Another mix tape. This one is less depressing than the last one. A little more concerned with wonder and uncertainty — you know that feeling when you’re not sure what’s next, but you’re eager for it?
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Eskimo & Sons / “No Elephant”
How Does It Feel To Be Crushed By One Man With The Strength Of A Million [2007 BoyGorilla]
Bon Iver / “Babys”
Blood Bank [2008 Jagjaguwar]
Casiotone For The Painfully Alone / “Killers”
Vs. Children [2009 Tomlab]
David Bowie / “A New Career In A New Town”
Low [1977 RCA]
John Vanderslice / “Angela”
Pixel Revolt [2005 Barsuk]
Floating Action / “Don’t Stop Loving Me Now”
Floating Action [2009 Park The Van]
Tu Fawning / “The Felt Sense”
Hearts On Hold [2010 Provenance Music]
Crooked Fingers / “Twilight Creeps”
Dignity and Shame [2005 Merge]
Fang Island / “Davey Crockett”
Fang Island [2010 Sargent House]
Typhoon / “Firewood”
A New Kind Of House [2011 Tender Loving Empire]
Guest hosted by DJ Gasp!
The Feature – The Previous Title Sounds Gay [Siladi]
Ethan Rose – Untitled 3 [Locust Music]
Marcus Fischer – Monocoastal pt.1 [12k]
Colleen – Sun Against My Eyes [Leaf]
Tim Hecker – Dungeoneering [Kranky]
Concern – Young Birth [Digitalis]
Earth – A Plague of Angels (Coma Angel) [Southern Lord]
Barn Owl – Visions In Dust [Thrill Jockey]
Lichens – Untitled [self-released]
Jefre-Cantu-Ledesma – Cannibal Hymn [Students of Decay]
Set Fire to Flames – When Sorrow Shoots Her Darts [Alien 8]
Vale – Some Kissed Drums That Would Not Protect Them [isounderscore]
oo-ray – If We Aren’t Blind [Luv Sound]
Jefre-Cantu-Ledesma – River Like Spine [Type]
Belong – Red Velvet Or Nothing [Car Park]
Jim Parras – Share [Root Strata]
Ascend – V.O.G. [Southern Lord]
Tarentel – Space Junk A [Geographic North]
Neurosis – Locust Star [Relapse]
Burials – Among the Embers [End Theory]
A Broken Consort – Weight of Days [Tompkins Square]
Mountains – Etching (side b) [Thrill Jockey]
Hang the Old Year – Tighter [Strange Weather]
Taylor Dupree – Shoals (edition) (side a) [12k]
A Silver Mt. Zion – God Bless Our Dead Marines [Constellation]
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Orchestre Rail-Band de Bamako – Gansan na
Peter Tsotsi, Nashil Pichen & the Equator Sound Band – Pole Musa
Gregory Isaacs – Mister Cop
Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson – South Carolina (Barnwell)
Les McCann & Eddie Harris – Compared to What
B.T. Express – Peace Pipe
Talking Heads – I Zimbra
Cat Stevens – Was Dog A Doughnut
Marvin Gaye – Sanctified Lady
Herbie Hancock – Everybody’s Broke
Shabazz Palaces – Swerve…the reeping of all that is worthwhile (noir not withstanding)
cLOUDDEAD – Dead Dogs Two (Boards of Canada remix)
Dragging An Ox Through Water – Among the Rock
Four Tet – Unspoken
Arthur Russell – Get Around To It
James Blake – To Care (Like You)
Laurie Anderson – Let X=X
Nicolas Jaar – Variations
Ahmad Jamal – Stompin at the Savoy
El Michaels Affair – C.R.E.A.M.
Dr. Dre – The Message (instrumental)
How to Dress Well – Ready for the World
Syl Johnson – Is It Because I’m Black
The Clash – Straight To Hell
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With I’m Dynamite!
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This is a pretty sad mix, but for summer time. Listen to it at twilight on the porch with mosquito bites and shooting stars.
Lhasa De Sela / Is Anything Wrong / Lhasa / 2009
Scott Walker / Bouncer See Bouncer… / Tilt / 1995
Wildbirds & Peacedrums / Iris: The Drop / Rivers / 2010
Vic Chesnutt / Flirted With You All My Life / At The Cut / 2009
Mt. Eerie / Wind Speaks / Wind’s Dark Poem / 2009
Port St. Willow / Tunnels / Even // Wasteland / 2010
Njuzu Mbira / Chakwi / Traditional Music Of Zimbabwe / 2002
DeYarmond Edison / Time To Know / Silent Signs / 2005
BARR / Complete Consumption Of Us Both / Summary / 2007
The Weeknd / High For This / House Of Balloons / 2011
Rock Plaza Central – I Am An Excellent Steel Horse
Joel R.L. Phelps – Alita Aleta
Floating Action – 50 Lashes
Lee Hazelwood & Nancy Sinatra – Some Velvet Morning
Typhoon – Summer Home
Talking Heads – (Nothing But) Flowers
Jorge Ben – Meus Filhos, Meu Tesouro
Milton Nascimento – Raça
Esther Phillips – All the Way Down
Mary Jane Hooper – Harper Valley PTA
Nina Simone – Funkier Than A Mosquito’s Tweeter
The O’kaysions – Girl Watcher
Dirty Mittens – B-58
Loretta Lynn – You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man)
Carla Bozulich – I Couldn’t Believe It Was True
Willie Nelson – Bloody Mary Morning
Dwight Yoakam – I’d Avoid Me Too
Billy Bragg and Wilco – She Came Along To Me
The Shins – Kissing the Lipless
Iron and Wine – Rabbit Will Run
Elliott Smith – King’s Crossing [live]
Mirah – Make It Hot
The Cave Singers – Helen
Bruce Springsteen – Out In the Street
The Constantines – Soon Enough
The Band – The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Calexico and Iron and Wine – Prison On Route 41
Devendra Banhart – A Ribbon
Beck – I Get Lonesome
Magnolia Electric Company – Don’t This Look Like the Dark
Neko Case – Margaret vs. Pauline
Neutral Milk Hotel – King of Carrot Flowers Parts 2 and 3
Okkervil River – The President’s Dead
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Here is what has been happening.
071211 w/Nathan!
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070511
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062811
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Scott O took the helm on this deep-digging mix – recorded live, underneath San Rafael…
Pieces of a Dream – Mt. Airy Groove [Elektra]
Scandal featuring Lee Genesis – Love Either Goes Or Grows [Sam]
Little Feat – Rocket in my Pocket [Warner Bros.]
David Bromberg – Sharon [CBS]
Fever Tree – Don’t Come Crying To Me Girl [UNI]
Ike & Tina Turner – Contact High [Liberty]
Thin Lizzy – It’s Only Money [Vertigo]
Sroeng Santi – Kuen Kuen Lueng Lueng [Finders Keepers]
Black Moon – How Many Emcees (DJ Evil Dee Remix) [Nervous Wreck]
Lootpack – Questions (Remix) [Stones Throw]
The Pharcyde – Passin’ Me By (Fly As Pie Remix) [Delicious Viny]
Exuma – You Don’t Know What’s Going On [Mercury]
Randy Newman – Last Night I Had A Dream [Reprise]
Mulatu Astatke / The Heliocentrics – Phantom of the Panther [Strut]
The New Haven Women’s Liberation Band – Prison Song [Rounder]
Christine McVie – And That’s Saying A Lot [Sire]
Latyrx – Balcony Beach [Solesides]
William Bell and Mavis Staples – Strung Out [Stax]
The Whispers – You’re What’s Been Missing From My Life [Janus]
Raekwon – Ice Cream (Instrumental)[Loud]
Spanky Wilson – Sunshine of Your Love [White label]
Rufus Thomas – (Do the) Push and Pull – Part 1 [Stax]
Aretha Franklin – The Weight [Atlantic]
Kenny Rogers and the First Edition – Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town [Reprise]
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings – I Just Stopped In To See What Condition My Condition Is In [Dap-tone]
Donovan – Clara Clairvoyant [Epic]
John Prine – Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow) [Asylum]
Link Wray – La De Da [Polydor]
Tom T. Hall – I Like Beer [Mercury]
Silver Jews – Friday Night Fever [Drag City]
Silkworm – Tarnished Angel [Matador]
Neil Young – Don’t Be Denied [Reprise]
Merle Haggard and the Strangers – The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde [Capitol]
Townes Van Zandt – Lungs [Poppy]
Michael Hurley – In the Garden [Rounder]
David Crosby – Laughing [Atlantic]
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This one was live at the Failing Mansion! How neat! DJ I’m Dynamite added some indie flavor in the second half. There is no label information because these were all mp3s, and mp3s don’t really exist.
Arrested Development – Tennessee
Anthony Hamilton – Comin’ Where I’m From
Devin the Dude – Anythang
The Black Keys – The Lengths
Fool’s Gold – Surprise Hotel
Catfish Haven – Please Come Back
Arab Strap – The First Big Weekend of Summer
MEN – Credit Card Babie$
tUnE-yArDs – Bizness
Prince – I’m Yours
Spoon – Got Nuffin
TV on the Radio – Dry Drunk Emporer
Kickball – Take
Phosphorescent – The Mermaid Parade
Gillian Welch – Elvis Presley Blues
Gil-Scott Heron – Three Miles Down
Frank Ocean – Swim Good
Forest Fire – I Make Windows
The-Dream – Yamaha
Great Wilderness – The Landing
Wild Ones – You’re A Winner
Port St. Willow – Tunnels
Tallest Man On Earth – Lion’s Heart
Radical Face – Welcome Home, Son
Momo Wandel Soumah – Toko
Old Canes – Both Falling Bright
The Weakerthans – Hymn for the Elks Lodge Last Call
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This is very new! Remote Jimbo Show – straight from the living room of DJ I’m Dynamite!
Big K.R.I.T. – Dreamin’ [Self-released mp3]
Congratulations – Juice + Syrup [Brave]
Brainstorm – Beast in the Sky [High Scores and Records]
Dragging An Ox Through Water – Horror Toads [Smells Delicious]
Dirty Beaches – True Blue [Zoo Music]
Nicholas Krgovich – It Never Was You [P.W. Elverum & Sun]
James Blake – To Care (Like You) – [Polydor]
Dear Nora – Just One More Thing [Magic Marker]
Mirah – Jerusalem [Alice]
Tractor Operator – Close the Door [Smells Delicious]
The Red River – When We Are Wild [Brave mp3]
Sam Humans – Hate Is the New Love/Firedrill [greyday]
Ten in the Swear Jar – I Love the Valley [Asian Man mp3]
Baby Dollars – Never Knew You Had A Heart So Blue [Self-released]
Typhoon – Kitchen Tile [Tender Loving Empire mp3]
Starfucker – Pop Song [Badman Recording Co.]
Talking Heads – (Nothing But) Flowers [Sire]
Pat Jordache – Salt on the Fields [mp3]
Spoon – The Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine [Merge mp3]
Victoria King’s Jazz – Zablon Oloo [EMI/Pathe]
Daudi Kabaka and Fadhili with Sonko – Harambee [Equator]
The Good Ones – Bertilde [Dead Oceans]
Hedzoleh – Hedzoleh! [Soundway]
Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited – Chamunorwa [Mango]
The Pied Pipers – Amayo [Shanachie]
Anyzette – Baladoun [Barclay]
Sweet Talks – Eyi Su Ngaangaa [Soundway]
Bhundu Boys – Zvichatinesta [Discafrique]
African Brothers Band – Getty [Stern's African Record Co.]
W. John Ondolo – Kerena [mp3]
Blind Blake – Gin and Coconut Water [Art]
Esther Jones – Hold the Dough [Faith]
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