I made this mix for my friend Ryan, I hope she likes it. It should have gotten to her by now. Kurt Vile - In My Time Rae Spoon - Come on Forest Fire Burn the Disco Down Old Canes - Little Bird Courage The Weakerthans - Left & Leaving Still Corners - I Wrote in Blood Bon Iver - Lisbon, OH Slow Magic - Corvette Cassette Run DMT - Mineral Beings Magnetic Fields - Drive on Driver Beirut - Curtain? Jack White - Love Interruption Slow Club - Doesn’t Have to be Beautiful James Brown - Just Do It Right Jenny Lewis - Pretty Bird Man Man - Dark Arts Loney, Dear - Summers Bright Eyes - Ladder Song St. Vincent - Champagne Year  Download
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I made this mix for my friend Ryan, I hope she likes it. It should have gotten to her by now.

  1. Kurt Vile - In My Time
  2. Rae Spoon - Come on Forest Fire Burn the Disco Down
  3. Old Canes - Little Bird Courage
  4. The Weakerthans - Left & Leaving
  5. Still Corners - I Wrote in Blood
  6. Bon Iver - Lisbon, OH
  7. Slow Magic - Corvette Cassette
  8. Run DMT - Mineral Beings
  9. Magnetic Fields - Drive on Driver
  10. Beirut - Curtain?
  11. Jack White - Love Interruption
  12. Slow Club - Doesn’t Have to be Beautiful
  13. James Brown - Just Do It Right
  14. Jenny Lewis - Pretty Bird
  15. Man Man - Dark Arts
  16. Loney, Dear - Summers
  17. Bright Eyes - Ladder Song
  18. St. Vincent - Champagne Year 

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getting it right // mix 33.3

Just in time for Valentines I present my first ‘new’ mix of the year. I threw this together pretty quickly over the weekend, but don’t let that dissuade you from snatching it up. Good songs for laying around by yourself or w/ others. 

 

Getting it Right — 47.4 m // 90.4mb

01. Mock Orange - “Song in D”
02. The Mountain Goats - “Hebrews 11:40”
03.The Smittens - “H&M (+A)”
04. The Bad Spellers - “White Day”
05. Sunset Rubdown - “Q-Chord”
06. Neutral Milk Hotel - “Naomi”
07. Olivia Tremor Control - “Hideaway”
08. Blackbird Blackbird - “Let’s Move on Together”
09. Andrew Bird - “anonanimal”
10. Bad Weather California - “New Religion”
11. Destroyer - “News Ways of Living”
12. The Real Tuesday Weld - “Waltz for One”
13. The Fiery Furnaces - “Cut the Cake”
14. Black Moth Super Rainbow - “The Sticky”v 15. Fang Island - “Life Coach”
16. Kopecky Family Band - “Animal”

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I haven’t managed to get Ira’s Christmas tape to him yet, so I’m going to start the posting of these with his. Ira’s tape is a mostly instrumental journey through 21st century composition techniques. The music here ranges from traditional instrumentation and arrangements, to music created by computer generated algorithms, as well as some tracks where the music itself is made by the human voice.  Enjoyryoji ikeda - data simplexsigur ros - di donico muhly - mothertongue ii: showerchristian fennesz-ryuichi sakamoto - harujulianna barwick - cloaka silver mt zion - so some lonesome corner so many flowers bloomakron/family - singinga silver mt zion - so some lonesome corner so many flowers bloombrian eno - emerald and stonegrouper - atonea winged victory for the sullen - we played some open chords and rejoiced  gavin bryars - coda: tom waits with high strings  4 Ira Thomas 47.3m 66.5mbhttp://www.mediafire.com/?6lpwpna2jx8oy2o
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I haven’t managed to get Ira’s Christmas tape to him yet, so I’m going to start the posting of these with his. Ira’s tape is a mostly instrumental journey through 21st century composition techniques. The music here ranges from traditional instrumentation and arrangements, to music created by computer generated algorithms, as well as some tracks where the music itself is made by the human voice.  Enjoy

ryoji ikeda - data simplex
sigur ros - di do
nico muhly - mothertongue ii: shower
christian fennesz-ryuichi sakamoto - haru
julianna barwick - cloak
a silver mt zion - so some lonesome corner so many flowers bloom
akron/family - singing
a silver mt zion - so some lonesome corner so many flowers bloom
brian eno - emerald and stone
grouper - atone
a winged victory for the sullen - we played some open chords and rejoiced  
gavin bryars - coda: tom waits with high strings 


4 Ira Thomas 47.3m 66.5mb
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This is a more standard fall into winter mix, music that makes you feel like you’re outside, and that makes you feel like you’re cold and warm at the same time. Built around trying to make it flow into and out of Dreams by The Cranberries (because it’s an awesome song.) Enslaved By It // Mixtape 32 // 17 tracks // 01:00:47 (01) Forest City Lovers // Pirates (can’t all sail the indian ocean) (02) The Dodos // The Season (03) Talkdemonic // Revival (04) Radical Face // A Pound of Flesh (05) Gem Club // Animals (06) Work Drugs // Patty (Smile) (07) Kisses // Johnny and Mary (08) The Cranberries // Dreams (09) Antony & The Johnsons // For Today I Am A Boy (10) The Millennium // There is Nothing More to Say (11) The Flaming Lips // What is the Light? (12) The Magnetic Fields // Abigail, Belle of Kilronan (13) Friends // I’m His Girl (14) The Golden Filter // The Hardest Button to Button (15) Memoryhouse // Sleep Patterns (16) Russian Red // The Sun the Trees (17) Rock Plaza Central // Our Pasts, Like Lighthouses Download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?2ez14110u1tq34a
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This is a more standard fall into winter mix, music that makes you feel like you’re outside, and that makes you feel like you’re cold and warm at the same time. Built around trying to make it flow into and out of Dreams by The Cranberries (because it’s an awesome song.)

Enslaved By It // Mixtape 32 // 17 tracks // 01:00:47

(01) Forest City Lovers // Pirates (can’t all sail the indian ocean)
(02) The Dodos // The Season
(03) Talkdemonic // Revival
(04) Radical Face // A Pound of Flesh
(05) Gem Club // Animals
(06) Work Drugs // Patty (Smile)
(07) Kisses // Johnny and Mary
(08) The Cranberries // Dreams
(09) Antony & The Johnsons // For Today I Am A Boy
(10) The Millennium // There is Nothing More to Say
(11) The Flaming Lips // What is the Light?
(12) The Magnetic Fields // Abigail, Belle of Kilronan
(13) Friends // I’m His Girl
(14) The Golden Filter // The Hardest Button to Button
(15) Memoryhouse // Sleep Patterns
(16) Russian Red // The Sun the Trees
(17) Rock Plaza Central // Our Pasts, Like Lighthouses

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As the winter months approach I find myself wanting to listen to different types of music. Gone are the energetic fits of electric guitars, and in their place I often find myself awash in floating strings, and droning synths. To that effect, here’s my first wintery mixtape. Composed of music that mostly fits into that theme, with a few surprises. And one really rough demo of a classic. I find this is best suited for days where the weather report is mostly cloudy with a high of 65. From A Passing Shape // Mix 31 // 59:51 01. A Winged Victory for the Sullen / Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears 02. A Silver Mt. Zion / Sit In the Middle of Three Galloping Dogs 03. Former Ghosts / Trust 04. Friends / My Boo 05. Unknown Mortal Orchestra / How Can U Luv Me 06. The La’s / There She Goes (demo) 07. Run DMT / Montana Mountain Groan 08. Grouper / A Lie 09. Gem Club / Lands 10. Active Child / High Priestess 11. Kyla La Grange / Lambs 12. Zola Jesus / Vessel 13. Still Corners / Velveteen 14. St. Lucia / All Eyes On You 15. M83 / Splendor Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?jpd28dedj2i25r9
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As the winter months approach I find myself wanting to listen to different types of music. Gone are the energetic fits of electric guitars, and in their place I often find myself awash in floating strings, and droning synths. To that effect, here’s my first wintery mixtape. Composed of music that mostly fits into that theme, with a few surprises. And one really rough demo of a classic. I find this is best suited for days where the weather report is mostly cloudy with a high of 65.

From A Passing Shape // Mix 31 // 59:51

01. A Winged Victory for the Sullen / Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears
02. A Silver Mt. Zion / Sit In the Middle of Three Galloping Dogs
03. Former Ghosts / Trust
04. Friends / My Boo
05. Unknown Mortal Orchestra / How Can U Luv Me
06. The La’s / There She Goes (demo)
07. Run DMT / Montana Mountain Groan
08. Grouper / A Lie
09. Gem Club / Lands
10. Active Child / High Priestess
11. Kyla La Grange / Lambs
12. Zola Jesus / Vessel
13. Still Corners / Velveteen
14. St. Lucia / All Eyes On You
15. M83 / Splendor

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I really like this mix. I could see how it might be too lo-fi for some people at times (that Sea Otters track is an acquired taste) but for the most part it’s just good fun pop songs (and a dramatic interlude from the incredible Liz Harris), the perfect soundtrack for saying goodbye to the summer and welcoming the autumn with open, loving arms.  When You’re Not Looking 16 Tracks // 50:20 01 :: Teen Drama / Times New Viking 02 :: Echos Myron / Guided By Voices 03 :: Alberta / The Seedy Seeds 04 :: Jennifer Louise / of Montreal 05 :: Sex Pony (ride em’ cowboy) / The Sea Otters 06 :: Intro (ft. Zola Jesus) / M83 07 :: I Saw A Ray / Grouper 08 :: Boy From School / Grizzly Bear 09 :: Cat Faces / Ugly Casanova 10 :: Abducted / Cults 11 :: I Never Would / Seapony 12 :: Problems / Arrah and the Ferns 13 :: Peg / Saturday Looks Good To Me 14 :: Wishing Well / California Snow Story 15 :: Beechwood Park / The Zombies 16 :: The Sun Shines Down On Me / Daniel JohnstonDownload
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I really like this mix. I could see how it might be too lo-fi for some people at times (that Sea Otters track is an acquired taste) but for the most part it’s just good fun pop songs (and a dramatic interlude from the incredible Liz Harris), the perfect soundtrack for saying goodbye to the summer and welcoming the autumn with open, loving arms. 

When You’re Not Looking
16 Tracks // 50:20

01 :: Teen Drama / Times New Viking
02 :: Echos Myron / Guided By Voices
03 :: Alberta / The Seedy Seeds
04 :: Jennifer Louise / of Montreal
05 :: Sex Pony (ride em’ cowboy) / The Sea Otters
06 :: Intro (ft. Zola Jesus) / M83
07 :: I Saw A Ray / Grouper
08 :: Boy From School / Grizzly Bear
09 :: Cat Faces / Ugly Casanova
10 :: Abducted / Cults
11 :: I Never Would / Seapony
12 :: Problems / Arrah and the Ferns
13 :: Peg / Saturday Looks Good To Me
14 :: Wishing Well / California Snow Story
15 :: Beechwood Park / The Zombies
16 :: The Sun Shines Down On Me / Daniel Johnston

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I decided that I want to try and maybe make my tumblr into a better blog than it’s been in the past. The first update is the addition of a Mixtapes sub page where you can find all of my past mixtapes (that have already been posted on here.) I also added a new, cleaner version of my logo I’ve been working on. I’ve got a couple more ideas in the works, so keep an eye out for them on the horizon. 
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I decided that I want to try and maybe make my tumblr into a better blog than it’s been in the past. The first update is the addition of a Mixtapes sub page where you can find all of my past mixtapes (that have already been posted on here.) I also added a new, cleaner version of my logo I’ve been working on. I’ve got a couple more ideas in the works, so keep an eye out for them on the horizon. 

So last week when I posted Fifty Cents for Your Soul, I could have posted this mix. I don’t know why, but I made two at the same time. I like ‘em both, but this one is less of a theme and more of just a bunch of good songs that I like a lot. Mostly upbeat, but there’s a couple of more downtempo tracks, I think it flows well. I hope you enjoy it.  Finally, I Feel Grown — 15 tracks // 57:54 01. Pallers - Come Rain, Come Shine 02. Architecture In Helsinki - I Know Deep Down 03. Bear in Heaven - Wholehearted Mess 04. Lana Del Rey - Video Games 05. Akron/Family - Pony’s O.G 06. Shlohmo - Parties 07. Twin Shadow - Castles in the Snow 08. Belle & Sebastian - A Space Boy Dream 09. The Dismemberment Plan - You Are Invited 10. Fishboy - Adrian Simmons 11. Portugal. The Man - Everything You See (Kids Count Hallelujahs) 12. Vanilla - Smalltalk 13. XX - Night Time 14. Ambassadors - Unconsolable 15. Cults - You Know What I Mean Download
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So last week when I posted Fifty Cents for Your Soul, I could have posted this mix. I don’t know why, but I made two at the same time. I like ‘em both, but this one is less of a theme and more of just a bunch of good songs that I like a lot. Mostly upbeat, but there’s a couple of more downtempo tracks, I think it flows well. I hope you enjoy it. 

Finally, I Feel Grown — 15 tracks // 57:54

01. Pallers - Come Rain, Come Shine
02. Architecture In Helsinki - I Know Deep Down
03. Bear in Heaven - Wholehearted Mess
04. Lana Del Rey - Video Games
05. Akron/Family - Pony’s O.G
06. Shlohmo - Parties
07. Twin Shadow - Castles in the Snow
08. Belle & Sebastian - A Space Boy Dream
09. The Dismemberment Plan - You Are Invited
10. Fishboy - Adrian Simmons
11. Portugal. The Man - Everything You See (Kids Count Hallelujahs)
12. Vanilla - Smalltalk
13. XX - Night Time
14. Ambassadors - Unconsolable
15. Cults - You Know What I Mean

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My entry for this year’s excellent Summer Mix Series is an instrumental hip-hop mix that’s perfect for summertime activities like: cookouts, road trips, walking by the river, hustlin’, working out, melting into a hammock & above all relaxing. So crack open a beer, or grab your water bottle, and a seat or get out the door. Enjoy the smooth sounds of ‘Fifty Cents for Your Soul’ 01. Odd Nosdam - Kill Tome 02. Clams Casino - Motivation 03. Edan - Polite Meeting 04. Flying Lotus - Beginners Falafel 05. The Avalanches - Electricity 06. Prefuse 73 - When The Grip Lets You Go 07. Crookram - Business is Business 08. Vanilla - Feel Like I Do 09. Onra - The Ritual 10. RJD2 - Ghostwriter 11. J Dilla - Lightworks 12. B - Do The Knxwledge 13. Kid Loco - Relaxin’ With Cherry 14. Nujabes - KumomiDownload
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My entry for this year’s excellent Summer Mix Series is an instrumental hip-hop mix that’s perfect for summertime activities like: cookouts, road trips, walking by the river, hustlin’, working out, melting into a hammock & above all relaxing. So crack open a beer, or grab your water bottle, and a seat or get out the door. Enjoy the smooth sounds of ‘Fifty Cents for Your Soul’

01. Odd Nosdam - Kill Tome
02. Clams Casino - Motivation
03. Edan - Polite Meeting
04. Flying Lotus - Beginners Falafel
05. The Avalanches - Electricity
06. Prefuse 73 - When The Grip Lets You Go
07. Crookram - Business is Business
08. Vanilla - Feel Like I Do
09. Onra - The Ritual
10. RJD2 - Ghostwriter
11. J Dilla - Lightworks
12. B - Do The Knxwledge
13. Kid Loco - Relaxin’ With Cherry
14. Nujabes - Kumomi

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Every Entrance is an Exit / Mixtape

Every Entrance is an Exit // 57:28

01 / Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto / / microon I

02 / Quiet Village / / Victoria’s Secret

03 / Free The Robots / / Diary

04 / Gang Gang Dance / / Vacuum

05 / Netherfriends / / Cory Kennedy Sings the Blues

06 / VACATION DAD / / I’ll Always Find You

07 / Spoon / / Paper Tiger

08 / 13 & God / / Armored Scarves

09 / American Watercolor Movement / / X Doesn’t Always Mark The Spot

10 / Strangers Die Every Day / / Bicycle 

11 / Kishi Bashi ft. Kevin Barnes / / Evalyn, Summer Has Arrived

12 / The Real People / / Untitled (5)

13 / Sufjan Stevens / / Now That I’m Older

14 / Nowhere Nothing / / Sad Prayer

15 / Volcano Choir / Dote

Ideal for drunken summer afternoons, midnight stroles through magnolia forests, being reborn, relaxing afternoon drives and scuba dives, acid trips, celebration and revelry. inspired by the fact that i’ve never included a band who’s name started with a Q in a mix before. Enjoy.

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