“There's always a new layer to discover from Tamara's writing. Album after album it's continually building to a beautiful end whatever that may be. Love this music.”
This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
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HI54… THE 90s @ HOURGLASS KIMBERLEY | A HI54 SOCIALLY DISTANT DJ SET (14042022)
I asked a local cocktail lounge if they’d be interested in playing a 4hr 1990s mix cd and they said ‘ya!’ and then on April 14th, 2022 this 4hr 90s soundtrack was pressed play on at Hourglass in Kimberley, BC. And now you can press play on it too, whenever/wherever you are.
THE MIX TAPE RADIO MIX CDs | DISC 36
Here's the 36th instalment of the (mostly) bi-weekly Mixcloud series where I go back to the iTunes organizational system I had setup when I used to run a 24/7 internet radio station, and then I shuffle up a selection of 'Mix Tape Radio approved' tracks and put together an 18-track HI54 Mixed CD.
HI54… THE 90s | #HI54MIXCDS ON MOUN.TOWN/FM
This playlist is partially made up of the music I spent countless hours listening intently to in the actual 90s and partially made up of a bunch of “discovered after the nineties” 90s music (ie. things I would have liked if we had the internet in the 90s instead of the local area FM radio stations & Columbia House mail orders for new music discovery). |-> OPEN ON SPOTIFY
FANDCAMP: Warm Chris
“This album is a reminder that one can have many different faces and voices, and yet be completely genuine.”
19 from '98 | THE HI54 YEARBOOK MIXES
The ‘HI54 YEARBOOK MIXES’ series continues with a 19-track digital mix tape + 54-track digital mix cd from the year 1998 — featuring tunes from Sloan, Lauryn Hill, Jay-Z, Local H, You Am I + a whole bunch more… basically, it’s a nice ‘98 vintage to pour down your headphones.
FANDCAMP: Africa
“Closest thing I've found to a Grateful Dead album. And yet, with a totally different sound and direction, but so catchy. Zamrock gold.”
NOT LOST / NOT FOUND | #HI54MIXCDS on MOUN.TOWN/FM
Some music sounds better suited for those times when you're walking around lost in your thoughts, looking for some peace of mind. Maybe it's dusk, maybe it's dawn, maybe it doesn't matter.
HIP STIR HOP @ HOURGLASS KIMBERLEY | A HI54 SOCIALLY DISTANT DJ SET (03032022)
I asked a local cocktail lounge if they’d be interested in playing a 54-track hip hop mix cd (aka: a 3hr playlist) and they said ya and then on the first Thursday of March, 2022 at 6:55 pm this playlist was pressed play on. And now you can press play on it whenever/wherever you are.
Thoughts on how to make music streaming better/fairer
If we stop trying to think of streaming as a replacement for buying/owning music, and instead focus on making streaming a much better replacement for what FM radio used to provide (ie. finite music discovery that leads to music purchasing) maybe we could get away from trying to figure out how many fractions of a penny every listen should be worth?
SubmitCloud | February 2022
A monthly playlist for the Soundcloud-linked submissions that get approved on Submithub for a HI54 Mix CD feature during the month of February 2022.
20 from '02 | THE HI54 YEARBOOK MIXES
The ‘HI54 YEARBOOK MIXES’ series continues with a mix from the year 2002 — featuring tunes from The Bees, Broken Social Scene, J-Live, Rilo Kiley + a whole bunch more… it’s a nice ‘02 vintage to stick in your headphones.