THE END
well, its march… 2011, the project is well over.
i will be closing down the blog in a couple of days. it was an amazing/inspiring adventure, got some incredible feedback, met some great people and hopefully gave you a bit of a soundtrack to the year or at least turned you onto some new music.
perhaps i’ll do it again sometime? i’ll be making and posting mixes (sporadically) on my site and through twitter, so lets stay in touch.
love, russell
NOVEMBER MIX: 11
when my friends at crackers suggested i make a “music to farm to” mix, i was ALL over it! for one reason or another, i can relate these songs to farming, or nature. whether its a tone, texture or lyric. i am particularly fond of this mix for several reasons; it has a great pace, a bunch of my favourite artists, and a theme really speaks to me.
hope you enjoy listening as much as i enjoyed making this one.
SUDDEN FOOT LOSS - BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE (LO-FI FOR THE DIVIDING NIGHTS)
ART VANDELAY - DUCKTAILS (HAMILTON ROAD EP)
CYNICS RECOURSE - ATLAS SOUND (BEDROOM DATABANK VOL. )
SEWEE SEWEE - MOUNTAIN MAN (MADE THE HARBOR)
WILD HONEY NEVER STOLEN - J. TILLMAN (WILD HONEY NEVER STOLEN)
SON OF A GUN - LORD HURON (MIGHTY EP)
‘81 - JOANNA NEWSOM (HAVE ONE ON ME)
HEIRLOOM - SUFJAN STEVENS (ALL THE DELIGHTED PEOPLE EP)
ITS A SHAME, ITS A PITY - THE MOONDOGGIES (TIDELANDS)
DRAGON - THE AMAZING (THE AMAZING)
YOU WERE RIGHT - CUFF THE DUKE (THE WAY DOWN HERE)
THE HAIR SONG - BLACK MOUNTAIN (WILDERNESS HEART)
GERMINATION - BEACHWOOD SPARKS (ONCE WE WERE TREES)
OCTOBER MIX: 10
only 2 more… madnessssss.
OUT OF TUNE - REAL ESTATE (OUT OF TUNE)
TRUTH - ALEXANDER (UNKNOWN)
READY TO SHINE - THE MAIN STREET GOSPEL (LOVE WILL HAVE HER REVENGE)
SET YOUR ARMS DOWN - WARPAINT (THE FOOL)
I WANT A HOUSE - TWIN SISTER (VAMPIRES WITH DREAMING KIDS)
SO NEAR - OKINAWA LIFESTYLE (LAZY FRIEND YOU MOVE SO FAST)
INFINITY GUITARS - SLEIGH BELLS (TREATS)
DON’T CRY - DEERHUNTER (HALYCON DIGEST)
WARNING SIGN - LOCAL NATIVES (GORILLA MANOR)
SILVER LINE - THE BEES (EVERY STEP’S A YES)
CARRIED AWAY - CARL BROEMEL (ALL BIRDS SAY)
LITTLE RIVER - THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH (SOMETIMES THE BLUES IS JUST A PASSING BIRD)
VOLUNTEERS - MEGAFAUN (HERETOFORE)
SEPTEMBER MIX: 09
this was a fun one… i found an old mix tape that i made when i was 15 years old (cassette, maxell XL II-S 100 bitch!). pretty much used the same track list, with a couple of late add-ons. not to sound like a geezer, but there was “something” really special about early 90s hip hop, that is just lacking now-a-days. in particular, o.c.’s track still resonates with me, go read the lyrics, its pure brilliance. dj premier’s beats… pete rock, tribe… come on.
while working on the tracklist, i was creeping a friends website, and stumbled upon an illustration of big daddy kane getting a fade… it was meant to be! i would really like to thank mike rinaldi for letting me use the illustration, check him out… he’s amazing; mike-rinaldi.com
BACK IN THE DAY - AHMAD (AHMAD)
JUST HANGIN’ OUT - MAIN SOURCE (BREAKING ATOMS)
TIME’S UP - O.C. (WORD…LIFE)
EX TO THE NEXT GIRL - GANG STARR (DAILY OPERATION)
THEY REMINISCE OVER YOU - PETE ROCK & CL SMOOTH (MECCA & THE SOUL BROTHER)
CHECK THE RHIME - A TRIBE CALLED QUEST (THE LOW END THEORY)
NEXT LEVEL - SHOW & A.G. (GOODFELLAS)
NO EQUAL - THE BEATNUTS (INTOXICATED DEMONS EP)
HOW MANY MC’S - BLACK MOON (ENTA DA STAGE)
A ROLLERSKATING JAM NAMED SATURDAY - DE LA SOUL (DE LA SOUL IS DEAD)
IT AIN’T HARD TO TELL - NAS (ILLMATIC)
UNBELIEVABLE - NOTORIOUS B.I.G. (READY TO DIE)
’93 TILL INFINITY - SOULS OF MISCHIEF (’93 TILL INFINITY)
oh, and this is the first single file mp3 mix… let me know what you prefer!!!
AUGUST: MIX 08
again… just in time for the long-weekend!!! something to listen to during the commercials of the jerry lewis telethon, n’on?
ps, lohan has stamped it with her approval, she told me she loves it.
SUPER SOAKER - WAVVES (KING OF THE BEACH)
REMEMBER THE LAST TIME - AVI BUFFALO (AVI BUFFALO)
SKIT I ALLT - DUNGEN (MARKEN IAG STILLA)
HEY COOL KID - CLOUD NOTHINGS (TURNING ON)
MOTHERS - S. CAREY (ALL WE GROW)
IT WON’T BE LONG - SOFT CAT (WILDSPACE)
HOSPICE GATES - LOWER DENS (TWIN-HAND MOVEMENT)
THE GOOD THINGS - SUMMER TWINS (THE GOOD THINGS)
SHE’S MY BABY - JAILL (THAT’S HOW WE BURN)
YOUR RABBIT FEET - WILD NOTHING (EVERTIDE)
WIND BLOWS - YUKON BLONDE (YUKON BLONDE)
I’M IN TROUBLE - ALOHA (HOME ACRES)
CRYSTAL SPRINGS - ROGUE VALLEY (THE BOOKSELLER’S HOUSE)
JULY: MIX 07
just in time for the long-weekend… soundtrack’d
IN NEW JERSEY - JULIAN LYNCH (MARE)
FAMOUS SONS - NATURE BOY (NATUREBOY)
MARGERY - THE SKYGREEN LEOPARDS (GORGEOUS JOHNNY)
REVIVAL - DEERHUNTER (REVIVAL 7”)
DON’T LIE - THE MANTLES (MANTLES)
BRIGHTEST MINDS - DEPARTMENT OF EAGELS (ARCHIVE 2003-2006)
BABY COME BACK - FAMILY TREES (DREAM TALKIN)
SWIFT COIN - LAND OF TALK (CLOAK AND CIPHER)
MODERN MAN - ARCADE FIRE (THE SUBURBS)
THE PROBLEM WITH YOUR DAUGHTER - LORD HURON (INTO THE SUN)
JANGLIN’ - EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS (FROM BELOW)
HOW COULD I ABANDON - FRONTIER RUCKUS (DEADMALLS & NIGHTFALLS)
ANIMAL - MOUNTAIN MAN (MADE THE HARBOR)
lovesss
JULY: GUEST MIX 2
exciting times!!! just got our second ever guest blogger mix. this was made with love by JoVos from vosfactory.com (a fantastic music and style blog). grab the mix, its your official mid-july soundtrack.
thanks jo!
FADER (THE KNOCKS REMIX FEAT. SAMUEL) - THE TEMPER TRAP
PUMPED UP KICKS - FOSTER THE PEOPLE
HIGH ON YOUR LOVE - KINGS GO FORTH
EAGER FOR YOUR LOVE - TRISTEN
GOLD FOR THE PRICE OF SILVER - EROT VS. KINGS OF CONVENIENCE
BRIDES SONG - YUKON GOLD
QUEEN DRUM (GRAHAM LESSARD REMIX) - YOUNG GALAXY
DOUBT - DELPHIC
DAVID - THE RADIO DEPT.
WHEN I GROW UP (D. LISSVIK OF STUDIO REMIX) - FEVER RAY
EASY (FABIAN REMIX) - DRAGONETTE
SO THIS IS GOODBYE (PINK GANTER REMIX) - WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS
JONA VARK - GYPSY & THE CAT
MISSING YOU (FEAT. AD-APT) - LOUIS LA ROCHE
SWIMMING - FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE
BUT YOU’RE SUCH A CHERRY - FIRES OF ROME
HOME (RAC MIX) - EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS
EVERYWHERE I GO - LISSIE
I DON’T KNOW WHAT I CAN SAVE YOU FROM (ROYKSOPP REMIX) - KINGS OF CONVENIENCE
STRUNG OUT OVER YOU - WILLIAM BELL & MAVIS STAPLES
UPDATE: NEW GUEST MIX / ALL REQUEST ALBUM
hello! i will be posting a guest mix this week which i am very excited about! jo vos contacted me about creating one and i was over the moon - love me some contribs.
also, i will be working on some alternate mid-month mixes; an early 90s hip-hop, early 90s r&b annnnnd an all request mix, so submit your requests starting now!!!!
