Tape Culture

The Color of Television: An Odyssey of Detroit Techno, Italo Disco and Beyond

The Color of Television: An Odyssey of Detroit Techno, Italo Disco and Beyond by jessek

Suggested consumption before consuming this mixtape: Neuromancer by William Gibson, Futureshock and The Third Wave by Alvin Toffler, Omni Magazine, Escape from New York, Blade Runner. Break out the parachute pants, fingerless gloves and mirrorshade Ray-Ban aviators, it's time for a trip back in time to the future the 80s promised but never delivered. A heady mix of Detroit Techno, Italo Disco and some more modern stuff.

1. Dopplereffekt - Hyperellyptic Surfaces
2. Clock DVA - The Hacker
3. Crystal Castles - Knights
4. M|A|R|R|S - Pump up the Volume
5. Shit Robot - Chasm
6. The Juan McClean - Give Me Every Little Thing
7. Delia Gonzalez - Rise
8. Model 500 - Vessels in Distress
   
9. Crystal Castles - 1991
10. Cyber People - Void Vision (Radio Version)
11. K.S. Experience - Electronic Dance
12. 808 State - Bond
13. Model 500 - No UFOs
14. Giorgio Moroder - Chase
    
15. Cybotron - Alleys of Your Mind
    
16. Dopplereffekt - Sterilzation
    
17. Ladytron - Evil
    
18. Cybotron - Clear

Download. 101 megabytes, 75 minutes. Might take a while on your Commodore 64. Midi version not coming anytime soon.

Happy Kwanzaa

Merry Christmas

The Junky's Christmas by William S. Burroughs

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

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A John Waters Christmas

Enjoy A John Waters Christmas. Download from here.

Let it Snow: An Indie Electronic Xmas Mixtape

Indie rock and electronic music to sooth the pain of christmas with your family. Best enjoyed with a stiff glass of egg nog or hot buttered rum. Merry Christmas!

1. The Cocteau Twins - Winter Wonderland
2. Sonic Youth - Santa Doesn't Cop Out on Dope
3. Mogwai - Christmas Song
4. Sally Shapiro - Anorak Christmas
5. The Knife - Christmas Reindeer
6. Tiny Tim - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
7. The Walkmen - No Christmas While I'm Talking
8. The Cocteau Twins - Frosty the Snowman
9. Tom Waits - Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis
10. The Pogues - The Fairytale of New York

Download. 62 megabytes, 45 minutes.

Wreck the Halls: A Punk Xmas Mixtape

Nothing says punk like... celebrating the birth of Christ? Also note: Oi to the World by The Vandals, fuck No Doubt. Anyway, enjoy:

1. FEAR - Another Xmas Beer
2. Bad Manners - Christmas Time Again
3. Descendents - Christmas Vacation
4. Stiff Little Fingers - White Christmas
5. Bad Religion - The First Noel
6. The Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight)
7. Joan Jett - Lil Drummer Boy
8. Satan's Cheerleaders - Christmas Time is Here Again
9. Anti-Nowhere League - Snowman
10. Man... Or Astro-Man? - Frosty the Snowman
11. Face to Face - Merry Xmas
12. Butthole Surfers - Good King Wenceslas
13. Mojo Nixon - Christmas Christmas
14. The Dickies - Silent Night
15. The Vandals - Oi to the World

Download. 55.1 megabytes, 40 minutes.

Yay, hardware issues resolved, let the mixing continue

yay hooray. I fixed my pee see and all I had to do was downgrade my Geforce 7600 to a 5500. :( oh well, it's not like I play games. This card will run firefox, notepad++, photoshop and most importantly, Mixmeister just fine!

Expect an xmas mix or two before the holiday is over and then maybe some fresh new mixes for the new year. I'm thinking Italo Disco or songs about cocaine may be some ideas I might want to explore soon.

No mixtapes for a bit

So my main workstation is having issues that maybe related to the graphics card. As soon as I resolve them I'll be back to mixing ASAP. Until then I'll be trying to post links to good mixtapes that I like by other people and posting the usual mix of awesome topical music videos.

Ruckus Robiticus: A Very Merry Daftpunk Xmas

Found this on reddit today, not the most christmassy of music, but definitely very, very Daft Punk:

   A Very Daft Punk Christmas (DJ Mix)  by  Ruckus Roboticus

Christmas with the Devil - A Very Metal Xmas

No better way to celebrate the birth of Christ than a bunch of satanic heavy metal music.

1. Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio - I Am Santa Claus (Iron Man parody)
2. King Diamond - No Presents for Xmas
3. Dio - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
4. The Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Carol of the Bells
5. Alice Cooper - Santa is Coming to Town
6. AC/DC - A Mistress for Christmas
7. Twisted Sister - Heavy Metal Christmas
8. Lemmy Kilmister - Run Run Rudolph
9. Type O Negative - Red Water (Christmas Mourning)
10. Spinal Tap - Christmas with the Devil

Download. 39 minutes, 54 megabytes.

Xmas Rappin' - A non-stop Hip Hop Xmas Mixtape

Santa Claus is goin' to the Ghetto. Enjoy these lovely hip hop selections about everyone's favorite christian holiday.

1. Run-DMC - Christmas in Hollis
2. Snoop Dogg - Santa Goes Straight to the Ghetto (ft. Ice Cube)
3. Kurtis Blow - Christmas Rappin'
4. Jim Jones - Ballin' on Xmas
5. Westside Connection - Holidaze
6. Eazy-E - Merry Motherfuckin' Christmas
7. 69 Boys - What do you Want for Christmas
8. Run-DMC - Christmas is

Download.  32 minutes, 45 megabytes.

FUCK CHRISTMAS! A mixtape of crappy holidays and people who hate the xmas season

 A mixtape of holiday disasters, consumer disillusionment and sad stories of drunken loneliness. A perfect counterpoint ot all the the crappy sugar pop xmas muzak heard while shopping. This is my own personal war on christmas:

1. Fear - Fuck Christmas
2. Captain Sensible - One Christmas Catalog
3. Timbuk 3 - All I Want for Christmas (is World Peace)
4. The Damned - There Ain't No Sanity Clause!
5. D.I. - Mr. Grinch
6. TVTV$ - Daddy Drank Our Xmas Money
7. The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
8. Wall of Voodoo - We Shouldn't Have Given Him a Gun for Christmas
9. Rocket from the Crypt - Cancel Christmas
10. Prince - Another Lonely Christmas
11. The Kinks - Father Christmas

Download. 33 minutes, 46.3 megabytes.

Happy Channukah!

Happy Channukah! enjoy this mix someone else made, it's full of funny/weird vintage music related to the festival of lights!

Find out more here.

Jewish Christmas Mixtape (Xmas Songs by Jews)

What better way to celebrate the birth of the King of the Jews than listening to a mixtape of Hebrews performing Christmas classics? Perfect for listening to while you prepare your seasonal decorations of coopted pagan symbols.  Remember, don't forget the true reason for the season: the birth of Santa.

Tracklist:

1. Phil Spector - Silent Night/A Christmas Message
2. Mel Torme - The Christmas Song (Michael Kessler Open Fire Mix)
3. Beastie Boys - Country Mike's Country Christmas
4. Kenny G - We Three Kings/Carol of the Bells
5. Amy Winehouse - I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus
6. Bob Dylan - I'll Be Home for Christmas
7. Neil Diamond - Happy Christmas (War is Over)
8. Simon & Garfunkle - Silent Night
   

Download. 27 megabytes, 19 and a half minutes.

(War is Over, if you want it)

Don We Now, Our Gay Apparel

A very merry and gay Christmas mix, enjoy!

1. Erasure - She Won't be Home for Xmas
2. Wham! - Last Christmas
3. Johnny "Gay Pimp" McGovern - Dirty Gay Xmas
   
4. Madonna - Santa Baby
5. Pet Shop Boys - It Doesn't Snow Often at Christmas
6. Cher - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
7. Pansy Division - Homo Christmas

Download. 27 minutes,  37mb.