What is Monday Mixtape?
A tag to share some tunes you're bumping or spinning through the week. I love being recommended and listening to new music, but know first hand how difficult it can be when you have an overwhelming amount to go through.
I'm hoping Monday Mixtape can be an opportunity to have a manageable amount of new muzaks to check out through the week presented in an easy to get through format.
Also, that some of you want to put little mixtape posts together as well so we can start sharing and promoting the sounds that add value to our lives! If you do put a Monday Mixtape post together, please tag me!
For my posts, the genres of music are going to be pretty scattershot, with country and pop being the only genres I don't regularly lend an ear to. If you don't find something scratching your itch, please message me in the comments and we'll find something next week.
1. Thomas Strønen & Time Is A Blind Guide - Lucus (Jazz)
The above is a promotional video for prolific acclaimed Norwegian jazz drummer and composer, Thomas Strønen, and his acoustic quintet ensemble, Time Is A Blind Guide.
'Lucas' is the group's second album on ECM, one part avant-swing and one part chamber jazz, the reduction in players from their debut album leads to much more spacial creation, exploration and focus on the unique voice of each member.
2. Dillinger Escape Plan - Farewell Mona Lisa (Mathcore)
The world of extreme music shed a tear at the end of 2017 after loosing one of the most iconic bands of the last two decades when Dillinger Escape Plan announced they would be retiring the legacy of one of the most unquestionably influential bands in extreme music.
Beyond creating their own genre of music distinct from anything anyone had ever even conceived, the band's absolute commitment to their reckless live shows, DIY, straight-edge, vegetarian & vegan promoting lifestyles endeared them to fans and forged bonds with communities and charities that made their live shows true experiences.
3. Have a Nice Life - Defenestration Song (Post-Punk Shoegaze)
Born off the back of MBV's world ending 'Loveless', Have a Nice Life earned their fame producing their low-fi post-punk imitation in their bedroom closet during their summers off teaching.
Guitar noise and reverb drenched drum machines drive the sound and create a dark, tense atmosphere with which the duo create their jaded anthems.
4. Lingua Ignota - Suffer Forever (Neoclassical)
I'm going to do a proper feature on Kristin Hayter's Lingua Ignota project at a later point in time, until then, please listen to this gorgeous voice inspired by misogynists and internet trolls from her 'BURN EVERYTHING TRUST NO ONE KILL YOURSELF' project.
100% of the artist proceeds from the album this song is from, 'Let The Evil of His Own Lips Cover Him,' is donated to National Network to End Domestic Violence.
I think what Kristin Hayter creates transcends the label "music" and challenges my perceptions of what is heavy, emotional, evocative, confrontational, engaging and original in music. To put simply, Lingua Ignota is the most impactful musical project I've encountered in the last few years and she does so in a way that hurts in the deepest and most pure way.
5. Anna Von Hausswolff - The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra (Darkwave)
Swedish Neoclassical Darkwave songstress and uncompromising creator, Anna Von Hausswolff's new album utilizes a notable and historic 20th century church organ to provide the foundation for tracks of both hope and despair for the modern age.
My blog on her new album 'Dead Magic', on which this song resides, is linked here.
Thought on any of the songs or artists above?
What's on your Monday morning mix tape?
Let me know in the comments below!
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