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

Mixtape Series Entry No.7: Jumpin' July

Late post but just in case you missed the memo, it's my birthday month. So please allow me to throw in a "lazy mix" for now:) Featuring a handful of indie pop glory tunes I’ve had on loop for days, these are ones I personally loved the most + Some new discoveries which have been becoming part of my daily soundtrack. Below is the track list:

1 Safe and Sound | Capital Cities
2 In the future | Architecture in Helsinki
3 Get Lucky | Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams
4 Where The Kids Are (Neo Safari Rework) | Blondfire
5 Another Day | Carousel
6 Not Enough | Carousel
7 Dreaming | Small Pools
8 All Night | Icona Pop
9 Made To Measure | PartyClub
10 Random Access (Memories Vanderway Edit) | Daft Punk
11 Cult Logic | Miike Snow
12 Cool Like Me | Fryars
13 Far Too Close | J. Viewz
14 Carried Away | Passion Pit
15 Don't Stop Now | Back Back Forward Punch
16 Lisztomania | Phoenix
17 Just My Imagination (Midi Matilda Cover) | Temptations
18 All Of Me | Tanlines

B-Side
This is the second part of my July-ender mixtape but this time, it comes packed with electronic house influences and sweeping dubstep overtones. A lot of these tracks and artists have been on my radar lately. See tracklist: 

19 Alive | Empire of the Sun
20 Give It To Me | Anjulie
21 We'll Be coming Back | Calvin Harris ft. Example
22 Be As One | Alaskan Knight
23 Live For The Night | Krewella
24 Modern Hearts | The Knocks ft. St. Lucia
25 True | Drums of Death ft. Yasmin
26 I'm Not Gonna Grow Old | Club 8
27 From The Airport | Timelines
28 Close To Home | Eilidh Hadden
29 Cliche | Hey Champ

♫  Click on these links to listen:

Jumpin' July via 8tracks 

Jumpin' July via 8tracks (B-Side)

Hope you enjoy! - Hxxxx

Mixtape Series Entry No.6: June Tunes

Mixtape Series Entry No.6: June Tunes

Gloomy season has officially begun -- love it or hate it, here's one silky mix featuring male falsetto artists that span all decades and genres to make for a perfectly seductive and ultra sultry indoor ambiance. Throw in the candles, low lighting and wine to further set the date mood. Below is the track list:

1 So Beautiful | Musiq Soulchild
2 This Woman's Work | Maxwell
3 Pretty Wings | Maxwell
4 How Many Drinks? | Miguel
5 Adorn | Miguel
6 Real Love | Eric Benet
7 Chocolate Legs | Eric Benet
8 Sometimes I Cry | Eric Benet
9 Trouble Man | Marvin Gaye
10 Can You Handle It? | Usher
11 Climax | Usher
12 Adore | Silk
13 Falsetto | The Dream
14 Put It Down | The Dream
15 Reasons | Earth, Wind & Fire
16 Sex Therapy | Robin Thicke
17 Lost Without You | Robin Thicke
18 Heaven | Kem
19 Genius | R. Kelly
20 You Make Me Feel Brand New | Boyz II Men
21 Time Will Reveal | Boyz II Men
22 Coming Down | The Weeknd
23 Twenty Eight | The Weeknd 
24 Insatiable | Darren Hayes
25 Until The End of Time | Justin Timberlake
26 Blue Ocean Floor | Justin Timberlake
27 The Most Beautiful Girl In The World | Prince
28 Gorilla | Bruno Mars
29 Human Nature | Michael Jackson
30 Something | JMSN

Listen on 8tracks 
Enjoy! - Hxxxx

Mixtape Series Entry No.5: May Motions

Here's something I specially hand picked for your last minute spring-summer travels. Put on these 90's alternative tunes in a car dock and you're all geared up and ready to hit the road:) Below is the track list:
1 All Star | Smash Mouth
2 Save Tonight | Eagle Eye Cherry
3 California | Phantom Planet
4 Breakfast At Tiffany's | Deep Blue Something
5 Ironic | Alanis Morrisette
6 You Get What You Give | New Radicals
7 Time Of Your Life | Green Day
8 Wonderwall | Oasis
9 Semi-charmed Life | Third Eye Blind
10 How's It Gonna Be | Third Eye Blind
11 Just Go Ahead Now | Spin Doctors12 Follow You Down | Gin Blossoms
13 Till I Hear It From You | Gin Blossoms
14 Accidentally In Love | Counting Crows
15 Plus | Stone Temple Pilots
16 Vasoline | Stone Temple Pilots
17 Drive | Incubus
18 Someday | Sugar Ray
19 My Favorite Game | The Cardigans
20 Daughter | Pearl Jam
21 I'll Be There For You | Rembrandts
22 Sex and Candy | Marcy Playground
23 Shine | Collective Soul
24 Barely Breathing | Duncan Shiek
25 Losing My Religion | R.E.M
26 Closing Time | Semisonic
27 Joey | Concrete Blonde
28 Under The Bridge | Red Hot Chili Peppers
29 Bitter Sweet Symphony | The Verve


Listen here NOW!


Enjoy! - Hxxxx

Mixtape Series Entry No.4: Awesome April

Songs that occupy Billboard's Hot 100 and Billboard's Top 40. I selected mostly upbeat and energetic tunes to get you through the remainder of this month:) Below is the track list:
1 Rebel Beat | Goo Goo Dolls
2 Heart Attack | Demi Lovato
3 93 Million Miles | Jason Mraz
4 Alive | Krewella
5 Battle Scars | Guy Sebastian ft. Lupe Fiasco
6 Gold | Britt Nicole
7 Blurred Lines | Robin Thicke ft. T.I. and Pharrell
8 Tonight | Jessica Sanchez ft. Ne-Yo
9 Come Along | Vicci Martinez ft. Cee-lo Green
10 Gone, Gone, Gone | Phillip Phillips
11 Next To Me | Emeli Sande
12 Tonight I'm Getting Over You | Carly Rae Jepsen

You can listen online

Or download the playlist 

Enjoy! - Hxxxx

Mixtape Series Entry No.3: March Madness

Thought this might get you really pumped up for summer '13 music festivals. Egotistical, but I'd like to marry my own mix & have its babies, LoL!!! Line-up of my favorite indie acts playing at this year's COACHELLA festival:) Below is the track list:
1 Breathing Underwater | Metric
2 Undercover Martyn | Two Door Cinema Club
3 Islands | The XX
4 Little Secrets | Passion Pit
5 If I Ever Feel Better | Phoenix
6 All Your Gold | Bat For Lashes 
7 Treading Water | Alex Clare  
8 Walls | Stars 
9 Goodbye, Goodbye | Tegan And Sara 
10 Giving Up The Gun | Vampire Weekend 
11 Hysteric | Yeah Yeah Yeahs
12 Submarines | The Lumineers
13 Quicksand | La Roux
14 Cinema | Benny Benassi
15 Yellow Light | Of Monsters And Men
16 The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie | Red Hot Chili Peppers

Listen here NOW
Enjoy! - Hxxxx

Mixtape Series Entry No.2: Feel Good February

If curating mixtapes is considered something that one does in one's spare time, then so be it! First mix for my comprehensive mixtape series!!! This is some disjointed shit for now but it only gets better from here.. You'll see lol!

Nothing mushy or sappy for February, just a trip down memory lane. See track list below:

1 Best Days | Juice
2 Sweet Sexy Thing | Nu Flavor
3 Only Love | The Braxtons
4 Hey | Fatima Rainey
5 All I want is your love | INOJ
6 Breaking all the rules | She Moves
7 Westside | TQ
8 Sunshine | Gabrielle
9 Let me love you down | INOJ
10 Do you believe in me | Eric Gadd
11 My Boo | Ghost Town DJ's
12 Doo Woop (That Thing) | Lauryn Hill
13 Do you really want me | Robyn
14 Too Close | Next
15 Dreamlover | Mariah Carey
16 Time after time | INOJ
17 This is how we do it | Montell Jordan
18 Waterfalls | TLC
19 Flowers | Sweet Female Attitude

Listen here + feel free to sing along
Enjoy! - Hxxxx