This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
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10 more retro titles that I’d recommend adding to your hacked Sega Mini if you’re an old millennial like me who pretty much stopped playing video games in the late 90s but is now looking to revisit that golden era of gaming with hard-to-impress 2020 glasses on (Sega Master System + Turbo Grafx-16 edition).
“I can’t get enough of this cosmic folk inspired jamarama. Imagine a mix of The Boss, Tom Petty, Drive-By Truckers and early My Morning Jacket. The subtle use of brass compliments its reverb-etched harmonies, accented with a Southern hook and outlaw twang.”
Episode 160 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the ongoing HI54 Mix CD ‘YOUR WEEKLY 9(to)5 EH’ - ft. Angie McMahon, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Mirror Shot, Baseball Dad + a bunch more nicely-flavoured headphone goodness.
“Your own life is just as it needs to be, how could it not be. So forget about that, and try to make other people’s lives better.”
“This is a stunningly great record. Engagingly sung. Gorgeous arrangements. Smart, sharp, clever songs.”
Episode 159 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the ongoing HI54 Mix CD ‘EH CANADA’ - ft. nutrients, May Have, the Wooden Sky, Dana Gavanski + a bunch more Canadian-flavoured headphone goodness, eh.
“Another funny and sad electronic EP from my best pal Benjamin Shaw. I'm absolutely loving these Megadead releases.”
Because finding & adding retro consoles/games to your hacked Sega Mini is sometimes more enticing than actually playing the games — I started looking into whether I could add Sega Master System and Turbo Grafx-16 / PC Engine titles to my collection of nostalgia (spoiler: I could).
“No matter what time of year I listen to Cut Worms, the music sends me to summer and to a back porch with a cold beer in hand. Can't ask for much better than that.”
“So the next time you're reading another depressing article about how everything is fucked, just remember that isn't totally true. Sure, A LOT of things are fucked — but A LOT of things are less fucked than before. And the tools for unfucking even more shit are sitting right in front of us.”
Episode 158 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems pulled from my personal Bandcamp Collection - ft. Fair Mothers, Marlowe, Magana, Misty Moon + a bunch more Available-on-Bandcamp-flavoured headphone goodness (ps: Friday, October 2nd is another special ‘Bandcamp Friday’).
