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Title: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: scarred on 17 Aug 2009, 19:20: You know. A place where we can upload hour-long (ish) playlists of our own design, for peer listening and enjoyment. I already bother all my real friends on facebook with them. So let's do it here!

Unless this has happened already and failed miserably.

In that case you may feel free to tell me off.

But srsly, who is in support of this idea? I think it could be rad.
Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: Hat on 17 Aug 2009, 19:26: been messing around trying to figure out the best way to record mixes I make at home so I might just make a couple of live mixes to see which method works best and post em here
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Post by: Zingoleb on 17 Aug 2009, 19:40: Maybe I am misunderstanding but I thought that he meant a mixtape of other people's music?

Mixtape...I can't remember the last time I made an actual mix TAPE
Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: scarred on 17 Aug 2009, 19:41: Yes that is the general idea. And mixtape is just the term for it... "playlist of an assortment of audio files" doesn't have the same ring to it.
Title: Re: I think we need a playlist of an assortment of audio files thread.
Post by: JD on 17 Aug 2009, 19:44: What do you mean of course we could call it that
Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: Hat on 17 Aug 2009, 19:47: Quote from: Zingoleb on 17 Aug 2009, 19:40
Maybe I am misunderstanding but I thought that he meant a mixtape of other people's music?

I don't know how you could possibly make such a ridiculous assumption

Also I just realised we have a tape deck with an input doover and all the right cables I can actually make a mix cassette

I think I am going to make one made up entirely of songs that were made before the invention of the CD and give it to a girl who likes redundant technology
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Post by: Zingoleb on 17 Aug 2009, 19:53: I am all about the ridiculous assumptions baby

Also, I have a CD player that records tapes. It's a lot easier for me. :p

I may go for this soon.
Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: scarred on 17 Aug 2009, 21:24: OK, to kick things off I am going to post the one that I just made today. The tracklist isn't that "new," for lack of a better word - at least to those who frequent the MediaF!re thread or pay attention to music in general. I guess you can decide at your own discretion.

In any event, according to my traditional internet mixtape numbering system, this is volume 11 (I've been making the damn things since 2007... whoa).

From the (rather depressing) note:

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more than anything this one follows a distinct curve: it breaks you, then denies it. then it drags you down, and lifts you back up again.

it was therapeutic for me to make & hear. hopefully it achieves the same for outside listeners.

hope you like it.

lada laika presents music that matters more vol. 11: miss you

1. intervention - arcade fire
2. lovers in japan - coldplay
3. kingdom of rust - doves
4. go jetsetter - the postmarks
5. young adult friction - the pains of being pure at heart
6. all of a sudden - telekinesis!
7. under the blacklight - rilo kiley
8. grow up and blow away - metric
9. her morning elegance - oren lavie
10. i have nothing - noah and the whale
11. shuffle your feet - marla hansen
12. blonde on blonde - nada surf
13. your ex-lover is dead - stars
14. wake up - arcade fire

total running time: 54:28

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Post by: Sythe on 18 Aug 2009, 09:25: I liked this more when we actually sent tapes. Can we do that again?

(http://www.davidairey.com/images/design/cassette-tape-2.jpg)
THE FUTURE STARTS TODAY!
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Post by: a pack of wolves on 18 Aug 2009, 10:01: That's a much better idea. Downloadable mp3 mixes just don't work at all, you can skip the tracks too easily (in some ways it's worse if they're all one long track since you end up stabbing wildly to skip things and it all gets far too disjointed). If I was to download the one that's been posted I'd probably give each track about twenty seconds before flicking to the next one and delete the Coldplay and Doves ones immediately on principle. The beauty of a mix is in the transitions, juxtapositions and having someone else's taste forced upon you. You can't do that with mp3s so there's no point. Tapes are the ultimate format for the mix and will never be bettered, although CDs are alright.
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Post by: evilbobthebob on 18 Aug 2009, 10:03: Well you could just make one really long MP3 from all the tracks :-D
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Post by: a pack of wolves on 18 Aug 2009, 10:12: Yeah, that occurred to me after I posted so I edited it in. The problem's mainly with the way you get used to interacting with mp3s, even if I can't skip to the next track on that mix I can just immediately whack Unsane on as soon as I dislike something and the technology makes you so used to doing that, and skipping forward in an mp3 is nothing like having to fast forward a tape. It's just far too easy. With a mixtape you're stuck with what's on the tape, and even with a mix CD if you skip everything the music's over too quickly.
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Post by: JD on 18 Aug 2009, 12:25: You could, I. dunno, force yourself not to do that
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Post by: scarred on 18 Aug 2009, 12:41: Quote from: evilbobthebob on 18 Aug 2009, 10:03
Well you could just make one really long MP3 from all the tracks :-D

Which is what I did. The above mix I posted is 1 long mp3 file. Hence how the tracks are all mixed together, making it a mix rather than a playlist.

And honestly, from the sound of it A Pack Of Wolves, you're completely unenthusiastic about this idea and have nothing positive to contribute to the thread. So how about you GTFO? In my original post, I said "But srsly, who is in support of this idea? I think it could be rad." If you don't agree, don't ruin it for anyone who thinks it could be fun.
Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: Hat on 18 Aug 2009, 18:51: I'm definitely down with posting tapes to each other instead of just posting them up online, but it might take a while to get whereever it is going from Australia, anyone else down for this again?
Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: a pack of wolves on 18 Aug 2009, 19:00: I am.

Quote from: scarred on 18 Aug 2009, 12:41
Which is what I did. The above mix I posted is 1 long mp3 file. Hence how the tracks are all mixed together, making it a mix rather than a playlist.

And honestly, from the sound of it A Pack Of Wolves, you're completely unenthusiastic about this idea and have nothing positive to contribute to the thread. So how about you GTFO? In my original post, I said "But srsly, who is in support of this idea? I think it could be rad." If you don't agree, don't ruin it for anyone who thinks it could be fun.

Yeah, sorry about that. My intention wasn't to be an arse but instead to support the idea that we make actual mixtapes, since as is probably a bit obvious I kind of have a very prejudiced thing about them for a whole bunch of reasons. But instead I just whinged about mp3 mixes in two separate posts. Which is crap really since it is actually a good idea for a thread, I just got self-indulgent and went off on one.

So in an effort to not just be the guy whinging from the sidelines when other people are trying to actually do stuff here is a slightly modified version of a mix called Baddooooom (the tags are messed up and I can't seem to fix them so it will claim to be Go Ape by XBXRX):

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Track listing:

1. XBXRX - Go Ape
2. The Sonics - Strychnine
3. Upsilon Acrux - A Quart of Zolex
4. Deerhoof - This Magnificent Bird Will Rise
5. Melt-Banana - Cracked Plaster Cast
6. The Warmers - No One Like Me No One Like Me
7. Cease Upon The Capital - [Untitled] (Track 9)
8. The Monks - Oh, How To Do Now
9. Shellac - The End of Radio
10. Line - Egg Shaped Pit
11. Young People - El Paso
12. Milky Wimpshake - Too Much, Too Drunk
13. Arab Strap - There Is No Ending

45:35
Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: Cire27 on 18 Aug 2009, 19:49: Oh hey, I made a mix just yesterday.

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Track listing:

1. Tom Waits - Downtown Train
2. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Here Comes My Girl
3. Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Coma Girl
4. Lucero - She's Just That Kind Of Girl
5. Gaslight Anthem - Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
6. Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
7. The Smiths - Asleep

26:01
Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: E. Spaceman on 18 Aug 2009, 20:34: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DA191GC5
Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: scarred on 19 Aug 2009, 01:15: Quote from: a pack of wolves on 18 Aug 2009, 19:00
Baddooooom

I am enjoying this so far!

Edit: Just got to the Deerhoof. Forgot how much I enjoyed them.
Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: elizaknowswhatshesfor on 19 Aug 2009, 07:13: I wanted to start this thread ages ago, but was scared because I am still new.

I like making mixtapes with themes. My boy just made me one that was all covers, I'm going to cheat and post it up (Esp. because I cannot come to this thread empty handed as I owe someone on her a tape *blushes*.):

Ike & Tine Turner - Whole lotta Love
Eagles Of Death metal - Midnight Creeper
The Locust - Flash
Cave in - NIB
Fu Manchu - Godzilla
Life Of Agony - Don't You (Forget About Me)
Nine Inch Nails - Dead Souls
Seu Jorges - Changes
The Dirtbombs - Livin For The City
The Mutato Muzik Orchestra - Hey Jude
Throat - Crazy Horses
Casualties Of Jazz - The Wizard
Dump - Raspberry Beret
Frances St Baker - No One Knows
Take A Worm For A Walk Week - Whip It

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How would anyone feel about suggesting themes and then all posting up playlists etc. around that theme? It makes it more challenging, I like a challenge. So far, since making & receiving mixes from the boy we've had Hangover songs, Going to Work Songs, Sexytime songs & Driving/Road trip (Inspired by the thread on here).

I would also do real tapes, but don't have any way of doing them at the mo, not until all my things come out of storage.
Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: scarred on 20 Aug 2009, 16:27: Quote from: elizaknowswhatshesfor on 19 Aug 2009, 07:13
How would anyone feel about suggesting themes and then all posting up playlists etc. around that theme?

I'm game! One of my friends recently suggested an idea I thought had merit: The Regrettable One-Night Stand mix.

Make it happen, mixtape thread!
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Post by: E. Spaceman on 20 Aug 2009, 20:20: I really like that idea.
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Post by: Lines on 21 Aug 2009, 08:47: TAPES! (http://www.tape.com/pg_blank_audio_cassettes_new.html?id=ujNoriVs)
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Post by: Zingoleb on 22 Aug 2009, 16:42: Okay I am working on something that I'm liking how it is going (Regrettable One Night Stand idea, that is) but am not sure how to make all the songs into one mega-MP3 help plz
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Post by: Zingoleb on 22 Aug 2009, 17:24: Thank you Jens

Holy cow this is harder than I thought. Most of these songs are either pro-one night stand, feeling sad about a long-term relationship, or Meatloaf. Goddammit.
Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: scarred on 22 Aug 2009, 17:32: All of those are fairly common themes, I feel.

haha
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Post by: Zingoleb on 22 Aug 2009, 17:42: HA HA HA HA HA HA HA SO FUNNY

(I'm going to wait for the next suggested theme)
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Post by: De_El on 22 Aug 2009, 20:30: I don't know what off the top of my head, but instinctively I'm gonna say some Arab Strap would fit into the regrettable one night stand mix.
Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: a pack of wolves on 23 Aug 2009, 16:23: Blood? Hard to think of a more apt line than "I wish it was some else's blood on the johnny" for a regrettable one night stands mix.
Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: scarred on 16 Sep 2009, 01:32: OK, I did something a little different for this one. It's not technically a "mixtape," as it were - it's not one long .mp3 file. But it is meant to be listened to as a whole, and if you as a listener can't control yourself and absolutely have to skip one of the tracks, then knock yourself out.

(In case you were wondering, this is another one dedicated to the loss of one of my very close friends. However, whereas the last one was created about of a pure emotional response, I took a lot of time and effort into making this one.)

shebang shebang,
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1. put your slippers on - tim and sam's tim and the sam band featuring tim and sam
2. neighborhood #1 (tunnels) - arcade fire
3. the predatory wasp of the palisades is out to get us! - sufjan stevens
4. moths and butterflies - press on randy
5. the dream about the girl in the old house - photosynthesis
6. all for the best - thom yorke
7. to have a crush - cassettes won't listen
8. welcome home, son - radical face
9. blonde on blonde - nada surf
10. your ex-lover is dead - stars
11. wake up - arcade fire
12. one day like this - tim and sam's tim and the sam band featuring tim and sam

This is a mix. It tells a story. Not a literal tale, with characters or plot points, but an emotional story. It has its ups and downs. The songs I chose are completely deliberate. The order in which they are listed is also deliberate. These are the songs that move me. They give me goosebumps. They make me feel happy and sad, all at the same time. And, more than that, they mean something to me. And if I played my cards right, they could even mean something to you.

While the tracklist may be fairly straightforward, there's a certain way I like to think about the way these songs are organized. In my mind, this mix is divided into three sides: a, b, and c. Side a encompasses songs 1 - 5, side b is 6 - 9, and side c is 10 - 12. There's no real purpose behind my thinking. But when I listen to it I get the distinct sense that each side is a chapter in the story of this mix, and so I sense the divisions between songs 5 and 6, & 9 and 10. If you do too, that's cool. If you don't, that's alright too. This is just my personal feelings about how this mix tells its story.

This also means that I don't jump into this mix anywhere in the story. I either start at track 1, 6, or 9. I can't jump in the middle of a chapter, because that's ruining half the story. Obviously I can't control whether or not you do the same, but it would mean a lot to me if you did, at least once, listen to the entire thing all the way through, without skipping a song, just once. I know it's asking a lot. But if you have 55 minutes and 45 seconds to spare, it'd be cool if you did.

If you download the mix, thanks for listening. If you don't, I'm not sure why you read this far. But thanks to you too. There's something oddly cathartic about doing (and listening to) this. Maybe I'm just insane, but I feel some value in it.

Anyway. Hopefully you enjoy it.
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Post by: Lhefriel_Medies on 04 Oct 2009, 17:59: Old I guess, but I decided to try my hand at this. This has to be the least exciting possible mix of exciting music.

1. LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk is Playing at My House
2. Cassettes Won't Listen - Into The Hillside
3. MuteMath - Armistice
4. 65daysofstatic - Dance Parties (Distant)
5. Soulwax - I Love Techno
6. Deadmau5 - Faxing Berlin
7. Justice - The Party
8. El Ten Eleven - Adam and Nathan Totally Kick Ass
9. Cursive - Art is Hard
10. 65daysofstatic - Retreat! Retreat!
11. Danger - 11h30
12. Lissi Dancefloor Disaster - Im gonna keep on driving my car
13. Mastodon - Divinations
14. Kaki King - Lintoria
15. LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge

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Post by: the_pied_piper on 05 Oct 2009, 16:32: I came up with the idea of making three different mixes to try and see if i was any good at differentiating between different moods of music and how songs mix. This is still in individual .mp3 format but i will get around to making it into 1 long track pretty soon.

This is the first mix i have come up with which is supposed to be light electronic and dance-y rock and pop generally played early on in the night.

Starlight Mix

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Now mixed into 1 track:
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Tracklist:
1. Alpinestars - Snow Patrol Pt.1
2. The Avalanches - A Different Feeling (Paperclip People Remix)
3. Röyksopp - Only This Moment (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix)
4. Röyksopp - This Must Be It
5. Stars - The Night Starts Here
6. The Avalanches - Electricity
7. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
8. Coconot - Conservad El Rayo
9. The Whitest Boy Alive - Courage
10. LCD Soundsystem - Tribulations
11. Starfucker - Florida
12. Elle S'appelle - Little Flame
13. El Guincho - Antillas
14. Soulwax - NY Lipps
15. The Rapture - I Need Your Love
16. Coconot - Ibiza
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Post by: scarred on 05 Oct 2009, 22:14: ^^^ Downloading now.

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it's individual .mp3s again. oops

1. North by North - Faded Paper Figures
2. Strawberry Avalanche - Owl City
3. Higher than the Stars - The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
4. Freeze and Explode - Cassettes Won't Listen
5. Bridges in the Sky - Kyte
6. Black Swan - Thom Yorke
7. Northwestern Girls - Say Hi
8. Beautiful Beat - Nada Surf
9. Take Me to the Riot - Stars
10. Are You Really Naked Under There? - Manchester Orchestra
11. Too Late - M83
12. All My Friends - LCD Soundsystem
13. Going Places - Montag
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Post by: Scarychips on 06 Oct 2009, 14:57: I was about to point out that you may have forgotten to put Montag's Going Places in it, but I re-checked your post a bit later.

I'll download it a bit later. I might do a mixtape too, if I have time.
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Post by: elizaknowswhatshesfor on 07 Oct 2009, 14:49: These are all COMPLETELY different to any mixtapes I've be made recently. This is a very good thing. They are quite lovely & contain things I don't own. Thankyou x
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Post by: kwintpod on 13 Oct 2009, 00:02: I'd like to make my own, how do I convert the songs to one .mp3 file?
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Post by: KvP on 13 Oct 2009, 00:06: You can probably do it with Audacity.
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Post by: JD on 13 Oct 2009, 00:08: Quote from: Jeans on 22 Aug 2009, 16:56
audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)
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Post by: scarred on 13 Oct 2009, 00:09: Yeah, Audacity is what I was about to recommend. I use my college labs' Pro Tools, but that shit is expensive if you don't want to pursue a career in audio.

If you have a Mac, Garageband is also a viable option.
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Post by: valley_parade on 14 Oct 2009, 10:36: Quote from: Linds on 21 Aug 2009, 08:47
TAPES! (http://www.tape.com/pg_blank_audio_cassettes_new.html?id=ujNoriVs)

They make tapes that come in 5 minute sides...hmm

I should start writing, maybe release some cassette singles.
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Post by: KvP on 16 Oct 2009, 19:18: I have made an actual mix. It is 1 hour 28 minutes long and it is one track.

http://www.mediafire.com/?oy0qenl2idd
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Post by: scarred on 26 Oct 2009, 02:04: Two Hundred Thousand Million

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This one is all one track! Yay, getting back in the spirit of things. It is transitional - mostly post rock, occasionally ambient, always shifting from one tempo to the next. One minute there'll be calm and before you know it, sonic destruction rains on your ears. Enjoy.

1. Volcano Choir - Dote
2. Faunts - Instantly Loved
3. Oceans - Lit Up Under Streetlights
4. Japandroids - Crazy/Forever
5. California Stories Uncovered - Red
6. Eluvium - Seeing You Off The Edges
7. Helios - For Years And Years
8. The Album Leaf - Shine
9. This Will Destroy You - Threads
10. Surface of Eceon - The Open Sea
11. Explosions in the Sky - What Do You Go Home To?

Running time: 1:01:20

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Post by: Daft pun on 26 Oct 2009, 05:16: I'm so doing a french house electro disco mix(tape). Eventually. When I finish fucking about with all the filters.
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Post by: Jace on 29 Oct 2009, 07:11: Mix for my Mom

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1. Brain Damage – Pink Floyd
2. Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles
3. Piano Man – Billy Joel
4. Come Together – The Beatles
5. Your Troubles – From the movie The Point
6. Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd
7. I Want You (She's So Heavy) – The Beatles
Length: 31:27

Basically, it is songs that I like from artists that my mom introduced me to, some of the songs are obviously my mom's favorites as well. There aren't that many bands, because even when I asked her for more bands, she couldn't really name any.
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Post by: the_pied_piper on 03 Nov 2009, 14:05: Ok, new mix time. This was originally intended for other purposes and so contains a couple of tracks from the last one too but i've mixed it together anyway.

Moonlight Mix

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Tracklist:
The Avalanches - A Different Feeling (Paperclip People Remix)
Justice -Waters of Nazareth(Erol Alkan Remix)
Caravan Palace - Suzy
Kuroma - In New York, Everything Is Tropical (El Guincho Remix)
Soulwax - Miserable Girl
Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express
Starfucker - Florida
Monomen - Drum of Glass
Röyksopp - Only This Moment (Alan Braxe and Fred Falke Remix)
Mock & Toof - Underwater

Time: 47:02
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Post by: valley_parade on 09 Nov 2009, 07:07: I threw this together last night. Felt like it would be fitting to have a remix of a Maserati track, given the tragic passing of Jerry Fuchs. I tried to stay with a somewhat downtempo/electronic feel, but there's also a little ska tossed in. 10 songs, 41 minutes, one .mp3 @ 192kbs.

1. The Avalanches - "Undersea Community"
2. CFCF - "Color Dreams"
3. Greg Davis - "Sea Green and Cyan (V.2)
4. Tosca - "Dave Dudley"
5. Thunderball - "To Sir With Dub"
6. Skatalites - "Split Personality
7. Maserati - "Inventions" (Justin Van Der Volgen remix)
8. Tobacco - "Get My Nails Did"
9. Tobacco - "Hawker Boat"
10. Bobby Hughes Experience - "Upper Mansion Suite"

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Post by: kwintpod on 10 Nov 2009, 11:11: Hunting for my Satellite
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Tracklisting :
13ghosts-The Lonely Death Of Space Avenger
Thomas Newman-Horizon 12.2
Burning Star Core-Challenger
Worrytrain-Today I Saw an Angel..Today I Saw a Satellite
Have A Nice Life-A Quick One Before the Eternal Worm Devours Connecticutt
Allec Empire Vs Merzbow-Enter The Forbidden Space
Burning Star Core-Mysteries Of The Organ
Electric President-Adrift In Space, Or Whatever
Time:34:10

Theme is space, all tracks except the first one are instrumental(mainly ambient/drone)
It's one .mp.3 file
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Post by: Touch Me Im Sick on 10 Nov 2009, 15:45: 1. "All About You" - Scars
2. "Little Johnny Jewel (Parts 1 & 2)" - Television
3. "Cream" - Jürgen Paape
4. "The Great Beautician in the Sky" - Magazine
5. "I Look Into Mid Air" - Rex the Dog
6. "Slates, Slags, Etc." - The Fall
Total: 35:04
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Post by: scarred on 10 Nov 2009, 18:11: We're Not Dead

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One mp3. Primarily shoegaze-influenced electronica with a dash of synthpop.

1. Weird Tapes - "Nightstalking"
2. Maps - "Let Go of the Fear"
3. Vitalic - "Poison Lips"
4. Dvas - "Inner Sanctum"
5. Anoraak - "Long Distance Hearts"
6. Washed Out - "New Theory"
7. Memory Cassette - "Surfin"
8. The Radio Dept. - "Pet Grief"
9. Memory Tapes - "Plain Material"
10. M83 - "Don't Save Us From The Flames"
11. Engineers - "Hang Your Head"
12. Stars - "Ageless Beauty"
13. Kyte - "Eyes Lose Their Fire"

Running time: 52:17

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Post by: elizaknowswhatshesfor on 18 Nov 2009, 17:26: Quote
Meet a girl. Make a tape. Is this still acceptable at 23?

(facebook quote from friend)

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I didn't know there was another way?
(My reply)

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Eliza: Making mix tapes is basically for people whose emotional development ended at 15. Nevertheless, I have still made one! haha.

(his reply)

That's funny, I have a wonderful boyfriend, where our relationship started by us sending each other mixes via mediafire, he is & has been, for a long time, single.

Mixtapes make for good people, yes siree.
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Post by: E. Spaceman on 22 Nov 2009, 01:23: I have decided to make a mix called Now This Is What I Kraut-Rock.

As this was inspired by a fever dream it is probably too good a name to not already be taken.

mix will be made and posted when i am not dying.
Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: elizaknowswhatshesfor on 24 Nov 2009, 15:42: I'm making a mix of great songs from TV shows, it's a mixture of great songs being used (Black Keys/Hung for example) & specific then songs that are just awesome (Ren & Stimpy).

But I need inspiration & help please, oh mighty mixtape thread, I call upon you for help!
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Post by: E. Spaceman on 24 Nov 2009, 15:53: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ju75XsCO4o
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Post by: pilsner on 24 Nov 2009, 15:58: I see your Muppet Babies and raise you some Fraggles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7TTk_0XYn4). Fuck I am old.
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Post by: elizaknowswhatshesfor on 24 Nov 2009, 16:06: (I have both of those themes as mp3's already...)
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Post by: pilsner on 24 Nov 2009, 16:10: Cobra? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlUyqxmv2DA)
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Post by: E. Spaceman on 24 Nov 2009, 16:39: I am beginning to pick tracks for Now This Is What I Kraut-Rock and I've run into a problem. Unless it is 2 CDs, it can end up being like 4 tracks
Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: Daft pun on 27 Nov 2009, 22:47: Pillowfight at night

(http://www.soundonthesound.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/pillowfight.JPG)

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Tracklist:

1. The xx - Fantasy
2. Nosaj Thing - Us
3. worriedaboutsatan - You're in my thoughts
4. Seefeel - Industrious
5. Field Mice - It isn't forever
6. The Cooper Temple Clause - Girl ink age
7. Bark Psychosis - Manman
8. Disco Inferno - Second language
9. Field Mice - Tilting at windmills

40:22

Bleak shoegazy post rock, mostly with a 4/4 underneath. Sort of mixed together, so one file.
Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: scarred on 29 Nov 2009, 19:01: New one.

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TwoWWVwAC-g/SxMyhMWPE0I/AAAAAAAAAD8/eJICDK95us8/s320/Dance_party.jpg)

Not one mp3, but the songs are blended, so it's a (mostly) seamless listen from start to finish.

1. Metric - "Monster Hospital [MSTRKRFT Remix]"
2. Vitalic - "Your Disco Song"
3. The Chemical Brothers - "Do It Again [feat. Ali Love]"
4. Chromeo - "Fancy Footwork"
5. Deadmau5 - "Ghosts N Stuff"
6. Ratatat - "Falcon Jab"
7. Röyksopp - "Happy Up Here"
8. Crystal Castles - "Black Panther"
9. MGMT - "Kids [Remix]"
10. MSTRKRFT - "Easy Love"
11. LCD Soundsystem - "Yeah [Crass Version]"
12. Justice - "Phantom Pt. II [Soulwax Remix]"
13. The Crystal Method - "Divided By Night"
14. M.I.A. - "Boyz"
15. Cassettes Won't Listen - "Into The Hillside"
16. Simian Mobile Disco - "I Believe"
17. Goldfrapp - "Number 1"
18. Kraftwerk - "Computer Love"

Download via my herpes-infested blag. (http://thisistheuniverse.blogspot.com/2009/11/dance-party-unleashed.html)
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Post by: David_Dovey on 30 Nov 2009, 01:27: Cool 2k7 nostalgia mix bro
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Post by: scarred on 30 Nov 2009, 02:14: thx brah!
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Post by: SWOON! at My Gravitas on 30 Nov 2009, 14:24: Atmospheric black metal mix, anyone?
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Post by: Touch Me Im Sick on 30 Nov 2009, 16:03: (http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/8526/mix001.gif)
"Hero" - Neu!
"People Do It All the Time" - Stereolab
"I Am Speaking Through Barbara" - The Fun Years
"Alternative Ulster" - Stiff Little Fingers
"Tilebreaker" - Polvo
"No Epiphany" - Fuçked Up
"Little Kids" - Deerhunter
"They Always Come" - Dinosaur Jr.
"Hollow Inside" - Buzzcocks
"Revelation" - Josef K
Total: 42:52
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Post by: The Duke on 02 Dec 2009, 16:32: Quote from: Jace on 29 Oct 2009, 07:11
Mix for my Mom

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1. Brain Damage – Pink Floyd
2. Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles
3. Piano Man – Billy Joel
4. Come Together – The Beatles
5. Your Troubles – From the movie The Point
6. Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd
7. I Want You (She's So Heavy) – The Beatles
Length: 31:27

Basically, it is songs that I like from artists that my mom introduced me to, some of the songs are obviously my mom's favorites as well. There aren't that many bands, because even when I asked her for more bands, she couldn't really name any.

This is awesome.

May or may not post bittersweet acoustic mix.

We shall see.
Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: Mr. Tool on 02 Dec 2009, 17:29: Made this a few months ago for my Facebook fiends. Individual mp3s, but they've been edited and sequenced to run together nicely.

(http://i47.tinypic.com/jhtqip.jpg)

Pastor Of Muppets

1. Animal Collective - "Summertime Clothes"
2. Jesca Hoop - "Seed Of Wonder"
3. Elbow - "Grounds For Divorce"
4. Julian Plenti - "Unwind"
5. Music Go Music - "Reach Out"
6. Sonny J - "Handsfree"
7. Colourmusic - "Yes!"
8. White Rabbits - "Percussion Gun"
9. Yeasayer - "2080"
10. I Monster - "A Sucker For Your Sound"
*INTERMISSION* 11. Bark Cat Bark - "Barivia in Bálsamo"
12. Matson Jones - "Into My Arms"
13. Deastro - "Tone Adventure #3"
14. Bibio - "Jealous Of Roses"
15. Final Fantasy - "The Butcher"
16. Wye Oak - "For Prayer"
17. Mason Proper - "Fog"
18. The Duke Spirit - "Lassoo"
19. Department Of Eagles - "No One Does It Like You"
20. TV On The Radio - "DLZ"
21. Gustaf Spetz - "Feel No Fear"

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Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: sean on 02 Dec 2009, 17:54: Quote from: Mr. Tool on 02 Dec 2009, 17:29

Pastor Of Muppets

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Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: E. Spaceman on 09 Dec 2009, 17:13: I have finished choosing tracks for Now This Is What I Kraut Rock

It will be uploaded shortly but I'd like to ask any of our graphically minded forumites to do a cover for it. If anyone does I'll buy them a beer upon our meeting.
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Post by: pilsner on 09 Dec 2009, 18:31: Bonus beers if a can is incorporated.
Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: iamiam on 12 Dec 2009, 00:27: once upon a time there was a boy who was making me very upset so i made a mix about him and i would listen to it while i wrote sad diary entries about how he broke my heart.

you're so vain and ok this mix is about you
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t308/muccapirata/youresovain.jpg?t=1260606009) (http://www.mediafire.com/?gzi0mkjyvm2)

1 man - yeah yeah yeahs
2 my year in lists - los campesinos!
3 oh no - all girl summer fun band
4 winter - the dodos
5 pretty girl from cedar lane - avett brothers
6 wrong - archers of loaf
7 i'm sorry i love you - the magnetic fields
8 honey in the sun - camera obscura
9 i'm still crying - go sailor

it's a pretty silly mix but hey, being in love with the wrong person is a pretty universal sentiment. maybe someone else will get some venting use out of it too.
Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: fatty on 22 Dec 2009, 19:43: For me, making a mixtape is about thinking about who you're going to give it to and lovingly compiling it and decorating the case. If people were interested, I think it would be cool to do an exchange where everyone makes a mixtape for someone else and posts it via snail mail.
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Post by: KvP on 22 Dec 2009, 19:53: That would be cool.

I ain't got no tape machines though.
Title: Re: I think we need a mixtape thread.
Post by: fatty on 23 Dec 2009, 19:35: Hey guys, I uploaded a mix CD

They're largely Aust artists, if you would like any of the albums they come from, let me know!

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1. Beat The Twilight - Decoder Ring
2. The Good News - Philadelphia Grand Jury
3. Ones Who Fly Twos Who Die - Jonathan Boulet
4. Ten Lonely Worlds - Julie Ocean
5. Two Stones - Hungry Kids of Hungary
6. Vintage Books - Cloud Control
7. Crazy Thinker - TZU
8. Shruggin Feat Jane Tyrrell - Urthboy
9. Paper Planes - M.I.A.
10. Learnalilgivinanlovin - Gotye
11. Answer Is Zero - Dappled Cities
12. Streamers - Umpire
13. Ordinary - Red Riders
14. Minor War - Birds Of Tokyo
15. Sick Muse - Metric
16. A Community Service Annoucement - Jonathan Boulet

(http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k467/Fatty-o_o-/me/coverABC.jpg)
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Post by: E. Spaceman on 28 Dec 2009, 13:45: After a hundred delays, including the phone installation of my entire apt complex being wrecked by nature (that still isn't fixed) I am finally uploading Now This Is What I Kraut Rock. Jens contributed a photograph for the album cover.

(http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q78/ESpaceman/Folder.jpg)

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1. Quiet Nervousness (edit) - Manuel Göttsching
2. Autobahn (edit) - Kraftwerk
3. See Land - NEU!!
4. No Harm - Faust
5. Light-Look At Your Sun - Ash Ra Tempel
6. Luzifer's Ghilom - Amon Düül II
7. Halleluhwah - Can

Due to time issues I had to edit two tracks but I assure you this was done tastefully
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Post by: Touch Me Im Sick on 02 Jan 2010, 11:25: Totally forgot to post this. No specific theme, just threw songs together and they sounded good.

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Post by: KvP on 10 Jan 2010, 01:33: New mixes! I'll let y'all figure out the theme. It's a simple yet effective one. Give it a shot.

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(http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/5200/coilmixl.jpg)

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Post by: screamingfool on 22 Jan 2010, 01:23: heya got one for you, inspired by the shitty weather around here lately, though i tried to keep from lingering in the morose.

(http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/1214/rain012010.jpg)

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Post by: Daft pun on 24 Feb 2010, 07:52: High time someone saved this thread I think.

(http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/633/reversetelescopemixtape.jpg) (http://img412.imageshack.us/i/reversetelescopemixtape.jpg/)

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Tracklist:

1 British Sea Power - The smallest church in Sussex
2 The Drift - Fractured then gathered (reprise)
3 Adam Gnade & Youthmovies - We were born from floodwaters
4 Tarentel - Elephant shoes
5 Fennesz - A year in a minute
6 M83 - Tsubasa
7 Sinner DC - Win the sun pt. 2
8 Fuck Buttons - Phantom limb
9 Health - In violet
10 Tarentel - Klankity-klank
11 Noveller - Rainbows
12 The Lucksmiths - Mars

43:00

Lots of drone/ambient/noise this time around, with a bit of electronics in the mid section. Mixed in Audacity, which is so much easier to use than the Traktor Scratch used for my previous mixtape. It helps that there's no beatmatching in here though. Does anyone know how to do that in Audacity btw?
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Post by: KvP on 26 Feb 2010, 21:37: No but Emilio can send you some nice DJ software.
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Post by: E. Spaceman on 26 Feb 2010, 23:39: Yes. Calculate the BPM of the tracks in question and slow or speed up until they match.

If you are into EDM, calculating BPM by hand is something everyone should do, software can sometimes make mistakes and more importantly, it helps you know your tracks better.
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Post by: Daft pun on 27 Feb 2010, 02:55: That's what I thought, I just really miss a pitch slider in Audacity. That would make it so much easier.

Just to clarify a bit, I used to play around on my roommate's Traktor setup but since he moved I now need to find some other software (and/or hardware). Audacity is good enough when you want to make mixtapes, which is what I'll be doing most of the time anyway. It's even better suited for that than Traktor because you don't have to do it all in one take. Very calming. The downside is that there are so much more options when you're not doing it in one take. Very time consuming. And beatmatching isn't as effortless (more or less) as it is in Traktor. Maybe I should just find a torrent for Ableton. Seems like that's the best of both worlds.
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Post by: the_pied_piper on 27 Feb 2010, 03:19: You can use Mixmeister and set cue points for the tracks where it will automatically alter the end of one track to match the next. It is up to you how long the transition is and it is really quite useful if you don't know how/can't be bothered to match up the BPM for yourself.
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Post by: Daft pun on 27 Feb 2010, 03:36: I'll take a look at it, but it sort of sounds like Ableton for dummies. A program that does everything for you isn't what I'm looking for.