“This album is gonna be so dope. After 2020 it feels weird to be looking forward to March, but here I am.”
This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
All in QUICK HITS
FANDCAMP: Sound Ancestors
“Listened to this album on a Sunday evening driving through downtown LA during a pandemic. Cool air breezing through the car, sunset in the back, feeling spiritually elevated. That's how this album makes me feel and will forever make me feel.”
BEETS | #HI54MIXCDS on MOUN.TOWN/FM
Just a bunch of tasty beats to throw in the headphone blender whenever you need to mix up some late night study/writing vibes.
EPISODE 175 | THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW
Episode 175 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems pulled from my personal Bandcamp Collection - ft. Alastair Ottesen, Twig Palace, The Caretaker, Le Ren + a bunch more Available-on-Bandcamp-flavoured headphone goodness (ps: this Friday, February 5th is another special ‘Bandcamp Friday’).
FANDCAMP: Yore
“This record is just pure emotion for me. From the subtle background sounds to the swells of the tracks. Everything about this album is perfect to me and I will always throw it on and come back to it.”
EPISODE 174 | THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW
Episode 174 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the ongoing HI54 Mix CD ‘CENTRAL EUROPE RADIO’ - ft. Kraków Loves Adana, Black Sea Dahu, MORSE, Voodoo Beach + a bunch more central-european-flavoured headphone goodness.
FANDCAMP: Kev Brown & J Scienide - Stray From The Pack
“Incredible work like always. Serious head nodder. Boom bap married with the ill flows.”
EPISODE 173 | THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW
Episode 173 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the ongoing HI54 Mix CD ‘EVERYTHING LIKED IN: INSERT CURRENT YEAR’ - ft. R.A.P. Ferreira, Madlib, The Weather Station, Buck Meek + a bunch more 2021-flavoured headphone goodness.
EPISODE 172 | THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW
Episode 172 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the ongoing HI54 Mix CD ‘420 ALL DAY’ - ft. Ari Árelíus, Eric's Trip, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Jess Williamson + a bunch more all-day-flavoured headphone goodness.
SubmitCloud | January 2021
A monthly playlist for the Soundcloud-linked submissions that get approved on Submithub for a HI54 Mix CD feature during the month of January 2021.
FANDCAMP: bob's son - R.A.P. Ferreira in the garden level cafe of the scallops hotel
“BUY THIS POETRY! An ode to Bob Kaufman, who coined the term Beat Poet, is intrinsic to Rory's music. This is REQUIRED listening and has already kicked 2021 off with a stellar instant contender for AOTY.”
EPISODE 171 | THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW
Episode 171 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the giant end of year HI54 Mix CD ‘20X20’ - ft. Gia Margaret, Junior Mesa, W. Cryderman, Significant Other + a bunch more 2020-flavoured headphone goodness.