Mixtape: Your Bones, My Craps (Roll Again)

Your Bones, My Craps (Roll Again).zip

77MB

01 Ryan Adams & the Cardinals Cobwebs
02 Filligar Violent Change
03 Fever Ray I'm Not Done
04 Arcade Fire Cold Wind
05 Miss Emily Brown She's A Ghost In The House
06 Chris Garneau Dirty Night Clowns
07 Gnarls Barkley The Boogie Monster
08 Susumu Yokota A Flower White
09 Caesars (Don't Fear) The Reaper
10 Rain Machine Smiling Black Faces
11 Selena; David Byrne God's Child (Baila Conmigo)
12 Talking Heads Psycho Killer
BT CANT Ghosts

Mixtape: Your Bones, My Craps

Your Bones, My Craps.zip

75MB

01 Evangelicals Skeleton Man
02 Wintersleep Weighty Ghost
03 Ryan Adams Halloween
04 Amy Millan I Will Follow You Into The Dark
05 Antsy Pants Vampire
06 Dead Man's Bones My Body's A Zombie For You
07 Elbow Bones Of You
08 IAMX Song Of Imaginary Beings
09 Imogen Heap Spooky
10 Other Lives Black Tables
11 My Morning Jacket Touch Me I'm Going To Scream, Pt 2
12 Rodrigo y Gabriela Buster Voodoo

Mixtape: Pearl Snaps IV: Realism

Pearl Snaps IV: Realism.zip

98MB

It's no coincidence Enlightenment ends with Syd Matters's "Everything Else" and Realism begins with The Crêpes's "What Else?". Both tracks hint at the subliminal layer of what's going on in PEARL SNAPS: After a storm has seemingly washed away all that was good, what else is there? More than nothing; the possibility of something new.

If you like these artists, see them live or buy their album.

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Tracklisting
01 The Crêpes What Else?
02 Rue Royale These Long Roads
03 The Silver Seas Catch Yer Own Train
04 Fleet Foxes False Knight On The Road
05 Syd Matters Me And My Horses
06 Fool's Gold Surprise Hotel
07 Taken By Trees Greyest Love Of All
08 Themselves & WHY? Canada
09 Pilot Speed Put The Phone Down
10 Or, the Whale Call And Response
11 Winterpills Weary Heart
12 Doveman Breathing Out
13 Dirty Mittens White Winter Hymnal
14 Vampire Weekend Horchata
BT of Montreal First Time High (Reconstructionist Remix Of An Eluardian Instance)*

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Stay tuned for YOUR BONES, MY CRAPS. *cackles*

Mixtape: Pearl Snaps III: Romanticism

The mixtape is removed. Come back again for the "Pearl Snaps" entry in November. ;)

I'm supposed to be on hiatus, but I couldn't not share these great tunes with you. What originally started as a tribute to new alt-country/folk songs (hence "pearl snaps") turned into a 4-mix showcase of the latest (and some oldies too) great songs of several genres you should tap your feet to.

I've never done a predominately-electronic effort before unless you count The Tigerhearted (I don't) and I really wanted to play up the dreamy quality that the Mary Onettes' "Puzzles" emanates. I think all of the Pearl Snaps installments have love as the principle theme, but this is definitely more on the desire or want for love. It was a last minute decision to insert Keyshia Cole's "Heaven Sent". I was listening to my iPod and it came on. I thought, I've got to work this into one of my mixes somehow. Out of all of the Pearl Snaps mixes, it fit better on Romanticism. I think it works. Enjoy!

Stay tuned for the final installment of Pearl Snaps.

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Tracklisting
01 The Mary Onettes Puzzles
02 Amanda Blank Leaving You Behind (feat. Lykke Li)
03 Lily Allen featuring Mick Jones Straight To Hell [The Clash cover] (from War Child: Heroes)
04 Washed Out New Theory
05 Memory Cassette Asleep At A Party
06 SPC ECO For All Time
07 Keyshia Cole Heaven Sent
08 PNAU featuring Ladyhawke Embrace
09 Shakira She Wolf (Calvin Harris Remix)
10 Röyksopp featuring Robyn The Girl And The Robot
11 Cassie featuring Lil Wayne Official Girl (CFCF Remix)
12 Röyksopp featuring Lykke Li Miss It So Much
13 Passion Pit The Reeling (Calvin Harris Remix)
BT Chester French She Wolf (live)* [Shakira cover] — too funny

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In Memoriam: Mattie Murphy

Even an expected death can hit you hard.

Ray LaMontagne All the Wild Horses

Exclusive: Sia covers the Church for Lincoln ad

I was watching Glee tonight (don't hate, it's great) and a beautiful commercial for Lincoln's new MKT model came on with a great cover of the Church's "Under the Milky Way". I couldn't place the name behind the voice but it definitely sounded familiar. I thought it was Little Dragon. But after a little hunting I found out it was none other than Sia Furler.

Check out the Church's original version (audio only).

MP3
01 Sia Under the Milky Way the Church cover
02 Little Dragon Twice

Mixtape: Pearl Snaps II: Neoclassicism

Pearl Snaps II: Neoclassicism.zip

81MB

I'm supposed to be on hiatus, but I couldn't not share these great tunes with you. What originally started as a tribute to new alt-country/folk songs (hence "pearl snaps") turned into a 4-mix showcase of the latest (and some oldies too) great songs of several genres you should tap your feet to.

It was almost a challenge trying to connect big band with bossa nova, but I found a loop hole with The Killers's reimagined lounge version of their "Somebody Told Me," and Paul Anka attempting to be cool and covering another of their best songs. My favorite track is probably the bonus track, which you can only get if you download the entire mix.

This one is about staying classy and cool. Enjoy!

Update: I just realized I made a covers album without even realizing it. Yay for happy accidents.

Stay tuned for the next installment of Pearl Snaps.

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Tracklisting
01 The Puppini Sisters Crazy In Love (The Real Tuesday Weld Remix) [Beyonce cover]
02 Jack Hylton Happy Feet (High Heels Mix)
03 Tori Amos You Belong To Me [Sue Thompson cover]
04 Judy Garland Never Will I Marry [from Greenwillow]
05 The Puppini Sisters Jilted [Teresa Brewer cover]
06 Frank Sinatra Day By Day
07 Meaghan Smith I Know
08 So This Is Love (Interlude) (from Disney's Cinderella)
09 Emiliana Torrini Big Jumps
10 Nouvelle Vague Come On Eileen [Dexys Midnight Runners cover]
11 Cesaria Evora Carnaval De Sao Vicente (Jazzy Carnaval Mix)
12 Cesaria Evora Sodade
13 Nina Simone Feeling Good [from The Roar of the Greasepaint]
14 The Killers Somebody Told Me (Scratch Studio Instrumental) (Interlude)
15 Paul Anka Mr. Brightside [The Killers cover]
BT Renee Olstead Someone To Watch Over Me [from Oh, Kay!]

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