“A timely set of poignantly biting songs full of an extremely apparent passion for the old-time style. Excellent commentary on these surreal days we're living through.”
This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
HI54… SPRING | #HI54MIXCDS on Moun.Town/fm
When trying to put together a playlist that "sounds like spring", sometimes it is best not to think too much about what *exactly* that means, and instead just go with what feels "spring-like". Which, admittedly, might mostly mean songs that mention rain or melting.
FANDCAMP: El Bueno Y El Malo by Hermanos Gutiérrez
“All the mystery of the desert at night, compressed into a rare jewel of an album.”
WHY I BOTHER WITH… BLOGGING
“It's almost as if fractionally improving on each of the moving parts that come with running a blog—the writing, the designing, the networking, the collaborating, the editing, the creating, the strategizing, the putting yourself out there, the thinking and all the et ceteraing—well, it's almost as if those are some pretty useful skills to routinely work on.”
THE MIX TAPE RADIO MIX CDs | DISC 22
Here's the 22nd 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.
FANDCAMP: The Time of the Foxgloves
“Released days before his 80th birthday, Michael Hurley's wisdom and dusty attic soulfulness is on full display on this inspired addition to his timeless collection of oddball folk recordings.”
HI:54 / LO:5 — A Conversation Between Ram Dass & Terence McKenna
“Two of my favourite deep thinkers/teachers got together for a chat over coffee in Prague in 1992, with an eccentric waiter making comedic interruptions throughout — AND — now, 30 years later, I/you can eavesdrop on it, for free. A good reminder that the internet isn't all doom-scrolling-distractions, it's also wonderful stuff like this.”
HIGH FIVE FOR… THE 1950s | #HI54MIXCDS on MOUN.TOWN/FM
Sometimes, the easiest way to go back in time is to just put a time capsule collection of musical vibes in the headphones, close your eyes and let the music drift you away. You might even say that this is the only way to travel back in time (tbh I don’t know much about time travel). So, with that in mind… let’s take the soundtrack back the 1950s! |-> OPEN ON SPOTIFY
Another Way To Think About Buying Music…
If I were in a pub or coffee shop with the person/people responsible for the excellent music currently filling my headphones, would I offer to buy them a pint or coffee? If they asked me if I could spot them a couple bucks, would I do that?
20 from '00 | THE HI54 YEARBOOK MIXES
The ‘HI54 YEARBOOK MIXES’ series continues with a 20-track digital mix tape + 54-track digital mix cd from the year 2000 — featuring tunes from Yo La Tengo, Jurassic 5, D’Angelo, Cat Power + a whole bunch more… basically, it’s a nice ‘00 vintage to pour down your headphones.
FANDCAMP: Introducin' - Willie Evans Jr.
“One of my favorite albums of all time. An amazingly produced and written album. I seriously believe Willie Ev is a pioneer in a new sound of hip hop. I have never heard beats or rhymes delivered like this before. Ever.”
BRITISH COLUMBIA | #HI54MIXCDS on MOUN.TOWN/FM
An ongoing mix of 95 tracks from 95 artists coming out of the Canadian province that is British Columbia (with accompanying available-on-Bandcamp archive + other things). Why? Well, I live in BC. But also… other reasons (one being a bigger project called The Provincial Playlists).