twenty one, circa 2002

i’ve been feeling a little nostalgic as of late, so this month’s mix is a collection of songs i listened to heavily when i was around 21 (give or take a year).  here are the tracks, most of them listened to on a CASSETTE TAPE and each one with it’s own associated memory.

1. un rayo del sol by le mans
2. the joy of living by blueboy
3. pearl by chapterhouse
4. babies by pulp
5. emma’s house by the field mice
6. a day’s wait by black fantastic
7. wild wood (portishead remix) by paul weller
8. sleep well tonight by gene
9. dinosaur #3 by adorable

http://www.mediafire.com/?r7w7d31h3x1ru04

hope you enjoy this as much as 21-year old me did!

xoxo, chanel no. 5

relax into the unknown…

this coming academic year is full of unknowns for me.  the only thing i do (sort of) know is that i will be finishing my degree and it will require a lot of hard work.  but beyond that, i have no idea what will happen: what kind of job i will get, where i will live, how i will get there, etc, etc.  but if i’ve learned anything in my three decades of life, it’s that we’ll never know anything with certainty.  so the best thing to do is to focus on what i know now.  in some strange way, these songs seem to capture what it means to sit and reflect on what i have and what is now.  they captivate me in a way where my wandering mind doesn’t want to wander, and just wants to stay and listen for a while (or at least for the 30 minutes or so).

tracklist:

1. utan titel by ditt inre
2. marazul by southern shores
3. anna by taken by trees
4. the world moves on by jens lekman
5. funny heartbeat by kisses
6. paradise by wild nothing
7. monday 5AM by echo lake
8. silver shore’s lake by pure bathing culture

download: http://www.mediafire.com/?ddzx3zu16hsv6c8

enjoy!

xo,

chanel no. 5

lately: a world with two moons

this mix is a collection of (mostly) new(ish) stuff i’ve been listening to.  generally, my mixes are a hodgepodge of songs from the past and songs from the present, but this mix is actually comprised of stuff that has come out relatively recently.

i think this might be my favorite mix i’ve made so far this year.  there’s a sentiment it captures that stirs something in me. i can’t describe it, but i certainly feel it when i listen to these tracks.

tracklist:

1. had we had it by frankie rose
2. raina by nick waterhouse
3. jet out of the tundra by lotus plaza
4. sariza spring by violens
5. reunion by M83
6. messiah by heavenly beat
7. phase by princeton
8. jorden by ditt inre
9. exercise #5 (september) by CFCF
10. youth by daughter

http://www.mediafire.com/?lnuz6bds91y8wgf

some liner notes: the CFCF EP exercises is aces. i haven’t been so enchanted by an album like this in a long while (see my previous post).  the violens LP, true, came out this month and it’s fantastic.  although some of the songs were previously released last year, the versions on the album have been remixed.  stream the album and read about the backstories behind the songs HERE. the ditt inre EP is set to be released by cascine on May 29. it’s the perfect combination of R&B beats, dark synth sounds, and beachy tropicalia.  sort of like a summer rainstorm by the beach.

xoxo, chanel no. 5

march madness = 90’s alterna-jams

i was on a bit of a nostalgia kick this month… i present “the softer side of 90’s alternative” mix!

Tracklist:
1. “feed the tree” by belly
2.  “here’s where the story ends” by the sundays
3. “stay (i missed you) by lisa loeb and nine stories
4. “luka” by suzanne vega
5. “wonderful” by adam ant
6. “a letter to elise” by the cure
7. “dreams” by the cranberries
8. “bittersweet” by big head todd and the monsters
9. “disarm” by the smashing pumpkins
10. “fade into you” by mazzy star
11. “everyday is like sunday” by morrissey
12. “because the night” by 10,000 maniacs

http://www.mediafire.com/?vzy9mzgorcr0n3k

i hope these bring back some nice memories of baby doll dresses and late nights watching alternative nation with kennedy on MTV!

slow awakening

this new mix has the general indie-pop sounds i like: dream pop, chillwave, folk, jangle pop, and electronic pop.  however, i think there’s also a new age flavor this month…

tracklist:

1. swimming story by sea oleena
2. sa sa samoa by korallreven
3. buio omega by syntaks
4. what will give? by the radio dept.
5. totally true by violens
6. fountain in rewind by blouse
7. ray gun by james yuill
8. camila by balún
9. heart made of sound (reprise) by softlightes
10. l’astrologue by the bilinda butchers

http://www.mediafire.com/?ooaxrwob9oqaowi

the best of 2011

i like to make my december mix a bit of a yearly round-up mix.  this is a collection of 10 tracks/bands that i really enjoyed this year.  

1. working on a dream by wintercoats
2. you are all i see by active child
3. take me anywhere by southern shores
4. this is not the time by booka shade
5. so free (feat. paula abdul) by shine 2009
6. i disappear by lansing-dreiden
7. downtown by destroyer
8. slow by twin shadow
9. dreaming by devon williams
10. whatever leads me to you by geoffrey o’connor

download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?4hdhf3h88j38d87

• my favorite album of the year has got to be active child’s you are all i see.  not only is every track incredible, but he is A-MA-ZING live.  
• obviously, from the looks of this mix, my record label of the year is cascine.  from avant garde chamber pop to 90’s inspired synth pop, i couldn’t get enough!  i’m definitely looking forward to hearing more great pop from them in 2012!

enjoy!

an indiepop christmas EP

here’s a handful of songs i threw together for the long holiday weekend. 

tracklist:

1. the winter song by au revoir simone
2. frosty snow winter by action biker
3. winter wonderland by cocteau twins
4. hat, gloves, scarf by church library
5. christmas by jens lekman

download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?4yxn4pp7fn1ooje

merry christmas to you and yours!

here we are…

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