This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
A house party is a special breed. Usually the sound is selected by an amateur committee of a real mixed bag of tastes. If you're not too careful, the music can get extra cheesy and lame and things get sloppy way too fast. It can also get too cool for school and no fun. It's a fine line. This mix is made with those two worries in mind.
Episode 192 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the ongoing HI54 Mix CD ‘EVERYTHING LIKED IN: INSERT CURRENT YEAR’ - ft. Blue Cactus, Charlyne Yi and Lem Jay, Two White Cranes, Le Ren + a bunch more 2021-flavoured headphone goodness.
“Move to another country (preferably one that uses a different primary language than your own) for an extended amount of time. Sounds crazy, I know! But the benefits and life-enriching possibilities are endless. And it may be more do-able than you think.”
Here's the 18th instalment of the bi-weekly Mixcloud series where I go back to the iTunes organizational system I had setup when I used to run a 24/7 internet radio station, and then I shuffle up a selection of 95-tracks that have been rated as 'Mix Tape Radio approved' and put together an 18-track HI54 Mixed CD.
Episode 191 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the ongoing HI54 Mix CD ‘420=ALLDAY’ - ft. Bob Dylan, Abram Shook, Irma Thomas, Bobby Dove + a bunch more all-day-flavoured headphone goodness.
“We loved watching it in the original French, with subtitles so that we could feel our French was improving. You’ll start talking around the breakfast table in hushed French accents as if you are spies.”
“As a Casio aficionado, I highly recommend this sales video from 1987. Using a variety of poignant metaphors, it explains my favorite cutting edge features. The video is a stunning example of customer service and receives bonus points for slick costuming and bold interior design choices.”
Episode 190 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the ongoing HI54 Mix CD ‘ONTARIO’ - ft. The Tragically Hip, Julie Arsenault, dan edmonds, Deux Trois + a bunch more ontario-flavoured headphone goodness.
“Spring has sprung with another collection from the freshest ambient jazz ensemble out there.”
“Rough n'dusty dubbed out hip hop from Detroit - built by Ahk and Hugh Whitaker. Buttery business.”
“I also highly recommend trying out baking, it's a stress reliever for me and it makes the house smell great.”
Episode 189 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the ongoing HI54 Mix CD ‘HIP STIR HOP’ - ft. KOOL A.D, KEV BROWN, Jonwayne, Little Simz + a bunch more hip(stir)hop-flavoured headphone goodness.
