Hi SarahSchimidt!!! Glad you like my mix :D
Here the tracklist
1- Prelude - Rachmaninov
I wanted something soft to open the mix. Glad you like it!
2- I want it all - Queen
:D I wanted something totally different and 'clashy' to contrast with the first one and I thought Queen (who is one of my fav band) who be good for that! Classic never gets old!
3- Behind the draps - Mew
I HAD to put Mew in this mix since I discovered them through Apparatjik. I didn't to put an obvious track as 'comforting sound' or 'Am I wry?'...So I choose this one that I find beautiful and that capture well the 'Mew spirit'!
4- Failure - Operation Aloha
Don't be surprised to feel being on the beach cause this a song from collectiv project where musicians from differents bands (such james and Jesse from maroon 5) had been put on a island for a few weeks without..well nothing exept some rudimental instruments. The result is a accoustic album that smells sun, beach and peace! You can listen their album here: http://www.operationaloha.org/sounds.html
5- Glamourous - Fergie
I'm not really into Fergie but I love this song and I wanted sthg different to clash with the previous one ^^
6- Parachute - Tahiti 80
This is actually a french band called Tahiti 80 ^^ They sing in english. It's a 'feel good' band (plus the guys are really sweet in real life!). Great live!
7- Long legged guitar pickin'man - John Cash&June Carter
I said earlier: classics never gets old. This is the great Jonny Cash and his lovely wife June Carter ^^ Love this song, you can sense their love and complicity in this.
8- Love long distance - Gossip
GOSSIP!! A great band lead by the great Beth Ditto! Awesomeness!
9- No other way - Paolo Nutini
It's sound old and sang by a 50 years old man but it's actually a 2009 track sang by a 23 years old young man! This man is one of my favorite singer/songwriter, I'm in love with his voice (yes, in love :P), so full of soul (not the music genre). If you like this one, listen to his two albums! Both have been n°1 in UK.
10- Acacia - Julien Doré
Beautiful song from a great artist! In France, half of the population hates him and half loves him...I'm on the 2nd batch :D Love his voice and personnality (he's a weirdo on stage XD). Glad you like it so much! I put him also on the previous mixtape exchange and made a fan... (right Gail?!! :D) Seems like I made a second one!
11- Never forget you - The Noisettes
Love this song and it's 'old school' vibe. Glad you like it!
12- Red morning light - Kings of Leon
:D yes, it's our Followill brothers! I loooove them but I didn't want to put a song from 'Only by the night' (people know it too much) so I put the opening track from 'Youth & Young Manhood', their first album. I hesitated with 'King of rodeo' from 'Aha Shake Heartbreak' but I finally put this one ^^
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13- Cosmic Love - Florence+The Machine
:dance: I'm SO glad it's your favorite!!!! This track is from the great UK band Florence+The Machine, which is the recording name of Florence Welch and a collaboration of other artists who provide backing music for her voice. Their 'sound' is based on Florence amazing and powerful voice backed up with powerful drums and harp. But one of their most distinctiv characteristic is Florence's presence on stage: very intense and mesmerizing.
They are actually n°1 in UK with their debut albut (and nominated for 3 Brits). I made a thread about them in the music section: http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65920
If you like this one, then you'll LOVE the album ;)
14- Morning theft - Jeff Buckley
This is an artist that HAD to be on my mix since he's my musical god and I thought this track (not well known) would be a great way to close the mix. I agree with Jeff's music can be...depressing :lol: but that man was a genius and his voice is just haunting. Maybe you know his cover of 'Hallelujah' from Leonard Cohen? This cover had been used in various TV show.
Anyway, sorry for my long 'description' XD but I'm glad you like the mix!
So here the full tracklist without my babling:
1- Prelude - Rachmaninov
2- I want it all - Queen
3- Behind the draps - Mew
4- Failure - Operation Aloha
5- Glamourous - Fergie
6- Parachute - Tahiti 80
7- Long legged guitar pickin'man - John Cash&June Carter
8- Love long distance - The Gossip
9- No other way - Paolo Nutini
10- Acacia - Julien Doré
11- Never forget you - The Noisettes
12- Red morning light - Kings of Leon
13- Cosmic Love - Florence+The Machine
14- Morning theft - Jeff Buckley
Here the link to the mixtape where I left all the infos on (easier if anyone wants to DL it afterwards)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PNWAAI6H