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By on Tuesday 2 August, 2011 in Music

is it just me or is 2011 turning out to be the fastest moving year in living memory? AUGUST already!

… here’s a new music mix to calm you down.

August. download it here. playlist:

  1. Air Review – Waiting Lessons
  2. Typhoon – Summer Home
  3. Gotye ft. Kimbra – Somebody that I used to Know
  4. Bombay Bicycle Club – Shuffle
  5. Model Worker – Automatic Love
  6. Real Estate – It’s Real
  7. Cee-Ro – A Day in the Life (ft. John Lennon)
  8. Little Dragon – Shuffle A Dream
  9. Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry on Their Own (Organized Noize x Dungeon Family Remix)
  10. Washed Out - Wicked Game (Chris Isaak Cover)
  11. California Waves – Tokyo
  12. Okkervil River – Mermaid

ps: the cover art is a mish mash of these prints

all music is for sampling purposes only – please go out and buy the artists’ records & support them at their shows!

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Wild Horses

By on Friday 1 July, 2011 in Music

i have to thank everyone for all your wonderful emails, comments and tweets in the past month regarding the music mixes. i didn’t realise how much they meant to so many of you (a fact that makes my heart explode in double rainbows) and i’m really happy to know that the playlists encouraged you to go out and buy albums, see concerts and support the artists who you came to love just from hearing a couple of their songs.

so – here it is. a new music mix that’s been one month in the making. thanks for waiting! there are some treats in here for you, including new songs from beirut, best coast, dent may, clap your hands say yeah and the middle east, as well as my favourite track from the new bon iver album. caveman is also an exciting new band who i’m keen to hear more from.

i hope this sets off your weekend on a good note. have a great one.

Wild Horses. playlist:

  1. Atlas Genius – Trojans
  2. Beirut – East Harlem
  3. Best Coast – Gone Again
  4. Dent May – Fun
  5. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Same Mistake
  6. Caveman – December 25th
  7. Bon Iver – Towers
  8. The Middle East – Hunger Song
  9. Mister Heavenly – Pineapple Girl
  10. Holiday Shores – Spells
  11. Light Vibes – Wish We Had
  12. High Highs – Open Season
  13. Wintercoats – Windmill

all music is for sampling purposes only – please go out and buy the artists’ records & support them at their shows!

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This is not a music mix

By on Monday 13 June, 2011 in Music

in lieu of the fact that the music mixes are currently on hiatus i thought it would be a good idea to share some tunes with you that have been making my happy lately. nothing new here though, folks. i’ve only been entertaining the oldies.

PS: i can’t believe i haven’t included a Queen track in any of the mixes yet. i loved Queen so much growing up that my best friend and i staged a musical performing our favourite songs to our parents… i think they loved it (or they were just being really polite). you’re my best friend is a particular favourite because i always used to sing along to it in my mom’s car (it was the only cassette tape she had in there) and whenever it comes on now i feel like a 10 year old again.

elton john is another one of those dudes whose music makes me so happy, even though so many of his songs are rather bittersweet. the fact that i can sing along to them at the top of my voice probably does it for me.

(love how he dances at 1:10)

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Gregory Euclide & Bon Iver

By on Monday 30 May, 2011 in Music

i’ve been holding out on listening to the new Bon Iver album because i’ve been hearing so much about it online and fear a bit of a build up / let down situation. the same thing happens when i constantly hear about an amazing film, then usually end up only seeing it a year later when all the fuss has died down. i’m sure that the album is amazing and i have nothing to worry about… but, you know, it technically only drops on 21 june.  sooo. let’s talk about it then shall we?

unsurprisingly i immediately fell in love with the cover art of both the album and the lead single Calgary, which was created by artist Gregory Euclide (who had been personally commissioned by frontman Justin Vernon). Meighan has a great interview with Gregory over at My Love For You which i urge you to read if you want to know more about his process. it’s also incredibly awesome to see an artist who so readily shares his work & process online – you can explore all his work over at his flickr, and watch his videos documenting the making of his pieces on youtube.

Mylar Sedum and Geranium trees, found foam, new foam, what was, memory, taken over by and altered by the new.

Pine Cone Lichen, Sedum trees, built up and buried, found foam, La Grange.

Mylar sky, absence, streetlight pole trees.

Decayed photo transfer, the haze of summer, the life of birds.

Torn paper, Isolation, Defense, the nest of something

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In the aeroplane over the sea

By on Friday 20 May, 2011 in Music

i once had an awful time on a flight from bloemfontein to cape town (which is, luckily, a pretty short route) and the only thing that got me through it was listening to sufjan stevens with my head resting on the window, staring out at the clouds. that’s not to say i don’t love flying – i have the opposite sentiment actually. traveling is one of my favourite things in the entire world and the thought of getting on a plane to go somewhere anywhere always excites me… but i’m thankful for the soothing tunes that rescued me during that almost unbearable hour and a half.

this mix has a pretty electronic leaning with some mellow tunes thrown in here and there. the kind of stuff i’d listen to in the airport before a flight or when i’m already settled on the plane, flipping through a magazine or trying to have a nap. sometimes it’s more like a pretend nap since i try to avoid talking to people on a  flight… just let me sit in my little chair with whatever it is i’m occupying my time with and leave me be. i don’t want to know where you’re going! we’re flying to the same place, aren’t we? yet another reason why the headphones + music buffer is essential.

In the aeroplane over the sea. playlist:

  1. Pogo - Alice in Wonderland / Very Good Advice (Remix)*
  2. Geographer - Rushing In, Rushing Out
  3. Memory Tapes - Wait In The Dark
  4. The Postal Service – Recycled Air
  5. Junior Boys – EP
  6. The Whitest Boy Alive – Courage
  7. Radiohead - Everything in its Right Place (Gigamesh / DiscoTech Remix)
  8. Air France - Collapsing At Your Doorstep
  9. Hot Chip - Alley Cats
  10. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - God Only Knows (The Beach Boys Cover)
  11. Chromatic Flights - Home Is More
  12. Acrylics - Sparrow Song

* i’m a big fan of the original alice in wonderland and spoke about this remix here.

all music is for sampling purposes only – please go out and buy the artists’ records & support them at their shows!

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Like A Dream

By on Wednesday 11 May, 2011 in Music

hey, what’s this? a mid-week mini music mix – that’s what!

i don’t know what it is with this time of year, but these weird autumnal months before true winter arrives always fly past my eyes and feel… well… kind of dreamy. as if my brain has gone into a state of limbo thus causing me to hibernate in all areas of my life (including the blog, i do apologise for the state of things around here lately). consequently the daily soundtrack has been one of fuzzy contemplation. nothing too loud, nothing too upbeat. i kind of just want to switch off my computer, drink something warm and curl up on the couch.  maybe have a cuddle. read a book. sleep.

Like A Dream. playlist:

  1. Millionyoung - Gymnopedie No. 1 (Erik Satie cover)
  2. Evenings – Babe
  3. Air – Universal Traveler
  4. Toro Y Moi - Blessa (Daytrotter Session)
  5. Cults - Go Outside (Daytrotter Session)
  6. Computer Magic - About You
  7. Ra Ra Riot – Keep It Quiet
  8. The Morning Benders - Crying (Roy Orbison cover)
  9. Blackbird Blackbird – Overboard
  10. Futurebirds - Wicked Game (Chris Isaak cover)
  11. Sufjan Stevens – I Walked
  12. Fleet Foxes – The Cascades
  13. Candy Claws – Sunbeam Show *

* bonus track – click to download.

all music is for sampling purposes only – please go out and buy the artists’ records & support them at their shows!

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Leann Grimes

By on Sunday 8 May, 2011 in Music

i included a track by leann grimes in the through the jungle mix, but i want to urge you guys to go to his site and get the entire album (it’s free). leanne grimes is shane conerty, a 24 year old dude from north carolina -

this album was inspired by music blogs. and it was made to show my appreciation for them. each track on the record features a sample of an indie band i have found specifically on a music blog in the recent past. the tracks are humble arrangements of bands that i really enjoy and it’s my hope that people that enjoy this album will seek out the bands i’ve sampled and support them as well.

that’s really all you need to know! oh and that i have it on repeat. here’s his take on mrs cold by kings of convenience:

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Simon / Garfunkel / Covered

By on Wednesday 4 May, 2011 in Music

i put together this playlist of paul simon / simon & garfunkel cover songs last week and have been wanting to share it… been toying around with the idea of sharing the mixes via a streaming site, and 8tracks seemed like a pretty good bet (thanks to kate for turning me onto them.) i know streaming can be a pain for my fellow south africans, but maybe give it a couple of listens if you’re using office bandwidth (muwahaaaa.) to everyone else with first world internet – enjoy.

edit: i’ve uploaded the playlist for you to download – get it here. playlist:

  1. Deer Tick – Still Crazy After All These Years (Paul Simon Cover)
  2. Reid Jameson – Homeward Bound (Simon and Garfunkel cover)
  3. The Morning Benders – Mother And Child Reunion (Paul Simon Cover)
  4. Lucy Wainwright Roche – America (Simon and Garfunkel Cover)
  5. Grizzly Bear – Graceland (Paul Simon Cover)
  6. Two Door Cinema Club – Cecilia (Simon and Garfunkel cover)
  7. Jens Lekman – You Can Call Me Al (Paul Simon Cover)
  8. Platinum Piped Pipers f. Raheem DeVaughn – 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (Paul Simon Cover)

all music is for sampling purposes only – please go out and buy the artists’ records & support them at their shows!

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Through the Jungle

By on Tuesday 3 May, 2011 in Music

it’s a new month – music mix time. i know things have been kind of slow on the blog lately, but i’m totally blaming it on the mass of public holidays we’ve had around here. been having too much fun offline during the holiday time – as i’m sure is the case with many of you south africans. that’s actually why this mix is 2 days late. how embarrassing.

i have been wanting to make a compilation that included a creedence clearwater revival edit / remix for ages now. there was a nice response to R/MX … so i guess this is like a R/MX Vol. 02.

must thank greta who sent me the nico remix. i try not to have too many repeats around here but it’s a pretty cool take on these days. it’s ever so slightly hit and miss in places, but i still couldn’t resist putting it in. the owner of a lonely heart edit is admittedly just sort of… a better version of the original. oh i love it. it stays.

also need to take this opportunity to make a shout out to a reader who emailed asking if i could perhaps create a mix that would help mend her recently broken heart. i hope you are feeling better and that this mix will help cheer you up a bit (even though adele features…) well, perhaps it will make you dance long enough to forget your troubles!

Through the Jungle. playlist:

  1. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On the Corner (Emynd Drum Edit)
  2. Feist - I Feel It All (Escort Remix)
  3. Fever Ray - Seven (The Twelves Remix)
  4. Leann Grimes - Old Bodies Slip When They Make Love (remix of The Morning Benders)*
  5. Missy Elliott - Hot (Ratatat Remix)
  6. Charlotte Gainsbourg - The Operation (25 Hours A Day Remix)
  7. Adele - Rolling in the deep  (Villa Remix)
  8. Yes - Owner of Lonely Heart (Disco Syndicate’s no owner edit)
  9. Peter Bjorn & John - Second Chance (RAC Mix)
  10. Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 (Butch Le Butch Remix)
  11. Nico - These Days (Shinichi Osawa Edit)
  12. Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere (Psychemagik Edit)

ps: i cut that dolly parton remix down, here’s the original which is 8 minutes long – if you can handle it (i know i can)

* i originally stated that this remix was of two door cinema club, which is totally wrong. my bad.

cover image courtesy of sighs and whispers

all music is for sampling purposes only – please go out and buy the artists’ records & support them at their shows!

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It was a good day

By on Monday 18 April, 2011 in Music

mid-month music mix is here. there’s no rhyme or reason to this one, just a bunch of tunes i have been enjoying & playing to death lately. i decided not to over think it this time round. truth.

It was a good day. playlist:

  1. Fleet Foxes – Lorelai
  2. The Wilderness of Manitoba – Orono Park
  3. Field – Sunday (Field is now known as Auditorium)
  4. The Beatles – Michelle
  5. Miriam Makeba – The Click Song
  6. The Velvet Underground – Sunday Morning
  7. Tenacious D – Fuck Her Gently
  8. Ice Cube – Today Was A Good Day
  9. Funkdoobiest – Rock On
  10. Pixies – Havalina
  11. Paul Simon – 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (Pollyn’s Re-Edit Remix)
  12. TV On The Radio – Killer Crane
  13. Broken Social Scene – Swimmers
  14. The Chemical Brothers – Asleep from Day
  15. The Mutato Muzika Orchestra – Hey Jude

all music is for sampling purposes only – please go out and buy the artists’ records & support them at their shows!

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