And In Between: Land, Sea, Everything

This mix has been in the making since the beginning of this blog but other ideas got in the way of its completion. Themes have changed so it changed as the mix went on. So I'll end this write up with your homework till the next mix drops... order the Arms Aloft - Comfort At Any Cost 7", listen to Roy Orbison, worship End Of A Year, get into Dead Swans and lastly check out Joie De Vivre.

Could Not Count All The Last Times

01 - Arms Aloft - Comfort At Any Cost
02 - Roy Orbison - The Crowd
03 - Renee Heartfelt - Gratitude (For)
04 - End Of A Year - I Hate Young People, I Hate Fun, Stay Off My Lawn
05 - Dead Swans - Swallow
06 - Killing The Dream - Resolution
07 - The Bouncing Souls - The Something Special
08 - I Hate Myself - To A Husband At War
09 - Joie De Vivre - Handshakes
10 - Pedro The Lion - The Longest Winter
11 - The Avett Brothers - Will You Return?
12 - The Hold Steady - Constructive Summer

Sheep Are Counting Me

I've been trying to put together this mix ever since June when I made a muxtape (RIP sorta) with the same name. Also reading on Peters (friends only) blog about how he is getting into New Found Glory finally (Sort of because of the cover included on this mix) sparked me to put this up instead of another I've been working on.

The first and last songs on this mix are covers by a girl who posts on the b9er, they are home recordings but both sound awesome. Another highlight of this mix is of course the combination of two of my favorite things, Quicksand and The Smiths. Oh and pay attention to a few lyric changes by H2O and Trial. U R Moshing.

Have You Fucking Heard This

01 - Heart Eyes - I'm So Tired (Fugazi)
02 - Quicksand - How Soon Is Now (The Smiths)
03 - New Found Glory - Here We Go Again (Shelter)
04 - Sepultura - Scratch The Surface (Sick Of It All)
05 - Shai Hulud - Linoleum (NOFX)
06 - H2O - Salad Days (Minor Threat)
07 - Thursday - Ever Fallen In Love (Buzzcocks)
08 - Trial - Crucified (Iron Cross)
09 - Danny Diablo - The Harsh Truth (The Icemen)
10 - Fall Out Boy - Start Today (Gorilla Biscuits)
11 - Glassjaw - Modern Love Story (Youth Of Today)
12 - Heart Eyes - Farewell (American Nightmare)

I.O.U. One Galaxy

I made this mix for the anchor in my life. And its totally amazing.

For Me This Is Heaven

01 - Bright Eyes - First Day Of Life
02 - The Avett Brothers - I Would Be Sad
03 - City And Colour - The Girl
04 - Kind Of Like Spitting - Birds Of A Feather
05 - Renee Heartfelt - Slow Down
06 - Saves The Day - Hold
07 - Ben Folds - The Luckiest
08 - Jimmy Eat World - For Me This Is Heaven
09 - Hellogoodbye - Baby It's A Fact
10 - Boys Like Girls - Hero / Heroine
11 - The Ataris - I. O. U. One Galaxy
12 - First To Leave - Take Me With You
13 - She & Him - I Was Made For You
14 - The Juliana Theory - Top Of The World
15 - The Spill Canvas - The Night Will Go As Follows

Some Fun

This is what it looks like, an Oi! mix. Buy/Download Sham 69's record That's Life of which the title track is included in this mix. Not really much to say here other then that.

You Will Never Understand

01 - Stars And Stripes - In The Right
02 - Cock Sparerr - Take Em All
03 - The Last Resort - King Of The Jungle
04 - Peter & The Test Tube Babies - Maniac
05 - Blitz - Someones Gonna Die Tonight
06 - The Skoidats - The Times
07 - The Business - Coventry
08 - Anti-Heroes - Some Fun
09 - Sham 69 - That's Life
10 - Cockney Rejects - Greatest Cockney Ripoff

Hollow Words Will Burn

This mix comes from me getting on a heavy kick. It all spawned from the Fantomas track included in the mix and came to a head when I realized when sitting on the computer almost half my jams were State Of Conviction and Day Of Mourning. Now like the last record I'll pull some things to point out and sound like a total idiot. (Or it could be that I saw Bulldoze last week?)

1. State Of Conviction. That first bass line is crushing, fast with groove parts.
2. Lie And Wait. One of the best live band I have seen in a while. A band to look out for if you already are not in the know.
3. Narrows. Singer from Botch... Bass player from Unbroken. Nuff Said.
4. Day Of Mourning. Heavy as fuck. Perfect vocals with an extra added perfect by having Dwid on the track.
5. Moutheater. Heavy in that 90s rock feel that if you don't love you are crazy.

You know the other stuff (or pose hard). Moshing is encouraged.

Do You Want To Live Forever?

01 - State Of Conviction - Brink Of Extinction
02 - Lie And Wait - Do You Want To Live Forever?
03 - Narrows - Crooked Tongues
04 - Biohazard - Shades Of Grey
05 - Day Of Mourning - Demons Who Wear The Same Face
06 - Neanderthal - Brain Tourniquet
07 - Fantomas - Henry Portrait Of A Serial Killer
08 - Anthrax - Among The Living
09 - Moutheater - Signs Of Weakness
10 - Shai Hulud - Set Your Body Ablaze

Divided We Fall

An all hardcore, all-star line up with a few undercover classics included. As you listen to this take note of a few things/bands.

1. Tears Of Frustration. Working class pride hardcore.
2. Enuf. At some point I might just up the demo. (It's so fucking good, a very underrated New Jersey hardcore band).
3. CIV. A very underrated hardcore band, even though they featured almost the entire Gorilla Biscuits line up.
4. Die Hard. You might recognize this song. It later became Judgment Day by Integrity (Different lyrics of corse). (Also Chubby Fresh was in this band).
5. Meanstreak. They should have recorded more then just this song.

Now the other songs are all songs you should know, or at least the bands. Enjoy this (older) hardcore mix because I don't know how many like it I am going to do.

Would You Have Me Reassure You?

01 - Warzone - As One
02 - Tears Of Frustration - No Retreat
03 - Breakdown - Street Fight
04 - Enuf - Face The Music
05 - The Icemen - The Harsh Truth
06 - Civ - Trust Slips Through Your Hands
07 - Agnostic Front - Power
08 - Cro-Mags - By Myself
09 - Die Hard - Absent
10 - Straight Ahead - Straight Ahead
11 - A Chorus Of Disapproval - Loyal
12 - SS Decontrol - Get It Away
13 - Last Rights - So Ends Our Night
14 - Meanstreak - Final Word

We Dance To All The Wrong Songs

As I don't have that much time to make a mix this week (working 9 out of the last 10 days). I just threw together a lot of songs that have inspired the "Titles" to topics on this and my other blog. And "inspired" the names of both.

Inspiration

01 - Quicksand - Head To Wall
02 - Moss Icon - Memorial
03 - The Smiths - How Soon Is Now
04 - Brand New - Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot
05 - Embrace - Money
06 - New Found Glory - Truth Of My Youth
07 - Refused - New Noise
08 - Warzone - Don't Forget The Struggle, Don't Forget The Streets
09 - Biohazard - Punishment
10 - Hatebreed - No One Truth

Some songs happen to be straight off tapes posted about here. (Shameless plug for Peter's blog).

Bear Witness To The Birth Of

This is mainly for me to keep track of mixes I make, or have made. My other blog will still be my main focus (but this will be updated at least once a week).

This first mix is a potpourri, of styles. But all are bands/songs I can't keep off my play list. Enjoy.

Please Help The Cause Against Loneliness

01 - Morrissey - Please Help The Cause Against Loneliness
02 - American Nightmare - Hearts
03 - The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
04 - Trapped Under Ice - Half A Person
05 - Brand New - Untitled 01
06 - Kill Holiday - Keepsake
07 - Elvis Costello - She
08 - Mouthpiece - Can We Win
09 - Grade - Seamless
10 - Kind Of Like Spitting - The Rest Is Up To You
11 - The Avett Brothers - All My Mistakes