“This music is like a love letter to your truest self.”
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All in QUICK HITS
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.”
IRISH STEW | #HI54MIXCDS on MOUN.TOWN/FM
A hearty mix of a bunch of great music coming out of Ireland (and for playlist purposes + my general lack of history, this includes Northern Ireland too). So go grab yourself a bowl, because there's a tasty collection of headphone ingredients in here.
FANDCAMP: Among Other Things by Bella White
“Bella is worshiped as the goddess of nature and heart break on my home planet of Melmac.”
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.”
HI54… SPRING | #HI54MIXCDS on Moun.Town/fm
When trying to put together a playlist that "sounds like spring", sometimes it is best not to think too much about what *exactly* that means, and instead just go with what feels "spring-like". Which, admittedly, might mostly mean songs that mention rain or melting.
FANDCAMP: El Bueno Y El Malo by Hermanos Gutiérrez
“All the mystery of the desert at night, compressed into a rare jewel of an album.”
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.”
HI:54 / LO:5 — A Conversation Between Ram Dass & Terence McKenna
“Two of my favourite deep thinkers/teachers got together for a chat over coffee in Prague in 1992, with an eccentric waiter making comedic interruptions throughout — AND — now, 30 years later, I/you can eavesdrop on it, for free. A good reminder that the internet isn't all doom-scrolling-distractions, it's also wonderful stuff like this.”
HIGH FIVE FOR… THE 1950s | #HI54MIXCDS on MOUN.TOWN/FM
Sometimes, the easiest way to go back in time is to just put a time capsule collection of musical vibes in the headphones, close your eyes and let the music drift you away. You might even say that this is the only way to travel back in time (tbh I don’t know much about time travel). So, with that in mind… let’s take the soundtrack back the 1950s! |-> OPEN ON SPOTIFY
FANDCAMP: Introducin' - Willie Evans Jr.
“One of my favorite albums of all time. An amazingly produced and written album. I seriously believe Willie Ev is a pioneer in a new sound of hip hop. I have never heard beats or rhymes delivered like this before. Ever.”
BRITISH COLUMBIA | #HI54MIXCDS on MOUN.TOWN/FM
An ongoing mix of 95 tracks from 95 artists coming out of the Canadian province that is British Columbia (with accompanying available-on-Bandcamp archive + other things). Why? Well, I live in BC. But also… other reasons (one being a bigger project called The Provincial Playlists).