April 2010
6 posts
EV002a: My Own Summer
Inspired by Jamie Summerfield and Russell Tanner’s collaborative mixtape EV002: Summertime I’ve stuck together a playlist of my own on the same theme. Cheekily giving it the EV002a number as it hangs from the same thread I’ve made it a (roughly) 80 minute CD compilation rather than a C90 format mixtape. You can hear it on Spotify and the tracklisting (with some comments from me)...
EV004: My School Days ('91-'98)
Hello there! Andrew Beeken here with my first mix. This tape is a little on the personal side as it’s pretty much made up of a lot of the tracks I would have included on the tapes I made while I was at school. It covers 1991 - 1998, the years in which I guess I was discovering my musical soundscape.
As I was compiling this I noticed that the sides kind of have their own identity - side A is...
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EV003: alt.87-92
OK, so here’s my first contribution.
It’s a load of “Alternative” tunes from my “indie” DJing days of the late 80s to early 90s. Some crowd pleasers, some personal favourites - you can even dance to a fair number of them!
Here’s the track listing:
Side 1:
1.”Nothing Can Stop Us” - Saint Etienne
2.”Take 5” - Northside
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EV002: Summertime
Mix number two is out now - another C90 collaboration, this time between Russell Tanner and Jamie Summerfield.
And the tracklist (with comments from the compilers):
Side A compiled by Jamie Summerfield
Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles “This had to be on there, little darlings!”
Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys “No Summertime mixtape would be complete without some sun-drenched Beach Boys...
EV001: Manchester
Here is the first mix of the blocks then - a collaboration between Dan Slee and me (Sarah Lay) who have done a side of a C90 each on the theme of ‘Manchester’.
Side A - as mixed by Dan Slee
The Smiths - This Charming Man
Charlatans - The Only One I Know
The Fall - Mr Pharmacist
The Stone Roses - Waterfall
Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
808 State - Pacific 202
Buzzcocks - What...
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Mixtape - A homemade music compilation (usually on cassette or CD-R) that contains all your favourite tracks. Often you give such a compilation to the guy or gal of your fancy in hopes that it will help you win their heart. (from Urbandictionary.com)
This blog celebrates the art of the mixtape. What you will find here is playlists, artwork, links and discussions all about making epic musical...