About six months ago I said I was going to stop updating this here blog for awhile; I certainly made good on that promise. While I can’t commit to regular updates, I do have something to share with you. In my last post, I mentioned that I was considering putting up a mixtape as a monthly feature of sorts. As it turns out, a friend of mine, who will remain anonymous, started a members-only monthly mixtape club (it’s secret to avoid the RIAA, et al.) this month. The theme was Halloween, so I put together a mix of dark, moody, and noisy songs for that group, which I will now share with you:
“Brand New Skinny Ghost”
01. Atlas Sound – A Ghost Story
02. Fever Ray – If I Had a Heart
03. Björk – Storm
04. Optiganally Yours – Oar
05. Bat for Lashes – The Big Sleep
06. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Stagger Lee
07. Tom Waits – What’s He Building?
08. Hovercraft – Phantom Limb
09. Type O Negative – Christian Woman
10. Patrick Wolf – Childcatcher
11. Fuck Buttons – Ribs Out
12. Wolf Eyes – Stabbed in the Face
13. Hymie’s Basement – Ghost Dream
14. Boards of Canada – The Devil is in the Details
15. M83 – Car Chase Terror
16. Godspeed You Black Emperor! – The Dead Flag Blues
The full mix can be downloaded at http://www.minusnumbers.com/mixtape. Assuming we keep going each month, I should have a new mix for you in this space, if nothing else. If you missed the last compilation I put up (you had six months, no excuses), you can email me for the download link. That’s all for now, hopefully I’ll have something real to share soon.
I was actually listening to a mixtape made for me by a friend a while back. Made me think of him. And so I found him to say “Thanks again.” Hope you’re well.
I was listening to a song from that mixtape recently (Mountain Goats – “No Children”) and it made me think of you, too. I love how humans have all sorts of shared experiences that typically go unknown – it makes my world feel smaller, and I like that. I am doing the best that I can to navigate the crazy life I lead, but on the whole I’d say that I’m well. I certainly hope the same is true for you as well.