Mix Tape #1 - January 2009

Every month I plan to bring you a downloadable "mix tape" of songs I think are awesome. Songs that I've listened to over and over, songs I've been obsessed with for a while, and hopefully some new stuff you've never heard before. There is no theme to this first mix, but maybe in the future there will be themed mixes. Anyway, download this, put it on your iPod, and bliss out. 

• Download - Blissful Music Blog Mix Tape #1 - January 2009 *
  

1. Pale Horse by John Vanderslice

2. Silence by Takka Takka

3. Good Lies by The Notwist

4. Corner Phone by Land of Talk

5. My Girls by Animal Collective

6. From Stardust to Sentience by High Places

7. Grounded by Pavement

8. The Company I Can Get by The New Year

9. The Drummer Goes Berzerk by Velveteen

10. Darkness And The Silver Spoon by MK Ultra

11. Rooks by Shearwater

12. Couleurs by M83

13. Campaign  by Russian Circles

14. The 3rd Time We Opened The Capsule by Kitchens Of Distinction

15. Ears Ring by Rainer Maria

16. Comfy In Nautica by Panda Bear

* download available for limited time (so get all up on it)

Heliotropes

Heliotropes are a brand spanking new band from Brooklyn who formed in the summer of 2008. Iféoluwa Babalola,  Jessica Numsuwankijkul, and Amber G. Myers got together for the sole purpose of playing some Brian Eno songs with no synthesizer -- just guitar, drums and harmonium. With a sound ranging from psychedelic folk to the '90's indie girl groups, it'll be exciting to watch Heliotropes blossom in the new year.

I had a chance to catch an off-the-cuff performance at an open mic night at Matchless and I was blown away. They performed the song "Unadorned" which consisted of beautiful harmonies, haunting lyrics, and whistling standing in for a missing harmonium. Listen for yourself using the link to their Myspace page below.

2009 will find Heliotropes writing and recording songs and hopefully putting out a full length. Jessica says "We're trying to make an effort to just go with what comes up and not really fight what comes easily." They just played their first show in Washington DC on New Years Eve.

Check them out Jan. 21st at Public Assembly in Williamsburg.

• http://www.myspace.com/heliotropesband
  

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