“Get out of bed, clean your house, put on some nice clothes, and take care of yourself. Do anything you can to establish routine if you don’t have one right now.”
This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
FANDCAMP: purple moonlight pages
“Jumbled jazz and boom-bap non-sequiturs that somehow ring true when little else does right now.”
THE 'HIGHLY RECOMMENDED' ARCHIVES | #HI54MIXCDS
This ongoing playlist contains all the top shelf recommendations that people have given over the years of running the HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ q&a — and seeing as how we’re in the triple digits of different creatives who have done the Q&A, the mix of tips is quite large and eclectic.
FANDCAMP: Punisher
“Shout out to Phoebe for the cancer season release, this was the perfect thing to listen to as I hit rock bottom and worked through trauma. This album will forever hold a special place in my heart. An absolute work of art from start to finish.”
EPISODE 148 | THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW
Episode 148 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the ongoing HI54 Mix CD ‘MORNINGS’ - ft. State Park Ranger, Khruangbin, Laura Gibson, Lightnin' Luke + a bunch more morning-flavoured headphone goodness.
FANDCAMP: DANGERDOOM - The Mouse and the Mask
"One of the best albums from MF Doom. You get a handful of legendary MCs doing their best on awesome prods, and you get an awesome album which is still as good today as when it came out.”
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ BUDDIE
“There’s definitely something different about listening to an album all the way through, having the physical copy with J-card/liner notes to check out and learn about the artist, and knowing I’m supporting the artist more directly.”
HI! here's FIVE things FOR consideration… | JULY 2020
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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ DANIEL FEINBERG
“If you're in an area with a COVID-19 outbreak, follow the guidance of public health experts!”
EPISODE 147 | THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW
Episode 147 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the ongoing HI54 Mix CD ‘EVERYTHING LIKED IN: INSERT CURRENT YEAR’ - ft. Hannah Lee Thompson, R.A.P. Ferreira, Katie Von Schleicher, Megadead + a bunch more 2020-flavoured headphone goodness.
FANDCAMP: Stay Home
“All of these songs make having to stay inside constantly a whole lot better.”
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ MERRY CHRISTMAS
“We should all appreciate the incredible moon in our orbit, a friend that returns in form — if the clouds allow — every 29 days; does not float away; does not get too close; and stays right where we can just see, wonder, and enjoy.”