Uncle Neptune Returns

Our beloved Uncle Neptune has returned to the Internet with a reissue of his first album now on Happy Puppy Records.

Happy Puppy Records | FMA | CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company) | Kazoomzoom | Archived Official Website

Music License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License
Artist Location: Canada

Cheaper by the Dozen

All free, all legal!

Cheese People - myspace cuts [pop]	Lovin' Spoonful - official website ['60s pop]	Liam Lynch - official website [rock nut]	Beatmapper - Birdsong Remixes [dance, electro]
Rimsky-Korsakov Quartet - Presidio [chamber]	Uncle Neptune - 3 fabulous CDs [hurray!]	Narcotic Syntax - official site [dance, lounge]	Nood - Shaped Like a Taco [dance]
AgentA - Snapshot [ambient]	VA - Indigenous Resistance-Indigenous Reality [dub, trip hop]	RIAA - Sounds for the Space-Set [pop mashup]	VA - Warm and Scratchy [varied]

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No More Uncle Neptune?

Uncle Neptune has closed up shop. The news has had me revisiting his music. You can enjoy three of his CDs on his website, UncleNeptune.com.

When was the last time you played Uncle Neptune's music? Here's a little reminder of the magic therein to start your weekend off on a sweet note.

1. Uncle Neptune - The Good in Everything

2. Uncle Neptune - Little Bluebird

3. Uncle Neptune - The Sunny Sweet Side of Life
[visit the site to hear the next song he talks about]

4. Uncle Neptune - I Like Being Me

5. Uncle Neptune - The Uncle Neptune Club Theme

6. Uncle Neptune - Oh Me Oh My
[I sing this one most mornings.]

Please send a quick note to Uncle Neptune to say you enjoy his music, so that he will come back to us someday. Thank you.

Uncle Neptune Has a Blog!

Yes, all you fans of Uncle Neptune will be pleased to see that he has a brand new blog in 2006! What great news!

"Hello and a very warm welcome to the launch of my song diary. This is my humble attempt to share music with the world, be it songs I have written or renditions of songs that I hold in the very highest esteem. I'll also include some original recordings of artists from the roaring twenties. This is a place for the appreciation for the craftsmanship of song, an ode to the remarkable sounds that were created in the 1920's and the songs that I have written inspired by that time in musical history. If you came in search of magical dexterity on the ukulele, you will be sadly disappointed! I have only to offer to you the songs that help make my world more sweet, and it is my hope that it may do so for you. I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship!"

[I apologize for being slow to post this. Wanted to get a new pic matching his look on his boxed set. Running on a temporary system right now, so graphics are tricky.]

Uncle Neptune News

Exciting News!! Uncle Neptune is in the studio again creating new magic! Also, UncleNeptune.com is offering the covers and inserts with artwork by the amazing Billy Blob for each of his freely downloadable CDs. The CD inserts are all round, because they were originally released with c-shell CD cases. The first CD case was yellow, second blue, and third green. You'll find them in the FUN section of the site.

In his NEWS section, Uncle Neptune sends out thanks to OddioOverplay.com for traffic. That means YOU, because you are visiting his site and telling the world about it. Thank YOU for visiting and supporting artists featured on Oddio. Hurray! The Internet works!

For those who are new to Uncle Neptune, boy oh boy, are you in for a treat! This is from the Featured Archives:

Uncle Neptune, cousin to Tiny Tim and Mr. Rogers, has chosen to share his 3 CDs online. Once you fall in love with them, you can easily donate to Uncle Neptune on his site. You will fall in love with them, too!

He and his friends make sweet happy music to brighten your day. An immediate favorite is The Good In Everything. Sesame Street really ought to hear the song I Like Being Me, featuring Jean Bean. It sounds perfect for the show.

The first CD is self-titled. The second CD Music For a Rainy Day seems addressed to a shorter audience with Uncle Neptune speaking after each track. In A Perfect World is CD three and it hosts a number of other artists and singers.

The incredible [and beloved] Billy Blob does the graphics for the site. His cartoons were on Wired's Animation Express. Karma Ghost is a true gem.

For the introduction to darling Uncle Neptune, many thanks to Marco of WeirdoMusic.com and Peter of CosmicTones.com. Oddio fans are sure to love their oddiocentric sites, as well!