CASSETTE REWIND: AURAL BLISS MIXTAPE

Nine mixtapes later here I am at number ten. This mix is titled Aural Bliss and it’ll be the last for the year. I’ve probably said this with every single one that I’ve put together so far, but this is my new favorite. The first half is all producer material while the second half consists of either solo artists or bands. I don’t really have much to say about it other than that so just enjoy it and as always, support the artists that you hear in anyway that you can and follow the links to their bandcamp/soundcloud pages. Blast it to the max, blow out your ears, and drown in the aural sea of sound.

  1. Kruisemode-Acceptance
  2. YUME-Just Us
  3. Bear//Face-Jean Ralphio
  4. Box of Wolves-Hyperdrive (Itse)
  5. Com Truise-Chemical Legs
  6. Alexander O’Neal-If You Were Here Tonight (Lindsay Lowend Remix)
  7. Dreams West- Ver s ail l es
  8. FINALLY BOYS-LUNAR LOVERS
  9. Bristold-Katrina
  10. NØISΣSCΔPΣ-Beautiful Camera Girl (•ETERNITY • TR∑∑ MIX•)
  11. Dreamghost-Dream About Me
  12. Nu Mas-Warm Arms
  13. Juno//-Everything You Feel
  14. Calm Hands-An 80’s Love Story
  15. stillsound-Cool Tears
  16. Empress Of-Don’t Tell Me
  17. Saskatchewan-Divine Kind
  18. Silver Swans-Karen
  19. Brothertiger-Bossa
  20. Blasé-Mouths
  21. Police Academy 6-Icarus (feat. Unouomedude)
  22. Work Drugs-Tigerbeats
  23. Noir Coeur-Soleil
  24. S U R F I N G-End Of The Night

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Super Gran Turismo

Dreams West-Super Gran Turismo

Maybe I tend to get overly excited sometimes when I come across a new artist because I’ll take to every social network and share the same link and listen to every song I can find but I don’t think it can be helped. Now I may be a bit late when it comes to finding out about North Carolina producer Dreams West since he dropped his self titled album back in December but regardless, this guy is making music that’s sure to leave you astonished and asking for more. The sounds of Dreams West are chill in every sense of the word, from the samples and beats to the crisp, retro production value and everything in between. I wasn’t expecting to enjoy every track as much as I do but right when one ends I fall in love with the next one after it and even though it’s inevitable, I never wanted the album to be over. His style can be described as a mix of early 80’s disco and funk with a bit of pop and just the right amount of warm, laid back chillwave vibes that’s similar to artists such as Washed Out and Toro y Moi. You won’t see me usually hype an album up this much but this is one that definitely shouldn’t be missed. If you head over to bandcamp you can pick it up for yourselves for only $5 and Dreams West also has way more material available for streaming via soundcloud.