Well, for two years, I’ve looked to establish a separate presence for music-only articles on Mandrake FM. Well, you know what? It’s moving…back to this blog. Music is a part of me and my community’s story, so like a return to the beginning of this blog, the music mixtapes and the new Take Three section [...]
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pop music for hump day mixtape
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[audio http://media.blubrry.com/mandrakefm/mandrakesociety.com/wp-content/MFM031109_2.mp3] The artists included in this podcast mixtape have been tickling my ear for a while. It starts out electro-funking with Marcus Paul James‘ “Electric Love”, and San Serac‘s “Love Tactics”, then brings some jazzy house via an unofficial remix of Jazzanova’s “I Can See” by the very official outfit, Plan B. Astronauts of [...]
tuesday is Fat electric mixtape
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When you’re cycling between dub and dance, there’s fat bass all around so I’ll call this mixtape/podcast Fat electric. The full tracklist is in the comments. Enjoy! [audio http://media.blubrry.com/mandrakefm/mandrakesociety.com/wp-content/MFM022409.mp3]
The Super Bowl's not including my team mixtape
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[audio http://media.blubrry.com/mandrakefm/mandrakesociety.com/wp-content/MFM020109.mp3] Well, it’s Super Bowl Sunday and wouldn’t you know it, my team is at home like me watching commercials. So while the TV is on murmur, I’ll just play some music. From their Last.fm wiki page, the band, Fires of Rome, are said to be “a scorching concoction of David Bowie, T-Rex and [...]
saturday jazzover mixtape 2
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[audio http://media.blubrry.com/mandrakefm/mandrakesociety.com/wp-content/MFM011709.mp3] Ah! A day of rest in sweet jazz! This jazz mixtape/podcast beings with depicting the sounds of morning with Build An Ark‘s, “Morning Glory”. The day continues into a “Fortnight” by the British jazz group, The Will Collier Septet. Then, a classic number, “I Let a Song Fall Out of My Heart”, is [...]
Mandrake FM talks with The Aluminum Group
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[audio http://media.blubrry.com/mandrakefm/mandrakesociety.com/wp-content/MFM010609.mp3] I’ve written in this digital space often about my appreciation of The Aluminum Group‘s music, so to talk with them was a real treat for me. John and Frank Navin continue to craft songs that score life’s indecision and challenge in a seemingly sweet pop package. It’s like the sweet candy with the [...]





