This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
DIVE BAR | #HI54MIXCDS on MOUN.TOWN/FM
Some music sounds better in places with broken toilets and uneven pool tables. That's just science.
HI54… SUMMER | #HI54MIXCDS on Moun.Town/fm
“When trying to put together a playlist that ‘sounds like summer’, sometimes it is best not to think too much about what *exactly* that means, and instead just go with what feels ‘summer-ish’. This mix is full of those kinda tracks.”
FANDCAMP: El Mar Convertido en Oceano
“Swirling guitar textures that burn like blue fire in my chest cavity.”
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ VIRGIL SHAW
“Go metal detecting by yourself. Don't bring kids or partners or relatives. It’s fun and sometimes you find a treasure.”
FANDCAMP: Stars
“Ryan's albums have been great comfort lately as my family has had more than it's fair share of tragedy. Beautiful sounds, most comforting. Thank you for your art.”
20 from '15 | THE HI54 YEARBOOK MIXES
The ‘HI54 YEARBOOK MIXES’ series continues with a 20-track digital mix tape (+ 300 track playlist) from the year 2015 — featuring tunes from Bully, OPEZ, Twerps, Katie Von Schleicher + a whole bunch more… basically, it’s a nice ‘15 vintage to pour down your headphones.
HI54LO5: Close Enough
“Can't believe I just found out about Close Enough — it's all the best parts of Regular Show, except now the characters are actual old human millennials and not talking blue jays or raccoons or gumball machines that act like old human millennials. Extra relatable, highly recommend.”
FANDCAMP: Born to Love
“Jamaica has been blessed with great singers so you might have missed him. Used to sing lead in The Techniques (check them out!) and these solo sides are more than welcome.”
REGGAE, EH | #HI54MIXCDS on MOUN.TOWN/FM
I realize it's a bit cliche to make a reggae playlist for 4/20 — BUT — I've also been meaning to dive into making a 95-track reggae playlist for awhile now, SO, the fact that April 20th + Reggae are both associated with marijuana, let's just say everything kinda happened organically.
FANDCAMP: Ignorance
“There's always a new layer to discover from Tamara's writing. Album after album it's continually building to a beautiful end whatever that may be. Love this music.”
HI54… THE 90s @ HOURGLASS KIMBERLEY | A HI54 SOCIALLY DISTANT DJ SET (14042022)
I asked a local cocktail lounge if they’d be interested in playing a 4hr 1990s mix cd and they said ‘ya!’ and then on April 14th, 2022 this 4hr 90s soundtrack was pressed play on at Hourglass in Kimberley, BC. And now you can press play on it too, whenever/wherever you are.