::REVIEWS:: 2013 Secret Mixtape project

[Lament]

Lament, what do you think of Bette Midler's The Rose? I love that song and I think you might understand.

I definitely get why you love it. It's not a personal favorite, but there are times when it comes on and I'm all alone and man, the way it swells up at the end...it just hits the spot and feels so good.

[AndySlash]

If you send it to me I can review it by Monday. It sucks not having someone post about it.

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cool of you to offer. don't feel you have to or need to have a deadline. it really doesn't bother me. like i said, i just wanted to move this along; the thread had been relatively dead for a few days and i just felt like posting it.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Are we supposed to start posting our mixes if they haven't been reviewed?

i did just because i wanted to move this thing along. my mix receiver has posted twice in a month (and not in this thread) so i wasn't holding my breath.

i didn't intend to shame anyone, i just wanted to put it out there. hopefully they'll still do a review but if not, that's ok.

If you send it to me I can review it by Monday. It sucks not having someone post about it.

My views about Alex are changing every day he doesn't review my mix.

[Alex]

Are we supposed to start posting our mixes if they haven't been reviewed?

i did just because i wanted to move this thing along. my mix receiver has posted twice in a month (and not in this thread) so i wasn't holding my breath.

i didn't intend to shame anyone, i just wanted to put it out there. hopefully they'll still do a review but if not, that's ok.

If you send it to me I can review it by Monday. It sucks not having someone post about it.

My views about Alex are changing every day he doesn't review my mix.

it's going to happen this weekend, i swear by the name of gucci twain

[Malloy]

Are we supposed to start posting our mixes if they haven't been reviewed?

i did just because i wanted to move this thing along. my mix receiver has posted twice in a month (and not in this thread) so i wasn't holding my breath.

i didn't intend to shame anyone, i just wanted to put it out there. hopefully they'll still do a review but if not, that's ok.

If you send it to me I can review it by Monday. It sucks not having someone post about it.

My views about Alex are changing every day he doesn't review my mix.

it's going to happen this weekend, i swear by the name of gucci twain

me too

[zeb]

01 The standout track from the relatively recent PJ Harvey/John Parish record. Probably in my top ten PJ Harvey tunes.
02 I like the girl's voice but I'm not sure about the song.
03 I dig this tune. The warmth of the crackle, the kinda breakbeat drums, the wispy vocals...it's a nice package.
04 The more I listened to this one the more I liked it. I like how it stretches out and covers a variety of subtle moods.
05 I don't think I like this one too much, although it does seem like Bloc Party w/ female vox, which is something I should be drawn to.
06 Not the kind of thing I'd normally listen to but I enjoyed the garage vibe.
07 Instrumentally this showed a lot of promise. If only I could stomach the vocalist.
08 Again, not digging this vocalist but the lead break was rad.
09 This was a tasty and direct predominantly instrumental tune that I want to know more about.
10 I'd expect this song to come from the soundtrack to an eighties movie like The Last Starfighter or Electric Dreams. OK but in small doses.
11 Another track that has merit. I wouldn't turn it off if it came on the radio.
12 I'd wager that this band plays a reasonable music festival set. This song was OK by me even though it sounded almost like a demo.
13 I didn't like this one too much.
14 This band does everything right in this song but it sort of lacks any semblance of magic for me.
15 Good closer. I like the drum sound.

All in all this was a good little mix. Some of the transitions were a little off and not all of the vocalists were to my liking but it held my attention over the couple of spins I gave it. The whole mix had a very uniform feel/vibe, although I'm sure that the subtleties and dynamics would reveal themselves after more listens. Very few of the songs were familiar, so this has been a worthwhile experience. I'd be keen to dig into the track listing further. Thanks Lament!

[Lament]

Thanks for the review, zeb! I'm glad there was some stuff that caught your ear. I didn't really have a good idea of how to approach your mix, so I just picked a deep U2 cut and tried to build it from there.

Let me know if there's anything you want to know more about, or if there's anyone you'd like me to send you some more songs by.

Anyways, here's the tracklisting...

Spoiler: show

1. Black Hearted Love - PJ Harvey & John Parish
2. Rich Kids Blues - Lykke Li
3. When I'm Small - Phantogram
4. I'm Not Your Baby - U2 with Sinead O'Connor
5. Automatic - Dead Disco
6. Shot By Both Sides - Magazine
7. Special/Blown It (Delete as Appropriate) - Mansun
8. Faster - Manic Street Preachers
9. Shoot Speed/Kill Light - Primal Scream
10. Watch the World Go Dark - Night Terrors of 1927
11. Stay Gold - The Big Pink
12. White Traffic - Vue
13. When the Fire Comes - Jeff Ament with Joseph Arthur
14. Cosplay the Hard Way - Blue Sky Archives
15. Disintegration - Jimmy Eat World

and a link for anyone else who wants to check it out.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/f5weoyst452395t/RM%20Mix.zip

[PHATJ]

I've tried so hard to get into the mix I received but I just can't do it.

[zeb]

Thanks for the review, zeb! I'm glad there was some stuff that caught your ear. I didn't really have a good idea of how to approach your mix, so I just picked a deep U2 cut and tried to build it from there.

I will be checking a couple of these out further. Thanks Lament.

[nyquillyn]

Disintegration is one of my favorite JEW tracks. Nice pick, Lament.

[Lament]

Thanks, t2b. Glad to see I'm not the only Jimmy fan on the board.

[LetMeSleep]

PHATJ put some on my mixtape.

[Lament]

That PHATJ, he's alright with me.

[PHATJ]

That PHATJ, he's alright with me.

[E.H. Ruddock]

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[malice]

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nice ha...

hi remod

[E.H. Ruddock]

Hey mary. Where's Alex?

[malice]

Hey mary. Where's Alex?

in nashville i assume

[super nintendo chalmers]

Revisiting Leatherhead's mix. Great stuff. Thanks again.

[Leatherhead]

Revisiting Leatherhead's mix. Great stuff. Thanks again.

You listen to The Sword song this time?