magnatunes mix

I've been wanting to do this mix since I started this blog. Okay, that means about a month ago. Nonetheless... I've been a member of Magnatune for some time now: I used to buy albums (CD's? digital releases?) separately when that was the only option. Now, they've managed to step it up with a streaming membership and a download membership (my preference) that is affordable (edit: no longer true) and allows you to get TONS of music. You don't even need an account to stream EVERYTHING that you want (edit: again, no longer true). By everything, I mean classical (I'm partial to the Medieval stuff), hip-hop, rock, ambient, jazz, ethnic, folk, eccentric, and downright not-fitting-a-genre.

I am in NO way affiliated with Magnatune, I just think that they are completely affordable and extremely ethical (being a musician myself, that is very rare in the music business). Okay, enough hero worship, on with the music. This was a daunting task, to only pick things that were appropriate, in order to make a representation of a very small genre that is barely a portion of what I have from them. I managed to put in a bit of my favorite artists/releases, like Anne Garner (first and last songs), Robert Rich, Paul Avgerinos, and Rapoon. This allowed me many hours of sifting through tunes and artists. Not at all a bad task. I think that overall, I managed to stay consistent with my style of mixes, keeping it for the most part very ambient. Going through so much stuff made me eager to do a mix with some small amounts of pulse. Time will tell if I need to scratch that itch... Well, enjoy the mix, and pay them a visit, you will be glad that you did!

TRACK LISTING

• “Haunt Me” by Anne Garner from Trusting A Twirled World (Slowcraft Records), Released February 1, 2011 (Start Time: 00:00)

• “Lumiere” by Davide Viterbo from Distant City (Magnatune), Released June 4, 2011 (Start Time: 3:20)

• “Sweet Sound Of Escape” by Dave Preston from Soundtrack For Motion (CDBY), Released July 20, 2010 (Start Time: 9:51)

• “Kedarika (Excerpt)” by Amelia Cuni and Werner Durand from Nada Yoga, Vol. 1 (Magnatune), Released October 8, 2009 (Start Time: 14:41)

• “T 4 05 (Vinyl)” by Petar Alargic from Classient Vinyl L 1 (Magnatune), Released March 22, 2011 (Start Time: 30:16)

• “Star Maker (Excerpt)” by Robert Rich from Below Zero (Solielmoon/Side Effects), Released September 1, 1998 (Start Time: 33:29)

• “Only The Names Change” by Rapoon from What Do You Suppose (Solielmoon/Staalplaat), Released November 16, 2000 (Start Time: 41:59)

• “Day Dreams – And Thirst Is Quenched (Excerpt)” by Paul Avgerinos from Balancing Spheres (Round Sky Music), Released July 13, 2004 (Start Time: 45:45)

• “The Tower (Instrumental)” by Anne Garner from Trusting A Twirled World (Instrumental) (Slowcraft Records), Released October 30, 2011 (Start Time: 52:32)