June/July mix

A mix with a bit of everything. Amazingly, it's actually not dominated by chill music this time. But still, there's a bit of everything--old favorites as well as recent discoveries. Acoustic, disco, alternative, shoegaze and of course--jazz.



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Some notes on certain tracks:

• Someday in the near future, I'm going to shoot a short film to the sound of "To Build a Home" by The Cinematic Orchestra
• Groovy tracks: "Do You Believe" by Poolside and "Betty Boop" by Charles Earland. The former is a disco-y number and the latter is a jazz number. Love.
• The last track, "The Beast," by Dave Cavanaugh, is from perhaps my favorite film, Mulholland Drive, directed by none other than David Lynch. I loved this piece in particular so much that I once wrote about it:

Such a snazzy, slinky, jazzy piece. I imagine this to be my theme song when I’m feeling devious; when I’ve got plans. I imagine a man who happens to be a smooth talker. I imagine a femme fatale in a red dress. Subtle, but not so subtle. We all know that these people aren’t angels by any stretch of the imagination, and that’s what makes them so damn attractive—that’s what makes this piece of dynamic music so undeniably appealing.

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Lately I've discovered a handful of people who have really awesome music tastes and I find myself wanting to post music on everybody's Wall all the time, so it's easier to do a compilation post here instead of flooding everyone's Facebook...

I really like discussing and sharing things I like so this is pretty much what I'm gonna do with music, too, from now on...

People who I (always) keep in mind about music: Kanna, Astrid & Dylan, Shannon, Lynh 



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Those were select songs. Here's the complete list I had in mind for this mix since May:

• Esthero - That Girl
• Gang Starr - Mass Appeal
• Ani DiFranco - Overlap
• Chris Botti - If I Could
• Hooverphonic - Someone
• The High Violets - Cool Green
• Crocodiles - Mirrors
• Dave's True Story - Crazy Eyes
• Local Natives - Camera Talk
• Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
• Jenny O. - Well O.K. Honey

 All-time faves

• Asobi Seksu - Goodbye
• Ladyhawke - My Delirium
• Sade - Bulletproof Soul
• Friendly Fires - Paris (Aeroplane remix ft. Au Revoir Simone)
• The Pipettes - Because It's Not Love (But It's Still A Feeling)
• PJ Harvey - We Float
• The Radio Dept. - Heaven's On Fire
• Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour
• Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn
• Washed Out - Feel It All Around

EVERYTHING/ANYTHING from the following groups/artists:

• Miles Davis (favorite album = Kind of Blue)
• Anna Calvi (my favorites are "Moulinette," "Blackout" and "Suzanne & I")
• The xx (favorite song: Islands)
• Spangle Call Lilli Line