“Immersed in a sea of musical textures. A million moments realized. Transported.”
This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
BLAHG VACATION / (MOSTLY) OFFLINE UNCLE MODE ACTIVATED | JUNE 29 - JULY 24
I am going to be giving myself a wee vacation from all of my self-assigned blogging duties for at least the next week or so (as my nieces are coming to visit and offline Uncle Mode™ will need to be activated).
19 from '84 | THE HI54 YEARBOOK MIXES
The ‘HI54 YEARBOOK MIXES’ series continues with a mix from the year 1984 — featuring tunes from Prince, Leonard Cohen, Spinal Tap, Tina Turner, The Raincoats + a whole bunch more… it’s a nice ‘84 vintage to stick in your headphones.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ KICKING BIRD
“Hug your friends hello and goodbye. Life is super fragile and honestly pretty wasted in general. We should be spending a lot more time telling each other "I love You". Everyday there are people that change my life for the better and I want them to know that.”
THE MIX TAPE RADIO MIX CDs | DISC 31
Here's the 31st instalment of the Mixcloud series where I’d 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 'Mix Tape Radio approved' tracks to put together an 18-track HI54 Mixed CD.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ CALEB ELLIOTT
“I’ve become an audiobook guy. It’s not for everyone, but some of us listen faster than they read lol. If you haven’t tried it out, give it a shot. It’s been a game changer for me.”
FANDCAMP: Too Much to Ask
“cheekface pulling thru once again with a collection of songs that make anxiety, bagels, elections and noodles seem cool af”
EVERYTHING LIKED IN < INSERT CURRENT YEAR > | #HI54MIXCDS
This ongoing yearly tracker archive gets filled with everything I like throughout the current calendar year (rule: only 1 track per artist). And then, at the end of the year, a '20 X YEAR' playlist is put together and then this playlist goes back to 0 to do it all over again the next year.
20 from '13 | THE HI54 YEARBOOK MIXES
The ‘HI54 YEARBOOK MIXES’ series continues with a mix from the year 2013 — featuring tunes from Frog, Shad, Tiny Ruins, The Virgins + a whole bunch more… it’s a nice ‘13 vintage to stick in your headphones.
My Top 25 Sega CD Games That Are Still Fun Playing All These Years Later
The 2020 quarantine had me doing a lot of 80s/90s video gaming (a hobby that has continued “post” pandemic) — so here’s my list of my top 25 Sega CD games that are still fun/worth spending time playing all these years later (in case anyone else is looking to get into a similar nostalgic distraction).
ONTARIO | #HI54MIXCDS on MOUN.TOWN/FM
The HI54 ‘Provincial Playlists’ idea continues, this time with 95 nice tracks from 95 different artists being carefully exported from the Canadian province of Ontario for your listening pleasure / headphone tourism needs.
FANDCAMP: Could Have Done Anything
“Char's writing here mines memory for the sweetness only reckoning and forgiveness can bring. Her strongest suite to date, she sings with more confidence than ever on themes of certain fallibility and radical acceptance. She conveys courageously the beauty of not knowing what's next or what any of it ought to mean. With every song she sounds grateful for each breath and experience.”