Here you'll find a series of multimedia mixtapes that I've created for members of the Obsolete Media Objects family, as well as for the general OMO audience. After a year of operating this little label, and continuously enjoying the beauty, camaraderie, and selfless assistance of so many lovely folks, I wanted to make these tapes as a way to say thank you, both to the individuals involved directly with the label, as well as those who continue to support us by buying our musical objects.
I call these "multimedia mixtapes" because of the three separate media involved in the process of making them. Each of these mixes was made with mp3s on my computer, then exported and burned onto a CD, and then dubbed onto a tape. I give the tape to the person for whom the mix was compiled. That is the primary media object, and there is only one made, especially for them. The CDs that were used to make the tape will be available at concerts of mine (again, just one copy of each), and the WAV files that are here may be streamed and downloaded for free. Like all OMO releases, there is an emphasis on the physical object that embodies the music, as well as the process of creating that object. But in exploring a balance between making something for a very specific and very general audience, there emerged different objects with different purposes and recipients. One tape for the special focus of each mix, one pair of CDs for general but limited distribution, and an internet download with infinite and unfettered availability, if less proper objecthood. Unlike most online mixes, and more like a true mixtape, individual songs are not available for separate consumption. It's not a playlist; it's a mix tape. Therefore, you can only download each mix as a whole, not as individual tracks. Each online mix consists of two music files (corresponding to side A and B of the original tape, each roughly 45 minutes long). There will be a new one at the beginning of each month, so keep your eyes peeled for those.
released 01 January 2012
Balloon/stone photo by Camille Cooken.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
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VOL. 2: SAD BASTARD AND JOYFUL DRONE FOR GRETCHEN IN BERLIN
Side A:
1. That's Why I'm Smiling - Brooks Strause, "Apostatize!" (2009)
brooksstrause.bandcamp.com
2. Said And Done - Nils Frahm, "The Bells" (2008)
www.durtonstudio.com/projects/detail/project/63
3. Berlin & Bisenthal - Matt Elliott, "Howling Songs" (2008)
mattelliott.bandcamp.com
4. Four Years - Danny Paul Grody "Fountain" (2010)
dannypaulgrody.wordpress.com
5. A Horizontal Fall - Ben Frost Feat. Amiina, "Bedroom Community Presents: For Your Listening Pleasure And Occasional Terror" (2008)
bedroomcommunity.bandcamp.com
6. Whaling Tale - Valley Of The Giants, "Valley Of The Giants" (2004)
arts-crafts.ca/artistspage.php?search=Valley%20Of%20The%20Giants
7. Requiem For A Fox - Polmo Polpo, "Like Hearts Swelling" (2003)
cstrecords.com/sandro-perri-polmo-polpo/
8. Travelin Man - O'Death, "Head Home" (2007)
www.odeath.net
9. Homeless Comet - Moholy-Nagy, "Like Mirage" (2011)
moholy-nagy.bandcamp.com
10. Oblivious...Death - Inca Ore "Honorable Ruler (2008)
www.killrockstars.com/artists/viewartist.php?id=1290
11. All Is Loneliness - Moondog "More Moondog" (1956)
www.moondogscorner.de
Side B:
1. Baby's Romance - Chris Garneau, "Music For Tourists" (2007)
chrisgarneau.com
2. Moth Wings - Tape, "Luminarium" (2009)
www.tape.se
3. Paul Evans - Sleep and Death are Brothers, "Visions & Revisions: C.J. Boyd Remixed (2011)
soundcloud.com/pjrevans
4. Strange Machines - Peter And The Wolf, "Experiments In Junk" (2006)
www.whiskeyandapples.com
5. Now Right Here - Minit, "Now Right Here" (2004)
www.discogs.com/Minit-Now-Right-Here/release/316435
6. Day Oh Day - Lonski & Classen, "Climbing On Branches" (2009)
lonskiandclassen.bandcamp.com
7. Tucking us all in? - Ju-Jajuba, "I Will Build a Secret Base" (2006)
expandingpegasus.com/adventurers/ju-jajuba/
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VOL. 1: SHANKHOLE BEATS FOR JIM IN AUSTIN
Side A:
1. Cousin (snippet) - Odd Nosdam, "Vol.8" (2006)
www.anticon.com/item.php?code=on01
2. The Instantaneous Mobilization Of All The Resources In The BURROW And All The Forces Of My Body And Soul - Melk The G6-49, "Glossolalia" (2004)
soundsareactive.com/melk-the-g6-49-glossolalia-saa1119/
3. Air Penance - Grampall Jookabox, "Rill Bruh" (2008)
www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/catalog/jnr26
4. Granular Bastard - Apparat, "Duplex" (2003)
www.apparat.net?page_id=1340
5. Uncle Sam Goddamn - Brother Ali, "The Undisputed Truth" (2007)
www.rhymesayers.com/brotherali
6. Red Horse (Judges Ll) - Colin Stetson, "New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges" (2011)
colinstetson.bandcamp.com
7. An Impossible Darkness - Sir Deja Doog, "An Impossible Darkness" (2011)
cllct.com/release/animpossibledarkness
8. Blood - Freestyle Fellowship, "Innercity Griots" (1993)
freestylefellowship.bandcamp.com
9. Drum Punishment - Melt-face, "Live in Bloomington" (2011)
melt-face.bandcamp.com
10. Distorted Prose - Dälek, "Absence" (2005)
www.ipecac.com/artists/dalek
11. Stags, Aircraft, Kings and Secretaries - Tim Hecker, "Harmony In Ultraviolet" (2006)
www.brainwashed.com/common/htdocs/discog/krank102.html
12. The Harder They Fall - Ralph White, "The Hanged Man" (2011)
ralphewhite.com
Side B:
1. Something - Glissandro 70, "Glissandro 70" (2008)
cstrecords.com/glissandro70/
2. Cousin (snippet) - Odd Nosdam, "Vol.8" (2006)
www.anticon.com/item.php?code=on01
3. Work Slow Life - So Percussion, "Amid The Noise" (2006)
sopercussion.com/ourmusic
4. Down To Rest - O'Death, "Head Home" (2007)
www.odeath.net
5. A - So, "So" (2008)
www.ernestjenning.com/band_odeath.htm
6. Forgot to Eat - Dual at Dawn, "Qualities of a Total Winner"
dualatdawn.tumblr.com
7. Cattle Slaw - Odd Nosdam, "Vol.8" (2006)
www.anticon.com/item.php?code=on01
8. The Guns of Brixton - The Clash, "London Calling" (1979)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmWE2j75_rU
9. Torticline - Stationary Odyssey, "Sons Of Boy" (2009)
www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/catalog/jnr43
10. Repairs - Stargrazer, "Bulk Demos" (2011)
stargrazer.bandcamp.com
11. Disneyland History - Alfred Howard & the K23 Orchestra, "Kudra" (2003)
www.ahk23.com
12. Dreaming Of Betrayal, Awakening Refreshed - Fond Of Tigers, "Release The Saviours" (2007)
fondoftigers.bandcamp.com
13. Desert Rose - Lucky Dragons, "Dream Island Laughing Language" (2008)
luckydragons.bandcamp.com
14. Purer, softer, deader? - Kippi Kaninus, "Happens Secretly" (2009)
www.kippikaninus.com/haegri.htm
15. Part X - A Souvenir - "Parts I-X" (2011)
a-souvenir.bandcamp.com