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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 HollowAegis

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

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September 25th, 2011

Björk “Crystalline”

Pinch me because I’m dreaming and I’m dreaming of Christmas morning. What a treat Björk’s new music video for the first single from her upcoming album is. Crystalline itself is a stunning piece of musical artistry with her signature out-of-this-world lyrics rife with beautiful imagery and thought-provoking metaphors. Plus there’s some really fun xylophone (I think?) going on. And then the video. It’s genius. A giant orange afro-like mop of hair. Laser beams. Gemstones growing out of moon craters. Crazy ass neon patterns scribbled across the sky. It’s pretty wacky. But in the best possible way.


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