NOTE (October 15th, 9am PT): If you downloaded or streamed the mix before (looks at clock) 9am on October 15th (PT time), you downloaded the wrong mix. I accidentally put my demo mix up. While that is "ok", it was not the proper mix. To get the real experience (and hear better transitions on The Zombies and Echo & The Bunnymen), please re-download or re-stream the real mix. It's a lot better. k thx bye. :)

I never did a Halloween Mix???

Being born on October 24th to a Mom who bled Halloween, I was guaranteed a Halloween costume birthday party every year, whether I wanted it or not (see photo above - age 6).

My Mom actually loved ALL holidays. She was super big on Christmas though, which is why I did Christmas Mix CDs for over 20 years. Halloween was a very close 2nd place for her.

Until recently, I never even entertained the idea of a Halloween Mix. Advances in technology, along with the acquisition of some rare Disney CDs, got me thinking. A few weeks later, and bam. Halloween mix!

While the world climate is getting worse and worse by the second, I'm find myself needing distractions from things I can not control. This mix does a good job, for 53 minutes at least.

Special thanks for Eric Edwards for the Halloween Mix IDs!

As always, don't take the mix at face value. I have messed with the DNA of most of the tracks. LEGAL DISCLAIMER: You're going to hear an acapella track or two of Depeche Mode. I did not use work related multitracks. I did AI DIY separations of publicly released CDs.

Ladies and Gentlemen, The BRAT 2023 Halloween Mix.

Elmer Bernstein - Ghostbusters Theme
Dozens of movie and TV samples - name them all!
Thurl Ravenscroft - The Haunted Mansion
The Specials - Ghost Town
Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Monster Mash
Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead
Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party
Danny Elfman - This Is Halloween
Van Halen - Running With The Devil
Depeche Mode - The Dead Of Night
Donovan with Lou Rawls - Season Of The Witch
Eagles - Witchy Woman
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
Whodini - The Freaks Come Out At Night
Classics IV - Spooky
Ken Page - Oogie Boogie's Song
Depeche Mode - Ghost
Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy
DJ Shadow - Giving Up The Ghost
Oingo Boingo - Flesh And Blood
Ray Parker, Jr. - Ghostbusters
Ministry - Everyday Is Halloween
AC/DC - Highway To Hell
Cliff Richard - Devil Woman
The Zombies - Time Of The Season
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Vincent Price - Haunted Mansion Paris Ride Narration
Thurl Ravenscroft - Grim Grinning Ghosts
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
Echo And The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
Oingo Boingo - No One Lives Forever
Frank Sinatra with Robert Smith - Witchcraft
The Mellomen - Trick Or Treat

File uploaded: October 13th, 2023 (Friday The 13th)