If you’re not sure what this is about, start by heading HERE and reading the introduction to this section of my blog.
I didnt have much time to reorganize my mix tonight and the gym was closing in 25 minutes so I had to shorten it too! But it was still a success. Heres the tracklist:
1. My Body Is a Cage – Arcade Fire
2. Fuckin’ In the Bushes – Oasis
3. Alive & Amplified – The Mooney Suzuki
4. Baby Boy – Beyonce
5. The Dragon Boy – Joe Hisaishi
6. Totalimmortal – AFI
7. Intergalactic – Beastie Boys
8. Invocation – …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
As you can see I had to remove “…To Die For” near the end in order to finish on time. Mainly everything stayed the same and worked just as well. The two changes were both successes.
I knew “My Body is a Cage” would be a PERFECTÂ warm up! The song has this natural build that slowly adds instruments over the first couple minutes. By the time the drums are crashing and the organ is blaring, your body can go into a full on run!
Beyonce’s “Baby Boy” just has one of those BEATS!! So addictive! It could keep me occupied for hours so obviously it kept my body in full stride for its entire four minute length.
This song has a great shuffling beat that keeps perfect pacing while each of the emcees provides plenty of funny lines to keep you entertained throughout.
If you’re not sure what this is about, start by heading HERE and reading the introduction to this section of my blog.
I did run yesterday but I skyped with my fiance and didnt have time to post this. This mix is built off of successful mix 2 which can be found HERE.
Lets start with the new tracklist. Lots of updates on this one.
1. Lose Yourself – Eminem
2. Fuckin’ In the Bushes – Oasis
3. Alive & Amplified – The Mooney Suzuki
4. Seventeen Years – Ratatat
5. The Dragon Boy – Joe Hisaishi
6. Totalimmortal – AFI
7. Intergalactic – Beastie Boys
8. …To Die For – Hanz Zimmer
9. Invocation – …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
Like I said, almost a complete overhaul. I figured that if the mix is successful, I should switch out more of the tracks so that I can introduce new ones to add for your own mixes.
The mix starts off the same with the excellent warm up “Lose Yourself”
I complained last time that “I Get Around” didnt fit in mood wise after “Lose Yourself” so I replaced it with the new stride “Fuckin’ In the Bushes”. This Oasis gem is a perfect stride with its repetitive guitar riff. I first heard the song during the climactic scene in the movie Snatch(Seriously if you havnt seen that movie, its a must!) and fell in love with it!
Next up comes a new burnout “Alive & Amplified”! I cant remember when I first discovered the Mooney Suzuki but this song got stuck in my head almost immediately. Like its name implies, this song will get you amped!! I was feeling extra tired since I was coming off a nine hour work day for my run tonight and when it was time for my burnout I couldnt remember what song I had picked. I just kept thinking, this thing better be BIG or else I’m giving up. Needless to say I did NOT give up!
“Seventeen Years” has returned for one more run but I’ve finally replaced its companion with the more mellow “The Dragon Boy” by Joe Hisaishi. If you dont know the composer, he is responsible for the soundtracks of all of Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli animated films. This one comes from the wonderful “Spirited Away”. Stop reading this and go watch the movie if you’ve never seen it. The song is a bit soft but still served as a good warm up. It must be pointed out that “The Dragon Boy” is only the first 2:13 seconds of the youtube video I posted.
Another amazing burnout! I have no idea what the leader singer of AFI is saying most of the time but this song amps me up like nothing else. Everytime he says “This! Rage I! Cannot! Let! Go OH!” The bass line is mesmerizing and the guitars provide this perfect intensity that forces your body to give its hardest effort. And when he starts yelling at like the 2:05 mark?? I just wish there was anything else in AFI’s catalogue as amazing as this song.
I also finally retired “Ringa Ringa” replacing it with the very fun stride “Intergalactic”! The song as a great shuffling beat that keeps perfect pacing while each of the emcees provides plenty of funny lines to keep you entertained throughout.
“…To Die For” spins again as both a burnout motivation and a cool down
And finally another new cool down in the form of “Invocation”. Â I’m gonna be honest, you CANNOT go wrong placing this song as either an intro or an outro on ANY mixtape. The perfect subtle beauty of the piano works to either build tension towards the first powerful track on an album, or build towards a moment of rest as it does here at the end of the mix. Wonderful Wonderful music! For some reason the original version isnt up on youtube!! I had to settle for this cover which does a fairly good job of conveying the beauty of this song. Find the original if you can!
Sometimes you want epic, and sometimes you want chill. It’s spring again and my musical tastes usually shift with the seasons. In the spring when i can role my windows down in my car without feeling too hot or too cold, i either blast some power music or play some intelligent chill hip-hop and was blasting the beautiful struggle the other day off a mix that Clint made for me a few years back and i was just like, i GOTTA put this up. Keep it up Kweli.
So, I know, this song is totally old news. But I dont think it is. When Watch the Throne came out, lets just say I was unimpressed. In fact Ive touched on this in the past. What’s important is that this album, and especially “Niggas in Paris” just keeps getting better and better the more time passes. I dont know if its just the magic of a genius but I cannot get this song out of my head. Literally every time I hear it, I appreciate it more than the previous time. I find some new little part I didnt appreciate the last time, or I just get hooked on the main beat. Lets not forget the inclusion of Will Ferrell! At their concerts last year, the would literally perform this song dozens of times. When I first heard that story I thought it was crazy. Now I see just how smart that was. Just another amazing addition to the Kanye West’s greatests.
So… I’m going to post this message on every post for the next couple days. I got way behind due to being on vacation, work, and christmas shopping. I’m planning to post a ton of stuff now so I want to encourage you to check back and take a look at all the songs since Ill probably be posting at least 10 songs of the day in a two day period. Thanks for continuing to like, comment and share my little works.
I was not a big fan of Watch the Throne when the album first released. Â I think it was mostly that I had extremely high expectations for the album. Â Either way, I finally started getting into it like two months ago. Â I really like the beat on this one. Â For some reason, the album has been good thinking music for me.
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