I Made You a Mix

A lot of them, actually. Since the early 2000s. Finally putting them all in one place with the help of Spotify. I can also put these on Apple Music, but my guess is everyone is on Spotify.

Enjoy!

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This is more of a playlist that will never end (also above). When I think of it, I’ll continue to just add tracks here that reflect the title. Essentially my favorite songs forever

• songs that make me think about friends and good times and love and family and things like that

Mixes #1-9 were composed between 2002-2003. In 2002 I turned 16 years young and got to drive my parents’ sweet Chrysler Sebring Convertible around Glen Ellyn, IL, with my super cool friends. We were pretty sweet, especially cuz I was one of the first kids to get his license. I guess sometimes it pays to go to an extra grade, huh? All this mixes sound like a suburban 16 year old.

• Mixes #1-9 (2002-2003)

This mix title was taken from a Bear Vs Shark song that only exists on Youtube, tited “Victoria Iceburg.”

• We’ve Got Friends. We’ve Got Really Good Friends.

Roughly 2006-2007…

• A Mix for Mom on her Bday

Guilty Pleasures of pop-punk somewhere around 2006. I’d say most of these are still guilty pleasures.

• A Drink for Every Song

A mix of indie and pop punk from 11.12.2007

• “When We Met It Wasn’t Pretty At All” or “I Meant Every Word I Said.”

A hip-hop mix that is definitely from around 2006-2007

• Add Some Hip & Some Hop

A moody 2007 indie mix. College radio much?

• Things I Don’t Remember

Random KBGA playlist circa 2006-2009. I also found ALL my radio shows, which are kinda funny to look at. Good ‘ol college radio. Do people still listen to college radio? Should I say college radio again?

• KBGA circa 2006-2009

This mix was made sometime between 2007-2009. The title comes from the great and underrated Piebald.

• Fun is How You Make It, Not Where You Make It

Circa 2010, somewhere in the midwest

• Fall Into It, Nose Over Tail

Summer in Chicago in 2010

• Summer’s End(less): Songs to Fall Into & Out Of

Sometime in Chicago, 2011

• For the Seasonal Changes

Sometime in Chicago, circa 2011-2012 (emo title of the year award?)

• Seasoned Tracks (The Summer Will Never Grow Old, But You & I Will)

Spring (?) in Chicago, circa 2012. Side note: how’s this for an emo mix title?

• Spring into Summer (or, it all melts away)

July 10th, 2012

• 7.10.12

I made this mix in 2016 to cheer the world up after the election. Nothing like some solid oldies to bring some sunshine into your day.

• Love Songs for Late Nights & Early AM Dance Parties

I started making a series of mixes for Ashley in 2013. These blended acoustic and light electronic music, what I guess now people call “chill” which is annoying. Anyway, these are great, relaxing mixes featuring lots of acoustic and downtempo electronic tracks for overcast days.
Headphone Music Vol. 1-10

• I. Can You Hear Me From the Coast?
• II. Standing So Close to the Sun (You & Me)
• III. It’s So Wonderful
• IV. Numbers Feel the Same (Time to Know You)
• V. Plane Songs (Another Day)
• VI. It All Will Fall/Fall Right Into Place
• VII. Love Me ‘til My Heart Stops
• VIII: Just to Take the Edge Off
• IX: When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go
• X: We Can Steal Time

I made this mix on May 6, 2018, for Ashley. One week later, on May 11, my life changed forever. This mix has taken on a lot more meaning for me since then. It’s a fun one and a good one.

• how to sustain moments like these or floating while singing oo la la

A couple days later, I put this one together that I hope is cathartic

• 5.13.18

The Ultimate Emo (Almost) Acoustic Mix Vol. 4: 2018 Edition

• Full rundown here