if you’re a reader of design & decor blogs or blogs of any kind really (and i assume you are because, well, you’re here) then you’ll probably be familiar with Skinny Laminx. Heather’s wonderful textile & design work is one of our proudest south african exports – and she’s based right here in Cape Town which makes me doubly proud because our city is rad, huh?
so if you follow Skinny Laminx on twitter or facebook you might have seen that their shop on Bree Street is celebrating its first birthday this week. Heather mailed me a little while ago with a cool idea to make a special music mix for the shop in celebration of their birthday (and to spice up the shop’s playlist, which is currently made up of a lot of songs from my mixes – rad!) and i jumped at the chance because i can’t resist a great mix.
but that’s not all. in the spirit of celebration and giving, the Skinny laMix comes with a bonus GIVEAWAY! Heather is giving one lucky reader an Alexander Sack in Pollen Pebble Print (say that three times fast) as pictured above. all you have to do to enter is leave a comment telling me what your favourite song is at the moment. i’ll be closing the giveaway & drawing a winner at random on Monday 17 December, so get commenting!
as for what inspired the mix itself, Heather gave me a pretty great brief:
I’m a sucker for beardy, Byrdsy men on a harmony, lanky boys with hair in their eyes doing something jangly, and sunny girls singing about trees. You know the kind of thing.
Skinny laMix. download it here*. playlist:
- Devendra Banhart – Baby
- M.Ward – Chinese Translation
- Deer Tick – Art Isn’t Real (City of Sin)
- Stornoway – Zorbing
- Votiv – Upstairs
- The Tallest Man On Earth – 1904
- First Aid Kit – Emmylou
- Wilco – You And I
- The Velvet Underground – Femme Fatale
- Kings Of Convenience – Know How
- Mumford & Sons – The Boxer
- Laura Marling – Rambling Man
- Feist – How Come You Never Go There?
- Levek – Girl In The Fog
- Blitzen Trapper – Lady On The Water
- Bowerbirds – Sweet Moment
if you’re after more Skinny Laminx: international readers can shop at etsy, and south africans can order at her local online shop or visit the shop on Bree Street. i have had my eyes on her rough diamond cushion for some time now… oh and i couldn’t end this post without showing you the cute video made to celebrate their birthday:
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Favourite song of the moment is Haim’s ‘Forever’ – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEwM6ERq0gc Can’t get enough!
The Keepers by Santigold. Have it on repeat lately!
We Have Band – Shift!
Favorite now and always: Book of Love (Magnetic Fields)
Crawlersout – Purity Ring (Shrines)
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All your gold by Bat for Lashes, she is awesome!
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Wintercoats – Windmills
Cherokee by catpower. Bit of a heartbreaker but the whole album is some addictive.
Money Trees by Kendrick Lamar!!
Charlotte Martin – Wild Horses
Hi ! What a beautiful giveaway, thank you !
My favorite song right now is Sewee Sewee by Mountain Man. (actually a trio of girls)
Ayla – The Maccabees http://youtu.be/VY5AiXsGQ_4
EGO-WRAPPIN’ – Wherever You May Be <3
My favourite songs at the moment are ‘here comes the sun’ The Beatles and ‘Shirley’ billy Bragg – is Billy Bragg known of in South Africa? Fingers crossed
Mumford & Sons “I Will Wait”
Love your blog:) …favourite song at the moment is : Love is in the Air by Toya Delazy.
Let things slip away by the burning hell – the song has been stuck in my head for days! I think you would like the band, they’re a fun one!
Randomly, I’ve been obsessed with Fiona Apple’s “Love Ridden” lately.
I’m living Hold On by the Alabama Shakes!
definitely white winter hymnal – fleet foxes. not a new song but it would perfectly fit your mixtape!
Skinny la Minx designs are beautiful! I am obsessed with Blouse right now, particularly “Into Black.”
The Best Pretenders by The Plastics.
long time admirer of skinny laminx! jamie liddel’s song ‘another day’ is high on my list right now.
First Aid Kit’s song “Emmylou” is on repeat for me as of late. And the real Emmylou is coming to my town next month! Hooray!
I’m hooked on Angus and Julia Stone – can’t really decide which song … they’re all so good … but I’ll go for “Big Jet Plane” – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFTvbcNhEgc
Celluloid Heroes by The Kinks.
Esperanza Spalding – I Know You Know.
Here I Am by Adam Green & Binki Shapiro
Beth Orton’s Magpie is so good!
how to dress well – how many?
Walking Through That Door by Future Islands
The Miracles Club – Church Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzxvOgcGLmk
My current favourite song is Kishi Bashi’s “Bright Whites”. It’s so fun to hum along with!
Mumford & Sons: Babel !
Such a beautiful bag and playlist! My favourite song is The Wolves by Bon Iver :) xx
By the Way – RHCP, oldie but goodie!
I have one of her tea towels and LOVE it! My favorite song right now is “Sleepwalking” by Casket Girls. Has been stuck in my head all week!
I`ve Just Seen a Face by Beatles
Tinfoil – Andrew Bird
Hold On – Alabama Shakes
Two Doves – Dirty Projectors
The Ghost Who Walks -Karen Elson
Bandages – Hey Rosetta
I couldn’t pick just one!
my fave song right now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54HPmS27zDI
they’re from Romania and have been in my head for days
First Floor Generator by Freelance Whales, such a great song to wake up to!
A thousand years – Christina Perri (and NO I’m not a Twilight fan!)
gonzales – let’s groove again. i’ve been singing it mornings when i make my latté…
Loving Mt. Wolf’s “Life Size Ghosts” – beautiful and haunting.
Happy birthday Skinny La Minx, thanks for adding “The Tallest Man On Earth – 1904″ – its my best song so far, xx
Cold Moon by the Zolas! This mix is right up my alley :) what a wonderful video
What a beautiful and thoughtful little video – made me a feel a little fond and Cape Town teary-eyed. Congrats Heather & team (& all the other people that make it possible) on your one year shopling anniversary!
Greenback Boogie by Ima Robot. It’s the theme track to the tv series Suits and puts me in a super mood!
Lord Huron – Time to Run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODhnmP048zM
This is great! I think it would be so awesome if you made a non-traditional holiday mix! Keep them coming :) Love you blog!
karmageddon, by Abbe May. It’s kind of Portishead-y, but one review I read described it as ‘Kylie on ketamine, Beyonce in the microwave.’
“I’d Rather Go Blind” by Etta James : )
My favorite song right now is: Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men. SO catchy! Thanks for doing great giveaways!
feels like rain–buddy guy.
I’m loving ‘Janglin’ by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros!
And I’m in love with you blog and amazing playlists!
I’m blasting ‘Janglin’ from Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros these days, and all the Miss Moss playlists are on high rotation on my ipod!
“& It was U” – How to Dress Well
Right Thing to Do by Sbtrkt
Great giveaway!
Sunday Night by the Last Dinosaurs, a great indie pop group from Australia!!
This will be Our Year – The Zombies!
Eeeerm I’d have to say Awkward by San Cisco or Sunken House by Jinja Safari. So difficult to choose just one though.
Love Love Love – Of Monsters and Men and Ho Hey – The Lumineers always puts a smile on my face.
st. lucia. -september.
Hi!
Thanks for the opportunity!
I like “Birdy – People help the People” at the moment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmLNs6zQIHo
my children, my angels – dr. john
Bonjour de Paris! My favorite song is Facts of nature from Phoebe Jean.Thanks!
I’m loving the Stable Song by Gregory Alan Isakov (also from South African actually!). Thanks for the chance. :)
‘One Thing’ by One Direction
Stella maris by Einsturzende Neubauten
Mumford & Sons “Winter Winds” x
Im loving Ara Batur by Sigur Ros at the moment’ thanks for the chance to enter this giveaway :D
rain fire and brimstone by Madeline on album white flag
Huge fan of your mixes!
Alleys of your mind by Cybotron
5 Seconds by Twin Shadow :)
First, i love this font, what is it? :)
I have been psyched every time i hear of monsters and men- little talk
My fave right now is The Piano Guys version of “O Come,Emmanuel” on piano and cello!
My favourite song right now is a cover of Elton John’s ‘Rocket Man’ by My Morning Jacket.
Femme Fatale by The Velvet Underground!
‘sweatheart’ by olga kouklaki, my fav at the moment! thank you!
Amelie Colbert par Laurent Voulzy
Breezeblocks– Alt-J
Anything by the Lumineers!
Holly Golightly Ruler Of My Heart
Been So Long, by Vetiver. Thank you for all of your beautiful mixes.
Favorite song currently – Unchained Melody (Righteous Brothers)
aKing’s catch alight, especially for a roadtrip
Mumford and sons – The Boxer (a spinetingling version of the Simon and Garfunkel classic!)
My current favourite is Andrew Bird’s Danse Carribe.
Here and Now (Nickelback) and an Indian song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPwTPhFMm3k
I kinda love singing Some Nights by Fun. I like a lot if songs, ESP. Those sung by my singer songwriter sis and bro in law are awesome….being able to sing with her in the car, when she’s in another state is wayyyy fun too! I listened to the Emmylou First Aid Kit….never heard tat but love! Thanks so much for the playlist!
For Emma- Bon Iver
My favorite at the moment is This Time Tomorrow by The Kinks!
I love Skinny Laminx! My fav song changes daily, but right now I’m listening to The Sharp End of a Season by Cats on Fire, so I’ll say that. :)
There are some good new song suggestions in here for me! I’m loving the entire new Cat Power album, but especially Cherokee. Strangely enough I was put on hold at work the other day and randomly that was the album they had playing while I was on hold, and let me tell you this was a decidedly un-indie, un-hip company. I think one of their interns must have hijacked the elevator music :)
Mykonos – Fleet Foxes
Stevie Nicks backstage singing “Wild Heart”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPEhIoKeTg0
Goodnight California by Kathleen Edwards
At the moment I just love the christmas CD by She & Him – all tunes are great…
“Anthem” by Leonard Cohen.
rasabasa – Arrows
now and forever With or Without You in version Bono + Mary J Blige
Gold on the Ceiling – The Black Keys
Song to the Siren by The Czars is an incredible song and I’ve been listening to it plenty as of late!
Home by Phillip Phillips:)
At the moment, I’m really digging “Ho Hey” by the Lumineers. Thank you for the excellent giveaway! I love Heather’s designs.
Piazza, New York Catcher – Belle and Sebastian