Ohmpark Mixtape #5: Holiday Chillout Mix
For this mix, I worked hard to pick out the very best holiday songs I could find from the artists we heart and put them together in a dreamy, surreal, maybe creepy sort of overall piece. For instance, Evangelicals have a Christmas song b-side from somewhere, but there’s something more special about “Snowflakes” from The Evening Descends that just sets the mood I’m going for much more appropriately. I hope you enjoy, and happy holidays to all of you!
Au : I’ll Be Home For Christmas
Bodies Of Water w/ No Small Kindness : O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Snowden : White Christmas
Atlas Sound : Requiem For All The Lonely Teenagers With Passed Out Moms
My Morning Jacket : Silent Night
Death Cab For Cutie : Christmas (Baby Please Come Over)
Evangelicals : Snowflakes
Deerhoof : Little Drummer Boy
Sufjan Stevens : O Holy Night
Low : Blue Christmas
- Posted by Davy Minor on December 9, 2008 at 5:31 am
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Ohmpark Mixtape #3: My Favourite Songs Of 2007
The best ofs continue. Here are the songs I really dug this year, arranged in what i think is a great flowing hour and a half experience. I did cheat a little bit and included a few tracks from my best 2006 Albums of 2007 list, but these songs will always make me think of this year, so it’ll work. Enjoy:
The Shins : Wincing The Night Away : Sleeping Lessons
Midlake : The Trials Of Van Occupanther : Roscoe
The Cinematic Orchestra : Ma Fleur : To Build A Home
Blonde Redhead : 23 : Spring And by Summer Fall
Earlimart : Mentor Tormentor : Happy Alone
Wilco : Sky Blue Sky : Impossible Germany
Beach House : Beach House : Master of None
Low : Drums And Guns : Breaker
Of Montreal : Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? : The Past Is A Grotesque Animal
Deerhunter : Fluorescent Grey : Wash Off
Akron/Family : Love Is Simple : Don’t Be Afraid, You’re Already Dead
Snowden : Anti Anti : Anti Anti
Moorish idols : Moorish Idols : Why Are We Whispering
Phosphorescent : Pride : Wolves
Smashing Pumpkins : Zeigeist : Neverlost
Radiohead : In Rainbows : Reckoner
Marnie Stern : In Advance Of The Broken Arm : Patterns Of A Diamond Ceiling
- Posted by Davy Minor on December 18, 2007 at 11:16 am
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What The Hell Am I Listening To?!?
CocoRosie : The Adventures Of Ghosthorse And Stilborn
This album has been pretty much trashed by most of the blogosphere (Pitchfork gave it a 2.3) but I really love it. I don’t have a lot of familiarity with their previous albums (although that will soon change) but i really believe that Ghosthorse And Stillborn holds up to almost any record to come out this year. CocoRosie is two sisters doing indie-folk with a little opera and hip-hop thrown in. They both do vocals, and one plays alot of instruments and the other plays experimental percussion instruments like children’s learning devices and gold chains. Check it out:
Buy The Adventures Of Ghosthorse And Stillborn Here
Low : Guns And Drums
I have been listening to many mediocre albums lately and Guns And Drums has been an exception. This Duluth, Minnesota trio has something really special here and I wish I would have gotten into this band earlier. Stylistically they feel like a stripped down indie rock outfit with very anthemetic songs, or “Slowcore” as they are known, and i will be delving deep into this band’s catalog after hearing this great album. Give it a listen:
- Posted by Davy Minor on April 27, 2007 at 2:37 am
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Humpday Random Tracks
Here’s some tracks floating around the blogs this week to listen to and preview. Click the album cover to find more info on the album and how to purchase it:
Low: “Breaker”
Andrew Bird: “Heretics”
Panda Bear: “Take Pills”
The National: “Fake Empire”
El-P: “flyentology (cassettes won’t listen remix)”
- Posted by Davy Minor on March 28, 2007 at 2:09 am
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