People seem to like the music I play at parties, so here’s another dance mixtape I made so that hipsters and biddies can come together on the dance floor in harmony. Hope y’all are having an excellent spring break!
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Track list:
1. Shutterbugg (Mochipet Remix) - Big Boi
2. Hurry (ft. Jhameel) - Surrender
3. Ghosts on a G6 (Basic Physics Mashup) - Deadmau5 vs. Far East Movement
4. Tribulations - LCD Soundsystem
5. Black Panther - Crystal Castles
6. Flux Party (Flux Pavillion/Lil Jon/Dev/Juicy J/Knife Party) - N3AKO
7. Niggas In Paris - Jay-Z & Kanye West
8. Bulbform - Trust
9. Stomp Da Roach (The Bloody Beetroots Remix ft. Gza & Scott Notty) - Wu Tang Clan
10. Morning After Dark (ft. Nelly Furtado and Soshy) - Timbaland
11. Jaded Future - Birdy Nam Nam
12. Y.U. Mad (ft. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne) - Birdman
(cover photo from jeffk42 on Flickr)
If you wanted me to be DJing at your New Year’s Eve party (or any other party), this is basically what I would play for you. Happy New Year, everyone, and enjoy!
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Track list:
1. Gifted (feat. Kanye West, Santogold, & Lykke Li) - N.A.S.A
2. D.A.N.C.E. (MSTRKRFT Remix) - Justice
3. Mitsubitchi (Original) - The Subs
4. Slats Slats Slats - Skrillex
5. 200007 (Siriusmo Remix) - Modeselektor
6. Cooler Than Me (Gigamesh Remix) - Mike Posner
7. Crimewave (LA Riots Remix) - Crystal Castles
8. Comfortable Up Here (Lil Wayne vs Röyksopp) - The Hood Internet
9. General Patton - Big Boi
10. Hold On - Holy Ghost!
11. Talk That Talk (Remix feat. Rihanna) - Rick Ross
12. Polish Girl - Neon Indian
(cover photo from jeffanddayna on Flickr)
Happy Holidays, dear readers! Since my show is on hiatus until next semester, here’s a mixtape to tide you over. Plenty of good stuff here, so enjoy!
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Track list:
1. Doubt - Delphic
2. Come Around (feat. Timbaland) - M.I.A.
3. Viices - ::M∆DE:IN:HEIGHTS::
4. Born To Die - Lana Del Rey
5. Odessa - Caribou
6. Sun Lips - Black Moth Super Rainbow
7. My Boy (Twin Fantasy) - Car Seat Headrest
8. Sealegs - The Shins
9. She Moves She - Four Tet
10.Love your Enemy (Kill Your Friend) - Birdy Nam Nam
11. Nuclear Seasons - Charli xcx
12. No Awareness - Dr. Octagon
(cover photo from peter-rabbit on Flickr)
This is a pretty moody mix, and it might actually be my last since classes start next Wednesday. I don’t know when my radio show will start up yet, but of course, check back here for updates!
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Track list:
1. Sail It Slow (feat. Cults) - Guards
2. Going and Going. And Going - Icebird
3. Atlas - Battles
4. The Fox - Niki & The Dove
5. Kids - Sleigh Bells
6. Silky Eyes - Puro Instinct
7. The Suburbs (Arcade Fire Cover) - Mr. Little Jeans
8. Postcard - RoseMary III
9. Piece by Piece - Charleston
10. Oh, La - Ra Ra Riot
11. Get Used To It - Ben Lee
12. Telephone - Dom
(cover image from nesster on Flickr)
I think this is my favorite mixtape so far, because it has several songs which I have had on repeat for a while, including “Hoop of Love” and “Pala. There’s plenty of new music as well as some older stuff, and it’s a thoughtful but not melancholy mix. Enjoy!
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Track list:
1. Forgiveness - Yeasayer
2. Warm Forest Floor - Candy Claws
3. Pala - Friendly Fires
4. Everything Is Working - Games
5. Det haster! - Casiokids
6. Diamonds - The Black Ghosts
7. Rude As Jude - Dom
8. Hoop Of Love - Dominant Legs
9. Section 12 (Hold Me Now) - The Polyphonic Spree
10. It Feels Good To Be Around You - Air France
11. Orange Shirt - Discovery
12. Santa Fe - Beirut
(cover photo courtesy of NOAA on Flickr)
This week’s mixtape is much more cheerful and summery, with a lot of lighthearted, poppy tracks. It’s primarily new music, with some old favorites mixed in. Enjoy!
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Track list:
1. Going Under - Triptides
2. Most Wanted - Cults
3. Take It As It Comes - Vivian Girls
4. Heart In Your Heartbreak - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
5. Foreign Language feat. Jess - Flight Facilities
6. Midnight City - M83
7. New Light - The Fascination Movement
8. Romantic Streams - SLEEP ∞ OVER
9. Sermon (Chad Valley Remix) - The Touch
10. Excuses - The Morning Benders
11. Marathon - Tennis
12. Surgeon - St Vincent
(cover image from jbcurio on Flickr)
This is a good mixtape for rainy days, but I think it’s a bit late as we’re getting such nasty heat… Hopefully some of my listeners have some wet weather to play this for! But it’s perfectly good for a sunny afternoon as well, so enjoy!
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Track list:
1. Different Sound (Feat. Malte) - Teddybears
2. We Are Golden - Mika
3. All There Is (Feat. Steffaloo) - Chrome Sparks
4. I Don’t Believe in Love - We Are Trees
5. So Says I - The Shins
6. Daybreaker - Electric Light Orchestra
7. Ultimate Satisfaction - Bear in Heaven
8. Glass - Bat For Lashes
9. Back In Our Town - Ivy
10. The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
11. 6 More Weeks - Erika Spring
12. Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? - She & Him
(cover illustration by John James Audubon)
Plenty of new music by tiny, lesser known bands in this mixtape, as well as some heavy hitters. I like to think this one is the moodiest ones I’ve come up with because they shift so quickly. This might be one of my favorites so far though, so I hope you like it!
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Track list:
1. Manners - Icona Pop
2. Come On Home - Franz Ferdinand
3. Crystalised - The xx
4. 90 - Pompeya
5. Golden Sombrero - Work Drugs
6. Stillness Is The Move - Dirty Projectors
7. o m a m o r i - Elite Gymnastics
8. Lightworks - Jay Dee
9. Beast in Air, Beast in Water - Snowmine
10. Zimbabwe - New Navy
11. Misery - Big Troubles
12. Son Of A Gun - Oh Land
(cover images from lolaleeloo and thevintagecollective)
This mixtape is the “nostalgia” mixtape so it’s special—the music here was selected from an old playlist which includes the namesakes of this blog. It includes both indie music as well as some top 40 stuff. Even though this blog is focused on indie music, let’s not forget that popular music can be fun as well!
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Track list:
1. Gifted (feat. Kanye West, Santogold, & Lykke Li) - N.A.S.A.
2. Good Day - Jukebox The Ghost
3. Lisztomania - Phoenix
4. Hearts On Fire - Cut Copy
5. Creator (vs. Switch and FreQ Nasty) - Santogold
6. Let It Rock (feat. Lil Wayne) - Kevin Rudolf
7. I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry
8. Quicksand - La Roux
9. Kim & Jessie - M83
10. Walcott - Vampire Weekend
11. Woof Woof - Dan Deacon
12. Fireworks - Animal Collective
(cover photo from crizzirc)
Mixtape number four features some really trippy music (I’m looking at you, of Montreal) but some solid pop numbers, such as one by Belle & Sebastian. Overall, this is a solid and rather moody mix, which I hope you will enjoy.
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Track list:
1. Heart Is Strange - School Of Seven Bells
2. Keep You - Class Actress
3. Godly Intersex - of Montreal
4. Hanging On - Active Child
5. Hey Boy - The Magic Kids
6. I Didn’t See It Coming - Belle & Sebastian
7. Chinatown - Destroyer
8. House Of Balloons - The Weeknd
9. All Things Go - Chiddy Bang
10. Nostrand - Ratatat
11. Days - Creep
12. Mad World - Tears for Fears
(cover image from x-ray delta one)
