Mixtape Series Entry No.12: Downtime December

And this is it folks, I've reached the end of my Mixtape Series. This is like a new milestone for me! It feels as though just yesterday this super fun blog only started.... oh, crazy how time flies!
Since it's Yuletide and all, I thought I'd curate something on the slower end of things. Some melancholic, some somber, a bit orchestral and a lot of stunningly haunting melodies carried far by the end-of-winter breeze that will surely sink its teeth into your soul. See track list:

1 Fear | One Republic
2 Untitled #4 Njósnavélin (The Nothing Song) | Sigur Rós
3 Over The Love | Florence + The Machine
4 Passenger Seat | Death Cab For Cutie
5 Smother | Daughter 
6 Dust To Dust | The Civil Wars
7 Baby's First Steps | Young Hunting
8 I Don't | Sophie Jamieson
9 This Must Be The Place | The Lumineers
10 Summertime Sadness | Lana Del Rey 
11 Higher Love | James Vincent McMorrow
12 Actors | Still Parade
13 This Place Is A Shelter | Olafur Arnalds
14 Ode To the East | Sophie Jamieson
15 Untitled #6 (E-Bow) | Sigur Rós
16 Still | Daughter
17 Words In The Fire | Patrick Watson
18 Transatlanticism | Death Cab For Cutie
19Stacks | Bon Iver
20 Lullaby | One Republic
21 The Weight Comes | Sophie Jamieson
22 Vapour | Vancouver Sleep Clinic

♫ Click on the link below to listen via 8tracks:

Downtime December

Hope you enjoy! - Hxxxx

Mixtape Series Entry No.11: Nocturnal November

Soundtrack for heading/driving home after midnight or just simply dealing with the aftermath of clubbing and you're still up past 4 AM...as in, "I'm-tired-but-the-night-is-still-young" kind of mentality :)

Including music entirely geared around minimal electronica by the likes of Deadmau5, Gold Panda and my recent favorite RÜFÜS. Enjoy the euphoric high! See track list:

1 Something About You (Satin Jackets Remix) | Follow Me
2 Alley Cat | Volta Bureau
3 Take Me (Sweat It Out) | RÜFÜS
4 City of Dreams | Dirty South & Alesso
5 Apollo | Disclosure
6 Woman of the Ghetto (Flume's Jackin House Mix) | Marlena Shaw
7 25th Hour | Myndset feat. Jason Caesar
8 The Big BW (Zulu 122 Edit)| Fat Freddy's Drop
9 We Work Nights | Gold Panda
10 Paume | Infra
11 Astronaut (Gorgon City Remix) | Joel Compass
12 Call Me Your Lover | Johnbear & Bria
13 Can't Stop Now (Plastic Plates Remix) | The Aston Shuffle
14 Atmosphere (Extended Mix) | Kaskade
15 Quicksand | Jacques Greene
16 Tonight (Danny T Remix) | RÜFÜS
17 Orca | Deadmau5
18 Change My Life| Hackman
19 Take My Hand (Dub Mix) | Karmon feat. Terry Shand
20 I feel Better (Max Cooper Remix) | Hot Chip
21 Open (Jeff Samuel Faded Remix) | Rhye
22 Hold On (Logo's Hold Remix) | Romanthony
23 You'll Never Be Mine | Lancelot
24 Body Party | Jacques Greene
25 We Left | RÜFÜS
26 Ground (Whomi Remix) | Zoo Brazil
27 Slip | Deadmau5
28 Community | Gold Panda
29 If I Lose Myself (Alesso Remix) | Alesso 

♫ Click on the link below to listen:


Nocturnal November

Enjoy! - Hxxxx

Mixtape Series Entry No.10: Obscure October
This is the part where people tell me I have insanely elitist taste in music and they're mostly like, "for real, wtf song is that?!" =p

Sounds you've prolly never heard….'til now! Also known as hidden treasures from the other side & deepest depths of the music spectrum, these are relatively unknown but I think you – people of the internet should hear at least once. Featuring tracks from Class Actress & Yeasayer... among my many other favorite artists/bands. Below is the track list:

1 Frayed | The Naked And Famous
2 Think of you | MS MR
3 Worried | The Echo Friendly
4 Ambling Alp | Yeasayer
5 Heartbeat | JJAMZ
6 Dark In My Imagination  | Of Verona
7 High Road | Cults
8 Tonight We're Taking Our Own Lives | Lovelife
9 Fracture | Lomovolokno
10 Keep You | Class Actress
11 We Are Golden | Epic Pop
12 Still Life | The Horrors
13 Eyes | The Naked And Famous
14 Sweetest Talk | Habibi
15 Sidewalk Safari | Chairlift
16 Teen Angst | M83
17 Let Me Take You Out | Class Actress
18 Bury Us Alive | STRFKR
19 My Body | New Cat
20 Prince Harry | Soho Dolls
21 Longevity | Yeasayer
24 Lies | CHVRCHES
25 Hide And Seek | Blondfire
26 Porcelain | Moby 

♫ Give it a listen via the link below:

Obscure October

Enjoy! - Hxxxx

Mixtape Series Entry No.9: Semi-Forgotten September

This post is a little overdue I know, I know. I have no excuse other than real life crap interfering with my spare 'media' time. Also, I've been actually running out of ideas for a little bit there, even though I won't admit it to myself. So anyway, I decided to opt for a more personal/sentimental mix this time of the year. These are tracks I enjoyed in the past before my INDIE MUSIC addiction took hold – everything from songs I used to scream into my hairbrush and to ones I still serenade myself to in the mirror (judge away!!! =p) See track list:

1 Say it right | Nelly Furtado
2 Over and Over | Nelly ft. Tim McGraw
3 Come on get higher | Matt Nathanson
4 We'll be a dream | We the Kings ft. Demi Lovato
5 Until the time is through | 5ive
6 Snow on the Sahara | Anggun
7 Stolen | Dashboard Confessional
8 Unbelievable | Craig David
9 Never Ever | Ciara ft. Young Jeezy
10 Touch My Hand | David Archuleta
11 Postcard from Heaven | Lighthouse Family
12 Feel your love | Casely
13 Stop and Stare | One Republic
14 Superhuman | Christ Brown ft. Keri Hilson
15 One More Try | A1
16 Anonymous | Bobby Valentino
17 Fuck It (I want you back) | Eamon
18 Somewhere I belong | Linkin Park
19 Tipsy | Git Fresh ft. Rick Ross
20 I never loved you anyway | The Corrs
21 Out of this club | Pussycat Dolls ft. R Kelly
22 Supermassive Blackhole | Muse
23 Guilty | Blue
24 Heartbeat | Enrique Iglesias ft. Nicole Scherzinger

♫ Give it a listen via the link below:


Semi-Forgotten September

Enjoy! - Hxxxx

Mixtape Series Entry No.8: Anthemic August

Super pumped to be bringing you my “Anthem-filled” mix because that is exactly what this is. It features a bundle of mega singalong, stadium-style and arching choral harmonies coupled with clap-and-stomp-powered singles translated by both indie and mainstream bands alike. I don’t know about you, but I quickly noticed (and I pride myself for it) that this particular musical aesthetic has become quite the fad and/or staple tune recently.

There are tracks from Kid Runner and Eliza and the Bear in this one, who I only recently discovered and currently loving. I had fun with this mixtape guys … sincerely hope you enjoy! See track list:

1 Bright Lights | 30 Seconds to Mars
2 Flash Fashion | Kid Runner
3 Friends | Eliza and the Bear
4 My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light 'em up) | Fall Out Boy
5 Night Terrorsof 1927 | Dust and Bones
6 Ballroom Bones | The Ceremonies
7 Believer | American Authors
8 Miss Jackson | Panic at the Disco ft. Lolo
9 Shadow of a Man | Neulore
10 Wavin' Flag (The Celebration remix) | K'Naan
11 Upon the North | Eliza and the Bear
12 Red Hands | Walk Off the Earth
13 Calypso | The Traps
14 Hold Tight | Colour Coding
15 Bottled Affection | Cold War Kids
16 Mason Jar | Smallpools
17 On Top of the World | Imagine Dragons
18 Triangulate | Slim Charles
19 Lootin in London | RDGLDGRN ft. Dave Grohl and Angel Haze
20 Motherland | Silver Firs
21 One Foot | Fun.
22 Tonight You're Perfect | New Politics
23 Dirty Paws | Of Monsters and Men
24 Loner Phase | Cold War Kids
25 Gold Teeth | Kid Runner
26 Wake Up | Arcade Fire
27 Pompeii | Bastille
28 Alone Together | Fall Out Boy
29 Best Day Of My Life | American Authors
30 This Is Gospel | Panic! at the Disco
31 Do or Die | 30 Seconds to Mars

♫ Give it a listen via the link below as usual:

Anthemic August via 8tracks

Enjoy! - Hxxxx