August 2008 Tracklist Sex on Fire by Kings of Leon Chicago by The Uglysuit You’ll Find A Way by Santogold Look At Me (When I Rock Wichoo) by Black Kids The Good Old Days by Lodger Don’t Be Sad by Whiskeytown Id Engager by of Montreal For Emma by Bon Iver Bottle Rocket by The Go! Team O Honey We’re Ridiculous by PAS/CAL Someone Like You by David Vandervelde The Re-Arranger by Mates of State Love’s Lost Guarantee by Rogue Wave Always Love by Nada Surf Born To Be Your Man by Birdmonster Hoppipolla by Sigur Ros Touch Me I’m Going To Scream Pt. 1 by My Morning Jacket Download | Listen

August 2008

Tracklist

  1. Sex on Fire by Kings of Leon
  2. Chicago by The Uglysuit
  3. You’ll Find A Way by Santogold
  4. Look At Me (When I Rock Wichoo) by Black Kids
  5. The Good Old Days by Lodger
  6. Don’t Be Sad by Whiskeytown
  7. Id Engager by of Montreal
  8. For Emma by Bon Iver
  9. Bottle Rocket by The Go! Team
  10. O Honey We’re Ridiculous by PAS/CAL
  11. Someone Like You by David Vandervelde
  12. The Re-Arranger by Mates of State
  13. Love’s Lost Guarantee by Rogue Wave
  14. Always Love by Nada Surf
  15. Born To Be Your Man by Birdmonster
  16. Hoppipolla by Sigur Ros
  17. Touch Me I’m Going To Scream Pt. 1 by My Morning Jacket

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Now, the making of a good compilation tape is a very subtle art. Many do’s and don’ts. First of all you’re using someone else’s poetry to express how you feel. This is a delicate thing.
High Fidelity

I once made a mix strictly for the more sexual, intimate moments of my life and while the intent was to place the other person in the mood for love, it was a giant fail. Music and sex go hand in hand; some of the best songs are about making love, about fucking, about going at it. Listening to music while making out, feeling up, or having sex is encouraged, done often, and can seriously help set the mood. The problem with making a mix just for this sort of business is that sex is never the same. You can’t make a mix just for sex, with the same songs, and expect it to work like magic every time.

People often ask me what songs I would recommend for putting on a mix such as this and I often laugh and shake my head. Just don’t do it, please, for the love of all that is holy and sacred, do not make a mix to have sex to. But if you do, do NOT put “Closer” by NIN on there. Just don’t do it. Do you realize how many people have had sex to that song? You think it is sexy, romantic, a turn on? That is the most unoriginal thing in the entire world.

Anyway, regarding the video. Pay close attention to the end.

The Best of The Decade (2000-2009)

I’m working on a Best of mixtape. I know it is cheesy and that is has been done before, but I plan on putting my own little twist on it. I may or may not include songs that you suggest. Do you have any suggestions?

I Must Be Crazy You Make Me Feel Like I’m Seventeen Again So, I’ve been busy and I’m going to use that as the excuse for why I haven’t posted any mixtapes lately. This is sort of an extension of the Mixtapes For Falling In Love Series (Part 1, Part 2). Tracklist I’ve Just Seen A Face by Jordan and Josh (Originally by The Beatles: My friend and I covered this) Two of Us by The Beatles You You You You You by The 6ths Lover by Devendra Banhart Something To Look Forward To by Spoon I’m In Love With A Girl by Big Star Someday, Some Morning, Sometime by Billy Bragg and Wilco Beauty by The Shivers Florida Rain by Matt Bauer Part One by Band of Horses Sweet Avenue by Jets to Brazil My Love by The Bird and The Bee Little Bit by Lykke Li Love You Madly by CAKE Download | Listen

I Must Be Crazy You Make Me Feel Like I’m Seventeen Again

So, I’ve been busy and I’m going to use that as the excuse for why I haven’t posted any mixtapes lately. This is sort of an extension of the Mixtapes For Falling In Love Series (Part 1, Part 2).

Tracklist

  1. I’ve Just Seen A Face by Jordan and Josh (Originally by The Beatles: My friend and I covered this)
  2. Two of Us by The Beatles
  3. You You You You You by The 6ths
  4. Lover by Devendra Banhart
  5. Something To Look Forward To by Spoon
  6. I’m In Love With A Girl by Big Star
  7. Someday, Some Morning, Sometime by Billy Bragg and Wilco
  8. Beauty by The Shivers
  9. Florida Rain by Matt Bauer
  10. Part One by Band of Horses
  11. Sweet Avenue by Jets to Brazil
  12. My Love by The Bird and The Bee
  13. Little Bit by Lykke Li
  14. Love You Madly by CAKE

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southerndrawl: So this is my first attempt at a mixtape; be easy on me. Burnt Orange: the color of fall 1. Jenny Owen Youngs - First Person2. William Fitzsimmons - Passion Play3. Anya Marina - Satellite Heart4. Katie Herzig - Hologram5. The Avett Brothers - January Wedding6. Snow Patrol - Run 7. Regina Spektor - Eet8. Emiliana Torrini - Big Jumps9. Denison Witmer - Carry the Weight10. Slow Runner - Somebody to Smother11. Sia - Day Too Soon12. Jenny Owen Youngs - Start + Stop13. Bon Iver - Blindsided 14. Paper Route - Second Chances15. Slow Runner - Happy Ending16. Greg Laswell - The One I Love17. Aqualung - Something to Believe in [Download] Mixtape by a friend!

southerndrawl:

So this is my first attempt at a mixtape; be easy on me.

Burnt Orange: the color of fall

1. Jenny Owen Youngs - First Person
2. William Fitzsimmons - Passion Play
3. Anya Marina - Satellite Heart
4. Katie Herzig - Hologram
5. The Avett Brothers - January Wedding
6. Snow Patrol - Run
7. Regina Spektor - Eet
8. Emiliana Torrini - Big Jumps
9. Denison Witmer - Carry the Weight
10. Slow Runner - Somebody to Smother
11. Sia - Day Too Soon
12. Jenny Owen Youngs - Start + Stop
13. Bon Iver - Blindsided
14. Paper Route - Second Chances
15. Slow Runner - Happy Ending
16. Greg Laswell - The One I Love
17. Aqualung - Something to Believe in

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Mixtape by a friend!

Chrissy’s Birthday Mix So, on my way home from the most awesome LA trip in June, I was surfing the internet at the Newark Airport during a layover. I was going back through my tumblr dashboard, not really paying attention, when something caught my eye and took me by surprise. Holy shit that is my cousin! I wasn’t lying or joking about her being my cousin when I reblogged this and yesterday was her birthday. I know, I’m a day late, I’m a horrible cousin. Forgive me. Now, Chrissy, it should be known that if I were at my parent’s right now, I would have scanned pics of you as a baby. Consider yourself lucky. Tracklist Soldier’s Grin by Wolf Parade All We Want, Baby, Is Everything by Handsome Furs Good Arms vs. Bad Arms by Frightened Rabbit I’m Walking This Road Because You Stole My Car (Don’t Go) by Fascinoma This Ain’t A Scene by The Henry Clay People Down In The Valley by The Broken West Bat Coma Motown by Richard Swift No More Birthday by Sound Team At Least I’m Not As Sad (As I Used To Be) by fun. I See A Brightness by Lacrosse Launch Yourself by Adem This Lamb Sells Condos by Final Fantasy May You Never by Land of Talk Mr Understanding by Pete & The Pirates There’s Never Enough Time by The Postal Service Download | Listen

Chrissy’s Birthday Mix

So, on my way home from the most awesome LA trip in June, I was surfing the internet at the Newark Airport during a layover. I was going back through my tumblr dashboard, not really paying attention, when something caught my eye and took me by surprise. Holy shit that is my cousin! I wasn’t lying or joking about her being my cousin when I reblogged this and yesterday was her birthday. I know, I’m a day late, I’m a horrible cousin. Forgive me. Now, Chrissy, it should be known that if I were at my parent’s right now, I would have scanned pics of you as a baby. Consider yourself lucky.

Tracklist

  1. Soldier’s Grin by Wolf Parade
  2. All We Want, Baby, Is Everything by Handsome Furs
  3. Good Arms vs. Bad Arms by Frightened Rabbit
  4. I’m Walking This Road Because You Stole My Car (Don’t Go) by Fascinoma
  5. This Ain’t A Scene by The Henry Clay People
  6. Down In The Valley by The Broken West
  7. Bat Coma Motown by Richard Swift
  8. No More Birthday by Sound Team
  9. At Least I’m Not As Sad (As I Used To Be) by fun.
  10. I See A Brightness by Lacrosse
  11. Launch Yourself by Adem
  12. This Lamb Sells Condos by Final Fantasy
  13. May You Never by Land of Talk
  14. Mr Understanding by Pete & The Pirates
  15. There’s Never Enough Time by The Postal Service

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Upcoming

I’m trying to keep myself somewhat busy considering everything that has been going on lately. I have a few upcoming mixes, one will be posted tonight. By the way, I swear, this is the month for birthday mixes. You’ll see why eventually.

  • At least two birthday mixes this week
  • At least two mixtapes worth of covers

I’ve been on a song search and I’ve found some pretty awesome stuff. I also owe two people mixtapes, so I’ll try my best to get those posted within the next week.

I’m also cooking up some ideas to get other people involved possibly, not full-time, but guest mixtapes. You want in? Send me an e-mail.

Everything I do is stitched with its color The title of this mixtape was inspired by this poem, written by W. S. Merwin. Your absence has gone through me Like thread through a needle. Everything I do is stitched with its color. If you can’t tell, this is a mix about long distance relationships. Recently made. Tracklist The Promise by Tracy Chapman Orange Sky by Alexi Murdoch Northern Sky by Nick Drake You Belong To Me by Jason Wade Teo Torriate (Let Us Cling Together) by Queen I’ll Catch You (Acoustic) by The Get Up Kids When You Come Back Down by Nickel Creek Set the Fire to the Third Bar by Snow Patrol feat. Martha Wainwright My Slumbering Heart by Rilo Kiley Second Star To The Left, Go Til Dawn by Copeland You’re The Good Things by Modest Mouse The New Year by Death Cab for Cutie If You Would Come Back Home by William Fitzsimmons Starlight by Muse All My Loving by The Beatles The Thoughts That Give Me The Creeps by Hellogoodbye (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville by R.E.M Transatlanticism by Death Cab for Cutie Download | Listen

Everything I do is stitched with its color

The title of this mixtape was inspired by this poem, written by W. S. Merwin.

Your absence has gone through me
Like thread through a needle.
Everything I do is stitched with its color.

If you can’t tell, this is a mix about long distance relationships. Recently made.

Tracklist

  1. The Promise by Tracy Chapman
  2. Orange Sky by Alexi Murdoch
  3. Northern Sky by Nick Drake
  4. You Belong To Me by Jason Wade
  5. Teo Torriate (Let Us Cling Together) by Queen
  6. I’ll Catch You (Acoustic) by The Get Up Kids
  7. When You Come Back Down by Nickel Creek
  8. Set the Fire to the Third Bar by Snow Patrol feat. Martha Wainwright
  9. My Slumbering Heart by Rilo Kiley
  10. Second Star To The Left, Go Til Dawn by Copeland
  11. You’re The Good Things by Modest Mouse
  12. The New Year by Death Cab for Cutie
  13. If You Would Come Back Home by William Fitzsimmons
  14. Starlight by Muse
  15. All My Loving by The Beatles
  16. The Thoughts That Give Me The Creeps by Hellogoodbye
  17. (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville by R.E.M
  18. Transatlanticism by Death Cab for Cutie

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July 2008 Ok, so…I apologize for the shitty cover. When I have time I promise I will make a better one. Anyway, this mix…this. I met someone not too long before I made this mix and this is sort of about her. I still think that if things had gone just a bit differently, we would probably be dating right now. We are, however, super good friends still so that makes me happy. This is sort of about her, sort of about some other friends of mine. If you haven’t figured it out, most of my mixes are autobiographical in some way. I might not explain them, but this is me showing the world who I am, what I feel, and what I think. Tracklist The Start of Something by Voxtrot Where We Gonna Go From Here by Mat Kearney Henney Buggy Band by Sufjan Stevens Dancing In A Minefield by Plushgun Shake It by Metro Station Energy by The Apples in Stereo Polite Dance Song by The Bird and The Bee On My Way by Cocoon This This Home On Ice by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Suffer For Fashion by of Montreal Outta Heart by Hot Hot Heat Bye Bye Bye by Plants and Animals Million Young by American Analog Set Abandon by French Kicks You’re A Wolf by Sea Wolf Better Off Alone by The Black Angels Download | Listen

July 2008

Ok, so…I apologize for the shitty cover. When I have time I promise I will make a better one.

Anyway, this mix…this. I met someone not too long before I made this mix and this is sort of about her. I still think that if things had gone just a bit differently, we would probably be dating right now. We are, however, super good friends still so that makes me happy. This is sort of about her, sort of about some other friends of mine. If you haven’t figured it out, most of my mixes are autobiographical in some way. I might not explain them, but this is me showing the world who I am, what I feel, and what I think.

Tracklist

  1. The Start of Something by Voxtrot
  2. Where We Gonna Go From Here by Mat Kearney
  3. Henney Buggy Band by Sufjan Stevens
  4. Dancing In A Minefield by Plushgun
  5. Shake It by Metro Station
  6. Energy by The Apples in Stereo
  7. Polite Dance Song by The Bird and The Bee
  8. On My Way by Cocoon
  9. This This Home On Ice by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
  10. Suffer For Fashion by of Montreal
  11. Outta Heart by Hot Hot Heat
  12. Bye Bye Bye by Plants and Animals
  13. Million Young by American Analog Set
  14. Abandon by French Kicks
  15. You’re A Wolf by Sea Wolf
  16. Better Off Alone by The Black Angels

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