Orange Cake Mix

Take a holiday [1997]

ER-175 Single 7" [sold out]

The sensibility of Jim Rao, the man behind ORANGE CAKE MIX's songs, seems to be unbounded. The most prolific and loveliest songwriter in the international pop scene. Precious pop in a wonderful cover.

Like waves in space [1997]

ER-307 CD-Single [sold out]

OCM's fans must congratulate: in our catalogue they can find reasonable doses of his sugary, DIY acoustic/techno pop by this lovable pop artisan that is incredibly careful in every song he does. The main track is 'Honeybee', taken from his second album 'Blue island sound', plus four extra tracks.

Blue island sound [1997]

ER-1034 CD [sold out]

Second album by this American one-man-band. Jim Rao writes emotional pop songs, most of which talk about love and relationships, so close to Paul McCartney and Paul Simon as to Todd Rundgren or DEPECHE MODE. As long as he can move the listener, he doesn’t mind to play guitar pop with nice harmonies or synth pop... with nice harmonies, of course.

More mellow hits [1995]

ER-1007 CD [sold out]

Jim Rao has been able to combine beautiful semiacoustic compositions in the style of the 60’s with hypnotic songs almost dance, all this under the attentive eye of some of his heros, i.e. THE BYRDS, SIMON & GARFUNKEL, Brian Wilson, Paul McCartney and Todd Rundgren.

Snowstorm: A Tribute to Galaxie 500 [2001]

ER-1038 Double-CD [sold out]

Tribute to the legendary Boston-based trio. Here you'll find G500 lovers from all over the world: BMX BANDITS, HULA HOOP, HEFNER, POLAR, LADYBUG TRANSISTOR, ORANGE CAKE MIX, MUSICAL CHAIRS, BEEF, TRAINS AND BOATS AND PLANES, MIGALA, TUGBOAT, MAGOO, THE SILLY PILLOWS, PURPLE IVY SHADOWS, DABJ, SILVANIA, ISAN, SEELY, PORTASTATIC, GODSTAR, THE PRIBATA IDAHO, STEPHANIE SAYERS, SATELLITES, HOLIDAY FLYER, SUGAR PLANT, ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE, STORMCLOUDS, WATOO WATOO and 18TH DYE. A real must for any GALAXIE 500 fan.

Elefant Radio [1996]

ER-1029 CD [sold out]

The last issue of Spiral magazine included Elefant sample "Elefant Radio", where you can tune an imaginary dial and find a hit parade where all songs were number one in our hearts: STORMCLOUDS, HEAVENLY, HONEY LANGSTRUMPF, EGGPLANT, PO!, MAYLOVE, LE MANS, LOONS, NOTHING, TELEFILME, AUTOMATICS, UNION WIRELESS, PRIBATA IDAHO, LOS FLECHAZOS, ORANGE CAKE MIX, SPRING, PHANTOM DOG, BEEF, SILVANIA and EVERGREEN DAZED.

Elefant Juice [1995]

ER-1018 CD [sold out]

Our first sample was included with Factory magazine. Under the title of "Elefant Juice" you could find songs by LE MANS, SPRING, FAMILY, GUEDEON DELLA, EGGPLANT, NOTHING, HEBRIDAS, SULT!, EVERGREEN DAZED, FLOW, USURA, THE VILLAGE, SILVANIA, AUTOMATICS, ELIMINATOR JR, HONEY LANGSTRUMPF, LOS FLECHAZOS, THE MIKEAS, ORANGE CAKE MIX, SOAP, HEAVENLY, PHANTOM DOG, FRANKENBOOTIES and WAKING HOURS.