This mixtape is called Halloween 2023
A couple of weeks ago I was walking with my eldest child and we were talking about our favorite holidays. I immediately assumed he would say christmas (because you know capitalism and stuff) but instead he said Halloween. I was surprised as personally I don't consider myself much of a Halloween guy... and yet I'd started this whole project around a Halloween mixtape.
Now I recognize that I am likely the only person to remember/care that I started this project with a Halloween mixtape. But give me even the tiniest reason to hyper-focus on something and I'll go all in. So it will surprise nobody to learn that I was tripping out on what to do for a new Halloween mixtape. It was time to call in the big guns.
This 'prompt' is wholly unhelpful. I recognize this. However, I was in my head about creating Halloween content. And yes... I low-key suggested 'chaos' as a theme. Again, unhelpful. When chatting with my beloved while listening to songs (both spooky and not) I continued to spiral on how this would all work. As per usual she talked me down and together we made something I could never do on my own.
Sometimes I feel like I throw up all manner of roadblocks into a project as though I don't want things to succeed. Yet I also want to prove myself wrong. It's a strange place to operate from. Simultaneously being your own biggest fan as well as saboteur.
I guess it's not actually that weird. It can be hard to justify one's own output and second guess whether or not it's an actual contribution. We've been taught to think that so much of what we love is ephemeral and readily available... (because you know capitalism and stuff).
So in closing. Guess what... I AM a Halloween guy. Stay tuned for next year when I go through this whole meltdown all over again. Thank you for being here and thank you for voting me #1 boutique mixtapemaker 3 years in a row.
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SPOOKY BEHIND THE SCENES!
Serena chose: Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red, My Chemical Romance - Dead!, Dua Saleh - cat scratch, The Murder City Devils - Idle Hands, Florence + the Machine - Dream Girl Evil, Fred again.. & Brian Eno - Enough, Rhye - Stay Safe, Julien Baker - Everything to Help You Sleep
Larson chose: Soft Kill - Trouble, Citizen - If You're Lonely, Ezra Collective - No Confusion (feat. Kojey Radical), Sparta - Red Alibi, Tennis - I'll Haunt You, The Drums - Better, The Antlers - Bear, David Gray - This Year's Love
A funny thing about AFI - Miss Murder. Serena was sampling some songs while I was in the bathroom and so everything was only playing through headphones so I couldn't hear. "Miss Murder" was one of these songs she sampled. I only learned about this after listening through our recording. One the recording she plays a little bit of it, pauses it and then lets out a big sigh. I felt that... Credit goes to Serena for the choice but I maybe pulled it out of the reject pile.
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