The Return of The Mixtape - the September 2024 Spin Challenge!

[Turbo]

Fellow Cassette Deck survivor here. My first setup was a Atari 400 with 16k RAM connected to an Atari 410 tape deck that looked like the image below, taken appropriately enough from the "fuck im old" subreddit.

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Damn, this made me look for old photos of what my setup looked like and I found this. Imagine a skinny geeky 12 year old instead of the creepy bearded guy. It amazing how massive every piece of equipment was. The crt monitor isn’t even pictured.

 

[Fleetwood-Matt]

Track 12



Haruomi Hosono - Hosono House
Track - Choo Choo Gatagogo (changing songs, this one slaps and would fit better on the mixtap)

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 15 - That extra space on the tape
Play an album with a great side-1 ender track

Porno For Pyros - Porno For Pyros

I had a few great options for this but decided on track A6 “Pets” maybe because Perry Ferrells been in the news a lot lately or maybe just because it’s a rad track.

 

[Wicked Dreamer]

Day 18: Audio Code for Computers

The Human League - Dare!



An electronic album and makes me think of a certain video game. Not an 80s game, but a game set in the 80s…


It’s literally the first song played in the video too, what a coincidence lol

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 16 – Not enough space on the tape
Play an album that didn’t include, at least upon initial release of the album, a single

Dinosaur Jr. - Bug

I imagine a few kids were disappointed in 1989 when they went to pick up the most recent Dinosaur Jr. album and discover that their fantastic cover of The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” was no where to be found. The good news is there are plenty of other fantastic songs on the album that they probably weren’t bummed out for too long.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 17 – Bootlegs
Play a live album, with imaginary bonus points if the album was obtained via a trade.

MJ Lenderman And The Wind - Live And Loose!

Currently the only physical release of this killer live album is the cassette tape. Lenderman goes full Crazy Horse and really fleshes out so of his early more lo-fi tunes with a full band in a live setting.
“Someone Get The Grill Out Of The Rain” in particular hits much harder in live.

 

[Fleetwood-Matt]

Track 13



Charli XCX - BRAT
Song - Girl, so confusing

I absolutely adore this album but it came out like 5 months ago and already there are 3 different versions of it (base, deluxe and a remix album on the way) and each version has multiple different vinyl variants. It’s beyond overkill.

Went with this song because it’s the only song whose remix I actually really like

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 18 - Audio code for computers
Play something that makes you think of video games.

Radiohead - OK Computer

OK Computer because…well… “Computer”.

I will add that me and my friends spent many hours in 1997 listening to this CD while hunting each other down in Golden Eye for N64. We also discovered weed around that same time. It was a good time to be a kid.

 

[jamieanderson1968]

Day 18 - Audio code for computers
Play something that makes you think of video games, preferably classic 80’s games. Or play something electronic.

Kraftwerk - The Man Machine

 

[Fleetwood-Matt]

Track 14



Donna Summer - On the Radio
Song - On the Radio

Outside of ABBA’s Gold this is probably the best greatest hits album I’ve heard. All the songs just flow perfectly and seamlessly it’s really impressive

 

[Piratenovelist]

Day 18 - Audio code for computers

Anamanaguchi - Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game

 

[Matt M]

Day 17 – Bootlegs

Play a live album, with imaginary bonus points if the album was obtained via a trade.

The Replacements - Live at the Cabaret Metro 1986

 

[avecigrec]

Day 12 - The world music mix

Penza Penza – Alto E Primitivo


Greetings from Estonia!
"Boo Hoo Boogaloo" is going on the mixtape.

 

[imtheocean]

Day 19 – Fast-Forward and Rewind
Play an album you feel must be listened to in its entirety.

Can't go wrong with any track on this. I Miss You fits as a tonal follow up to End of Line, so it gets in the playlist.

Björk ~ Post

 

[avecigrec]

Day 13 - Ugh, another mix…

Black Sabbath – Master Of Reality


Originally I had a completely different plan for this, but in honour of VMP officially deciding I don't get a copy of my January RotM afterall, I decided to play my bargain bin copy today. And "Embryo" actually makes for a nice instrumental trilogy with the previous two songs and a good segue to the next pick.

 

[avecigrec]

Day 14 - The single band mixtape

Willie Nelson – Half Nelson


Both a single artist compilation and NOT a single artist compilation because DUETS! Willie and Neil Young are both good inclusions on any mixtape—in this case, they'll show up together thanks to "Are There Any More Real Cowboys."

 

[Matt M]

Day 18 - Audio code for computers

Play something that makes you think of video games, preferably classic 80’s games. Or play something electronic.

This one has always felt old school video-gamey to me.

Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump

 

[avecigrec]

Day 15 - That extra space on the tape

A Perfect Circle – Emotive


What's so funny about "Peace Love And Understanding"?

 

[Matt M]

Day 19 – Fast-Forward and Rewind

Play an album you feel must be listened to in its entirety.

Son Volt - Trace

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 19 – Fast-Forward and Rewind
Play an album you feel must be listened to in its entirety.

Pavement - Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

It’s one of my all-time favorite albums. If I push play you know I’m gonna listen to the whole thing. That’s not say that their aren’t excellent singles on this album which makes it ideal for adding a single track to my September Mixtape.