The first time we heard Gross Magic (aka Brighton youngster Sam McGarrigle) we enjoyed the experience enough to drag our tired fingers over to Google and carry out an extensive background search. But when all we could turn up was a deleted MySpace page and a weird children's toy, we sort of forgot about him. That was a mistake, because the next time we heard from him he'd mutated into an entirely different beast—one that had Ariel Pink's sequin clogs, the nose of Beck, and the walk of a dog recently scolded by Kurt Cobain. It was after seeing the video for his song "Sweetest Touch" that we decided to ask him to make us a mixtape.We think he was pretty psyched about that, because it came with this message attached to it:"Let us dream of tomorrow where we can truly love from the soul, and know love as the ultimate truth at the heart of all creation." – Michael JacksonSo true!GROSS MAGIC - VIBE FOREVER MIX
[audio:http://viceland-assets-cdn.vice.com/music/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/vibe-forevr-vice-mix.mp3]TRACKLISTING:
PILOT - "SOONER OR LATER"
DANIEL JOHNSTON - "BEATLES"
THE FATBACK BAND - "I FOUND LOVIN'"
TODD RUNDGREN - "JUST ANOTHER ONION HEAD"
OLIVIA TREMOR CONTROL - "GREEN TYPEWRITERS"
THE BEAU BRUMMELS - "KEEPER OF TIME"
DAVE STEWART & BARBARA GASKIN - "IT'S MY PARTY"
FOXES IN FICTION - "CREAM SCREEN"
WEEKENDS - "RAINGIRLS"
WHITE WITCH - "YOU'RE THE ONE"
GREATEST HITS - "UPTOWN GIRL"
DEEP FREEZE MICE - "UNDER THE CAFE TABLE"
"GET YOUR OWN BACK 1994 THEME"
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA - "JELLO AND JUGGERNAUTS"
L7 - "MOONSHINE"
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - "BEATLES FOREVER"And just for good measure he chucked in that other song of his, too.GROSS MAGIC - "SWEETEST TOUCH"
[audio:http://viceland-assets-cdn.vice.com/music/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/03sweetesttouch.mp3]Thanks Sam!JOEL WRIGHT
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[audio:http://viceland-assets-cdn.vice.com/music/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/vibe-forevr-vice-mix.mp3]TRACKLISTING:
PILOT - "SOONER OR LATER"
DANIEL JOHNSTON - "BEATLES"
THE FATBACK BAND - "I FOUND LOVIN'"
TODD RUNDGREN - "JUST ANOTHER ONION HEAD"
OLIVIA TREMOR CONTROL - "GREEN TYPEWRITERS"
THE BEAU BRUMMELS - "KEEPER OF TIME"
DAVE STEWART & BARBARA GASKIN - "IT'S MY PARTY"
FOXES IN FICTION - "CREAM SCREEN"
WEEKENDS - "RAINGIRLS"
WHITE WITCH - "YOU'RE THE ONE"
GREATEST HITS - "UPTOWN GIRL"
DEEP FREEZE MICE - "UNDER THE CAFE TABLE"
"GET YOUR OWN BACK 1994 THEME"
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA - "JELLO AND JUGGERNAUTS"
L7 - "MOONSHINE"
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - "BEATLES FOREVER"And just for good measure he chucked in that other song of his, too.GROSS MAGIC - "SWEETEST TOUCH"
[audio:http://viceland-assets-cdn.vice.com/music/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/03sweetesttouch.mp3]Thanks Sam!JOEL WRIGHT