Warmer Climes

2013-05-18T11:08:00.002+03:00

2013-05-18T10:54:00.000+03:00

WARMER MIXTAPES #717 | by Gary Barber, Simon Milner and Dominic Apa of IS TROPICAL

SIDE A | by Gary Barber

1. Love | Alone Again Or
Arthur Lee was 19 when he wrote the Forever Changes album and it Blows Me Away Every Time I Listen To It. I don't have many CD's at all as I Hate The Format, but I've always hung onto the Love CD as it Feels Really Precious. I bought it when I was about 18, and often listen to the album from Start to Finish Without Ever Skipping a Track (even the 37 outtakes at the end of the Extended Version). Alone Again Or is the first track and I know as soon as I hear it I'm going to be spending the next hour or so Listening to Amazing Songs.

2. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons | The Night
It's One of his Lesser Known Songs, but Incredible. The Vocal Harmonies are So Good. It's a song that Always Ends Up Being Played at House Parties at 5am to Keep People Going.

3. Roy Orbison | You Got It
Roy's Vocal Melodies are Insane. He Very Rarely Repeats Sections in his songs, the Chords Change Throughout and Just Build and Build, every section usually better than the last. You Got It has such a Bitter Sweet Feeling to it. It's Half Uplifting and Heart-Wrenching at the Same Time. Elvis Presley refused to ever share a stage with Roy Orbison because he though that Roy was Just Too Good, and it's True.

4. The Strokes | I'll Try Anything Once (You Only Live Once Demo Version)
This is the Demo to You Only Live Once and it captures a side of the Strokes that their albums don't. It's almost like an Insight Into the Song Writing Process of The Strokes and this is Really Interesting to Listen to as a Musician. All the words in the Demo are Different but Equally as Good as the Full Studio Version. The Instruments are Stripped Back and the Key is Completely Different. You Can Almost Feel Where the Song Can Go Listening to It, and then, when you hear the Album Version, you finally hear the Pay Off.

5. Genius/GZA | Shadowboxin' (feat. Method Man)
The First Album I Ever Bought was Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) when I was about 11, and was Totally Sold on the whole Wu-Tang Style of Sampling and even the Imagery. The GZA's Liquid Swords album was the second album I got of theirs and Shadowboxin' was the Standout Track. Method Man's Flow on that track is Unbelievable. The Lyrical Content in it is Less big yourself up Hip Hop and More take the piss out of yourself Hip Hop... You shoulda learnt about the flow and peasy afro, Ticallion stallion, chinky-eye and snot-nosed, From my naps to the bunion on my big toe.

6. Mystery Jets | Veiled In Grey
Such an Energetic and Beautiful Song. Blaine's Vocal is Really Strong in this song. We've played with them a lot Live and this was Always the Track that I Lost My Voice To.

7. The Make-Up | Born On The Floor
It was Only Recently that I got played The Make-Up by my friend. I Initially Thought they were from the 70's, but later found out they were 90's. I Love the Energy of this Track and the Twisted Lyrics. The Bass Loop is Amazing and Locks In with Drums Just Perfectly. The Television style Lead Guitar is the Icing on the Cake. Such a Great Song.

8. Ratatat | Bare Feast
To me this is an Example of Electronic Music at Its Best. It Combines Organic Instruments and Sounds with Straight Up Clever Musicianship. Ratatat are often known as Bass Heavy Electronic Music, but their Instrumentation is Absolutely Insane. Using Thumb Pianos, alongside Ambient Dog Barks can only ever be a Good Thing when Ratatat are doing it.

9. Fleetwood Mac | Go Your Own Way
The Emotion captured in this song is So Explicit. Truly Touching Songs are Quite Rare, but this does it Perfectly. It was written When Relationships in the Band Had Been Broken and you can hear it in Nearly Every Line. It's Not Soppy at All, just Honest and, at the Same Time, it's an Absolute Banger with Amazing Melodies.

10. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | American Girl
This song is Just Too Nostalgic to Even Explain. I Don't Think It's Every Been Below 30C When I've Listened To It. Just Pure Summer Anthem.

SIDE B | by Simon Milner

1. Ike & Tina Turner | River Deep – Mountain High
This was Produced by Phil Spector When He Was Losing His Shit and the Same Era as Ike Beating the Crap Out of Tina. Phil thought the record was gonna be a Number 1, but it wasn't, so he locked his wife in a closet and watched Citizen Kane on repeat for days. So the song is Deep!!!

2. The Velvet Underground | Pale Blue Eyes
This song has So Much Emotion. It's the First Velvet song I Got Into. It's my Go To Song When I Feel Sorry For Myself.

3. The Modern Lovers | Hospital
Jonathan Richman is an Amazing Wordsmith, and in this song he's at His Fruitiness! There's lyrics on our new album inspired by Richman, mainly the subject matter in Sun Sun.

4. Vic Godard & Subway Sect | Make Me Sad
When I first moved to London I Didn't Own Much in My Squat, but a Vic Godard album. From It I Realised I Wanted To Be A Musician and, even though my voice wasn't great, that it didn't matter...

5. Tom Waits | Green Grass
This is the Song I Want To Be Played At My Funeral. 100% Perfect, Tom Waits Normally Is.

6. The Strokes | Killing Lies
Always have time for The Strokes. One time in Asia I Was Tripping So Hard on Drugs and Just Got Robbed, all I had left was This Is It and some headphones, so thought the Best Way Out was just to Lay Down and Wait For the Drug Fear to Leave with Julian's voice.

7. Poolside | Harvest Moon (Neil Young Cover)
This is a Great Cover. I love these guys' new genre, Day Disco, Makes Me Happy.

8. Benoit & Sergio | What I've Lost
When I DJ I play a lot of Benoit & Sergio, I Can Relate to the Lyrics on This Track. I Wanna Show a Little French Girl What I've Lost.

9. Kindness | Swinging Party
I got into Kindness Pretty Late… Nobody Else Should Make This Mistake!

10. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs | Waulking Song
We've played with Orlando a few times in England and America and He Always Brings a Party Vibe. The show in New York Went Crazy.

+11. Happy Trendy | January 6
Heard this guy Was 18 When He Started Making This Beautiful Electronic Music, then I heard he quit… I really hope he starts again, he has a Lot More Melodies to Give.

SIDE C | by Dominic Apa

1. Beak> | Mono
Didn't know about these guys the other day, turns out it's a Megaband Made Up of Legends like the guy who founded Portishead and Team Brick guy. Amazing Song, reminds me of Kraut Stuff I like too.

2. SISU | Two Thousand Hands
Some good mates from South Cali making Noised-Out Pop Music. I Really Like Production Where Guitars and Percussion Melts Together, these guys are Awesome Using Synths and Vocals to Make Something Unique Where You Might Think It's All Been Done.

3. Nü Sensae | I'm A Body
A Great Punk Band From America. Reminds me of the Old Days of Listening to Hardcore When I Was Really Young. Anything from Crass to Integrity can be Heard In Here.

4. Unknown Mortal Orchestra | So Good At Being In Trouble
Wonder/Mayfield would Cream Over These White Guys. Song Sounds like a Classic Already, Nothing Else to Say About It Really. The Video is Pretty Good too.

5. Tame Impala | Mind Mischief
If the Lonerism album starts with a couple of songs that sounds like John Lennon Smoking a Joint in the Bath, this is the Point When He Gets Out of the Tub in Slow Motion and Maybe Starts Boiling an Egg Thinking About His Life.

6. The Rolling Stones | What A Shame
This is a song from The Rolling Stones, Now!, which is my Favorite Stones Album. They still have the Blues Tinge, haven't let go of that yet. If White Boy Music was a Poster, this would be a bit of the Blue-Tac holding it up.

7. Charley Patton | Green River Blues
Have been in Love with Delta Blues Since the First Time My Granddad played me a Son House record. Patton's Weird Vocal Delivery and Relatively Sedate Guitar Style makes this song Unbelievably Sad-Sounding. Used to Blast this Album Over the Back Porch of my House in Florida, and Try Catch Frogs and Turtles in a Lake in my Back Garden.

8. Macabre | Lazy Lady
First release by Pentagram was with this name. I'm putting this down instead of an obvious choice like Metallica or Black Sabbath. Always liked the Classic Metal thing, When There's a Bit of Blues Still Left In It Especially - the documentary about Bobby from Pentagram is Really Depressing/Inspiring. These guys Essentially Got Me Into Everything from Doom Metal to CCR.

9. Minor Threat | In My Eyes
The Fugazi-style Intro is Awesome. Then They Get Going. Another one from Childhood. This would be my Skate Video Section, If I Was Any Good at Skateboarding. (Subject to Change).

10. Steve Reich | Music For 18 Musicians
This one Might Be Cheating, but this Whole Score is Something I Always Liked, Without Having A Good Reason Why. Very Evocative, and Awesome To Listen To When You're Just Waking Up Sometimes. If You Listened To It Enough, you'd probably Get Better at Playing Music by Just Absorption Power Alone.

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WARMER MIXTAPES #716 | by Shanthony Exum [Miss Eaves] of Sugar High Gang

1. Radiohead | Everything In Its Right Place
There is No Absolute Good or Absolute Bad. Life Can Fall On Sour Times, but this song is a Reminder That Everything Happens For A Reason. This Song Speaks to the Duality of Life (the Light and the Dark, the Good and the Bad), and to Go With The Flow, Because No Matter What, Because Everything Is In Its Right Place.

2. Sia | Pictures
I am a Sucker for Unrequited Love and This Song is a Dear Friend Who Knows My Heart.

3. No Doubt | Just A Girl
Tragic Kingdom was One of the First Albums I Purchased as a Teen and Will Always have a Place in My Heart. Just A Girl is Lighthearted Yet Poignant. Preach Sister Gwen! Preach!

4. Gossip | Listen Up!
First I have to say Beth Ditto is Fierce! She is Comfortable In Her Own Skin and Does Not Take Herself So Seriously. Definitely in the WILF Club (Woman I'd Like to Friend). I am Way Into Gossip and this song was my Introduction to the Band.

5. MF Doom | Hoe Cakes
MF Doom has to be One of the Greatest Rappers Ever. I Love the Use of the Sample in this song, and how he Seamlessly Weaves It In with His Lyrics. A True Wordsmith, Doom throws in lines like Weirdo, brown skin'ded always kept his hair low. Rumor has it it's a S-Curl accident and When she's on the rag never let her fry the Ragu that you must admit is Hilariously Brilliant.
6. Santigold | Creator
Ever Since I Was A Kid I Wanted To Support Myself Through Creativity. This Song Expresses That Sentiment. Plus Santigold's Vocals are Pretty Sick.

7. Nina Simone | Feeling Good (Cy Grant Cover)
This song is Soulful and Bright. The Feeling You Get After Overcoming.

8. Danny Brown | 30
This song Punches You In The Face, Spits and Growls. It really is Striking A Chord With How I Am Feeling In This Moment.

9. Scissor Sisters | Let's Have A Kiki
There is not a song that So Perfectly Sums Up My Quality Time With My Girlfriends and Gaybies as this one! The Perfect Anthem for Late Night Dish Sessions Where The Door Must Be Locked… TIGHT!

10. Tove Lo | Habits
I just Recently Discovered this Gem of a Song. So Catchy and Totally Captures the Feeling I Get After a Breakup.

2013-05-15T01:13:00.001+03:00

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WARMER MIXTAPES #715 | by Leon Maddy [Crazyharmonica] of Illegal Music

1. Bill Evans | Waltz For Debby
My All Time Favourite Jazz Musician, I heard Bill Evans from his sessions with Miles Davis. Waltz For Debby is an Amazing Twist of a Waltz and Gentle Jazz.

2. Illegal Music | Untitled
Produced by Myself, I Still Love the Sample and it is the Favourite of All My Compositions, Very Minimal but Effective.

3. Chris Bring The Heat | Hatred For The Game (Unreleased)
Says it all, really, this Super Talented Producer speaks to me in this track Like Nothing Else. Top Notch Samples and Chords, Touches Your Heart.

4. The Libertines | What A Waster
Pete Doherty at His Best and I've Always Thought of Myself A Waster, really, so this song Makes Me Feel a Little Better About Being That, LOL.

5. Black Widow | An Afterthought
Heard of Black Widow Pretty Recently, but I Love their Native American Approach form a Spaghetti Western Perspective by a British Rock band, Soft Tone and Mellow Vocal, Perfect for Chilling Out.

6. The Weeknd | What You Need (Chopped And Screwed By Mike G)
Love the Original, but I Do Love a Good Chop and Screw. It's the track that had a Massive Influence on My Style, Chopped and Screwed Right Down to Love Making Tempo.

7. Rude Kid | The Best
A track that manages to be Super Sexy, but Grimy - Female Vocals Always Do It for me and One of The Best Grime Producers Out There, so It Make Sense.

8. Dizzee Rascal | Face
London Living represents the Arrogant Side that makes me think I'm the Best Producer Out Here. Also is Dizzee Rascal at His Best and the (Boy In The Corner) Sound.

9. James Blake | I Mind
From the 2011 Self Titled Album. I Love what James has done with the Vocal and Synths. He is a Musician Who Has Had A Very Direct Effect on the Style of UK and Electronic Music Working with Everyone from Bon Iver to Grime Legend Trim.

10. Miles Davis | Blue In Green (with Bill Evans)
My All Time Favorite Jazz Song, Hearing This Track For The First Time Confirmed My Love For Jazz.

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WARMER MIXTAPES #714 | by Kim Cameron of Side FX

1. James Taylor | Carolina On My Mind
James has a Way of Coloring a Song with Lyrics that just Make You See the Picture He is Painting.

2. Crowded House | Don't Stop Now
Reminds me of the Songs I Grew Up With.

3. Rascal Flatts | What Hurts The Most
So Touching… Always Makes Me Sad.

4. Natalie Merchant | Life Is Sweet
Natalie's voice is so Powerful, Full of Emotion and this song just Hits It Right Between The Blood Veins for me… Because Life Is Sweet.

5. Colbie Caillat | Fallin' For You
Colbie is such a Fun Songwriter. I Love her Conversations About Relationships, so Simple, but so Right to the Point. This one is Just Fun and I Can Always Relate.

6. Imogen Heap | First Train Home
She probably Influenced me The Most with my Dance/Electronica album. I can Always listen to her work.

7. Fleetwood Mac | Landslide
A Classic that just Never Dies and Never Grows Old. Plus, the Way She Hits Those Low Notes are To Die For!

8. Muse | Madness
A New Song, but I think This One Will Last a Long Time. Love the way they are mixing Electronic with Rock… Very Cool, Fresh, Memorable.

9. BT | Every Other Way (feat. JES)
Fell in Love with BT when I heard this song. You just Get Into This Cool Vibe Immediately.

10. Kylie Minogue | Get Outta My Way
Kylie is about Girl Power. Gotta Love her – In Every Way.

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WARMER MIXTAPES #713 | by Greg Avau [Kid Noize] of Joshua

1. Boards Of Canada | Wildlife Analysis
An Introduction to Another Reality. Music Has The Right To Children. Yeah, that's Right!

2. Aphex Twin | Come To Daddy
Everybody in my school listened to Korn or other Neo Metal bands, but for me Aphex was Everything.

3. DJ Shadow | Midnight In A Perfect World
The Perfect World Doesn't Exist. Shadow Does.

4. Alec Empire | Everything Starts With A Fuck
This is my Dark Side. Hardcore and Breakcore are Great.

5. Kelley Polar | My Beauty In The Moon
I Love the Mix of Pop and Electronic Production. Old Synthesizers, Lyrics and the Voice.

6. The Pixies | Where Is My Mind?
Where Is My Mind?... That's a Good Question. What's their Secret?

7. Antony And The Johnsons | You Are My Sister
With this track I Remember I'm Not A Machine or a Projection of What I Wanna Be. I'm a Man because I Cry.

8. Johnny Cash | The Man Comes Around
I think Good Stories Makes Us Grow Up. Johnny Cash is my Favorite Storyteller.

9. John Lee Hooker | Tupelo Blues
One Microphone, One Perfect Track.

10. Beastie Boys | Sabotage
I'm a Bad Boy. After All.

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WARMER MIXTAPES #712 | by George Samaras of Plastic Flowers

1. Joy Division | Shadowplay
Probably my Favorite Bass Line Ever, and when the vocals enters it's like you're Transferred into a Whole New World.

2. Boards Of Canada | Kid For Today
Adventurous Sounds, Soft Ambience and a Huge Beat. Boards of Canada, Nothing More, Nothing Less.

3. Thom Yorke | The Eraser
Simple and Lovely, Like Driving in the Rain.

4. Sigur Rós | Ekki Múkk
These Strings Gives Me Goosebumps, Almost Makes Me Cry.

5. Mogwai | Superheroes Of BMX
One of my Favorite Eectronic Compositions by Mogwai. Love.

6. John Maus | Hey Moon
This Synth.

7. Foxes In Fiction | 8/29/91
Charles Bukowski's Prophecies.

8. Explosions In The Sky | Postcard From 1952
I could extend this track's duration seriously. It could be like 25 minutes.

9. Aphex Twin | beskhu3epnm
Look Yourself in the Mirror and Start Asking What the Fuck's Going On.

10. The Notwist | Gloomy Planets
And Something Optimistic for the End!

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WARMER MIXTAPES #711 | by Adam Pickering of Mongo Lounge and The Daydream Club

1. Moondog | Romance In G
This piece is just so Beautiful to me. Moondog had a Way of Presenting Classical Ideas in a More Accessible Form, Never Over Complicating. I could listen to this On Repeat.

2. Ben Howard | Old Pine
Every Kingdom is just a Perfect Album, but I Particularly Like How This Song Develops. Job well done, Ben Howard!

3. Fleetwood Mac | Oh Daddy
I'm a Massive Fan of The Mac and over the years I've been collecting their back catalogue On Vinyl. I had to include Fleetwood Mac in this list, but trying to pick just one track is Tricky. I've decided to go for a Less Obvious Choice taken from the classic Rumours album. This is Not One of their Most Complex Songs but the Vibe is What Gets Me with this one. Mick Fleetwood and John McVie just Sitting Back in the Pocket with the Occasional Low Piano Notes from Christine McVie.

4. Daft Punk | Robot Rock
You might be Wondering How this fits into my list so far... I have a Long-Standing Love Affair with Dirty-Synth-Electro that dates back to my Uni days. When I'm Feeling that Vibe Daft Punk is the first place I will look, it needs To Be Played Loud and Never Fails to make me want to Throw some Shapes... It doesn't even matter if they're not Good Shapes!

5. Beirut | Prenzlauerberg
The entire album Gulag Orkestar is Genius, Bohemian-Gypsy-Folk-Pop at it's Best. It's all about the Instrumentation and Textures in this for me and I think this song best represents the album's Greatness and How It Transports You to Somewhere Else.

6. Tame Impala | Elephant
I love this track, it's as if John Lennon Had Never Died and was Now in a Hybrid Band with Daft Punk and Led Zeppelin.

7. Chris Thile | I'm Yours If You Want Me
Chris Thile is an Amazingly Talented, Virtuoso Banjo Player, but I like how he can also do Powerful, Completely Stripped Back Songs like this one, Without Extravagance, Just the Bare Bones of a Great Song.

8. The Beatles | Maxwell's Silver Hammer
I couldn't do a list without including The Beatles, I never get tired of those guys. I always Aspire To Be A Musician/Songwriter of This Nature That Follows an Inspiration Without Heavy Regard for the Constraints of Genre, aside from, maybe, an Element of Accessibility. This song is Exactly That, it's Still a Pop Song in a Fashion, but Unlike Anything Else.

9. Kelly Joe Phelps | Beggar's Oil
It was the Beggar's Oil EP that Led Me To Want To Pick Up a Guitar and Learn To Play with a Focus on Fingerstyle. Up until this point I'd been More Interested in Piano, Drums and Bass.

10. Julian Argüelles | Mind Your Head
Julian Argüelles combines Elements of Classical Composition and Jazz and it produces Something Brilliant Like This. When I hear this I have to Stop What I'm Doing and Give It My Full Listening Attention.

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WARMER MIXTAPES #710 | by Joseph Walsh of Dignan Porch

1. Space Needle | Eyes To The World
This is a band I Stumbled Across. Their record Voyager is Awesome. Full of Strange Little Home Recorded Pop Songs that Really Flow Together. I can't remember where I ordered this record from, but it came with this Old Postal Slip inside about Joining a Mailing List or something, it felt Very Nostalgic.

2. Henry's Dress | Hey Allison
Just Go and Listen to This Song, from the album Bust 'Em Green. Perfect Noisey Pop. I'd like Slumberland Records to Reissue them.

3. The Fall | Edinburgh Man
Mark E. Smith's Love Song to Edinburgh. I really like Softer Early 90's Fall tracks like this one and Bill Is Dead from Extricate.

4. Silver Jews | Punks In The Beerlight
I probably prefer other SJ songs, but I'm picking this one Today. I just Really Like the line I loved you to the Max. Every Silver Jews record is Great, this one is More Polished than the others, I think it sounds Fantastic. The Opening Lead Guitar Tone is so Cool.

5. Eat Skull | Stupid Moon
This album only Came Out Recently and I Love it, especially this song which sounds kind of Lonesome and Haunted. I think the singer Rob Enbom writes Great Lyrics and a Voice You Believe.

6. Boston Spaceships | Winston's Atomic Bird
Brown Submarine is Great from Start to Finish, a Really Strong Record. This is the Opening Track, it's 1 minute 48 seconds and It Rules.

7. The Brian Jonestown Massacre | Waking Up To Hand Grenades
The latest BJM album is Great, this track Really Springs to Life and has a Bucket Load of Melodies. I've been to see them Live many times and they're Always Great.

8. The Clean | Are You Really On Drugs?
From the latest Clean album, Mister Pop. I'm Really Into Repetitive Guitar Pop and this is it in the Purest Form. Fantastic Vocal and Interesting Drum Sound, I just Love the Dreamy Lyrics, it's the Whole Package. The Clean really are the Kings of This Style.

9. Sauna Youth | Hairstyles
These guys are a London based band, they're Amazing Live. Wicked Opening Guitar Riff and Great Pop Elements Wrapped Up in the Toughness. I listen to it a Lot.

10. Songs: Ohia | Lioness
I’ll add this as Jason Molina died recently. I must admit I only got into this band in the past 2 or 3 years. This song is Really Nice, it sounds Sparse and Takes Its Time, but then it also has this Great Hook with the Vocal Saying I will swim to you over a Brilliant Lead Guitar Bit, Very Unique.

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WARMER MIXTAPES #709 | by Michael Rucker [Echomoon/Necedah]

Basically. 99% of the Time I'm on my Computer. I'm either listening to my own beats that I've made because they make Good Backround Noise. I'll usually make a beat, and then listen to it, until I hate it. But mostly I listen to a lot of the same stuff I've listened to a lot of my Adult Hood. Which is mostly Japanese Modern Classical, Japanese Electro Acoustic. Abstract Sound, Art Stuff. Music of these such classifications make it easier for me to Relax, and Help with my Sleeping Problems caused by Asperger's. So this will be 'What puts Necedah to peace'. When I got back into the Mix of Things of Making Beats when I was 23 (I'm 26 now) I used the name Echomoon. I was also Making Beats when I was 17 and 18. But never really got all that good. And after 18 I had Other Shit Going On in My Life which Provoked Me into Attempting to Being Social. (Although now I realize most of these people wants to Hang Out With Me Because I Had Something They Wanted) I listened to 60 hours of Music a Week in my Bedroom, for 4-5 years. So from late 18 to to later 22, when I engaged into a relationship with my current girlfriend, who I met on MySpace when I was 18, I Stopped Digging and Digging for Different Music to Get Into. I felt like I was Somewhat Comfortable with what I had Knowledge On Already. So I Continue to Listen to Most of my Favorites, Daily. And I Share Most of the Music I Make and Listen To with my Someday Father in Law. Who is my Hetero Soul Mate and One of The People I Look Up To the Most of my Life. I am so glad to be with his daughter and So Honored To Know Him, and be a part of Their Families Life. I can't wait to be back Living in New Mexico. Wisconsin is a drag and has been Hard On Me. This fall me and Russ (girlfriend's Dad) are going to be going to Canyon Lands in Moab, Utah for a visit and Get Lost in the World Inside of Ourselves and Reflect Harder Than Anyone Could Ever Imagine with the Universe and Energy That Makes It.

10 songs I like Right Now.
That I've Always Liked, and I do not like Branching Much Off of My Beaten Trail...

1. Kazumasa Hashimoto | Echomoo
This is what I would call The Story Of My Life and it is a Genuine Lullaby of My Integrity. Also where I got my name from when I started up Producing Again.

2. Radicalfashion | Thousand (feat. Carl Stone)
I first heard this track when I was in my early 20's and it Really Curve Balled my Desires and Thoughts of What Could Possible Be Made Music Wise. This is One of the Most INTENSE Tracks I've Ever Heard in My Life. It's so Visual. It's so Binaural. It's so Lulling. Such a Beautiful Masterpiece, later on in my Current Life I ended up talking to Carl Stone over the Internet and he has told me Radicalfashion is Very Reclusive and has No More Desire to Make Music. And this was Hard for Me to Take. Because I wanted another release after Odori, because it is One of my All Time Favorite Albums.

3. Kim Hiorthøy | Mandarinerna
This song really was What Peaked Me Over to How Abstract the Electronica Side of Things Really Could Be. I looked up to Kim Hiorthøy as an Idol For a Very Long Time of My Life. I got into him around 18. And ended up meeting him when I was 21 in Chicago. I dropped about Half of What Was in My Bank Account At The Time. To pay for my friend from Minnesota at the time. To Drive to Green Bay (my home town) and drive to Chicago because I was determined to MEET this Man. And it was a Very Intense 24 Hours. I ended up hanging out with Kim, had a beer with him. Talked to him some. He was a Genuine Nice Man, and Everything I Expected Really. He is from Norway, so there was a Vague Barrier of Communication. He didn't speak English EXTREMELY. But I caught most of it and His Accent was Very Intense. And he was Very Soft Spoken. But, when he got on set, it Probably Changed My Life How Much Energy He Put Into His Set. And keep in mind... "I have Asperger's"... I don't have desires to "Kick It" or "Hang Out". I am Used to Sitting in Bed with my Laptop and Listening to Music for 60 hours a Week. So this Experience Was INTENSE for My Brain.

4. Aaron Martin | The Weight Of Grain Against Your Body
I have been a VERY Big Fan of Aaron Martin from around 19 to Now. When I was 23 he stayed with me and my girlfriend Torey for 3 days while we were living in Torey's parents Back Up Trailer Home that was in the Middle of Nowhere in the Desert in Espanola, New Mexico. Aaron Inspired Me Loads. He Made Me Realize How Much Passion Some People Put Into Music. And three years later me and Aaron Still Talk via email and once in a while via Facebook. I love him, we spent Two Long Nights Conversing in Abstract Conversation in the Stars on a Cold Fall Night. Then he played a show in Santa Fe, at this Extremely Pretense Venue which is No Longer There. The owner was a Very Uppity Man who was from California or some shit. Who thought he was the Hipster King of Santa Fe. This dude is One of Million of the Plethora of Retards I do Not Appreciate Who Try to Make their Claim to Fame off Making Trends... I just don't care for you, Red Cell. Quit Trying To Impress People. You're an Idiot. You Don't Impress Me. Hope you Read this, FUCKER!!!

5. Haruka Nakamura | Arne
I got Into This around 18 as well. This Song Opened Up my Spirits and Made my Aura Form and had me Develope Into the Beautiful Bloom that I Am. I used to Freestyle to this in the Car while I drove to Work at Sam's Club where I was a Cart Pusher from 18 and 19. Fuck Sam Walton. Fuck Big Business.

6. Tsukimono | Don't Speak Your Body Language
The Title in this Track Alone. Made me Think so Hard. The Music is so Blissful that it Made Me Search for MORE AND MORE Music. I used to talk to Johan (Tsukimono) for many years via MySpace. He is from Sweden, he was a Very Modest, Noble Yet in Some Sense Very Self Loathing. But he gives so Much Emotion from His Music. And we had a lot of Great Words Back and Forth. Last I talked to him was March 2010 when I was living in Albuquerque. I miss him a bit. But Hopefully Someday We'll Exchange Words Again. Until then I will listen to his treasures he's created in the Past and maybe what he'll release in the Future.

7. Takagi Masakatsu | Girls
This is a Beautiful Song which Captivated a lot of Emotion and Self Reflecting for Me. Without this song I can say I Would Not Be the Same Person...

8. zmi | Calm Mind
Me and Rie (zmi) are Good Friends via the Web. And I have been Sampling Her Songs for a Very Long Time. We actually have a Collaborative Track coming out within the next 6 months at some point. Which makes me Extremely Happy. I just think there is Something in the Water in Japan which makes them More Advanced and Creative at Playing Instruments, especially the Piano. Someday I'd like to visit Japan and Spend Time There and Experience the Culture. That is on my Bucket List of Things that will Improve my Self Reflecting.

9. Sogar | Solang
This track is Very, Very Good. And I come back to it about Once or Twice a Week. And Really Dig My Soul Into It. It is 100% Creative. And Pushes Me to Continue Doing What I Love... Music... Exploring the Love of My Life's Soul, and Digging Deeper for Answers in my Life...

10. Constrobuz | The Donts
Me and Constrobuz (Chris) are about As Close As Two Beat Makers Could Possibly Be. We Talk A LOT Online. And Give Each Other Input on a Lot of Things. He is On Par With Me on Being Humerous and Disgustingly Honest About Everything. We've released a lot of Music Together. He Ever Released Music with me When I Was Horrible. Which I Cherish, and Look Up to Him a Lot For. He was One of the First Beat Makers, and this was One of the First Songs that Really Triggered my Sense of I need to get back into the Game... Constrobuz is One of the Two Hip Hop Producers that I Listen To On my Own Free Will Without Them Throwing a Link in my Face...

+11. Ahwlee | Cupcakes.
I have Listened to this Beat More Than Any Single Song EVER In My Life. Ahwlee Captivates Wayyyyy Too Much Emotion Out of Chopping Samples and Laying Over Some Midi Pads Over Beats, I used to talk to Ali (Ahwlee) a lot. And He Was Always Kind of an Enigma, and I Liked That. But he deleted his Facebook and Stopped Releasing as Much Beats. I KNOW HE'S STILL BUSY MAKING 'EM THO'. Come back, Ahwlee. You're Too Precious. RELEASE SOMETHING. He is One of the Two Hip Hop Producers I Listen To On My Own Will.

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WARMER MIXTAPES #708 | by Anton Kvashnev [Anton Toshi]

Actually, it’s not easy to answer the question: What are the best 10 tracks of the All Time?... For the past years I have listened to loads and loads of tracks. Some of this Music is Remembered Occasionally, it is being used in some Compositions, Samples, Still Present in the Certain Notes. Very often the choice of a particular track is caused by the Mood and Atmosphere of a Particular Day, Moment in Life. But putting all those Pieces of Emotions Together, into One Puzzle, is a Challenging Task. The Difficulty is in the Fear to Forget Some Important Track and afterwards to Suddenly Remember it and to Regret that you haven’t named this very track that brings Goosebumps. And, who knows, maybe the Track of All Time is not created yet! It is Not Possible to list all tracks and Not To Forget Something and then Regret About it, so I decided to approach this task in a more Simple Way. This is why I decided to Select the Music Spontaneously; to present to you What is in Mind Here and Now. I did not dig Back in my Memory; I’m just naming the tracks that are on the Surface of Now, of the Mood of Today and of the Weather Behind My Window.

1. Étienne De Crécy | Prix Choc
This track takes us back in the 90s – the Time when I started Being Interested in Electronic Music and to Collect Vinyls.

2. Mateo & Matos | Stomp Your Feet
Scotland’s Breathing at the Junction of Two Millenniums.

3. Alex Gopher With Demon Presents WUZ | Use Me
This track brings a Nostalgic Yearning for the Beginning of the 21 Century.

4. a-ha | Forever Not Yours
This song Breaks the Conception that has started to Form with the first three selected tracks, but I Love to listen to it in the Car, when Going out to Nature on a Warm Sunny Summer Day.

5. Jean Jacques Smoothie | 2 People
In 2013 sounds as Fresh as in 2001. Not a lot of Music makes its way through the decades, this is the One that Survived Through Time.

6. GusGus | David (GusGus Original Mix)
This work brought Something New into the House Music of those times. The Bestseller Concept is Skilfully Mastered by the Special Sound of Instruments of GusGus. It worked out well, Dancefloors Were Full!

7. Echomen | Truth
In my opinion, it is a Significant Work of the Progressive House.

8. Rui Da Silva | Touch Me (feat. Cassandra)
This track was of Help at the End of the Party, at 5 a.m., When People Were Falling In Love On The Dancefloor.

9. Mario Basanov & Vidis | I'll Be Gone (feat. Jazzu)
It’s Time to Return to the Present Time, our Retrospective Journey is Over. This is one of those tracks that Got Into My Mind in the year of 2012.

10. Dana Bergquist & Peder G | Survive
This is a Perfect Example of How Harmonic the Bass May Sound in the Contemporary Electronic Music.

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WARMER MIXTAPES #707 | by Samuel Iliffe [Ill Life]

Photos by Sam Mulvey.

1. Coki | Goblin
This is probably one of the first Dubstep songs I ever heard, and probably the Hardest, also it's pretty much First Vinyl I Ever Bought. I used to know all the words N-Type says over it in this radio rip.

2. Para One | Liege
Amazing Piece of Electronic Music, Complete One Off by Para One. Apparently it’s based on Frates by Arvo Pärt.

3. The Binary Collective | Sin Skin II
This is what I Imagine they would play on a Radio station in Blade Runner.

4. Directional Force | Alphalink
Pretty much just bought this but I already really like it, for 50p it was a bargain too. Needs Slowing Down though to Mix with Anything Else.

5. Fishguard | Untitled (B2)
Sleeper EP... This is actually 4 songs but I couldn’t really decide what was the best song from it, although I can only find one of them on YouTube. Definitely sounds Ahead of its Time.

6. Portico Quartet | Knee-Deep In The North Sea
My friend’s cousin played the Hang in this four piece, and seeing them was One of the Best Gigs I Have Ever Been To.

7. Aphex Twin | Alberto Balsalm
Definitely one of those songs for 3am Listening that Chills You Out. I think most producers of Electronic Music Owe Something to This Guy.

8. MPIA3 | Casual Welding
Off his first AVIAN release. I still think this is my favourite MPIA3 track and Perfect Example of the Whole Idea of the Alias: Completely Raw and Retro yet still sounding More Fresh Than Anything Made With Software. Must be played LOUD!

9. Sleep | Dragonaut
Dare Anyone To Not Head-Bang To This!

10. Blawan | What You Do With What You Have
Definitely One of the First Songs that Got Me into Techno Music, I also was Amazed when I found the sample in a Red Bull Music Academy video.

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WARMER MIXTAPES #706 | by Peter van Ewijk and Jeroen Vande Voorde of The Walton Hoax

SIDE A | by Jeroen Vande Voorde

1. Sigur Rós | untitled #1 (a.k.a. Vaka)
This has been my Favorite Song for Several Years. Like a lot of the work of Sigur Rós, it is so Intense and Pure that it pinches the Heart, while Soothing the Soul. It’s the Most Real and Honest Song I’ve Ever Heard. This tune is Rooted So Deep within my heart, that just the Little Crackling Noise at the Beginning will set of an Emotional Reaction. I go back to this song every time I need to Heal. By the way, the clip of this tune is the only videoclip that could Ever make me Cry, and it still does.

2. Bloc Party | Where Is Home? (Burial Remix)
What can I say... It’s Burial. So you know it’s going to be Bleak, Lonely and Alien. And also Genius. Most people are fond of his song Archangel, but this one just Hits me so Much Harder. It’s Perfect. I will never listen to the Original Version by Bloc Party, because I’m afraid it might take some of the Atmosphere away. I'm the kind of person that doesn't want to know how the Magician did his trick.

3. The Black Heart Procession | We Always Knew
To me, this is the Most Philosophical Song Ever Written. It speaks with such Clarity about Amazing Indepth Truths... Every time I listen to it, I discover Something New. It’s Poetic, but at the same time Very No-Nonsense, which is a Breath of Fresh Air. That whole album has inspired me again and again and again. I saw them live at Scheldapen in Antwerp - which is a small squatted venue - and it was One of the Best Concerts Ever.

4. Sparklehorse | Home Coming Queen
This song is so Shy, so Contained and Held-Back. To me, it translates the Modesty of Having a Secret Crush. You feel both Sick and Empowered; while Everything Around You Shifts in Function of Those Feelings. A little Bewilderment, some Amazement, and a lot of Despair. I always regretted not going to see Sparklehorse Live when I had the chance, because now I never will, since Mark Linkous died in 2010.

5. Sigur Rós | Sæglópur
Like my number one, this also is a True Masterpiece. It reminds me of a Birth; it takes you from a Warm Protected Shelter, out on a Violent Rollercoaster - Bursting Through a Storm of Harsh Beauty and Sheer Amazement. It’s Overwhelming and Majestic. Whether it be Positive or Negative, it’s about the Experience; and Only at the End you Draw your Conclusion.

6. Eels | I Need Some Sleep
A Beautiful Heart-Breaking Song that Everyone Can Identify With At Times. It’s about More Than Insomnia: it’s about Being Haunted - Not Being Left Alone. There’s Something Manic about this song: it has that element of Obsession with one's Own Train of Thought that just Keeps Going in Circles. It’s about Being Stuck, and Not Having the Energy to Change It. You Wallow in Self-Pity for a While, and then Try to Move On.

7. Joy Division | Decades
This song is so Incredibly Desolate. It speaks of one who has Abandoned All Hope; who Hides in Passionless and Thoughtless Solitude. This song is from One of the Most Important Albums Ever to me, because it marks a Special Time in my Youth.

8. Bright Eyes | First Day Of My Life
A tune that also marks a Certain Phase in my Life, where I was having a lot of Fun, but still had a Special Feeling of Melancholy to it. But the Good Kind of Melancholy. The kind that Makes You Realise that you're Living an Unique Time, that you’ll be Missing when it's Over. And I was Right.

9. Sophia | Ship In The Sand
This song only exists in the released Live Version. The singer, Robin Proper-Shepard comes from another band that’s hugely important to me: The God Machine. It marks my Last Years of Highschool. Very Nice Memories of Hanging Out with Friends, Great Conversations and Parties. But also the Pressing Feeling of what the hell comes next?... This song is exactly about that. It’s about Learning From Mistakes, the Willingness To Change, and the Feeling of Having to Let Go of the Past.

10. The Smashing Pumpkins | Blank Page
Anyone who has ever Loved and Lost Will Identify with this... This song is Violence turned Inward, Anger Without Passion. It’s the Raw Intoxication of Loneliness. It’s not just about Losing Someone; it’s about Feeling that a Part of Yourself has Been Changed. There’s still a Poetic Licence to Those Emotions, because they Wash Over You, and Cover You like a Blanket. While You Explore the Depths of Your Capacity to Feel.

+11. Pearl Jam | Nothingman
Another Important Song that marks a Time in My Life Where I Had No Clue Where I Was Going, but I was Kind of Enjoying that State of Limbo. When you’re in your Early Twenties, You Can Let Yourself Just Experience Life for a Little While. And Have Fun While Doing It, Whithout Figuring Out Where You’re Headed. So You Stop Analysing and Remain Directionless. This song has that Passion and Soul. It Screams for Life with Torment and Anger. It Claws at the Walls and Howls for Freedom. That’s the Restless Vigor of Youth.

+12. Neil Young & Crazy Horse | My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)
The Ultimate Song to Honor the Spirit of Rock and Roll. It Transcends Any Genre of Music, it Speaks a Universal Truth that Will Mean Something New to You As You Grow Older. It’s Most Famous for being quoted in Kurt Cobain’s Suicide Letter, but I don’t like to think of it that way. It’s an Ode to Life, Not Death.

+13. Nine Inch Nails | Right Where It Belongs
Amazing Song, by an artist that is the True Icon for Modern Independent Music.

SIDE B | by Peter van Ewijk

1. Lamb | One
Louise Rhodes is an Amazing Singer whose voice Carries So Much Emotion it Floors me Everytime. Their album What Sound is a Work of Art. It also contains the track Gabriel, but somehow, One just takes the Limelight for me.

2. Pearl Jam | Even Flow
I was in Nordenau, Germany once, walking around. It was Devastatingly Quiet there, Unsettling even. But then I started playing Pearl Jam’s Even Flow in my ears and the World Became Familiar Again.

3. Nick Drake | River Man
Such Melancholy combined with Lyrical Genius. Nick Drake’s Music is Perfect for Dreary Autumn Days in the City.

4. Miles Davis | So What
Kind Of Blue was my First Jazz album and it is still my favorite one. So many Jazz Legends combined on one Recording. Must Have.

5. Tindersticks | Another Night In
+Rented Rooms... Stuart Staples’ Dark and Warm Vocals, the String Arrangement, the Bleak Atmosphere, it all Makes You Wish You Could Be A Part of a Hopper Painting, while Drinking Scotch and Wearing a Snazzy Suit. It’s the Epitome of Cool.

6. Moderat | Rusty Nails
This song Keeps on Haunting Me. From the First Time I Heard It until Right Now. Literally, I’m listening to it, while you are reading this.

7. Damien Rice | Cold Water (feat. Lisa Hannigan)
The Modern Day Bard. His Lyrical Strength is Unbelievable and He Creates These Intense Pockets of Sincerity. I Love Everything He Does, especially the BBC 4 sessions.

8. Nine Inch Nails | Everyday Is Exactly The Same
The Gritty, Dirty Sound of Nine Inch Nails with their Perfect Description of a Grey Existence goes Right to the Bone. It helps that Reznor is a badass when it comes to Verbally Melting Your Face Off!

9. Stevie Wonder | Superstition
Hear that Bassline. Stevie Wonder brings Soul and Funk in a way that keeps on being So Fresh. I don’t care who samples him or covers him, His Version is Always Better.

10. Etta James | At Last (Glenn Miller Cover)
Recently Discovered her and I can Truly say that I’m Hooked on her voice and her songs. She delivers the goods with a Heartbreaking Sincerity. Shivers down my Spine, people, Shivers.

2013-05-06T10:58:00.002+03:00