The Return of The Mixtape - the September 2024 Spin Challenge!
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jamieanderson1968
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Day 5 - Normal and High Bias
All this talk of metals can only mean one thing… play something “metallic”.
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (Silver Rocket)
All this talk of metals can only mean one thing… play something “metallic”.
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (Silver Rocket)
LeSamourai
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Day 5 - Normal and High Bias
There were four types of cassettes, all comprising some sort of magnetic coating on a polyester strip. Type one is Normal Bias and include ferric oxide. The others are High Bias, with type 2 being a chrome tape, type 3 a ferro-chrome-cobalt mix and type 4 being a “metal” tape. There were extra notches on top of the cassettes to help players tell them apart (part of and in addition to the erase-protection notch).
All this talk of metals can only mean one thing… play something “metallic”.
Jesu - Silver
For the title track, obviously!
There were four types of cassettes, all comprising some sort of magnetic coating on a polyester strip. Type one is Normal Bias and include ferric oxide. The others are High Bias, with type 2 being a chrome tape, type 3 a ferro-chrome-cobalt mix and type 4 being a “metal” tape. There were extra notches on top of the cassettes to help players tell them apart (part of and in addition to the erase-protection notch).
All this talk of metals can only mean one thing… play something “metallic”.
Jesu - Silver
For the title track, obviously!
throwingthings
Active Member
ok! this month’s theme is so great and totally on brand for me, a devoted mixtape maker who’s been out of the game too long!
only problem is i knew right away what track 1 needed to be, but i needed to order the wax. record came in today so i’m getting a late start but feeling the inspiration for something epic!
our space capsule:
all systems are go…
Day 1 - The opening track
DJ Format feat. Edan - Spaceship Earth
had to blast off with an unearthly invocation from my personal mix hero, Edan. peep his insta for some jaw-dropping vinyl skills. he’s also one of the best ever to do it on the mic in my personal firmament, as this guest feature attests. setting a course for 90 minutes of fuzzed-up, consciousness-expanding astro sounds…
Day 2 - Track two
Rodion G.A. - “Rozalia”
rodion g.a. is known for his DIY electronic soundtracks for 70s animated children’s shows in Romania. track 2 on this obscure collection features combines clunky, heavy beats with spectral synths, like a lumbering starship struggling to pierce the stratosphere.
only problem is i knew right away what track 1 needed to be, but i needed to order the wax. record came in today so i’m getting a late start but feeling the inspiration for something epic!
our space capsule:
all systems are go…
Day 1 - The opening track
DJ Format feat. Edan - Spaceship Earth
had to blast off with an unearthly invocation from my personal mix hero, Edan. peep his insta for some jaw-dropping vinyl skills. he’s also one of the best ever to do it on the mic in my personal firmament, as this guest feature attests. setting a course for 90 minutes of fuzzed-up, consciousness-expanding astro sounds…
Day 2 - Track two
Rodion G.A. - “Rozalia”
rodion g.a. is known for his DIY electronic soundtracks for 70s animated children’s shows in Romania. track 2 on this obscure collection features combines clunky, heavy beats with spectral synths, like a lumbering starship struggling to pierce the stratosphere.
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Yer Ol' Uncle D
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Day 6 - Mixtape downloads
Play an album that was originally available as a mixtape download, or play/stream a mixtape download. Or play some old-school hip-hop.
From a Led Zep tribute album of covers by starving bands...
The Song Retains The Name
Play an album that was originally available as a mixtape download, or play/stream a mixtape download. Or play some old-school hip-hop.
From a Led Zep tribute album of covers by starving bands...
Black Dog by The Royal Mixxers with KGIG & Konan Kelley
The Song Retains The Name
throwingthings
Active Member
Day 3 - Sequence it how you want it
Play an album that has been released with different tracklists.
101 Strings - Astro-Sounds From Beyond The Year 2000 - “Trippin’ on Lunar 07”
An all-time spaceploitation classic, this 1968 bargain-bin favorite features generic beat-group instrumentals overdubbed with mind-altering strings and phase effects. Also released without overdubs and with a different track list as “The Animated Egg.”
Play an album that has been released with different tracklists.
101 Strings - Astro-Sounds From Beyond The Year 2000 - “Trippin’ on Lunar 07”
An all-time spaceploitation classic, this 1968 bargain-bin favorite features generic beat-group instrumentals overdubbed with mind-altering strings and phase effects. Also released without overdubs and with a different track list as “The Animated Egg.”
throwingthings
Active Member
Day 4 - Philips
Play something released on Philips records.
Jorge Ben - A Tábua de Esmeralda - “Errare Humanum Est”
Philips dominated the Brazilian pop music market, so of course I had to pull out one of the showstoppers from my MPB collection here, an original 1974 Philips pressing of one of my favorite LPs of all time. “Errare Humanum Est” is maybe the most profound tune inspired by the space programs? A must-hear-before-you-leave-the-earth kinda recording.
Play something released on Philips records.
Jorge Ben - A Tábua de Esmeralda - “Errare Humanum Est”
Philips dominated the Brazilian pop music market, so of course I had to pull out one of the showstoppers from my MPB collection here, an original 1974 Philips pressing of one of my favorite LPs of all time. “Errare Humanum Est” is maybe the most profound tune inspired by the space programs? A must-hear-before-you-leave-the-earth kinda recording.
Hemotep
Well-Known Member
Day 6 - Mixtape downloads
Scarface - The Fix
Despite a few lyrics that are upsetting to me, this has been one of my favorite hip hop albums since it came out. My Block has been a regular feature on far too many of my mixtapes but it's so damn good that I'm doing it again.
Hemotep's September '24 Mix Tape
Scarface - The Fix
Despite a few lyrics that are upsetting to me, this has been one of my favorite hip hop albums since it came out. My Block has been a regular feature on far too many of my mixtapes but it's so damn good that I'm doing it again.
Hemotep's September '24 Mix Tape
- Dinosaur Jr. - Feel The Pain [1994]
- Soul Asylum - Homesick (unplugged) [1992/1993]
- Grateful Dead - Black Muddy River [1987]
- Sir Douglas Quintet - It Was Fun While It Lasted (live) [1981]
- El Groupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez - Warren Oates [2009]
- Scarface - My Block [2002]
Piratenovelist
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I don’t have much hip hop in the collection gonna have to really think on today’s theme lol
Turbo
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Day 6 - Mixtape downloads
Play an album that was originally available as a mixtape download, or play/stream a mixtape download. Or play some old-school hip-hop.
Theophilus London "I Want You" (2010 self-released, digital)
Wanted to play this little gem of a mixtape from 2010 so I could get the fantastic Flying Overseas onto the mix.
1. Thundercat "Oh Sheit it's X"
2. ABC "Poison Arrow"
3. Elvis Costello "The Beat"
4. Serge Gainsbourg "Requiem Pour Un Twisteur"
5. Camp Lo "Nicky Barnes aka It's Alright"
6. Theophilus London feat. Solange and Devonté Hinds "Flying Overseas"
Play an album that was originally available as a mixtape download, or play/stream a mixtape download. Or play some old-school hip-hop.
Theophilus London "I Want You" (2010 self-released, digital)
Wanted to play this little gem of a mixtape from 2010 so I could get the fantastic Flying Overseas onto the mix.
1. Thundercat "Oh Sheit it's X"
2. ABC "Poison Arrow"
3. Elvis Costello "The Beat"
4. Serge Gainsbourg "Requiem Pour Un Twisteur"
5. Camp Lo "Nicky Barnes aka It's Alright"
6. Theophilus London feat. Solange and Devonté Hinds "Flying Overseas"
throwingthings
Active Member
imtheocean
Well-Known Member
Day 6 - Mixtape downloads
Play an album that was originally available as a mixtape download, or play/stream a mixtape download. Or play some old-school hip-hop.
Going slightly off script here, and playing something off a non-downloaded mixtape. This cassette is at least 30 years old, I don't even remember who made it for me. But some great tracks on it, including Running Up That Hill and T'Paus Heart and Soul which I remember really liking at the time.
Bonus playlist added from the tape tracklist, used the mixtape name for it.
Kate Bush ~ Hounds of Love
Play an album that was originally available as a mixtape download, or play/stream a mixtape download. Or play some old-school hip-hop.
Going slightly off script here, and playing something off a non-downloaded mixtape. This cassette is at least 30 years old, I don't even remember who made it for me. But some great tracks on it, including Running Up That Hill and T'Paus Heart and Soul which I remember really liking at the time.
Bonus playlist added from the tape tracklist, used the mixtape name for it.
Kate Bush ~ Hounds of Love
Rip_City
Well-Known Member
Day 5 - Normal and High Bias
All this talk of metals can only mean one thing… play something “metallic”.
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
Sound of silver, talk to me
Makes you want to feel like a teenager
Until you remember the feelings of
A real life emotional teenager
Then you think again
All this talk of metals can only mean one thing… play something “metallic”.
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
Sound of silver, talk to meMakes you want to feel like a teenagerUntil you remember the feelings ofA real life emotional teenagerThen you think again
avecigrec
Well-Known Member
Day 6 - Mixtape downloads
Run The Jewels – Run The Jewels 3
These guys almost broke the internet when they surprise released this as a free download on Christmas Eve in 2016. They very much did crash their own website because traffic was too heavy! "Thursday in the Danger Room" best suits my current mood and the current state of my mixtape.
Run The Jewels – Run The Jewels 3
These guys almost broke the internet when they surprise released this as a free download on Christmas Eve in 2016. They very much did crash their own website because traffic was too heavy! "Thursday in the Danger Room" best suits my current mood and the current state of my mixtape.
TenderLovingKiller®
Well-Known Member
Day 6 - Mixtape downloads
Play an album that was originally available as a mixtape download, or play/stream a mixtape download. Or play some old-school hip-hop.
DJ Fresh X Freddie Gibbs - The Tonite Show
Freddie’s collaboration with Bay Area producer DJ Fresh started out as a mixtape before seeing a more official release.
Play an album that was originally available as a mixtape download, or play/stream a mixtape download. Or play some old-school hip-hop.
DJ Fresh X Freddie Gibbs - The Tonite Show
Freddie’s collaboration with Bay Area producer DJ Fresh started out as a mixtape before seeing a more official release.
Rip_City
Well-Known Member
Day 6 - Mixtape downloads
Play an album that was originally available as a mixtape download, or play/stream a mixtape download. Or play some old-school hip-hop.
Charli XCX - Pop 2
The second of her two mixtapes from 2017. A cultural pop reset! Seeing the feature list now, it's an all star lineup of pop talent: Carly Rae Jepsen, Caroline Polachek, Dorian Electra, Tove Lo, among others.
The mixtape (along with Number 1 Angel) was bundled as a 2xLP for a limited release in 2018. Reissued in 2022 for the five-year anniversary with alternate artwork.
It has remained my favorite project of hers since I first heard it back in 2018.
Play an album that was originally available as a mixtape download, or play/stream a mixtape download. Or play some old-school hip-hop.
Charli XCX - Pop 2
The second of her two mixtapes from 2017. A cultural pop reset! Seeing the feature list now, it's an all star lineup of pop talent: Carly Rae Jepsen, Caroline Polachek, Dorian Electra, Tove Lo, among others.
The mixtape (along with Number 1 Angel) was bundled as a 2xLP for a limited release in 2018. Reissued in 2022 for the five-year anniversary with alternate artwork.
It has remained my favorite project of hers since I first heard it back in 2018.
gafacaode
Well-Known Member
Day 3 - Sequence it how you want it
Play an album that has been released with different tracklists. Alternatively, play something that you think is badly sequenced.
This is the UK version which includes the songs »Protex Blue«, »Cheat«,»Deny« und »48 Hours«, which are not on the US version.
The Clash - The Clash
The mixtape so far:
1 - Art Brut - Formed a Band
2 - The Saints - Lost and Found
3 - The Clash - Hate & War
Play an album that has been released with different tracklists. Alternatively, play something that you think is badly sequenced.
This is the UK version which includes the songs »Protex Blue«, »Cheat«,»Deny« und »48 Hours«, which are not on the US version.
The Clash - The Clash
The mixtape so far:
1 - Art Brut - Formed a Band
2 - The Saints - Lost and Found
3 - The Clash - Hate & War
jamieanderson1968
ninniest jackaninny
Day 6 - Mixtape downloads
Play an album that was originally available as a mixtape download, or play/stream a mixtape download. Or play some old-school hip-hop.
Return of the Grievous Angel (Gram Parsons tribute album) - Wilco - 100 Years from Now
The 90s were a heyday for tribute albums. Some were good, most were crap and about 3/4s had a song by the Mock Turtles. Two that are still great and infinitely replayable is this one and the Neil Young Bridge tribute album. The Wilco song here is one of my favourites.
Play an album that was originally available as a mixtape download, or play/stream a mixtape download. Or play some old-school hip-hop.
Return of the Grievous Angel (Gram Parsons tribute album) - Wilco - 100 Years from Now
The 90s were a heyday for tribute albums. Some were good, most were crap and about 3/4s had a song by the Mock Turtles. Two that are still great and infinitely replayable is this one and the Neil Young Bridge tribute album. The Wilco song here is one of my favourites.