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Deserted Island Mix

September 25, 2009 – 12:21 am

deserted-island

This is a brief mix of music I might take with me on a desert island. I picked it fast and decisively, as if someone was forcing me to leave abruptly, saying I might never come back. I tried to choose different genres and moods of music for my purposes of trying to live life apart from the rest of the world. In the end if I found that I had this list of songs around I might be content for a long time. Some songs just keep getting better…..

Heather Ace
San Diego House Parties

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  1. Murderer – Barrington Levy
  2. Pimper’s Paradise – Bob Marley & The Wailers
  3. Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always Down – Interpol
  4. Hair Down – Cold War Kids
  5. Take Five – Dave Brubeck
  6. The Beast – The Fugees
  7. Hit Me! – The Sounds
  8. Silent House – Dixie Chicks
  9. Your Heart Is An Empty Room – Death Cab for Cutie
  10. Sullivan Street – Counting Crows
  11. I Only Have Eyes For You – The Flamingos
  12. Lose Control – Missy Elliott
  13. Digital – Joy Division
  14. Weed Party – Band of Horses
  15. The Long Way Around – Dixie Chicks
  16. Sunday Morning – No Doubt
  17. Supermix – The Notorious B.I.G.
  18. Brothers On A Hotel Bed – Death Cab for Cutie
  19. Minha Galera – Manu Chao
  20. Lovesick Blues – Patsy Cline
  21. Brand New Colony – The Postal Service
  22. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out – The Smiths
  23. Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect – The Decemberists

Photo credit: HighContrast

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The General Specific

April 16, 2009 – 11:30 pm

josh-higgins

The mix tapes of Minstrel Fridays live on… This time around we’re blessed with the musical stylings of a talented collaborator, graphic designer-musician Josh Higgins. Listen below and read about his power animal here.

Life is changing around us and the tiny oars of our boats don’t always seem to be enough in battering seas. If we keep rowing we may never reach land but eventually we’ll row out of the storm. Music is the one thing that helps me weather threatening skys and shots across the bow. Enjoy.

-Josh Higgins
joshhiggins.com

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  1. Re-Ignition – Bad Brains
  2. We’re Only Gonna Die – Bad Religion
  3. Part One – Band of Horses
  4. Fairies Wear Boots – Black Sabbath
  5. Switch – Boilermaker
  6. Skinny Love – Bon Iver
  7. In Debt to the Heart – Born In The Flood
  8. Hate – Cat Power
  9. Hello, I’m In Delaware – City and Colour
  10. Everything Sucks – Descendents
  11. I Better Be Quiet Now – Elliott Smith
  12. Independence Day – Elliott Smith
  13. See You Dead – Helmet
  14. Oyster – Jawbreaker
  15. The Boat Dreams From The Hill – Jawbreaker
  16. Boilermaker – The Jesus Lizard
  17. Air Traffic Control – Jets To Brazil
  18. Iron Fist – Motörhead
  19. Charades – No Knife
  20. My Arrow’s Aim – Rocket From The Crypt
  21. Everything – Smile
  22. Hey Jigsaw – Tanner
  23. Stranger On The Town – The Damned
  24. Buddy – The Lemonheads
  25. Release My Heart – The Black Heart Procession
  26. Way Of The Ocean – Three Mile Pilot
  27. Hush – Tool
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