November 17th, 2011

Mixology… Thirty Days Hath September, April, June and November

Allow me to preface this mix with the following: silliness ensues.

Back story: iTunes shuffle can be mighty hilarious and/or clever. First, it played “July, July” by The Decemberists. Next up was Fiona Apple’s “Pale September”, followed by “Flowers in December” by Mazzy Star. Notice a bit of a pattern there? You bet I did! So for the sake of being a dork, I was curious if I had a song titled with each month of the year in my iTunes library. I did. (And with songs to spare.) I warned you that silliness was abound! I probably should have mentioned dorkiness, too. So I picked my favourites, and made myself a little mix.

Thirty Days Hath September, April, June and November

01. Tori Amos – Black-Dove (January) ♪
02. Architecture in Helsinki – One Heavy February ♪
03. Anya Marina – Waters of March ♪

04. Simon & Garfunkel – April Will Come She Will ♪
05. Alpha – May ♪
06. Eberg – June ♪

(♥) 07. The Decemberists – July, July ♪
08. Rilo Kiley – August ♪
09. Fiona Apple – Pale September ♪

10.  Broken Bells – October ♪
11. Azure Ray – November ♪
12. Mazzy Star – Flowers in December ♪

Bonus: 13. Stars – The Calendar Girl ♪

♪ Listen to the mix on 8tracks ♪

I’m such a dork. But it made for a funny little mix. And I kind of like it.

If you only have a few quick minutes for a tune, make it the one marked with a heart ♥: it’s my most loved song of the bunch.

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October 24th, 2011

Mixology… How Strange the Moon Seems, Looking for Dead Things

Moody, mysterious and a little bit eerie. It’s that extra spooktacular time of year, and that calls for some extra spooktacular tunes to rock out to “Monster Mash” style. Happy haunting…

How Strange the Moon Seems, Looking for Dead Things

(♥) 01. Sarah Slean – The Score ♪
02. Air – Dark Messages ♪
03. Tori Amos – Iieee (Remixed Version) ♪

04. Emiliana Torrini – Dead Things ♪
05. M83 – Slight Night Shiver ♪
06. Rasputina – Dig Ophelia ♪

07. David Bowie & Massive Attack – Nature Boy 2 ♪
08. Björk – Jóga ♪
09. Elsiane – Prosaic ♪

10. Patrick Wolf – Bloodbeat ♪
11. Frou Frou – Old Piano ♪
(♥) 12. Múm – The Ghosts You Draw On My Back ♪

13. Massive Attack – Inertia Creeps ♪
14. Fever Ray – The Wolf ♪
15. Radiohead – We Suck Young Blood ♪

16. Azure Ray – We Are Mice ♪
17. CocoRosie – Gallows ♪
18. Johnny Hollow – Aegis ♪

19. Depeche Mode – Darkest Star ♪
20. Javier Navarrete – The Fairy & The Labyrinth (from Pan’s Labyrinth) ♪
21. Evanescence – Going Under ♪

♪ Listen to the mix on 8tracks ♪

If you only have a few quick minutes for a tune, make it the one marked with a heart ♥: it’s my most loved song of the bunch.

Click images for sources. Images 1, 6 & 8 from Tumblr with unknown source. If you know, gimme a shout!

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September 17th, 2011

Mixology… How To Be An Explorer Of The World

I feel a little bit like I’m in a transition phase. Part of my mind is still back in Australia adventuring up a storm, and the other part is making like a busy little bee with the fall semester of university starting up again. August, September. September, August. No matter what it is you do, there always seems to be a very clear chopping off point from the end of one to the start of the other. Unlike the transition from any other two months. Kind of weird, isn’t it? This is my little attempt at creating a somewhat cleaner segue between the two – a mix of songs that I loved and listened to obsessively during the end of August and the beginning of September. It’s an Augustember playlist!

How To Be An Explorer Of The World

01. Björk – Crystalline ♪
02. Trespassers William – Anchor ♪
03. Birdy – Skinny Love ♪

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