This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
“Sounds pretty basic and obvious but I'm super aware of the connection between my own happiness/mental health and making stuff. I get joy out of completing tangible tasks with my hands. I built a table the other day.”
“This album is so good. I can't stop listening to it. Makes me want to take a road trip to Nashville.”
“There’s just something so magical about picking up a release on vinyl from your local record shop and the curated process of browsing through what a store has is an added bonus. It’s a great way to support local businesses and artists so put your mask on and go do that!”
In search of way to start uploading more + longer mixes to Mixcloud, I ended up rediscovering some iTunes organizational tools I had setup back when ‘Mix Tape Radio’ was a 24/7 internet radio stream, which eventually led to a new mix series idea called THE MIX TAPE RADIO MIX CDs —and here’s DISC 03.
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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.”
