A few years ago I put some mixes up on the web and each one took quite a lot of preparation. For a start the music was on vinyl and I had to digitise it. Then I researched each artist and wrote a little bit about them. And also scanned cover art and then loaded it all up and used html (nothing too complicated). Now I’ve worked out this easier way which even takes away the need for me to make any choices…or hardly any. I have this Brennan box that a friend gave me and I’ve loaded up a lot of music onto it. Like most things you can randomise it and it does a neat little segue between tracks. I know everyone does this sort of thing all the time anyway. Which means that I’m not exactly sure of the value of putting this up. In the end it’s like a radio show and I suppose those are still popular enough. I wanted to use some sort of name to associate with this process and hit on granite – not sure why exactly although if pressed I’m sure I could think of some reasons
Here’s the mix
Artist | Title | Album |
---|---|---|
John Surman | Druid’s Circle | A Biography of the Rev Absalom Dawe |
Jeru the Damaja | Me or the Paper | Wrath of the Math |
Carla Bley | End of Animals | Escalator over the Hill |
Wayne Shorter | Night Dreamer | Night Dreamer |
Willie Walker | Dupree Blues | Ragtime Blues Guitar |
Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans | Who Cares | You Know What I Mean |
The Cramps | Love Me | Off The Bone |
Gang Starr | Work | Moment of Truth |
Sheppard | A Solis Ortus Cardine | n/a (radio broadcast) |
Kronos Quartet & Asha Boshle | Piya Tu Ab To Aaja | You’ve Stolen My Heart |
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