I’ve been working on this mix for about… 2 or 3 months now, and I’m so happy to finally finish it. It started out one way, and has ended up in a whole new form. I really just decided to go with what I know, and made a mix that’s overall folk influenced, but not necessarily consumed by it. Some of the songs are over 30 years old, some came out more recently, one song came out a month ago. Overall it’s a really laid back mix, good for driving home after a shitty day of work, when you need to unwind, or when you’re ready to go to bed. Personally, those are all my favorite times, haha…

This is also the first time anyone other than myself has heard it in it’s new form. I literally finished it at 1 AM this morning and decided that I should make a front and back cover and post it so I can feel like I’m finally finished. I’m really happy how it turned out, I feel like it came together really strongly. I hope you enjoy as much as I do.

To download the mix, click here.

Bobby

P.S. I took the photo on the front cover exactly as you see it, there was no digital manipulation.

24 Comments »

1. nice call on the langley schools

   Comment by eric — March 10, 2008 #

2. Sweet cover!

   Comment by Richard. — March 10, 2008 #

3. Love the cover. Great atmosphere.
   What was it?

   Comment by Dario Albini — March 10, 2008 #

4. YES! please share with us your music loverlies…oh bugger!

   Comment by pinklibrarian — March 10, 2008 #

5. this is great! i’m about to spend a lot of time in airports so i’ve been looking for new music to keep me sane

   Comment by cari — March 10, 2008 #

6. Thanks a lot for sharing this ! And nice work for the cover :)

   Comment by Juan — March 10, 2008 #

7. fantastic artwork bob. can’t wait to dig into the music.

   Comment by mikelite — March 10, 2008 #

8. awesome stuff man!

   I’m always down for a good mixtape!

   Comment by Ryan — March 10, 2008 #

9. Eric: I love Langley Schools, so creepy/awesome.

   Richard/Dario: The cover is a photo of the ground at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. There was a giant rainbow sunburst coming through one of the windows in the ceiling.

   Everyone else: Thank you thank you thank you.

   Comment by Bobby S. — March 10, 2008 #

10. No way! How on earth did you get the front cover to look like that? I was studying it, and thinking how I could do something like it with gradients etc… amazing shot!

    Comment by Rob McDougall — March 10, 2008 #

11. Thanks for that. Great ambience for Monday morning doldrums. Next time you do this, consider putting a plain-text track listing in the notes meta.

    Comment by Joe — March 10, 2008 #

12. Joe: I’ll paste one under a cut when I get home tonight. My brain at 1 AM is not the sharpest, haha

    Comment by Bobby S. — March 10, 2008 #

13. THIS IS SO EXCITING.

    :)

    Comment by Nina — March 10, 2008 #

14. haha it’s just one mp3!! It’s nice that you try to keep the authenticity of a real mixtape with this project :)

    Comment by b — March 10, 2008 #

15. Next time you do this, please try and send me some chocolates too. And then wash my car. And then…

    Comment by Garrett — March 10, 2008 #

16. hi bobby,

    i love your cover design - front and back! what a fun creative project to complete - good for you!

    Comment by gigi — March 10, 2008 #

17. Thanks. Just a humble suggestion btw. Did I mention how much I loved the mix? Thanks again.

    Comment by Joe — March 10, 2008 #

18. Nice mix. Just finished one a couple weeks ago which contained another of the Langley School’s renditions, “Space Oddity”. They always seem to pull a mix together, those Langley kids:)

    Comment by Patrick — March 11, 2008 #

19. this mix made my day! perfect for listening to while at work.

    Comment by grace — March 11, 2008 #

20. thank you so much for this amazing mix! i’ll be listening to it on my way from Boston to SanFran!

    Comment by Sarah — March 12, 2008 #

21. Are you sure you didn’t use a rainbow gradient set to screen transparency over a metal work surface?

    Comment by birdseeds — March 12, 2008 #

22. Thx! Lovely mix, gorgeous artwork.

    Comment by arse poetica — March 14, 2008 #

23. i just have to tell you again - how much i love your blog! i don’t look on it too often, ’cause i won’t get anything done! i told diana mulvihill about it and she told me she’s your friend! this sprawling suburb, posed as a city, known as LA, can be very small at times… couldn’t find a place to comment there - but L-O-V-E your desktop wallpaper project. now to decide which one to upload…

    Comment by lisa vacca — July 20, 2008 #

24. I’m in love with A Sweet Summer’s Night On Hammer Hill.

    I’m so sad I can’t find it on myspace…

    Comment by Michael — July 28, 2008 #

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