“A classic from (a small corner of) the diy Myspace-era gets dusted off & touched up and my nostalgic heart/ears are very much here for this.”
This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
All in ODDS
FANDCAMP: The Sacrificial Code
“Devotional, methodical, and meditative organ nearly divorced from cultural context. It's spiritual music that worships sound and sequence. Gorgeous.”
EPISODE 121 | THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW
Episode 121 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the HI54 Mix CD ‘HI54… THE 2010s’ - ft. Angelo De Augustine, The Magnetic Fields, Shad and Skratch Bastid, Mount Moriah + a bunch more Twenty-10s-flavoured headphone goodness.
FANDCAMP: Morbid Stuff
“Pup just keeps getting better. Morbid Stuff is their most impressive release in terms of musicianship and songwriting, without losing an ounce of the sincerity and intensity of their earlier releases. A top record of the year for sure.”
THE MONTHLY SUNDAY MASS EMAIL
Starting on January 12th, 2020, HI54 is going to start sending out ‘The Monthly Sunday Mass Email’ — so, if you’d like to receive a ‘HI! here's FIVE things FOR consideration…’ email once a month, sign-up now. I promise, if you like HI54 stuff it’ll be a nice monthly email.
FANDCAMP: Insignificance
“This immaculate album has been addictive since I first heard it, jam-packed with quirky, intelligent lyrics and colorful melodies evoking classic pop music in a timeless fashion. O'Rourke succeeds on all fronts here, creating a record that is irresistible.”
THE HI54 BANDCAMP SHUFFLE | December 2019
A Playmoss playlist so you can shuffle up all the Bandcamp tracks that were in the HI54 headphones during the month December 2019.
20X19 | 380 TUNES FROM 2019
So, with that in mind, what HI54 has to offer into the end of year hullabaloo is my 20X19 playlist — which features 380 great tracks, from 380 different releases, all from the year 2019. And, as ridiculous as a 380 track playlist sounds, I promise that the real ridiculous part is how good of a listen it is all the way thru.
HIGH FIVE FOR… End Of Year / End Of Decade Blog Task Confluences
“I guess what I am getting at is that I feel more ready for this End-Of-Year than any other EOY yet. So of course this year would throw a curveball by also being an End-Of-Decade, but you know what? I also feel pretty prepared for that.”
SubmitCloud | December 2019
A monthly playlist for the Soundcloud submissions that get approved on Submithub for a HI54 Mix CD feature during the month of December 2019.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ FLOWER CROWN
“Use all the groceries that are about to go bad in your fridge to make a soup. Everybody should eat more soup.”
FANDCAMP: I'm You
“I love albums whose lyrics are so peculiar that they could be open to all manner of interpretations, depending on your given outlook or mood. Hallelujah The Hill's 'I'm You' is a foaming mug of idiom-blending verse that could be as equally wacky as they are loaded with thunder-browed analogy and meaning.”