Mixtape Alert: The Vanishing House

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I’m delighted to announce the release of The Vanishing House, a two-hour collection of dark ambient and experimental offerings.

This release marks a long-overdue revival of a beloved annual ritual: the Halloween mixtape. I’ve been too busy with original music projects these last few years to produce a mixtape as well, but this year I made sure to find the time. My first three Halloween mixtapes were Dead Punks (2007), a tribute to early goth; You’ve Been Sick (2009), a love letter to asylum horror; and Pray For Death (2010), dedicated to religious horror and possessions.

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Dragons And Jewels: The Kingdom of Lone

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My first exposure to Lone was the refreshing and delightful (if slightly half-baked) Emerald Fantasy Tracks from 2010. Like so many of my electronic albums, I have absolutely no idea how I stumbled upon it. I’m so glad I did. Galaxy Garden, his follow up collaboration with Machinedrum, made it into my top 20 favorite albums of all time. I’ve been a devoted fan ever since.

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Re-Spawn

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ANGEL: You’re dead.

ME: …

ANGEL: Sorry to be the one to break it to you, but yeah. As a door nail.

ME: So…

ANGEL: You have two choices. You can move into a higher plane of existence where all is energy and light, all paradoxes are collapsed, and all mysteries are resolved. Your true human potential—nay, the cosmic destiny of all humankind—will finally be within reach. Even the face of God Itself…

ME: What’s the other choice?

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Converging Parallel Lines: Yet Another Reader’s Take On Infinite F**king Jest

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I just finished reading Infinite Jest for the third time, and this time I took notes. It helped. Keeping the dozen-plus storylines straight in the mist of the rhetorical glitter bombs Wallace throws in your face borders on the Herculean, which I get is on purpose, but I noticed (and more importantly retained) what felt like a good quarter of the story that I missed the last two times around.

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Mixtape Alert: 95 Jungle Bizness

Check out this quick and dirty collection of ruff riders from the crucial ’93 – ’95 jungle era!

Track list:

  1. Shabba Ranks – Lets Get It On (Shy FX Dub)
  2. Bay B Kane – Wake Up
  3. Tom & Jerry & DJ Stretch – Maximum Style (Dubplate Mix)
  4. Omni Trio – Renegade Snares
  5. Scientist – New Style
  6. Cris B – The Storm
  7. Moody Boys – Destination Africa
  8. Shabba Ranks – Lets Get It On (Shy FX Vocal Remix)
  9. Dillinja – Deep Love
  10. DJ Rap & Austin – More Time
  11. L Double & Younghead – New Style