Friday, June 13, 2008

nol

the entire mix is devoted to the sun

obvs seasonally appropriate

but also: few mixes do this -- the theme

a mixtape club i was in briefly did themes, real themes. nothing too abstract and difficult was best. SUN i think is a great theme like this

play it on saturday. the weather's supposed to be great.

http://nol.muxtape.com/

Thursday, June 12, 2008

deepconditioning

a great soul mix assembled by a man in an obviously good mood. this man has good sex often and you can tell in his mix.

will this mix help you get laid?

PROBABLY.

http://deepconditioning.muxtape.com/

Monday, June 9, 2008

tprkr

this is independent hip hop

what's valuable about it
is that it's not so much radioplay material

sometimes you can tell why
but mostly
it's promising:
there is always more out there!

http://tprkr.muxtape.com/


also there are rapless tracks. for you to practice. rapping.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

hugehefner

this is a pretty excellent survey of rock now. that doesn't include MGMT. or very much post-punk.

that's encouraging!

do you know what's replacing post-punk?

HAIRMETAL.*

finally.


http://hugehefner.muxtape.com/



*i've been predicting heroin's resurgence for the past 6 months. hairmetal is step one.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

paperhouses

cool like one step past hipster mostly

yelle, but then also pylon

do you know pylon?
faulkner
et
=
GA band, 80s
also

feelies? pink floyd?
right. it's a balanced pop/rock mix
but it's a Mix, still, you know?

http://paperhouses.muxtape.com/

Thursday, May 1, 2008

aesop

Death Metallllllll is RAWK AND ROLLLL

except for the song with kids singing bowie

really?

anyway, death metal's making a comeback

if you're cool you'll get really into it for a few months

http://aesop.muxtape.com/

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

MAFU

so the first song is by ennio morricone
famous for his scores for the black emmanuelle films

= 1970s italian softcore

these songs go well with you being badass

http://mafu.muxtape.com/

Thursday, April 24, 2008

aksteele

annie: well, okay
I downloaded the kylie because something triggered a memory of the video
me: ha.
annie: someone linked to the whitest boy alive video, I think katie yuan
2:26 PM the third is a song I heard sampled a lot in dance clubs
but only recently found proper
fourth is an oldie I heard at lit the other night and downloaded
2:27 PM the fifth I downloaded because I liked that other song of barrington levy
sixth I already had, but heard recently, also at lit, and remembered how much I liked it
me: keep going!
[this is going to be my muxtape post today]
2:30 PM annie: was reading about etta james' heroin habit
is seven
now, erotic city was ipod shuffle
when I initially thought it was a ride the white horse remix
2:31 PM and then it was prince
guitar tone in lsfav reminded me of the fleet foxes song, which I knew that I was going to put in as a closer
2:32 PM just reminds me of clear summer days

annie: and is one of my 10 favorite tracks from illmatic
me: ...albums is illmatic
but stereolab?
2:34 PM annie: I don't know how that got in there
I think it might have popped up on shuffle a WHILE ago
but for some reason I definitely wanted it in conjunct w/ the last song
probably the summer thing again
2:35 PM and I already told you the story of the last song
which is that I heard them at sx, and then downloaded their songs, and then heard this on ipod shuffle and decided I liked it

aksteele.muxtape.com

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

ambassador

great soul mixes
don't always play soul music from the US

and will most likely be sampled
by the neptunes
in 7 months

http://ambassador.muxtape.com/

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

bdp

you are sick of your GREATEST HITS OF THE 80S compilation

you are wondering who white williams is, like, derivative of

you are starting a cassette tape collection

click click click:
http://bdp.muxtape.com/

Monday, April 21, 2008

minusbaby

brazilian jazz from 60s and 70s, labeled

you are a tax-dodger expat in Rio

you partied with orsen wells when he came for carnival

your helicopter is waiting upstairs

http://minusbaby.muxtape.com/

Thursday, April 17, 2008

cashmoney

rap on muxtape
finally

seriously people

how much fucking grizzly bear do you really listen to?

http://cashmoney.muxtape.com/

dtybywl

where jazz is going

i like jazz but this is still boring

it used to be heroin chic

now it's all nerdy white boys who played
their saxophones in marching band
and loved it

http://dtybywl.muxtape.com/

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

catbird

i suck
you suck
we all suck



except catbird.


http://catbird.muxtape.com/

lazymoustache

contemporary classical

= it exists?

and is not bad!

http://lazymoustache.muxtape.com/

aksteele

i'll get in trouble if i say it sucks

luckily it doesn't suck it's a party in your ears

more classic mixtape than most; consideration for variety, narrative, who you just broke up with

http://aksteele.muxtape.com/

peripherybeauregard

jobim's lovechildren, mostly

acoutiscal
airy vocals
sunday afternoon when you open your windows and the breeze comes through

http://peripherybeauregard.muxtape.com/

halfzware

uncut authentic
downsouth
frontporch
soulmusic


http://halfzware.muxtape.com/

sashafrerejones

Sasha Frere Jones is the New Yorker's music critic.

YES HE IS.
(maybe???)

critique away, biatches

http://sashafrerejones.muxtape.com/

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

balustrade

from hall&oats and dr john
to straight soul
to afropop

golden sunshine in yr ears

http://balustrade.muxtape.com/