Tape Tuesday: Mr. Blue Sky
Man, I love this shit.
But I really really don’t like talking about my own mixes. I put a lot of effort into them, and I personally really like them. Whether you’ll like them, I don’t know. I hope so. I just feel that me talking about my own mixes is like a band reviewing their latest album, ya know? So for this Tape Tuesday, I’ll just let the music speak for itself (literally, with selected song lyrics in italics below).
- I can do what I want; I’m in complete control. That’s what I tell myself.
- You don’t want me to grow. No, my dear, living in two different realities, I swear.
- And you know it comes full circle. Hated by healthy geometry.
- And I know and I know and I know what we came to do, and I’m pretty sure that you do, too.
- All these days seem to fade away as I lost faith in myself, questioned everything I stood for.
- All I can picture is held hands coming apart.
- And remember what they say, that could be the end of laughter, that could be the story over…
Let’s not play games.
Poetic and confusing, huh? Not really? Ah, well, all I’ll say then is that this may just be my favorite mix yet. It’s a collection of songs that have stuck with me through rain and shine. Who is Mr. Blue Sky? He is me, and he is you. He is all of us. Whatever the fuck that means. Download the mix in its entirety, and look out for a special “unknown” bonus track at the end of it when you download the full tape. Let’s just say that Darwin Deez may be rapping on it. Listen to some tracks from Mr. Blue Sky below.
Tracklist/Preview:
- Alex Clare – Damn Your Eyes (Etta James Cover)
- TEETH – Flowers (Gross Magic Remix)
- Star Slinger – Dumbin’ (ft. Reggie B)
- Gary Clark, Jr. – Things Are Changing
- Vanaprasta – Healthy Geometry
- Common – Blue Sky
- Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Think I Wanna Die
- The Postelles – Can’t Stand Still
- Summer Camp – Ghost Train
- Yellow Ostrich – Hold On
- Das Racist – Girl (Prod. Blood Diamonds)
- Skizzy Mars – Possibilities
- Mr Hudson – Stiff Upper Lip
- Sons & Lovers – Set My Heart On Fire
- The Postelles – Sleep On The Dance Floor (Catchiest hook ever)
- King Krule – The Noose of Jah City
- Phantogram – Don’t Move
- Maverick Sabre – I Need
- Peter and Kerry – Knees (Personal favorite)
- King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Bats In The Attic
- Martin Solveig – Let’s Not Play Games (ft. Sunday Girl)
- ??? (BONUS TRACK)
Shout out to Aled Lewis and Umbles for the cover art. And if you haven’t already, cop last week’s Songs for an Actress 2.
Thanks for reading.
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