This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
Near the end of 2019, I started experimenting with closing my Submithub queue for a full ten days before opening it again for another four… and I’ll be damned if the blog/work/life balance hasn’t felt a whole lot more balanced ever since.
A monthly playlist for the Soundcloud submissions that get approved on Submithub for a HI54 Mix CD feature during the month of November 2019.
“JB continues to explore new sounds and places, quite literally in the lyrics. The way the song evolves is a journey in itself. She continues to amaze me with her song craft.”
Episode 114 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the HI54 end-of-year playlist ‘20X13’ - ft. Radiator Hospital, Waxahatchee, Kevin Morby ,Yo La Tengo + a bunch more 2013-flavoured headphone goodness.
“Honestly how the fuck are The Golden Dregs not more widely known and appreciated!?! Everything they've ever released is gold and I'm like the only person supporting all of said albums. The world is a cruel, cruel place.”
Episode 113 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the HI54 end-of-year playlist ‘20X11’ - ft. Feist, The Cave Singers, Tiny Ruins, Bill Callahan + a bunch more 2011-flavoured headphone goodness.
“Wild amounts of horseradish, garlic, ginger, onion and lemon. Not necessarily together. And makes sure you can touch your toes. And play some Bach, I don't care what, everyday.”
“Tone perfect. Poetry with a soundtrack. Less is more but none of this is cliched. Like a conversation you should have but probably won't - like a gentle poke in the ribs - what about it?”
“Take at least five minutes to just lay down on the floor, on your back. It's so restful and restorative to your body in all the obvious ways.”
Episode 112 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the HI54 end-of-year playlist ‘20X10’ - ft. Warpaint, Titus Andronicus, Strand Of Oaks, Sharon Van Etten + a bunch more 2010-flavoured headphone goodness.
A mix cd featuring a bunch of nice tunes coming out ‘Eastern Europe’ (and for playlist rules purposes this includes Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Belarus, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Moldova, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Serbia).
