#alix's mixtapes

[shu-of-the-wind]

finally got my act together and wrapped up/formalized (though all my playlists are subject to being fiddled with at some point) the english language playlist for mei chang in swallows on the beam!

(facecast for older mei is song yi, 宋轶. i'll add it to the faq page here in a second. reasons for this facecast can be found here though cwing that for gunshots/loud sounds/violence.)

[atomheartmagazine]

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Alien Kills torna con un nuovo singolo che mescola Parigi e Torino

Alien Kills: “BALADE in francese significa passeggiata, il pezzo é nato appunto mentre camminavo per Madrid ed esprime pensieri personali e autobiografici“.

Chi è Alien Kills

Luca Saffiotti in arte Alien Kills è una giovane promessa del rap Torinese classe 1997.

Nel 2019, spinto dall’assenza di opportunità e la voglia di affermarsi si trasferisce a Parigi dove inizia a coltivare la sua musica insieme al producer Wokem Bemo pubblicando nel 2021 il sui primi due singoli “Compro Oro” e “Level Up” che ottengono un ottimo riscontro.

Successivamente si trasferisce a Madrid ed attualmente è a lavoro al suo primo mixtape ufficiale, da cui viene estratto il primo singolo “Balade”, prodotto dal crew Burnt Youth, uscito con un video ufficiale girato a Parigi l’1 dicembre 2023.

BALADE, il nuovo singolo di Alien Kills

“BALADE in francese significa passeggiata, il pezzo é nato appunto mentre camminavo per Madrid ed esprime pensieri personali e autobiografici. Da piccolo scoprii il rap per puro caso e sono subito stato rapito dal sound, dell’energia dei beat e delle voci, senza preoccuparmi molto del significato; crescendo i testi son diventati parte fondamentale come ascoltatore ma successivamente anche come artista, per cui è nata una continua ricerca di nuovi vocaboli e connessioni di immagini sonore con cui esprimere il mio flusso di coscienza“. Afferma Alien Kills.

BALADE – Il video

Credits

“Balade” è stata scritta da Alien Kills, prodotta da Bluesquare e Burnt Youth. È stata registrata da Davide Dell’Amore e mixata da Matteo Scarchilli presso Elefante Bianco Studio di Roma. Il master è a cura di Burnt Youth. L’artwork della copertina è stato curato da Alixs. Photo by Daniele Pace. Il videoclip è stato diretto da Lorenzo Tricase e montato da Valerio Coccia per Alixs.

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[gregpoppleton]

Alix Combelle Second Sydney Lockdown - Phantom Dancer 29 June 2021

Alix Combelle Second Sydney Lockdown – Phantom Dancer 29 June 2021

Alix Combelle, French swing saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader is this week’s Phantom Dancer feature artist from 1930s-40s commercial sides. This show was to be mixed live-on-air 17 March 2020. However, the 2SER studio closed due to COVID. So this was the first live Phantom Dancer in over five months on 1 September 2020. Now Sydney is in lockdown again. So, since I can’t go into the studio,…

[omegaplus]

# 2,221

Angry Angles self-titled red 12″ (2016)

In 2006 James Lee Lindsay / Jay Reatard along with his ex-girlfriend Alix Brown of The Lids created Shattered Records, releasing records for themselves plus other greats Jack Oblivian, Tokyo Electron, The Reatards, Carbonas, and many more. The relationship betwene them also birthed Angry Angles with sometimes drummers Paul Artigues of Die Rotzz and Ryan Rousseau of Tokyo Electron, all aleady touring right after their first e.p. Two years ago, Goner Records compiled all Angry Angles ever offered on one record shown here. 17 tracks of exhaustive Memphis / Atlanta-fueled garage-rock that never quits. Ever. Re-visiting this, we’re considering airing “In My Room” and “Memphis Creep” on our future garage and lo-fi volumes on Omega WUSB. We can’t wait. Having too much Reatard and Alix is never a bad thing in our book, and it’s a thick one.

Some vinyl copies were pressed in red translucent vinyl, and all buyers were also invited to download their live Autunn 2006 show at Gonerfest 3.

[gushingabtlove]

when ur bfs are all a little funny silly brain <33

this goes out to not even half of my fruity little oc boyfriends who i love very very much <33

lava lamp (+ briar), boombox, kaleidoscope, bathbomb, glowbi, jellyfish, daddy long legs, custard, retrogade, loomy, jewelry box, cream pie, butterbread, sparkler, nightlight, honeycake, campfire, gummyworm, discoball, paintbrush, 8-ball, firefly, artboard, slushie, beanbag, paintball, shutters, fortune teller, landmine, jewelmine, bombasm, magic marker, glitter pen, matchbox, funnyface, shadow mask, bubblecup, domino, axeman, jester, reverse, goggles, clock-out, tapestry, king, streets, crutches, discotheque, vhs, vm, quip, camera man, statiklis, hotline, cutcord, wiresaw, powerline, record, fillter, sey, logbook, researcher, delivery, mandyl, casting, orbee, milkyway, valan, herring, styxo, ruler, error, buttons, cryogen, daydream, ikbo, marbles, ozzy, zz, dollie, claw machine, carnival, sewing needle, gameboy, bendy, bowtie, starfish, firecracker, cotton candy, birthday, cupcake, portrait, fair, cakewalk, balloon, ocean eyes, goldie, smiles, post-it, blondie, wannabe, hushpuppy, pseudonym, drearie, softie, lockbox, memory, eternity, zenith, vigor, spider eyes, monday, tsunami, ragdoll, mixtape, dj, erase, zipper, newsie, cigar, knots, signal, analog, iq, broker, album, techy, radar, algorithm, candlestick, milkshake, raspberry sorbet, strawberry lemonade, honeycomb, whipped cream, bon-bon, cocoa, grape soda, fizz, cornbread, fruit punch, poprocks, pb&j, blackberry pie, popsicle, icing, gingerbread, peach crumble, teacake, sprinkles, cheesecake, peanut butter, rollcake, sugar cookie, toffee pudding, dropper, slim-jim, parka, nasty, paparazzi, oxy, dickie, party, seldom, noddles, needles, vodka, molly rose, infrared, coke, injection, re-al, pill, addict, mr. prescription, rubs, bandages, naughty, birthday candle, flamethrower, wind chimes, streamers, delicacy, quake, licorice, peach blush, frostbite, hyperthermia, sandglass, snakebite, bambi, vignette, waffle iron, somnophobia, viperpop, lightbulb, wallflower, ariel, cyanide, ghastor, peril, mirror shard, angelita, the doctor, lazuli, siderite, plasma, amnesia, pepper steak, anndy, neo, cat eye, apology, gumdrop, inkwell, think 101, aim, look at the stars.crp, twisted.exe, hedonism, lotus, phantasm, legacy, shivering, vil.exg, alzen, rose, bowie, mars, june, elzen, january, july, cake, lumi, neptune, alix, pyro, distortion, death, ecstasy, equity, wisp, determination, alastor, nate, zest, vinn, valarian, xest, vesper, marcy, k2, anonymous, anxiety, norman, adel, anna, xexter, oz, amon, azrael, brandon, cordon, chaim, camron, river, zap, sick, unknown, pumpkin head, ethan, damien, unstable, glitch, seren, kayan, core, spice, lisp, wisp, marsh, liam, logan, daniel, rylo, karl, cinder, kindle, break, saturn, gem, lonnie, eleven, thirteen, nine, twelve, vason, aster, toxicity, darling, pyromania, cross, infatuation, dis, angel, cobi, alice, bonnibel, ray, conifer, phantom, rot, teeth, cheezit, casino, twist, mania, bruxism, yohan, lucifer, chimes, morphine, foxglove, slumber, fear, pallid, gossamer, kenny, pepper, sour, sweet, quincey, jack (+jackl), phoenix, swiss, borealis, bicchiere, juno, pond, opium, eve, esque, petrichor, elysian, sheep, saeran, blue, thirtyfour, sea, gorge, corette, popgoes, nabu, penumbra, daffodil, remedy, silkra, polaris, nabbi, stitches, patchwork, sunkiss, spindle, uri, bride, evangelion, corpse, petunia, swan, melatonin, chorus, tempest, gold, heartwood, wyx, wik, chavell, hern, zin, sonna, esconder, oakley, jonquil, jules, kaz, valentine, savel, alifer, hexikiah, flair, orion, roman, aurelius, lio, supernova, hyperburst, xale, reino, karami, amaiera, vinnie, sylvester, ghost, amoxie, thyme, khai, leno, tyrian, amaranth, wish, valley, jockoline, knife, cubbie, keys, patchwork, clay, fran, ricky, starburst, matrix, richie, koen, fantasia, treasure, saint, rem, sunflower, law, dice, spade, brione, klahoma, klub, juxapose, shark, coast, pearl, fable, canopy, queen, fae, xyin, anomaly, december, november, t, haunterly, kiss, sixteen, five, veil, pom pom, laine, winlei, estan, raby, sachele, cj, null, ziggy, lanton, sannette

passion, masky, rosibene, nonsense, decay, salem, lockie, sugar, limin, spitts, everett, soda, fitz, bō, daughtry, hao, kastlane, afternoon, lucas, louise, mimmy, yusef, equinox, anthemion, três, viridian, celadon, faigan, radio, syrup, rise, elowen, veraine, axe, creep, vanity, yellow, boston, kain, riles, quick, hydraon, nessie, mousse, ecto, beastly, worship, cannibalism, stalking, abandon, ketamine, pretender, hypocrisy, quixotic, opulence, opportunity, sensuality, sobriety, rage, apocalypse, negligence, irrationality, cube

[azuriteartist]

Adrino - 1 - Mixtape

(A/N): Alright, it’s the 21st where I am but I’m pretty sure it’s still the 20th in most countries so I’m still on track! This is a multi-part story based off the prompts by @miraculous-events for #AdrinoWeek .

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The perfect present, trashed. Nino looked at the broken mixtape in front of him, it was an actual cassette tape too. Adrien’s birthday gift was ruined. Broken under the heavy weight of Chloe’s opulent gift bag.

“Chloe! How could you do such a thing!” Alya protested at Chloe

“Oh, honestly, Césaire. I just needed a place to put down my stuff. Not my fault I couldn’t see such a small gift. Honestly Lahiffe, it’s probably for the best. It’ll be less embarrassing for you to give Adrien nothing than that Betamax thing.”

Tears started to well in Nino’s eyes, he stood up and rushed out of the classroom, ignoring Alya’s protests behind him. Running down the stairs, he ran into the bathroom, shakily opening a stall, then falling to the ground.

Tears started to spill out, he wanted so hard to prove that he could be thoughtful and caring to Adrien. To prove that he knew his best friend, the closest friend he ever had. Maybe even something mo-

“Hello Remix, I am Hawkmoth-”

 “No!”

Nino’s hands clenched around his now purple headphones. The purple mask hovered over his teary eyes.

“I am NOT going to let myself be used by a man with no fashion sense!”

“But Nino, how else will you save his present? His birthday is today, Adrien will be in class any minute.”

“I’ll just tell him what happened!”

“Imagine how awkward that’s going to turn out? His friend of a year, telling him that he both doesn’t have a present and that it’s Chloe’s fault? You know, Chloe, his best friend since birth? It’ll create such a sour note on what is meant to be a sweet day.”

Nino’s tears started to fall even faster, his hand gripping his headphones even tighter.

“If you accept my little gift, you can make things right. You can save the mixtape and take that brat Chloe to task.”

Nino’s hands shook. He slowly took his headphones off his head.

“How would your powers even help; the mixtape is broken?”

“Ah, there’s the fun part! You will be able to go back to important moments in people’s lives and change their personal futures. Chloe has always been such a brat, but what if she never got the bee miraculous hmm?  You can even use your powers on objects too! So, accept my gifts and save your mixtape. How else will you confess your love to Adrien?”

Nino’s fist clenched and his eyes turned narrow.

“I accept.”

---

The class was in an uproar. Alix slammed her fist down on Chloe’s table.

“This is all your fault, Chloe! Honestly, have you EVER considered anyone but yourself.”

“Oh cram it Kub-”

“No, YOU cram it, you uptight megalomaniac!” 

“Guys? What’s going on?”

The class froze and turned to see Adrien at the classroom door, staring awkwardly at the chaos he was witnessing. They realised that saying what happened would probably ruin the mood, but it wasn’t like they couldn’t NOT say anything. After glancing around between all of them, Nathaniel stepped forward, probably the only one with enough calmness and tact to say this.

“Chloe ruined Nino’s present to you and sent him crying off to the bathroom!”

Or Rose could blurt it out, that worked too.

Adrien walked in and looked over at the broken mixtape

“OH! I wouldn’t worry about Nino, guys!”

Everyone looked at the entrance. He was wearing a black helmet, covering his face. He had a black leather bodysuit with yellow stripes around his wrists, upper arms, neckline, torso and ankles. He wore yellow gloves and boots.

“Nino?” Adrien questioned

“There isn’t a Nino anymore. I’m Remix! And I swear I’ll fix everything!”

Remix walked over to the broken tape and tapped it with his gloves. Both Nino and the broken tape flashed yellow before disappearing.

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Chloe was walking into the room, carrying a heavy bag. Suddenly, Remix flashed into the room, causing Chloe to drop the bag.

“Ahh! Akuma!”

Remix walked over to Nino’s desk, and picked up the still intact tape, before flashing yellow and disappearing.

---

Adrien had about five seconds to process what had just happened. Then he shielded his eyes from yet another yellow flash, as Remix returned to the present, cassette tape in hand.

“Nino! Stop this! This isn’t you!”

“Aww, my dude! Don’t focus on me! It’s YOUR birthday, remember! I even fixed your present!”

Remix looked around and saw Chloe standing there frozen. He placed the cassette in Adrien’s shaking hands.

“When I get back, I promise we’ll listen to it together, bro! I just have to do one TEENY thing first.”

“Nino, don’t! Ladybug and Chat Noir will have to fight you! Please stop…for me?” Adrien said softly, looking at Remix’s dark visor.

“Sorry, bro! I just can’t let her get away with it! She needs to be taught a lesson.”

Remix walked over to Chloe, now backed up against the wall, and he pressed a yellow hand against her. They both disappeared with a yellow flash.

[secretagentspydetectiveninja]

Rewatching Béfana

It’s late night again let’s goooooooo

Poor Marinette doing chores on her birthday

TIKKI IS SO CUTE I LOVE HER

And I love her magic vomit gift I want like 7

Oooh whomst is This

Marinette’s adorable too good grief no wonder her friends would literally die for her (oops I’m getting ahead of myself)

I love all of this but OMG SHE REMEMBERED NATH THIS TIME!! (backstory: in an old webisode she mentioned inviting all her classmates to her bday party but didn’t mention tomato boy at all) - also the fact that Alix is so frickin tiny even in this thought spot oh my god

“We should take Hawk Moth’s miraculous...”

“...and push it somewhere else!”

Poor Juleka 1. has only like three things in her locker, and 2. is really terrible at acting not-suspicious

Nino’s about to drop the hottest mixtape of the year

This is ADORABLE but omg don’t do that to his headphones, I’ve broken like 5 pairs of headphones in the past few years that didn’t even belong to me and so I’m very overprotective of them now

This lil thought bubble has Juleka in it too!! Omg this episode is way cuter than I remembered

Adrien is so unbelievably bad at being not-suspicious HOW HAS NO ONE DISCOVERED HIS SUPERHERO IDENTITY YET

This show out of context is the most ridiculous thing I mean how are you meant to explain this random screencap to anyone

And the #1 prize of “worst at being not-suspicious” goes to Marinette’s parents, who chuck several cakes in the bin over the course of the episode within plain sight

I’m still shook at just how COOL Gina Dupain is (and apparently she’s a Pink Floyd fan or whatever the equivalent is in this universe)

Akjfhskjdhfkj she hid the present in her motorbike helmet, and according to her watch it looks like it might just be past noon? So she hangs out with Marinette for roughly 4 hours

This was also my reaction to finding out it’s Marinette’s fourteenth birthday because WHAT DO YOU MEAN A TINY 13 YEAR OLD WAS RUNNING AROUND SAVING AN ENTIRE CITY FROM SUPERVILLIANS THIS ENTIRE TIME, FU WHY WOULD YOU GIVE THE MIRACULOUSES TO KIDS SO YOUNG, AND WHY IS MARINETTE IN TROISIÈME IF SHE’S SO MUCH YOUNGER THAN HER CLASSMATES okay, okay I’m done

So Gina’s bike is a “Misurati”, apparently

She’s so adorable omg look at her

Me too Marinette don’t worry

Look at these new kid designs and recolours of Manon and Ella/Etta... at least the kids I adopted way back in Copycat are still there too

I see Alya’s dad in the background of the zoo, apparently he’s in charge of elephants as well as panthers so Kim better not challenge this one this time

These dorks in the background are such a mess I love them

This bridge is seriously so cursed in this show, so much bad stuff happens here - though at least Gina got to flirt with the ice cream guy

MARINETTE’S PARENTS ARE SO GREAT THEY DO THE FIST BUMP AND EVERYTHING OMG

This screencap is blessed on so many levels but what the HELL is up with Kim’s hair

The fact that Nino and Max don’t disappear here is killing me akshfksjdhgkjsfh

Mylène gave her a fashion book!! This is just soooo sweet I love this class

Tfw when you turn your son into coal but his wife’s cool so you turn her into an angel

Juleka and Rose highkey ship Adrinette, they know what’s up, just look

NOOOOOOOOOO NOT MYLÈNE

Kawaii ~

These kids are actual WARRIORS omg they got so so hardcore in season 2 and I love them so much

HEROES WITH OR WITHOUT MIRACULOUSES

I love that Rose is so sweet that even (some) akuma villains won’t kill her

Oh and Nath’s brandishing a stick btw

These kids are cooler than I will ever be and I’m okay with that

Okay but I just have one question... where was Nino during all of this? Did the poor guy go to the loo or something and come back to see all his friends turned into coal? I mean that’s basically a regular day in Paris for these kids but still

Awwwwwww

Also it’s nice that we’re getting new areas of the Eiffel Tower this season (maybe Lila’s still stuck up there somewhere)

Justin Extra is a LITTERBUG

Jean Duparc is an angel though, and I’m pretty sure that baby he’s helping is August from Gigantitan (but with a different mum apparently)

Béfana making Hawk Moth say “please” is still up there as one of the coolest things any akuma villain has done in the show, ever

Marinette’s so bad at being not-suspicious too, I swear everyone in Paris is just ridiculously oblivious to everything

The poor Eiffel Tower can just never catch a break??

This is a pretty creepy way to go actually, imagine watching your grandma turn herself into coal?? And also there are never any tourists at the Eiffel Tower, it’s like they just Know not to go there anymore

You: animation errors

me, an intellectual: Alix is so powerful she can change her hair colour at will

Everything about this is so cute on so many levels!!!

Marinette’s family ship Adrinette too lol

[breeeliss]

nathanael headcanons bc why not?

nathanael: there are people who throw out their copic markers instead of buying refills for them. how tragic is that?

he has a really hard time following in class when teachers talk too quickly or when the material is too heavy. so sometimes he’ll just sketch or do other homework in the meantime and ask ivan for notes after class is over. 

ivan’s happy to help out. it’s worth it for the album covers that nathanael draws for the mixtapes ivan gives to mylène. 

nino and nathanael used to sit in the back of the class together because they randomly bonded over this french rock band, magma, that they both love

there was one day where nathanael came sprinting into class with magma’s new album lifted over his head and nino literally jumped out of his chair and started screaming because "holy crap i forgot they were dropping an album can we please listen to it during lunch?”

adrien commissions ladybug fanart from nathanael in exchange for his physics tutoring services because mme. mendeleiev is really getting on his case about the quiz he didn’t do that well on

when nathanael gets a near perfect score on his latest physics test, he surprises adrien with a full-body, digitally colored print of ladybug and chat noir that adrien currently has framed in his room. 

alya and nathanael enter into a pact with each other where they save up small bits and pieces of their allowance at a time so that they can split the cost on new issues of their favorite comic book series

nathanael knew juleka and rose were dating before anyone else in class did and he’s super proud of that. the minute they announced it to the class, chloe cursed in the middle of homeroom and handed fourty euros to nathanael. 

marinette and nathanael are mutuals on tumblr and they’re always showing each other memes in between classes and tagging each other in posts. but they’re jerks about it because they won’t tell anyone in class what their urls are. 

kim challenges nathanael one day, saying that he can jog ten laps around the block quicker than nathanael can sketch him running and nathanael is totally up for that bet. 

it turns into a huge deal. sabrina spreads the event on facebook, alix spends all week training kim, and max oversees the event as the official judge and time keeper. 

when nathanael wins, kim bows to him whenever he sees him in the halls for close to two weeks. 

[mrjeremydylan]

My Favorite Album #203 - Veronica Milson (triple j) on the Shins ‘Wincing the Night Away’ (2007)

Comic, actor and triple j host Veronica Milsom is a rare guest who knew exactly what her favorite album is straight away - the seminal decade young record from The Shins 'Wincing the Night Away'.

We talk about how Veronica's older brother's mixtapes introduced her to the Shins, how frontman's James Mercer's insomnia fuelled the creation of the album, the intimacy of his singing, the Zach Braff driven high expectations and backlash toward this album, and whether any contemporary music has hit her as hard as this record did ten years ago.

Plus, we discuss Veronica's legendary "thing" for Bernard Fanning, how the events of your life change how you perceive time, why her perspective as a radio DJ has made her hate certain songs, her own self-induced bout with insomnia in Perth and the questions she feels guilty for asking bands during interviews.

Listen in the player above or download the episode by clicking here.

Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes here or in other podcasting apps by copying/pasting our RSS feed - http://myfavoritealbum.libsyn.com/rss My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album’s influence on their own music. Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia who has worked in the music industry since 2007. He directed the the feature music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and the feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, in addition to many commercials and music videos.

If you’ve got any feedback or suggestions, drop us a line at myfavoritealbumpodcast@gmail.com.

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Hey Geronimo on Drowning in the Fountain of Youth by Dan Kelly (2006) 149. Mickey Raphael on Teatro by Willie Nelson (1998) 148. Jack Ladder on Suicide by Suicide 147. Rusty Anderson on Hot Rats by Frank Zappa 146. Kenny Aronoff on The Beatles 145. Bob Evans on A Grand Don’t Come for Free by The Streets 144. Chris Hewitt (Empire) on New Adventues in Hi-Fi by REM 143. Dr Warren Zanes on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 142. Dr Mark Kermode (Wittertainment) on Sleep No More by the Comsat Angels 141. Van Dyke Parks on Randy Newman by Randy Newman 140. Imogen Clark on Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams 139. Jesse Thorn on Fresh by Sly and the Family Stone 138. Stephen Tobolowsky on The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie 137. Ben Blacker on Blood and Chocolate on Elvis Costello & the Attractions 136. Jonny Fritz on West by Lucinda Williams 135. Adam Busch on A River Ain’t Too Much to Love by Smog 134. Kelsea Ballerini on Blue Neighbourhood by Troye Sivan 133. Natalie Prass on Presenting Dionne Warwick 132. Josh Pyke on Badmotorfinger by Soundgarden 131. Kip Moore on Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen 130. Koi Child on Voodoo by D’Angelo 129. The Cadillac Three on Wildflowers by Tom Petty 128. Julian McCullough on Appetite for Destruction by Guns n Roses 127. Danny Clinch on Greetings from Ashbury Park NJ by Bruce Springsteen 126. Sam Palladio (Nashville) on October Road by James Taylor 125. Steve Mandel on Blood and Chocolate by Elvis Costello 124. Brian Koppelman on The History of the Eagles 123. Benmont Tench on Beggars Banquet by the Rolling Stones 122. Jimmy Vivino (Basic Cable Band) on Super Session by Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield and Stephen Stills 121. Holiday Sidewinder on Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid by Bob Dylan 120. Ben Blacker on Aladdin Sane by David Bowie 119. EZTV on The Toms by The Toms 118. Jess Ribeiro on Transformer by Lou Reed 117. Whitney Rose on Keith Whitley Greatest Hits 116. Best Albums of 2015 with Danny Yau ft. Jason Isbell, Dan Kelly, Shane Nicholson, Tim Rogers, Will Hoge and Julien Barbagallo (Tame Impala) 115. Phil Spector’s A Christmas Gift For You with Jaime Lewis 114. Xmas Music ft. Kristian Bush, Lee Brice, Corb Lund and Tim Byron 113. Sam Outlaw on Pieces of the Sky by Emmylou Harris 112. Jason Isbell on Sticky Fingers by the Rolling Stones 111. Ash Naylor (Even) on Houses of the Holy by Led Zeppelin 110. Burke Reid (Gerling) on Dirty by Sonic Youth 109. Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos) on Kind of Blue by Miles Davis 108. Lindsay ‘The Doctor’ McDougall (Frenzal Rhomb) on Curses! by Future of the Left 107. Julien Barbagallo (Tame Impala) on Chrominance Decoder by April March 106. Melody Pool on Blue by Joni Mitchell 105. Rusty Hopkinson (You Am I) on ‘Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era’ 104. Jeff Greenstein on A Quick One (Happy Jack) by The Who 103. Dave Cobb on Revolver by the Beatles 102. Justin Melkmann (World War IX) on Coney Island Baby by Lou Reed 101. Kacey Musgraves on John Prine by John Prine 100. Does the album have a future? 99. Corb Lund on Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs by Marty Robbins 98. Bad Dreems on Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division 97. Davey Lane (You Am I) on Abbey Road by the Beatles 96. Dan Kelly on There’s A Riot Goin’ On by Sly and the Family Stone 95. Ash Grunwald on Mule Variations by Tom Waits 94. Stella Angelico on The Shangrilas 93. Eves the Behavior on Blue by Joni Mitchell 92. Troy Cassar-Daley on Willie Nelson’s Greatest Hits 91. Lydia Loveless on Pleased to Meet Me by the Replacements 90. Gena Rose Bruce on The Boatman’s Call by Nick Cave 89. Kitty Daisy and Lewis on A Swingin’ Safari by Bert Kaempfert 88. Will Hoge on Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music by Ray Charles 87. Shane Nicholson on 52nd St by Billy Joel 86 - Tired Lion on Takk… by Sigur Ros 85 - Whispering Bob Harris on Forever Changes by Love 84 - Jake Stone (Bluejuice) on Ben Folds Five by Ben Folds Five 83 - Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello and the Imposters) on Are You Experienced? by the Jimi Hendrix Experience 82 - Dom Alessio on OK Computer by Radiohead 81 - Anthony Albanese MP on The Good Son by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 80 - John Waters on Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience 79 - Jim DeRogatis (Sound Opinions) on Clouds Taste Metallic by The Flaming Lips 78 - Montaigne on The Haunted Man by Bat for Lashes 77 - Guy Pratt (Pink Floyd) on Quadrophenia by The Who 76 - Homer Steinweiss (Dap Kings) on Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis 75 - Best of 2015 (So Far) ft. Danny Yau, Montaigne, Harts, Joelistics, Rose Elinor Dougall and Burke Reid 74 - Matt Farley (Motern Media) on RAM by Paul McCartney BONUS - Neil Finn on The Beatles, Neil Young, David Bowie and Radiohead 73 - Grace Farriss (Burn Antares) on All Things Must Pass by George Harrison 72 - Katie Noonan on Blue by Joni Mitchell 71 - Harts on Band of Gypsys by Jimi Hendrix 70 - Tim Rogers (You Am I) on Bring the Family by John Hiatt 69 - Mark Seymour (Hunters and Collectors) on The Ghost of Tom Joad by Bruce Springsteen 68 - Jeremy Neale on Graceland by Paul Simon 67 - Joelistics on Graceland by Paul Simon 66 - Brian Nankervis (RocKwiz) on Astral Weeks by Van Morrison 65 - ILUKA on Pastel Blues by Nina Simone 64 - Rose Elinor Dougall on Tender Buttons by Broadcast 63 - Sarah McLeod (The Superjesus) on Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins 62 - Keyone Starr on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 61 - Chase Bryant on Defying Gravity by Keith Urban 60 - Brian Koppelman on Southeastern by Jason Isbell 59 - Michael Carpenter on The Beatles White Album Side 4 58 - Pete Kilroy (Hey Geronimo) on The Beatles White Album Side 3 57 - Mark Wells on The Beatles White Album Side 2 56 - Jeff Greenstein on Colossal Youth by Young Marble Giants 55 - Laura Bell Bundy on Shania Twain, Otis Redding and Bright Eyes 54 - Jake Clemons on Surfacing by Sarah McLachlan 53 - Kristian Bush (Sugarland) on The Joshua Tree by U2 52 - Kevin Bennett (The Flood) on Willis Alan Ramsey by Willis Alan Ramsey 51 - Lee Brice on Unorthodox Jukebox by Bruno Mars 50 - Davey Lane (You Am I) on the White Album (Side 1) by The Beatles 49 - Joe Camilleri on The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones 48 - Russell Morris on The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones 47 - Mike Rudd (Spectrum) on England’s Newest Hitmakers by The Rolling Stones 46 - Henry Wagons on Harvest by Neil Young 45 - Megan Washington on Poses by Rufus Wainwright 44 - Andrew Hansen (The Chaser) on Armchair Theatre by Jeff Lynne 43 - She Rex on BlakRoc by The Black Keys 42 - Catherine Britt on Living with Ghosts by Patty Griffin 41 - Robyn Hitchcock on Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon 40 - Gideon Bensen (The Preatures) on Transformer by Lou Reed 39 - Harry Hookey on Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan 38 - Rob Draper on Faith by George Michael 37 - Best of 2014 ft. Danny Yau, Andrew Hansen, Gideon Bensen (The Preatures) and Mike Carr 36 - Doug Pettibone on Wrecking Ball by Emmylou Harris 35 - Ross Ryan on Late for the Sky by Jackson Browne 34 - Michael Carpenter on Hard Promises by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 33 - Davey Lane (You Am I) on Jesus of Cool by Nick Lowe 32 - Zane Carney on Smokin’ at the Half Note by Wes Montgomery 31 - Tony Buchen on Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles 30 - Simon Relf (The Tambourine Girls) on On the Beach by Neil Young 29 - Peter Cooper on In Search of a Song by Tom T Hall 28 - Thelma Plum on Stolen Apples by Paul Kelly 27 - James House on Rubber Soul by the Beatles 26 - Ella Hooper on Let England Shake by PJ Harvey 25 - Abbey Road Special 24 - Alyssa Bonagura on Room for Squares by John Mayer 23 - Luke Davison (The Preatures) on Green Onions by Booker T and the MGs 22 - Neil Finn on Hunky Dory by David Bowie and In Rainbows by Radiohead 21 - Neil Finn on Beatles for Sale by the Beatles and After the Goldrush by Neil Young 20 - Morgan Evans on Diorama by Silverchair 19 - Emma Swift on Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams 18 - Danny Yau on Hourly Daily by You Am I 17 - J Robert Youngtown and Jon Auer (The Posies) on Hi Fi Way by You Am I 16 - Lester the Fierce on Hounds of Love by Kate Bush 15 - Luke Davison on Green Onions by Booker T and the MGs 14 - Jeff Cripps on Wheels of Fire by Cream 13 - Mark Holden on Blue by Joni Mitchell (Part 2) 12 - Mark Holden on Blue by Joni Mitchell (Part 1) 11 - Gossling on O by Damien Rice 10 - Matt Fell on Temple of Low Men by Crowded House 9 - Pete Thomas on Are You Experienced? by Jimi Hendrix (Part 2) 8 - Pete Thomas on Are You Experienced? by Jimi Hendrix (Part 1) 7 - Sam Hawksley on A Few Small Repairs by Shawn Colvin 6 - Jim Lauderdale on Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons 5 - Mark Moffatt on Blues Breakers by John Mayall and Eric Clapton 4 - Darren Carr on Ten Easy Pieces by Jimmy Webb 3 - Mark Wells on Revolver by The Beatles 2 - Mike Carr on Arrival by ABBA 1 - Rob Draper on Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

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Zero T - Minirig Mixtape by MINIRIGS @zerot We're stoked to release our latest Minirig Mixtape, from none other than Drum and Bass legend Zero T! With a career spanning over 20 years since his first release, Irishman Cian McCann has solidified his name through both his own releases, as well as collaborations with the likes of Calibre, Alix Perez, Icicle and Noisa over the years. With a 6 track EP forthcoming on Metalheadz on Feb 7th, we're delighted to bring you an hour of dnb goodness... with a cheeky few not-yet-released numbers in there for good measure.

[shu-of-the-wind]

bring some justice on your head

[tdamnk]

Mixtape 242: Electronic Buffet Electro, house, bass and all the colors of the electronic music spectrum. Tracks from Hot Saaz, EDDIE AMADOR remixed by Robosonic, Kaaris remixed by Alexander Lewis, Jamin Nimjah, Jonas Saalbach & Samuel Fach, Secret Circle, cciv & sofocle, Mau Moctezuma, Zero T remixed by Alix Perez, exhale, Lehar and Agents of Time. For info on each artist be sure to click on their Soundcloud link to check their bio and listen to more tracks.

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PFlames 1978 Mixtape Digging through crates of vinyl records is a soul satisfying technique, beloved by music connoisseurs everywhere. The atmospheric pressure of the record store generates sensations beyond a spiritual reawakening. Thumbing in records that are iconic and forgotten in space and time. The composition of an authentic record is timeless. Each wavelength generated pays homage to those aphrodisiacal 45’s or ghetto blasting cassette decks. Legends live forever in the electric relaxation that flows from stereo surround to studio headphones. Music is a passage to the depths of the soul; linking the artist to a much needed mystical frequency. This is Soul, Jazz, Funk, Reggae, Hip-hop. It’s an amalgamation of innovation and inspiration. This is music. This is life. This is PFlames, 1978. PFlames is without a doubt a gifted emcee, with an unmatched Musical IQ. He manages to spit poignant poetic lyrics aside intense socially conscious viewpoints. 1978 was the birth of a lyrical mastermind, hailing from Omaha, Nebraska, PFlames puts his lifetime and philosophies on the table, and feeds the rap culture. This double album, shows influences from rebirth to circa the Golden Era of hip hop. As an emcee PFlames is in a category with Bronx native, KRS-One or even Public Enemy’s, Chuck D. He refreshes the listener with memorable bars from start to finish. “Ambition” is a rasta-packed rendition of declarative rhymes. He pushes the elevating of the people, accompanied by the crooning of Damien, a multi-faceted singer, who blazes up the track Bob Marley style. In “How I Got Over,” a Curtis Mayfield, SuperFly 70’s vibe dominates the track. A rhythmic heavy-hitting flow delivers a verse from Cloud Nine. These “Mackadocious” bars pay homage to Jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and stacks of powerful artist. The title track, “1978” registers as “Certified Dope” with a killer hook. As the LP begins to unite, the merging of pop and rap culture give this featured album its identity. The interludes are reminiscent of Biggie Smalls classic, Ready To Die, using answering machine messages to alert the artist. “Kush & Patron” is a feel-good track with elements of Bad vs. Evil meets Southern rap between the duo of emcees, PFlames and Big Mista. The surreal experience of boom bap rap, touch down in track, ‘My Way.” “Like This” samples, female Miami rapper, Khia’s hit “My Neck, My Back.” and “Loverman.” In SuperFlyShit featuring Alix Sledge, PFlames initiates Superhero cadences with relaxed rhymes. Both tracks, “Cadillac Musik” and Delorean Musik” are notalagic. “Sneaker Pimp 2” is an ode to fresh sneakers. Fresh soles assisting kicks stories and similes. All cemented on the Tribe reference, “Make My Cypher Complete.” “Hold Me Down,” a reflective track bout the life and times of PFlames. It features Neo-Soul artist Keiria Marsha who adds another melodic rendition to the album. “Thirty-6” duplicates a James Brown, Funky Child atmosphere. “The Divine” incorporates the Divine Principle, in a battle with death. “We Were Kings,” featuring R.O.C.K. is a throwback record of past struggles, depicting fresh laced Adidas, Kangols, Iconic 80’s principles. He aligns his growth with RUN DMC the “Kings of Rap”. The Billy Preston classic, “I Wrote A Simple Song, “ was sampled for the prophetic verses of the “Simple Song” track. Towards the end of the double LP, the tracks “Nothing” and “Redemption” brings the listener full circle. Overall “If it doesn’t touch my soul I can’t listen to it.” For a hip-hop head this is spiritual healing. A seasoned veteran, with mature punchlines, and undeniable influences; PFlames 1978 is an underground goldmine, for both artist and fans alike. Download at www.pflames.bandcamp.com. J. Sneakerwire Harris IG: @sneakerwire

[shu-of-the-wind]

finally getting off my ass to transfer my 8tracks mixes onto spotify