“Give some tender loving care to a cactus.”
This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
FANDCAMP: The Way Through
“Why wouldn't I love this album? This is RAW intellectual lyricism over beautifully produced instrumentals, structured with heart felt passion and emotion as well as relate-able psychedelic references.”
SubmitCloud | July 2020
A monthly playlist for the Soundcloud submissions that get approved on Submithub for a HI54 Mix CD feature during the month of July 2020.
EPISODE 149 | THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW
Episode 149 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the ongoing HI54 Mix CD ‘OPEN ROAD’ - ft. Fountains Of Wayne, The Traveling Wilburys, Porlolo, NQ Arbuckle + a bunch more hitting-the-road-flavoured headphone goodness.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ BRENT AMAKER DEATHSQUAD
“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.”
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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