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3/4 - an odd-time mix

I love Math Rock and songs that use odd time signatures. Especially 3/4, I dunno how it does it but there’s a very different feeling to it. It flows really well like a normal 4/4 song but you can also hear slight breaks from that flow that I really love. The songs on this mix may not all be 3/4, some might not even be odd-time but you can still pick up a few intricate changes in the song’s beat.

1. Velvet Blanc - toe
2. Fierce Pit Bosses - Enemies
3. 65 Doesn’t Understand You - 65daysofstatic
4. Knights - Minus The Bear
5. One Day You’ll Be There - +/-
6. Ocean - Musical O
7. My God It’s Full Of Stars - Aerial
8. Our Love Has Made Us Pariahs - Empire! Empire (I Was A Lonely Estate)
9. Crocodile - This Town Needs Guns
10. The Summer Ends - American Football
11. Never Meant - Owen

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SKATE MIX (photo by Andy Hemingway)

Since its summer and I intended on skating a lot while I can. So here are some songs perfect for skating. Whether you’re rollerblading, skateboarding, or longboarding. Whether you want to get pumped up or keep things smooth and chill.
*the cover art’s got a rollerblader on it because I rollerblade ok? no disrespect to skateboarding or longboarding.

1. Kites - Geographer
2. Triple Double - Girl Talk
3. Young Blood - The Naked and Famous
4. Get Me Naked 2: Electric Boogaloo - Minus The Bear
5. Two Steps Twice - Foals
6. Show Me Lights - Friendly Fires
7. Burial (DJ Mehdi Remix) - Miike Snow
8. Make You Mine - The Secret Handshake
9. Seventeen Years - Ratatat
10. Punk Drunk Love - Star Slinger
11. Electric Feel (Justice Remix) - MGMT
12. Sleepyhead (Borgore Remix) - Passion Pit

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SUMMAHHHHH! - a compilation of summah time jamz

I can’t believe I’m only posting a summer mix now. haha. Anyway here it is, 12 almost completely up beat songs for you enjoy the summer a bit more.

enjoy.

1. Generator ^ First Floor - Freelance Whales
2. Live Fast Die Old - Frank Turner
3. Radioactive - Kings Of Leon
4. Carry Around - Annuals
5. Livin’ Th’ Dream - You, Me, And Everyone We Know
6. Campus - Vampire Weekend
7. Something Good Can Work - Two Door Cinema Club
8. New Beat - Toro Y Moi
9. Younglife - Anberlin
10. If I Sit Still, Maybe I’ll Get Out Of Here - This Town Needs Guns
11. Moon Song - Anthony Green
12. Mr. Maker - The Kooks

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It’s Not Improv, It’s Jazz

Jazz has always been one of those genres that I enjoy very much but can’t play for shit. It’s also one of those few genres that are so intelligently composed but can still have room for the occasional flurry of improvised inspiration. So here you go, a collection of a few of my favorite Jazz songs both local and international; from straight-up Smooth Jazz to a little bit more eclectic Acid Jazz. Enjoy

1.  F.G.R. Opus 1 - Extrapolation
2. Jazzy The Way You Like It - Ivan Theory
3. No. 7 - Sweater
4. Give It - The Out Of Body Special
5. Alone With My Thoughts (feat. Armi Millare) - Hidden Nikki
6. Mind Trick - Jamie Cullum
7. I Can See (feat. Ben Westbeech) - Jazzanova
8. Love Foolosophy - Jamiroquai
9. Midget - Jaga Jazzist
10. Pastoral Wiskers - The Flashbulb
11. These Hands - Zelliack
12. Flood - Snarky Puppy

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I ____ You: Fourteen Tracks for February 14.

I think the theme of this mix is pretty self explanatory. So yeah, Happy Valentines. Enjoy.

1. Elevator Love Letter - Stars
2. Coming Up Easy - Paolo Nutini
3. Love Lost - The Temper Trap
4. Shine On - The Kooks
5. You Give Me Something - James Morrison
6. No Stopping Us - Jason Mraz
7. Where I Want To Be - The Dangerous Summer
8. After The Last Midnight Show - The Academy Is…
9. Like Knives - City And Colour
10. Nicest Thing - Kate Nash
11. We Could Be Friends - Freelance Whales
12. One More Time - Daft Punk
13. Blue Cassette - Friendly Fires
14. I Would Do Anything For You - Foster The People

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The Later, The Better: a late night mix

So this mix of soothing yet still energetic enough to keep you awake electronica is dedicated for those late nights we all love to spend thinking. Whether about the events of the day, yesterday, or tomorrow.

Hope you like it.

1. Happiness Is… - Moderndog
2. Fin Song 8 (Orange River Remix) - Gregory And The Hawk
3. The Fish Song - Arigato! Hato!
4. Huron River Drive - Shigeto
5. We Need Help - The Album Leaf
6. Sleeping In - The Postal Service
7. The Beginning Of A Beautiful Friendship - Modulogeek
8. Us (Dntel Remix) - Nosaj Thing
9. Hidden Home Videos - Similar Objects
10. John Thomas On The Inside Is Nothing But Foam - Telefon Tel Aviv

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The Intricacies of Boredom.

This is a product of procrastination. My schoolwork will never get done now. haha. Anyway, the genres of the songs are kinda varied on this one but I like how they turned out together.

1. Just To Feel Alive - Anthony Green
2. No Cars Go - Arcade Fire
3. It’s A Dirty Job But Someone’s Got To Do It - The Real Tuesday Weld
4. Embuscade - Phoenix
5. Needle And Thread - The Reign Of Kindo
6. Cuddle Fuddle - Passion Pit
7. Freak Love - Toro Y Moi
8. In Our Bedroom After The War - Stars
9. Leap Year - +/-

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Speaking Without Words: a Post-Rock mix

So if you’ve been reading through my music posts, then you probably might notice that like 1 out of 5 of my music posts are about Post-Rock. That’s because I love the genre so much. I dunno how to explain it but it ‘gets to me’. I swear the first time I ever heard This Will Destroy You, I put my hand over my mouth because I was grinning so much out of sheer joy that people might think I was schizophrenic or something. I get this emotional reaction whenever I hear a great post-rock song for the first time. It sounds so great without the need of lyrics or vocals (although some bands do have vocalists). I think that might be a big reason why I like the genre so much. Because I’m not much of a talker and its almost like post-rock is very introverted as well.

so if you’re familiar with the genre I hope you’ll like these songs.

and if you’re new to the genre then may this mix be a little sampler of what post-rock is :D

1. My Lost Last Step - Lymbyc Systym
2. The World Is Our… - This Will Destroy You
3. White Noise - Mogwai
4. My God, It’s Full Of Stars - Aerial
5. So Long, Lonesome - Explosions In The Sky
6. C - toe
7. Red Paper Lanterns - Maybeshewill
8. It Must Be Called “Intelligence” If People Stop When They Realize They Are Not Able To Become What They Are Wishing to Be - té
9. Retreat! Retreat! - 65daysofstatic
10. I Capture Castles - And So I Watch You From Afar
11. Piano - Enemies
12. Angel Tears (JK Broadrick Remix) - Pelican
13. This Shameless Moment - Saxon Shore
14. Astudillo - Anton And The Salvadors
15. The Church Of Cause And Effect - The Mercury Program
16. Washington - Codes In The Clouds
17. The Threshold - Immanu El
18. Með Blóðnasir - Sigur Rós
19. Eskimo Kiss - Years Of Rice And Salt
20. You Are The Vertical, You Are The Horizon - Joy Wants Eternity

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Here’s to Sleeping In: a Night Time Mix

Made a little mix for my favorite time of day. Just some songs to put you to sleep or keep you awake for some late night pondering. Whichever you prefer. It’s funny that sleeping in and staying up to reflect are two of my favorite things to do.

Anyway, hope you like it.

Track list:

1. User’s Guide To A Coloring Book - A Great Big Pile Of Leaves
2. Anything You Synthesize - The American Dollar
3. Gold In The Air Of Summer - Kings Of Convenience
4. Green Aisles - Real Estate
5. Northern Downpour - Panic! At The Disco
6. Street Map - Athlete
7. Symmetry - Mew
8. The Armoire - Owen
9. Boats And Birds - Gregory And The Hawk
10. The Crane Wife 1 & 2 - The Decemberists

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Tzaddi Esguerra 2011

DRIFT

You’ll get it once you listen to it. I guess. This was supposed to be for a mix trade with mistersalvatore, harikari, bangiddybang and tresfuegos but I figured I’d share. A little soap bubble lather on the sides to help you slide your way through hell week.

01 The Morning Benders - Excuses
02 Young The Giant - Strings
03 Beach Fossils - Adversity
04 The Avett Brothers - Beach
05 Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
06 Rogue Wave - Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover)
07 Saskatchewan - Dreamboat
08 Shout Out Louds - Fall Hard
09 Takka Takka - Fever
10 Gorillaz - To Binge
11 The Real Tuesday Weld - Last Words
12 Dale Earnhardt - God Only Knows
13 Real Estate - Out of Tune
14 Torches and Trees - Our Daughters
15 Queens of the Stone Age -  Make It Wit Chu

Clickthrough to download. Or here, that’d do too.

Real Estate and The Morning Benders! I haven’t listened to them in a long time :))