vive le mix tape

mix-tape

I suppose I am like many people in that I get nostalgic about certain things. However, beyond that, in a media-driven world where technology recycles itself every five years or so, we can always rely on the audio cassette and its egalitarian, low-fi versitility. I still have tapes that I recorded off the radio 15 years ago. I'm not old - that's half a life away in my case! I cannot say the same for the cd, the record, or the mp3, cute little virtual packet of information. I was a recent recipient of wonderful music via mix tape. here's what it had to say:

side a

I think I need a new heart - the magnetic fields

you and me and the moon - the magnetic fields

you or your memory - mountain goats

this year - mountain goats

lie to me - depeche mode

a fond farewell - elloit smith

black arrow, bleeding heart - whiskey town

only love can break your heart - neil young

maps - yeah yeah yeahs

o filosofo - jorge ben

sleep the clock around - belle and sebastian

debaser - the pixies

haiti - arcade fire

side b

less than zero - elvis costello

bigmouth strikes again - the smiths

delirious - prince

you're no rock and roll fun - sleater kinney

the king of carrot flowers - neutral milk hotel

aeroplane over the sea - neutral milk hotel

two-headed boy - neutral milk hotel

stockholm syndrome - yo la tengo

dog on wheels - belle and sebastian

shoplifters of the world unite - the smiths

rebellion - arcade fire

ponta de lanca africano - jorge ben

waltz #2 xo - elliot smith

eye - california trio