“Pleasant surprise finding this artist. Bordeaux… who would of thought to find some of the best Country I’ve heard in a while.”
This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
All in ODDS
SLOW MORNINGS | #HI54MIXCDS on MOUN.TOWN/FM
There are certain songs that sound especially perfect when paired with a quiet morning, a warm beverage, and having enough time to just sit and do nothing except enjoy that special bit of the day that exists before the actual day rears its demanding head again.
FANDCAMP: Continuous Portrait
“This is delightful, brings me back to a time when music of this nature had a little fun with itself. Looking for a brief respite from the landslide of heavy weight issues, 'Continuous Portrait' will provide some off-centered, yet uplifting shelter.”
FANDCAMP: Home on the Rage
“A timely set of poignantly biting songs full of an extremely apparent passion for the old-time style. Excellent commentary on these surreal days we're living through.”
WHY I BOTHER WITH… BLOGGING
“It's almost as if fractionally improving on each of the moving parts that come with running a blog—the writing, the designing, the networking, the collaborating, the editing, the creating, the strategizing, the putting yourself out there, the thinking and all the et ceteraing—well, it's almost as if those are some pretty useful skills to routinely work on.”
FANDCAMP: The Time of the Foxgloves
“Released days before his 80th birthday, Michael Hurley's wisdom and dusty attic soulfulness is on full display on this inspired addition to his timeless collection of oddball folk recordings.”
Another Way To Think About Buying Music…
If I were in a pub or coffee shop with the person/people responsible for the excellent music currently filling my headphones, would I offer to buy them a pint or coffee? If they asked me if I could spot them a couple bucks, would I do that?
FANDCAMP: Come Back to Me, but Lightly - L.T.Leif
“From Calgary to Glasgow via Helsinki and Reykjavik... 'you pass through, you pass through'. Loved this from the opening bars - like escaping from a prison.”
EPISODE 176 | THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW
Episode 176 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the ongoing HI54 Mix CD ‘I LOVE YOU & STUFF’ - ft. Etta James, Hot Chip, Brad stank, Devendra Banhart + a bunch more valentines-ish-flavoured headphone goodness.
FAR-EAST SOUND & DOWN | #HI54MIXCDS ON MOUN.TOWN/FM
A mix cd of great music coming out ‘Far East Asia’ (and for playlist rules purposes this includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, Vietnam, China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau). So go grab the headphones \m/
FANDCAMP: Metal Bird
“Perfect for when you’re sad and you need a soundtrack to make the air hurt too.”
EPS 090 | THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW
Sometimes it takes an Esther Phillips to walk into the room in order to break you out of the trance that Adrianne Lenker’s voice tends to put one in. This mix tape has both of those things. Plus more.