Mixtape: All the Windows are Glowing with Summer’s Slight Return
admin on Dec 17th 2009
All the Windows are Glowing with Summer’s Slight Return
This mix was designed to be played while driving south, towards the coast, with the windows down – even in winter – and has been road tested as such. I decided to put together all my favourite up-tempo feel-good songs of the year, blend in some jammin’ oldies, and then cut and reshuffle for months until all that’s left is as tight as an exclamation. The homemade CD case (pictured) is meant to reflect the absurd level of effort involved. This one has been three and a half months in the making! Hope you like it. Continue Reading »
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Mixtape: If You Were Left Behind
admin on Aug 6th 2009
If You Were Left Behind
It’s a new mixtape; this one more of a request/demand by someone, so it’s rich with the soft, dusky sounds of Americana. Think of it a stopgap while I continue to tinker away at my next uptempo, feel-good summer mix. As ever, it fits neatly onto a blank CD-R. Continue Reading »
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Mix CD: I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
admin on Jun 25th 2009
I’ve been working on this mix on and off for about five months; tweaking, cutting, shuffling and waiting until I got the balance just right. There is a loose conceptual theme and it all blends together to fit neatly on a blank CD. Because it has been so long since my last mix (hence the presence of a few older songs), I thought I’d go all out and package it in a handmade sleeve with a tracklist invitation. Hope you give it a try… Continue Reading »
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Download Mixtape by Midlake
admin on Mar 7th 2009
Cocteau Twins – Cherry Coloured Funk
This is one of the most beautifully cohesive mixes I’ve heard…and I listen to a lot. Download it, stick it on a CD or a USB stick, take it to a nice café and insist they put it on, then sit back and wait for something special to happen. It’s entitled “Top 10 Great Songs to Fall Asleep to, or to be a Sad Son of a Bitch to, or Both” and has been carefully compiled by Mckenzie Smith, drummer for Midlake, as part of When You Awake’s excellent mix tape series.
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Mix CD: Blissful Ceremonies and Stealing Stars
admin on Feb 10th 2009
This has been in the works for a while but hopefully it’ll be worth the wait: an uplifting blend of songs that have been stuck inside my head on repeat for the last few months. Continue Reading »
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