It’s all in the mix…
The making of a great compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do and takes ages longer than it might seem. – Rob Gordon, High Fidelity
I’ve recently made a few mix cds, one or two for pleasure and one or two for a girl….and, well, I’m actually quite proud of the flow of them. I very cautiously went through listening at the beginning and end of each song, making sure that one went well into another…Rob’s right, it IS a very painstaking process.
First, I made a Rock mix…just some assorted rock n roll that I thought would go good together…I wanted it to be an assortment of bands, as well.
Here’s the tracklist:
1. Time and Time Again – Chronic Future
2. Blue Side – Rooney
3. Don’t Hold Back (Full On) – The Normals
4. The Fight Song – Sanctus Real
5. I’m A Terrible Person – Rooney
6. Way Away – Yellowcard
7. What You Want – Caedmon’s Call
8. In God’s Country – U2
9. This Story – Ten Shekel Shirt
10. We Are Tomorrow – Bleach
11. Mistake of My Life – Caedmon’s Call
12. Stumblin’ – Powderfinger
13. Pain – Jimmy Eat World
14. Bombs Away – Paris Texas
15. Nothingwrong – Jimmy Eat World
16. Bullet the Blue Sky – U2
So I used a few bands, twice, but in the end, made what I consider a pretty good mix of rock music from all ends of the spectrum.
Next, I took it upon myself to make a love mix (which I have dubbed the “Looooooooooooove Mix”) for her. Here’s the tracklist for that one:
1. Bigger Than Us – Andy Davis
2. As Lovers Go – Dashboad Confessional
3. Yellow – Coldplay
4. Somewhere North – Caedmon’s Call
5. Until You – Dave Barnes
6. Magic – Andy Davis
7. Be Mine – David Gray
8. Try – Bebo Norman
9. Counting to 100 – Matt Wertz
10. Cupid – Jack Johnson
11. More Than Anyone – Gavin Degraw
12. You And I Both – Jason Mraz
13. Sweetness in Starlight – Matt Wertz
14. She Changes Your Mind – Copeland
15. With or Without You – U2
16. On A Night Like This – Dave Barnes
So that’s that. I’m currently making a “cruisin’ mix,” and a “rainy day mix.” I’m hoping to eventually have a compilation cd for every mood I might be in at the moment. I think that would be pretty flippin’ cool.