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“Boundlessly free, euphoric? There is a grace to this music which perhaps owes a little to the fishing village in Senegal where the Wau Wau Collective congregated. If I want to feel in love with the world again, I play music like this.”
Episode 180 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the ongoing HI54 Mix CD ‘STOP TALKING… I’M TRYING TO THINK’ - ft. Haraldur Thrastarson, Michael A. Muller, Emily A. Sprague, A Winged Victory for the Sullen + a bunch more lost-in-thought-flavoured headphone goodness.
A monthly playlist for the Soundcloud-linked submissions that get approved on Submithub for a HI54 Mix CD feature during the month of March 2021.
Since I'm on the road / away from last Thursday to this Monday, I figured I’d postpone putting together a new HI54 YEARBOOK MIX and instead upload another "lost episode" from back in the day when I was making mixes for Folk Radio UK. So here’s a taste of my headphones from December 2013 \m/
Episode 179 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems pulled from the ongoing blahg series ‘Fandcamp’ - ft. Courtney Marie Andrews, Andrew Heath, Adeline Hotel, sun june + a bunch more Available-on-Bandcamp-flavoured headphone goodness (ps: this Friday, March 5th is another special ‘Bandcamp Friday’).
“A very welcome re-issue of a fantastic and rare OOP album that has been on my bucket list to find. You might like it if you are into Vampire Weekend and quirky pop.”
A monthly playlist for the Soundcloud-linked submissions that get approved on Submithub for a HI54 Mix CD feature during the month of February 2021.
Episode 178 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the ongoing HI54 Mix CD ‘EVERYTHING LIKED IN: INSERT CURRENT YEAR’ - ft. Lael Neale, Joseph Shabason, Rose City Band, Yawn Vibes + a bunch more 2021-flavoured headphone goodness.
“Perfectly unhurried and introspective indie rock to be played with the windows rolled down on long deserted highways.”
Nothing fires up the travel memories / fantasies like putting on some tunes that are in a language you don't fully understand. Close your eyes and all of the sudden you're in France or Spain or whatever language that one is. Works best if you're a philistine like me who can only speak one language.
Episode 177 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the ongoing HI54 Mix CD ‘LATE STAGE CAPITALISM BLUES’ - ft. Hurray For The Riff Raff, Radiohead, Open Mike Eagle, Spanish Love Songs + a bunch more ✊-flavoured headphone goodness.
“This album is gonna be so dope. After 2020 it feels weird to be looking forward to March, but here I am.”
