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This new mixtape began life as one of my playlists on iTunes, which simply specified that it should only include tracks under two minutes in duration. Surprisingly, 815 tracks from my music library fulfil this criteria, amounting to over 15 hours of music. Not surprisingly, this playlist makes for an eclectic and surreal listen, while at the same time providing a kind of ‘distillation’ of the music that i love. Here then, is a selection from that playlist, with a slight emphasis on music i’ve listened to more recently; almost 70 minutes of music stitched together with the aid of a variety of delightful advertisement spots by the wonderful and very innovative Raymond Scott. What this lot tells you about my music collection is anyone’s guess…

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Tags: Adrian Moore, Ambrose Field, Andrew Liles, Anonymous, At Jennie Richie, Bad Loop, Biosphere, Charles Tournemire, Chris Watson, CSS, Deathprod, Deerhoof, Delia Derbyshire, Denise van Outen, Elsiane, Evanescence, Frank Zappa, Helios, irr. app. (ext.), Joanna Newsom, John Hudak, Johnny Hollow, Jonathan Harvey, Kenji Siratori, Modeselektor, Naji Hakim, Nikita Golyshev, Nine Inch Nails, Olivier Messiaen, Peaches, Plainchant, Raymond Scott, Regina Spektor, Revd. Barnaby Huish, Ryoji Ikeda, The Hafler Trio, The Lappetites, The Pipettes, Venetian Snares

Mixtape #1 : Late Night

There was a discussion on Radio 4 yesterday, about a possible link between creativity and the late night. i have no opinion on this, except insofar as i have had some highly productive late night composing sessions. A lot of my listening to music takes place at night, however, and i think it’s a very special time indeed to engage with it. To that end, and just for fun, i’ve compiled my own little mixtape containing a number of the things i’m listening to at the moment (some old, some new; many mentioned in my posts over the last few months), tracks which heighten in intensity when listened to (preferably, very) late at night. 68 minutes of wonder, seamlessly stitched together for your pleasure…

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Tags: AM and the UV, Antony and the Johnsons, Belong, Biosphere, Burial, Deathprod, Fovea Hex, Frou Frou, irr. app. (ext.), Jóhann Jóhannsson, John Hopkins, Laub, Nikita Golyshev, The Insects

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Mixtape #1 : Late Night

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