Halloween (October) Mixtape

This month I decided to do a Halloween themed mixtape (big surprise).  I decided to make it up of songs that I think are actually spooky!  Some of the artists you've seen before on this blog, some on other blogs, and hopefully a couple of the tracks are new for you (I know "Lovely Bloodflow" has been all over the blogs for a while, but I couldn't resist a title like that...also, I kinda like it).

It's a little shorter than the previous mixes, but it's just as special! Enjoy!

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1. Wander Birds - Lucky Dragons

2. Make My Sleep His Song - Broadcast & The Focus Group

3. Running Out Of You - Keep Shelly in Athens

4. In Violet (SALEM Remix) - HEALTH

5. Lake Eerie - Dream Boat

6. ASIA - SALEM

7. Voices - Nosaj Thing

8. Lovely Bloodflow - Baths

9. Slight Night Shiver - M83

10. Small - Portishead

11. Lawns Of Dawn - Nico

September Mixtape

I know it's technically October, but...I have finally finished the September Mixtape!

It's a little more dance-y than the previous mixes, along with hints of shoegaze (or is it nu gaze?) and a few earnest confessions of unrequited love . Enjoy!

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1. Search Party - Small Black

2. Stay Out Tonight - Lay Bac

3. Gonna Beg You - The Bird Day

4. VHS Dream - Deerhunter

5. Heedless - No Joy

6. Suffragette City - A Place to Bury Strangers

7. Transparency Is the New Mystery - Marnie Stern

8. Never Yours - Low Sea

9. I L U - School of Seven Bells

10. Ixchel, The Lady Rainbow - Sister Crayon

11. Boy In The Yard - Roadside Graves

12. Flying - The Beatles

13. Girlfriend Is Better - Talking Heads

14. Interzone - Joy Division

15. Shy Billy - White Denim

Free Music?

Every Monday, Beko, a digital singles label, releases new music free for download.  They're pretty awesome, and a lot of their singles have quickly become favorites of mine.  If you are into anything with synths or 80's-lo-fi vibes check them out here!

August Mixtape

Here is the (late) August mixtape. I tried to make it as beachy sounding as possible, while still mixing up genres.

I also made some actual mixtapes for those of you who still have cassette decks at home or in your car.
Keep an eye out for them, they could turn up anywhere!

I really enjoyed making this mix, and I hope you enjoy listening to it!

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1. The Fall - Beat Happening

2. Animal Farm - The Kinks

3. Big Wave - Jenny & Johnny

4. Your Rabbit Feet - Wild Nothing

5. Not the Answer - Lorelei

6. Pancake - Swirlies

7. Serpentine Pad - Pavement

8. Girl Attorney - HEALTH

9. Red Alert - Teenage Jesus And The Jerks

10. Chin Up (feat. Nika Roza Danilova) - Former Ghosts

11. Ready For The World - How To Dress Well

12. Prologue - Kraftwerk

13. Order Of The Golden Dawn - Daedelus

14. Holograms (Primary 1 Rework) - Fol Chen

15. Am I Real? - Nite Jewel

16. La Femme Ressort - La Femme

17. On the Beach - Neil Young

18. Beechwood Park - The Zombies

Cassette Tapes??

Stay tuned for real, tangible, mixtapes...in addition to the digital ones of course!

June Mixtape

It's been a while...and well, it's a little late, I know, but here it is!

The June/first half of July mixtape!  A little old, a little new, some in-between, and lots and lots of love...

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1. The Fun Powder Plot - Wild Beasts

2. Beach Comber - Real Estate

3. Yer Blues - The Beatles

4. That's When I Reach For My Revolver - Mission Of Burma

5. Crucify You - The Depreciation Guild

6. Not In Love - Crystal Castles

7. o - iamwhoiami

8. Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - Kate Bush

9. Life Magazine (Delorean Remix) - Cold Cave

10. Lady Daydream (Blackbird Blackbird Remix) - Twin Sister

11. Wasn't Sure You Could Swim - Brother Mitya

12. At Least That's What You Said - Wilco

13. Amsterdam - John Cale

14. Make It Easy On Yourself - Dionne Warwick

I always preferred Cousin-Dionne over Whitney...

Pretty

Of all the iamwhoiami videos, the latest one, n, is my favorite. It's bizarre, beautiful, confusing, even a little disturbing... and I cannot stop watching it.  I love the anonymity of the whole series, and although it has become a sort of guessing game on various blogs as to who exactly iamwhoiami is, instead I like to focus on the beauty of the videos/songs themselves, which push musical and visual boundaries as they progress.