Version.
Version, a Dub inspired set to celebrate the warm weather “weh soon come”. The image of Ochi courtesy of photographer Konstantin Sergeyev, from his energetic and colorful Flickr collections.
Look Hear.
The JAMBOX is another beautiful product created by fuseproject and Jambone. Both a wireless speaker and speakerphone it connects all of your audio devices and allows you to seamlessly stream and share music, movies, games, phone and conference calls.
Indigo.
An eclectic mix of downtempo, rock and soul from the US and England, circa 1998. This “mix tape” was my last to actually be on cassette.
Anterior.
Now playing in heavy rotation, clients and friends round out this mix of jazz favorites. Fusing found imagery, typography and vintage family photography, the cover art is from my current exploration of mixed media collage.
Colour of Music.
Photographer GW Benson’s series of photographs exploring and titled the Colour of Music. The series purely looks at the color of the record sleeves grouping music by color alone, creating a rhythm of color, light and shade that resonates with its musical content.
Autumn Jones.
Our soulful cinematic soundtrack for celebrating the coming autumnal equinox. Fall is back, jack!
Blackgrass.
Blackgrass, a summer soulful, jazzy blues inspired geetar set. The illustration is by artist, educator and Zakiya Art Gallery owner, Willie Torbert.
The Love You Save.
A soulful remembrance.
Deck Desk.
The designers over at Metrofarm create these very cool custom DJ Desks.
Over There, Again.
The Muxtape music site went down just after we originally uploaded this mix, so we’ve decided to give Over There, an electronica filled chill-out set, another spin. Enjoy.
Relaunch.
Don’t call it a come back! Ever since Muxtape went down in August we’ve been searching for a way to broadcast our mixes. We found Opentape, an open-source package inspired by the Muxtape interface. Our web mixtape movement continues with a pilot test, Relaunch – an eclectic mix of rhythm & blues, electronica and downtempo.
Insert Assortment.
Found this collection of cassette inserts on Flckr.
Analogged.
While we wait to see if Muxtape will ever reboot, I’d like share a few other cassette tape-related sites with you.
With their collection of audio tape cassettes, Tapedeck.org will take you back to the time when deciding on which blank tape to use was the first step in creating your mixtape. My favorite was the TDK SA-X 90.
To create your own version of the classic cassette tape cover use Says-it.com’s cassette tape generator.
If you want an Old School feel with 64 megs check out SuckUK’s cassette package USB Stick.
To convert your old mixtapes as well as all those Ready for the World, Rippingtons and Take 6 cassettes you’ve holding on to for all these years, Ion Audio (nice name) offers a series of products to help convert your analog collections to digital. With their Tape 2 PC deck you can import from cassette to mp3s and with their LP to CDR turntable you can burn direct to CD from vinyl.
Tape Popped.
This past Monday Muxtape went down. On their site it simply reads “Muxtape will be unavailable for a brief period while we sort out a problem with the RIAA.”
The RIAA‘s position is that Muxtape is hosting content illegally. In a statement regarding the closing of the site the RIAA said, “Muxtape was hosting copies of copyrighted recordings without authorization from the copyright owners. Making recordings available for streaming playback also requires authorization from the copyright owners.”
It’s too bad. The site was a great way to share, learn and listen to new music, we really enjoyed using it. Though, I can’t say that I’m surprised, we’ve all had this conversation before, this is what happens when the music industry meets new technology.
Over There.
This week’s mix is an electronica filled chill out set. The photography used on the CD’s packaging is by our good friend, photographer Jillian McAlley. To listen go to chmstry.muxtape.com.
Muxtape went down shortly after we uploaded this mix.
The Deuce.
This week’s (aug 8th – 14th) mix is a 70′s inspired set that will take you exactly where you need to go. To listen go to: chmstry.muxtape.com.
Enjoy.
Flight.
This week’s (aug 1st – 7th) mix, the second one we’ve posted to Muxtape, has an eclectic downtempo groove. To listen go to chmstry.muxtape.com.
Enjoy.
Pomade.
As promised, we’ve posted the first of our music mixes, from our current collection. To deliver the music, we’re using Muxtape, a cool site that allows users to upload playlists of MP3s and create online mixtapes – kinda old school meets web 2.0.
This week’s (July 25 to July 31st) mix, Pomade, was one of our most popular. We’ve changed it up a bit by adding a new song, but it’s still the same soulful sound. To listen go to chmstry.muxtape.com.
By the way, that well groomed, afro-tight illustration is a copyright of Murray’s Superior Products Co. (1926)
Enjoy.
Mix Up.
I love music, second only to design.
Over the course of the last few months I’ve had several friends say “remember when you used to make mix tapes?” or “when are you going put out another mix?” It’s been a couple of years, but I didn’t think that was long enough to become a remember when?
I originally created mix tapes and later, CDs to share my love of music with friends and clients. From the theme and title to music selection and cover art, each mix was an opportunity to indulge my passions for both music and design. The mixes, including Melodelicious, Downshift, Over There, Pomade and others, eventually made their way into lounges, restaurants, salons and boutiques.
So, now I’m working up a new mix with the goal of having it mixed, packaged and ready for release by fall. In the meantime, while I’m working on it, I’ll post a mix from the current collection each Friday starting next week.
Maybe, I’ll call the new mix, Remember When.
Free Style.
The July 4th weekend sets Summer off in full swing. To experience the best of “free” NYC check our friend and client, Sharon Pendana‘s incredible Free list. Already in it’s 3rd version, the list contains concerts, films and other happenings in the city. Download a copy from her blog, its free!