore Thoughts — “Shabaz Qualander“
(result of a heavy smokeout and a new hard drive)

Lamborghini Crystal — “Side B” (excerpt)
(my Greek friend slung me a ridiculously good mix. This was the winner)

John and Eve McLaughlin — “Oh My Soul My Friend“
(mega influential fusion guitarist and wife)

Far East Family Band — “Kokoro“
(you know that moment when a lead guitar sound is so fkn WHITE HOT, this is that times HEAPS)

Pink Floyd — Time (loop) feat. Robert Redford talking about real estate
(I will maybe say that this is my favourite Pink Floyd riff ever, trapped in a loop with Robert Redford being interviewed and discussing his ‘favourite spot’)

Jim Sullivan — “U.F.O.“
(listened to it first on a fanmade youtube video with handheld footage of horses lying down and live cuts of the man himself)

Led Zeppelin — “Dazed & Confused” (loop)
(probably the brief moment of Led Zeppelin’s sound that stuck with me more than the rest. It seemed like an almost endless riff. It didn’t want it to stop)

TEEBS — “Bern Rhythm“
(more smokeouts, old friends who worship beats swore by this guy… I can see why)

Leo Kottke — “The Fisherman” (live bootleg)
(soaked up at a time when I was learning how to fingerpick and play 12 string, he seemed like the best guy to go to at the time)

Sonny & Linda Sharrock — “Blind Willie“
(tribute to a pretty important 12 string player by another ‘husband & wife’ combo, highly recommend you try out the whole album)

Bill Cosby — “People Make Mistakes“
(couldn’t believe it on first listen, idiot comedian decides to pull some heart strings in the weirdest way possible, WHY NOT!)

Chapter 3 : STAY HIGH

John Cameron — “Crystals” feat. Lord of the Rings Audio Book (excerpt)
(more library shit on Bruton, can’t seem to stay away from this stuff)

Byron Bard interview (sample)
(saw him host a poetry night, his views on monastic lifestyles and old ladies seemed to ring out like a horn of truth)

Grails — “Corridors of Power“
(supersuper crucial band, this track feels like the space between sleep and awake. FOR REALZ)

Silver Bulletin — “Mysterium Sacred Oils“
–Mysterium Sacred Oils
(one of my closest friends, pouring every shred of his being into a piano… simply beautiful)

Six Organs of Admittance — “Journey Through Sankuan Pass“
(fkn STUNNING display of 12 string guitar)

Nash the Slash — “Blind Windows“
(Onton said this would trip me out, if only he knew how right he was)

Holy Sons — “Possession“
(another mega depressing moper folk classic… dirtydirtyvibes)

Fabulous Diamonds — “Untitled 3″
(megamega deep duo from Melbourne, TRANCED AS FUCK)

Demdike Stare — “Hashashin Chant“
(ALSO TRANCED AS FUCK)

Konono No 1 — “Fula Fula” — Fula Fula
(YEH THIS IS TRANCED AS FUCK TOO)

Ennio Morricone — “Deep down“
(reminds me of drugs more than most things these days)