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[MP3]: Luca SS – “Italo Disco Mix”

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Italo Mixtapes | Big Stereo

Big Stereo has a nice weekly mixtape series and the most recent one features an Italo theme. I love the one from Tronik Youth with its 80′s Eurobeats. It will provide the perfect mood for your Holiday travels and prevent you from getting the deer-in-headlights-zombie-mode while on your journey. Be safe out there!

[MP3]: Tronik Youth  ”Winter Lite Mix”

Rainy Day Mixtape II

Today was one of those days when I woke up and didn’t want to get out of bed. Actually, everyday is like that, but today I had zero motivation. After repeated snooze button clicking, I dragged my ass out of bed and braved the rain like the rest of you.

Instead of “indulging in melancholy” (thanks Zach) with this mix, we decided to pick more uplifting songs because we’re gonna need it. Rain until Thursday, at least. Enjoy.

[MP3]: M.I.A.  ”XR2″ /// Ray
[MP3]: Phoenix  ”If I Ever Feel Better” /// Ric
[MP3]: Belle & Sebastian  ”The State I Am In” /// Pat
[MP3]: Rihanna  ”Umbrella (featuring Jay Z)” /// Nghia
[MP3]: The Killers  ”Mr. Brightside” /// James
[MP3]: Silversun Pickups  ”Common Reactor” /// Christian
[MP3]: Maximo Park  ”Our Velocity” /// Theo
[MP3]: The Chambers Brothers  ”All Strung Out Over You” /// Justin

Above pic via Photosapience Daily

My Bloody Valentine Monday

Above pic by panjp - shot at Bristol University, UK, in Oct. 1991

I’m suffering from a V-Fest hangover today and the weather is borderline miserable. I put together these songs to help me get through the day and I figured I’d share it with the readers of this site as well. Expect a full V-Fest recap from Nghia sometime within the next month or whenever he gets around to it.

I took it pretty easy at the show and enjoyed LCD Soundsystem, Interpol, The Smashing Pumpkins, and those Southern Comfort Hurricane drinks. They give you a pretty nasty brainfreeze. Interpol’s set in the rain and a roller derby game were likely the highlights of the festival for me and it was really great to see that all the cups sold at the event were made from 100% biodegradable corn, which completely compost in about 45 to 60 days. The sound at both stages was also fantastic throughout the two days.

All of the tracks below are rarities, covers, or remixes not found on any of My Bloody Valentine‘s studio records. There are some real gems in the mix, like the band’s charity cover of John Barry’s “We Have All the Time in the World” and “Instrumental A,” a free 7″ given with first 5,000 initial copies of Isn’t Anything. For more rare tracks and live recordings check out the MBV Forum and Komakino.

[MP3]: Mogwai  ”Fear Satan (My Bloody Valentine Mix)”
1998, Fear Satan Remixes EP
[MP3]: Curve  ”Coming Up Roses (Kevin Shields remix)”
1998, Coming Up Roses single
[MP3]: My Bloody Valentine  ”Sugar”
1989, Free Flexi given out with The Catalogue magazine #67
[MP3]: My Bloody Valentine  ”Instrumental A”
1988, Free 7″ given with first 5,000 copies of Isn’t Anything
[MP3]: My Bloody Valentine  ”We Have All The Time In The World”
1993, Peace Together compilation
[MP3]: My Bloody Valentine  ”Soon (Andrew Weatherall mix)”
1990, Glider EP Remixes 12″
[MP3]: Kevin Shields  ”City Girl”
2003, Lost In Translation Soundtrack
[MP3]: My Bloody Valentine  ”Glider (Kevin Shields Remix)”
1990, Glider EP Remixes 12″

The Heat!

Ugh! The last time we did one of these mixes we were happy to see some of the first warm sun rays of Spring. Now all I feel like doing is crawling into a dark air conditioned hole and sleeping until the humidity drops below 80 percent. Seriously. I’m sure things are 100 times worse up there in New York City, looking out of the window here in Philly and all I can see is haze. Nasty. Walk a block and you’re drenched with sweat.

Hopefully, the mix below will remind you of the better days of summer as we all flee to our favorite cool spots to find some relief.

[MP3:] Billy Idol  ”Hot in the City” /// Christian
[MP3:] Shy Child  ”Summer” /// James
[MP3:] French Kicks  ”Wrong Side” /// Nghia
[MP3:] The Cure  ”Hot Hot Hot” /// Pablo
[MP3:] Wreckless Eric  ”Whole Wide World” /// Ray
[MP3:] Hot Hot Heat  ”Get in or Get Out” /// Pat
[MP3:] The White Stripes  ”Catch Hell Blues” /// Ric
[MP3:] Sly & The Family Stone  ”Hot Fun in the Summertime” /// Justin

Above pic via Bukutgirl

All My Friends Mix No. 1

Some of the best times I’ve had with my friends happened in a 400 square foot box on Thompson Street. It was the meeting place for everyone and played host to birthday parties, graduation parties, going away parties, pre-parties of every kind, and even sporting events were watched there. One of the things that I really loved was playing music, whether everyone liked it or not, there were always a couple of fans in the crowd.

Unfortunately, said “box” doesn’t exist anymore, at least not as we all remember it. It sort of moved south and in the process gained some more breathing room. However, the music hasn’t stopped, which gets me to the point of this post. Borrowing the title from a LCD Soundsystem song or Land of Talk for you Lizzie Powell fans, I put together a mix simply for that purpose, for “all my friends.” Sounds kitschy, I know, but I think a lot of you will appreciate this and for other readers of this site that we don’t know feel free to download and enjoy.

Expect the second part of this mix in a couple of weeks – I have to clean up some space on my hard drive.

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All My Friends Mix No. 1 (128kbps :: 35MB :: 38:14 :: stream above or DL)

1. Bjork “Earth Intruders (Spank Rock Remix)” – I have to admit that I’m not the biggest Bjork fan in the world, but this song kicks ass.
2. LCD Soundsystem “Get Innocuous!” – from the much acclaimed Sound of Silver this song builds and builds with a pounding beat.
3. Justice “Stress” – aptly titled track from the much anticipated † is sure to stress you out with its screeching violins.
4. Chromeo “Fancy Footwork (Guns‘n’Bombs Remix)” – I don’t think I’ve come across a Guns’n’Bombs remix I don’t like.
5. Yacht “See A Penny (Pick It Up)” – Yacht and his partner Khaela from The Blow really annoy the shit out of me, but hell if they don’t write some catchy tunes.
6. Klaxons “Gravity’s Rainbow (Soulwax Remix)” – posted this song on here a little while ago and still can’t get enough of it.
7. Joakim “I Wish You Were Gone” – read what I had to say about Joakim in my original post.
8. Gui Boratto “Hera” – Axel Willner aka The Field did a remix of this song for the Chromophobia remixes but I still like the original better.