This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
Here is my annual ‘20X Current Year’ feature— which features 440 great tracks from 440 different releases, all from the year 2022. Because 20 x 22 = 440 and I am a crazy music blog person that has been doing this bit too long to stop now.
“It’s like a dream. At times it even feels like an epic voyage across the Mediterranean isles. And the bouzouki adds tremendous flair too. I just can’t get over the sound they’ve created!”
“I love this album. Totally cool and hypnotic with interesting textures and nuances. Great music. Fascinating lyrics and story-line. Love the guitar licks and that angelic voice. Such a good album.”
‘Tis that time of the season to put the ‘ol blahg on pause until the new year so I can focus on non-blog stuff like spending time with family & thinking about whether or not to bother with a blog anymore — internet at you again in 2023!
Episode 161 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the ongoing HI54 Mix CD ‘STOP TALKING… I’M TRYING TO THINK’ - ft. Seven Crows, Claire Deak & Tony Dupé, Manne Skafvenstedt, Goldmund + a bunch more lost-in-thought-flavoured headphone goodness.
“The vocals are smooth enough to make Shakespeare’s three witches Q U A K E”
Episode 119 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the HI54 Mix CD ‘HIGH FIVE FOR… XMAS’ - ft. John Prine, Low, Wilder Maker, Mt. Joy + a bunch more Xmas-flavoured headphone goodness.
Here's the 21st 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.
“I say quit trying so hard to get people to like you. Trying to befriend the people who don't want to be your friend is draining. Focus on people who make you feel welcomed. I promise it will make you feel much better in the long run.”
EPS 092 of THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW kicks off with a beauty cover from Deer Scout, and before you Hanging Valleys close things out, you'll hear tracks from Hoops, The Golden Dregs, Sam Moss and a whole bunch more.
