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Felipe — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 13:41:54 +0000

The lost art form of mixtaping was an effortful and rewarding experience when done properly, or an embarrassingly awkward process of rejection when your crush hates the mix you labored over, because, like, why would you put Creed and Trick Daddy, together, on one tape, then all those awful acoustic covers you played on your guitar?! And to answer track 12, no I will not go to the dance with you. American poet Geoffrey O’Brien called the personal mixtape “the most widely practiced American art form.” And just like most art, just cuz there’s a lot of it doesn’t mean it’s any good. That said, mixtapes still required effort and thought, regardless of how bad they were, while playlists, the mixtape replacement, lack that je ne sais quoi. I believe it to be the lack of tactility. You could say the mixtape is to the playlist the way a letter in the mail is to an email. Same same but different, face time will just never do what a good snug-session will (#snuglife). Anywho, this new track is called “Mixtape 2003″ by The Academic – an Irish indie rock foursome putting in their dues. That said, 2003 was a great year for mixtaping, especially with the heart of emo happening (see: Brand New, Dashboard, Something Corporate, etc.) and game changers like the introduction of 50 Cent (Get Rich or Die Trying), Jay Z’s Black Album, The Darkness (remember “I Believe In A Thing Called Love”?), Fabolous’ Street Dreams came out as well Beyonce’s debut solo album… So ya, 2003.

Feli Says what happened to Fabolous though?

Hawaii Mix

Jason — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 17:58:18 +0000

Hi boys and girls, I’ve been a little busy for the past couple of weeks moving cross country and taking a little trip to Hawaii. Demands on my time have limited my posts but in every cloud there is a silver lining. In this particular case, the Hawaii Mix is it! I’ve popped together a few songs that have been the soundtrack to my quest to drink every rum and pineapple drink this small island (Kauai) can produce. They’ve done me a good turn (the music and the drinks) so I thought I should share them with you. Hopefully, they can bring a ray of sunshine into your office and if you can’t get to Hawaii right now, it’s the next best thing.

I’ve started slow here, like you would if you were up as the sun was just peeking over the horizon. The tempo climbs as we move in the the early afternoon and slows down for a delicious sunset. There are some mellow tracks and some bangers in there, something for everyone! If you don’t have time for the whole mix in one sitting I would especially recommend Always by Panama. It’s not to be missed. Enjoy the rainbow and the jams and as they say here in Hawaii, Mahalo!

February Mixtape

Tim — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 03:06:51 +0000

We’re back with our monthly installment of our mixtape series. I’m happy to present you with the February Mixtape. These are the best tracks we experienced in the last month. I hope you like it. Every month that goes by I get more excited about this series. Enjoy.

Goldroom – Autunno Mix 2012 for Triple J

Tim — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:42:33 +0000

From Goldroom: Here is my latest mixtape! I recorded this in September for Australian radio station Triple J. I’m sorry to say that because of some label and radio politics, I’m unable to give you guys a download of this particular mix. The reason being that there are 2 completely unreleased forthcoming Goldroom remixes in the mix. See if you can spot them!