One of my favourite things about having the opportunity to work in a design studio (and not my itty, bitty apartment all alone in my lonesomeness) is that it’s such an upbeat and collaborative experience. At my internship, every day we rocked out to awesome tunes together. And it was awesome. Sadly, my last day was Thursday, and I’m popping into the studio for my final goodbyes early next week. As a silly little thank you, I made a little mixtape for them as a “merci!/farewell/something to remember me by” token. It goes a little something like this:
Architecture. Art. Branding. Design. Graphics. Interiors. Music. Photography.
a.k.a. Songs for the Studio
a.k.a. Music to Get the Creative Juices Flowing
01. Bon Iver – Calgary ♪
02. Bat For Lashes – Horse and I ♪
03. Coldplay – Yellow ♪
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I know I’ve been positively sunshine, unicorns and bunny rabbits when talking about my time in Australia thus far. Because let’s face it, it’s pretty darn awesome here. But that’s not to say I’m emitting rainbows with every foot step. There are always ups and downs. My biggest trifle here: homesickness. After my mom left and returned to Canada, I was really feeling the burn. So I made myself a little “cheer me up” mix to help keep my mind off feeling a bit blue. Here are some tunes to combat the feeling of being all alone and far from home, complete with some happiness inducing accompanying images.
I Hold Sunlight And Swallow Butterflies
01. Eisley – Brightly Wound ♪
02. Emiliana Torrini – Big Jumps ♪
(♥) 03. Stars – In Our Bedroom After The War ♪
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I haven’t posted one of my monthly mixes in awhile, so I thought it was high time to sneak one in around these parts. For those needing a wee bit of catching up, in addition to making themed mixes, I keep a playlist for each month of songs I’m in love with at the time and name said playlist after something happening in my personal life – almost like a sort of music diary for the month. In this case, I present to you my April 2011 mix of songs I was super-duper-can’t-tear-me-away obsessed with.
If Only I Could Do A Partial Brain Lobotomy Like In ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’
01. Blonde Redhead – Elephant Woman ♪
02. The Perishers – The Night ♪
(♥) 03. Sleepthief – Eurydice ♪
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Music has a huge effect over our moods. I’ll be the first to admit that when I’m in a less than cheerful mood, I head straight for the tunes that will make my heart ache even more. We all do it. When we have our hearts broken, we head not for something uplifting to improve our mood, but for the songs that will make us curl up in a ball and sob even harder than before. Self deprecation, you are a sly little minx. Long story short, after a conversation on this very topic via Twitter with Marthe, it got me to thinking… “Self, you need a super, duper feel good kind of mix. Something that will instantly fill you with joy and plaster a ginormous grin on your face within minutes.” And so this little ball of happiness I like to call a mix was born.
All You Need Is A Smile And A Brightly Coloured Scarf
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Prepare yourselves for the most epic mixtape of all time. Because its epicness is twofold:
1. It is epic in length coming in at 33 tracks, and a grand total of 2 hours and 27 minutes of playing time!
2. The music itself is epic. I created this mixtape as a means to introduce a friend to soft, ambient, and chill-out type music, ie: my kind of music. And these are my most favourite songs by my favourite artists.
Shoegaze For Recovering Rock Stars
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