01. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
02. Frank, of course. Not familiar with this song, but I like it. Sounds like maybe 50s or 60s output... correct?
03. Tony Bennet? He sounds really, really young in this.
04. Don't know this one at all but it sounds vaguely like Mark Kozelek of Red House Painters / Sun Kil Moon.
05. This is João Gilberto and that's Stan Getz. That sax is unmistakable.
06. I may have heard it before, but I can't place it.
07. Nightswimming. This was actually on one of the mixtapes I got in highschool and what got me to thinking of this project again.
08. More Israel? Someone else?
09. I recognize it but can't name it.
10. Another song I got from a mixtape, I think. Unless it's from the O Brother soundtrack. Don't have it onhand, so can't tell.
11. No idea but I really like it.
12. Ditto.
13. Now there's two Crash Test Dummies songs I like.
14. This is the only one that seems out of place. Reminds me of the cheesier side of Keiko Matsui.
15. This one I like a lot and I have no idea who it is.
16. The Fountain. I was wondering it the soundtrack would be any good as I'm a huge fan of Clint Mansell, and this song seals it. I'll be picking it up. I tried to get it the week before the movie but it wasn't out. hbfrank:
17. No clue. Does Tori Amos do instrumentals?

I know the music talk community seems to be anti-hip-hop/rap, but this is one of the better mixes I've heard in a while in this genre. Lots of good thoughtful "conscience rap" and nice production. It starts to run into each other a bit near the end (except for "Brain Cell") but honestly I think it has more to do with how late in the day it is and how many of these I've listened to today.

Highly recommended mixer. A++ will listen to again.

It starts really strong, and I found myself enjoying a lot of it. Then, somewhere around the middle, the tracks stray from "music" to "noise" territory (personal opinion, of course), and it was a bit of a chore to get through. I like "Reno Dakota", but it almost feels like it belongs on another album, particularly when sandwiched between "Rock & Roll" and "Had to Find Out". At about Track 19, though, it picks back up and ends up closing even better than it began. I like that there is some non-English music here, and I love the closing song choice. You essentially did what I did with the closing song, except capturing a different emotion, and it works very well here. Overall, a lot of great music, and I look forward to revisiting it after I get done with some other mixes.

I have to agree with The Bus, in that I'm not sure about the track order, but the songs themselves are great choices (and while I don't have a problem with the Indigo Girls, "Ghost" is a bit whiney). It's interesting to me how each mix takes me to a different emotional place. Yours strangely reminds me of a once-close friend with whom I somewhat lost touch after he moved away. In my mind, if he made a mix tape, it would sound exactly like this. Closing with "Love is Blindness" is a great choice (hey, if U2 closes an album that way, why not you?). If possible, though, I'd clip the applause from the end. The emotional power of the final lyric is undercut by all the cheering in the distance.

Of the mixes I've listened to so far, I'd say I enjoyed this one the most. Great work.

I like the electronic songs you included the most. The Russian Futurists and Tocotronic were really cool songs. And that Beta Band song really threw me off! I have a few of their albums, but I must have missed this song somehow... I wouldn't have guessed it to be them because of the mix (rap). Love seeing "Ceremony" by New Order get some play. It's in "Marie Antoinette" as well. And since two of you used Asobi Seksu I see it's time to go investigate some more.

Asobi Seksu is one of my favorite "new" (to me) bands from this year. Most of their songs are in that same style. I was almost going to put in a Cocteau Twins song right after theirs. I'm seeing them live on Saturday night.

This is a fun album. The songs aren't very deep, but it's energetic and fun to listen to while working. I hadn't given much thought to the good Reverend since burping and farting his way through "The Entertainer" on the previous album, but I've always liked "It's Martini Time". I could do without hearing Cake's "I Will Survive" ever again in my life (not that the song's bad, just that I'm tired of hearing it). "Blue Moon Revisited" is nice, but as you warned, it's a little too quiet. I was saddened to find that "Destination Unknown" wasn't the Marietta song. "Woah-oh-oh-oh-o-oh ... destination unknoo-o-own!" I'm not sure about the flow, and there are a few songs that don't seem to fit, but overall it's great light fun, and I really enjoyed listening to it.

This mix is packed with artists I like, but with a lot of songs that don't do much for me. Still, I like the start with "I Turn My Camera On", and scattered about are some really nice gems. For fun, sing the lyrics of "Beautiful Oblivion" to the tune of "Enemy". I think as a "mix", it may be too much of the same thing for me. I enjoy rock, but I'm not sure I was prepared to rock this long. Whereas some of the other mixes exist on an attentive start-to-finish level, this is more of a background mix, maybe something you'd listen to in an active work environment and turn it up from time to time to rock out. That's not a criticism, just a different approach. Thanks for sharing it with us.

I can't say I personally dig the "neo-swing" stuff, but it's not bad. I hadn't heard that Smashing Pumpkins song since I had the "Aeroplane Flies High" box set, which I sold for less than $40 CAD. Damn you for bringing up that memory.

I've never heard of Scarling, but they're pretty good! I may have to check out more of their stuff.