“No Warmth in Dreams” – Fall 2011
1. Wilco – I Might
2. The Drums – Money
3. Future Islands – Walking Through That Door
4. Four Tet – Locked
5. Guided by Voices – Gold Star for Robot Boy
6. M83 – Couleurs
7. Jay Z & Kanye West – Murder to Excellence
8. White Denim – Anvil Everything
9. Fela Kuti – Gentleman
10. Little Dragon – Ritual Union
11. The Rapture – Children
12. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – Ativan Eyes
13. Pavement – Frontwards
14. Yacht – Tripped and Fell in Love
15. Talking Heads – Take Me to the River
Mixes are much easier to make when the average song length is over 5 minutes! Dunno why this mix is so full of long songs. Seriously: four songs on here are over seven minutes, and the 11-minute Fela track is the SHORT version. And yet, Gold Star for Robot Boy is barely 90 seconds. Weird.
The title sort of sounds pretty damn depressing, but I meant it in a more motivational way, as in dreams by themselves don’t amount to much if you never make the effort to act on them. Not sure that has a lot to do with the music on the mix, it’s just kind of a general feeling from these last few months. Next season: hopefully something more uplifting!
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