JamesPhoenix

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Member Since: 1/20/2007
Total Mixes: 22
Total Feedback: 46

Other Mixes By JamesPhoenix

CD | Alternative - Indie Rock
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CD | Mixed Genre
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CD | Alternative - Indie Rock
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Warm Words, Cosy Confines: Snug Sentiments

Side A
Artist Song
Nick Drake  Introduction 
Jeff Buckley  Mojo Pin 
Emiliana Torrini  Nothing Brings Me Down 
Jaymay  You Are The Only One I Love (live)* 
Iron and Wine  Smokestack Lightning (live)* 
John Parish  How Animals Move 
Bob Dylan  Buckets of Rain 
Grant Lee Buffalo  Better For Us 
The Beach Boys  In My Room 
Grizzly Bear  The Knife 
Lucky Pierre  The Heart of All That Is* 
Silence  (45 seconds) 
Lucky Pierre  Nurse Flamingo (intro snippet)* 
Side B
ArtistSongBuy
The Velvet Underground  Sunday Morning 
Tim Buckley  Blue Melody 
Joanna Newsom  This Side of the Blue 
Grant Lee Phillips  Lonesome Serenade 
Andrew Bird  Why? (live)* 
Neil Young  Pocahontas 
Pixies  Havalina 
M. Ward  Let's Dance 
Loudon Wainwright III  Lullaby 
Amon Tobin  Nova 
Ryan Adams  Sweet Lil Gal (23rd & 1st) 
Dr. Dog  Heaven* 

Comment:

Notes:
-The idea here was to create a tape that would help cosy up a room, whether falling asleep by yourself or snuggling up with another.
-Again, I edited the beginnings and endings of songs to cut out unecessary silence or chatter wherever I felt it appropriate...leaving little space between songs, giving the tape a better, speedier flow.
-For the songs with asterisks* beside them, I have uploaded them, as they may be either hard to get or are significantly edited from their original format.
-Much deliberation was spent on track selection and overall cohesion, a whole 12 songs not making it into the final version.
-The Grant Lee Buffalo/Beach Boys/Grizzly Bear is intended as a little Brian Wilson three-piece suite
-The second side is intentionally more slumbersome, though Neil Young's campfire crackling is placed mid-way to ensure you haven't nodded off entirely
-Finally, as the fading notes of "Havalina" tinkle into "Let's Dance," the last stretch of the tape does everything in its power to sooth you into the sweetest of dreams

Feedback:

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jab
Date: 3/2/2007
nice!
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Pollyanna
Date: 3/4/2007
I love your idea and these songs are perfect. Thanks for the downloads. I'm building my library and these songs rock! I would trade with you but I haven't much to offer. You worked hard on this and it shows.
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heartstrings
Date: 2/22/2008
this is amazing.