Hi, I'm Les Orchard and these are playlists of music I like. Some of them are kind of conceptual mixtapes. Others are just a random mix. Maybe this will turn into a kind of music blog?
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Big Sonic Heaven SpyAn automated attempt to spy on what's streaming at bigsonicheaven.com
Fetch My RevolverIf I had a revolver, there are frequent scenarios wherein I might reach for it.
Numan's Shadow
Sometimes, I miss City Club
Bleep Bloop Bop (Synthpop)
some of my 90s dance bullshit
Industrial Accident (Industrial / EBM)
before the western odyssey
- 📁 00-conceptual
2026
Big Sonic Heaven SpyAn automated attempt to spy on what's streaming at bigsonicheaven.com
Songs covered by my neighbor's brass band
2025
2024
2022
Sometimes, I miss City Club
Bass Guitar Appreciation
Smile because it happened: ending credits for imaginary movies
2021
Dark jamsup-tempo melancholic jams with some miscellanea thrown in just because
vibing while cryingTo verklempt and back again
Bleep Bloop Bop (Synthpop)
Les' & Alex's wedding music
2020
some of my 90s dance bullshit
Space Truckin'Warp Drive Active
walls of sound
Big Sonic Heaven (Shoegaze/Dreampop/Britpop)Inspired by and stolen from the playlists of Darren Revell of https://www.bigsonicheaven.com/
GIRD YOUR LOINS (fight music)
2019
2018
2017
2016
2014
2013
2012
2011
- 📁 01-covers
2026
Fetch My RevolverIf I had a revolver, there are frequent scenarios wherein I might reach for it.
Covered: Living on the CeilingFind as many cover versions as possible of 'Living on the Ceiling' by Blancmange.
2023
2022
2021
2019
- 📁 02-top-lists
2026
2023
2020
2019
2018
2016
2015
2014
2013
- 📁 zz-not-mine
2026
rsa-june26
Symphonic Rock AnthemsMale-led bands with epic harmonies, melodramatic riffs, and clever lyrics.
2025
2020
2012
