Also, a word on my mixes: only brief samples of songs are used, always being tweaked or adjusted in some way by myself, and always presented in ONE long, continuous track. I am NOT giving away anyone’s music, if you enjoy the sample of an artist in one of my mixes, I urge you to go out and buy the album on vinyl and support the artist. That is the whole reason I am making these!
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mix 7: Costa Paraiso - Summer 2011 mix
This mix takes the sun-soaked themes of previous “It’s Very Sunny” EP and spreads them out across a much larger canvas, resulting in my longest, most psychedelic (and, coincidentally least electronic) project yet. Few sounds bring to mind a tropical climate more than a steel drum, so I open with four very different artists taking turns at incorporating the instrument into everything from dubstep (Jamie xx) to instrumental, new-age-folk soundscapes (Animal Collective, making their first appearance on one of my mixes). From there things only get more diverse, glued together by the prevailing coastal themes and aquatic imagery, not to mention multiple selections from The Ruby Suns and El Guincho. Of course what will most connect this sixty-four minutes of music for the listener is my most liberal use yet of natural field recordings, as a large collection of ocean tides, lapping waves, and other water-themed audio snippets were invaluable towards setting the chilled-out vibe right from the opening moments. This project is ideal for pretty much any activity on a gorgeous day like today (supposed to hit 100 here in Detroit this week), but I highly recommend it biking down the boardwalk at Metro Beach Metro Park, or anything involving Belle Isle. Enjoy! (Link in title below, cover art cloud photos from torri lynn ashford, edited by me).
Costa Paraiso - Summer 2011 Mix [1:04:40]
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Jamie xx - Far Nearer / El Guincho - Bombay / Gang Gang Dance - Glass Jar / Animal Collective - Baleen Sample / The Ruby Suns - Blue Penguin and Palmitos Park (El Guincho cover) / Delorean - Infinite Desert / Boards of Canada - Sunshine Recorder / Black Moth Super Rainbow - Forever Heavy / Washed Out - Feel it all Around / Africa Hitech - Don’t Fight It / Teengirl Fantasy - Portofino / ceo - White Magic / The Ruby Suns - Cranberry / Panda Bear - Take Pills / Toro y Moi - Intro (Chi Chi) / Neon Indian - Mind Drips (Bibio remix) / Flying Lotus - Camel / The Avalanches - Avalanche Rock and Since I Left You / Lone - Ultramarine / Flying Lotus - Melt / El Guincho - Costa Paraiso / Peaking Lights - Summertime
