The Sky Above the Port Was the Color of Television, Tuned to a Dead Channel

I've been loving the mixes being posted, so I've decided to throw one into the lot. Here is a dreampop/shoegaze mix, mainly focused on Cocteau Twins, Wild Nothing, Asobi Seksu, and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Other gems are included as well.

The title and picture for the post (first line of Neuromancer and artwork from Akira) are in line with the glossy, technological sheen of the mix while also pointing to some of its melancholy overtones. You can download the mix here, which includes the .m3u playlist. Enjoy.

Tracklist:

Slowdive - Alison
Wild Nothing - Golden Haze
A Sunny Day In Glasgow - The white witch
California Wives - Tokyo
Best Coast - Wish He Was You
My Bloody Valentine - Sometimes -
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Contender
Memory Cassette - Asleep At a Party
Cocteau Twins - Cherry-Colored Funk
Wild Nothing - Chinatown
Asobi Seksu - New Years
Sun Airway - Infinity
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - Belong
California Wives - Purple
Lush - Etheriel
A Sunny Day In Glasgow - Failure
Cocteau Twins - Bluebeard
The Radio Dept. - Heaven’s on Fire
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Some Candy Talking
Asobi Seksu - Transparence
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
Wild Nothing - Vultures Like Lovers
Memory Tapes - Swimming Field
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Gentle Sons
Asobi Seksu - Exotic Animal Parade

Flavor of the month

So I'm finally coming out of my Animal Collective coma, and I've been listening to stuff that is a little more...sugary. AnCo's latest album was poppy, but I've recently wanted something that immediately fits in with my musical proclivities.

Enter The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. I'm sure some of you have given them a listen. I don't think any new ground is being broken here, but I really like them. Think shoegaze. Below is the last track on their new album. The drums seem almost exactly like the drums on Jesus and Mary Chain's "Just Like Honey," but it varies as the song progresses...Actually it pretty much sounds exactly like a J&MC song.

Gentle Sons - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart