Kitsune Noir Mixcast / No. 038

Seeing as how it’s Monday I suppose I should be a good little blogger and give you a new Mixcast. This week’s mix is a lot of new music that I hope you haven’t heard yet. It all came together really well and quite quickly, and I think overall it’s one of my best to date. The songs are all rather upbeat and fun and I think they blend together really well, making the transitions pretty seamless.

I will say that my narration is bit… silly. It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these so I think I’m a bit rusty. Plus I need to buy a real microphone, which I’ll be doing ASAP, so that it doesn’t sound so tinny and crappy. I promise future versions will start to sound better.

And just as a side note, I had no idea that First of the Gang to Die was a Morrissey song… whoops.

Here’s this week’s tracklist:
Live In Dreams by WIld Nothing
I Died So I Could Haunt You by Stars
In Spain by Vadoinmessico
Yulia by Wolf Parade
I’m Not In Love by Crystal Castles
Three Trees by Tanlines
Do You Want It All? by Two Door Cinema Club
It Don’t Move Me by Peter Bjorn and John
Simple Severin by Superhumanoids
In The Times by Jeremy Jay
When I’m With You by Best Coast
First of the Gang to Die by Zee Avi
Loch Raven by Animal Collective

Bobby

Kitsune Noir Mixcast / No. 037

As promised last Friday I’ve got a brand new Mixcast this week with a theme that’s quite important to me. This week’s mix is a compilation of songs that remind me/were influenced by ex loves in my life. You know how you’re with someone for a while, and there are certain songs that stick with you and remind you of that person no matter how much time goes by? That’s what these songs are to me. They represent five people who’ve had the largest effect on my life in the past 10 years, some more than others. This is probably the most personal mix I could ever make, so I don’t know if it’s any good, but hell, I certainly enjoy it and I hope you do as well.

I also need to mention that this week’s Mixcast features the photos of Andrea Cheng, a wonderful photographer who I e-met long ago somehow but have enjoyed her photos for a long time now. The colors of the succulents totally drew me in and I knew I had to use them. Plus I’ve had quite a plant thing for the last few mixes, so I thought it was quite fitting.

Here’s this week’s tracklist:
We Rule The School by Belle & Sebastian
California Stars by Billy Bragg & Wilco
Chocolate by Snow Patrol
Be Still My Heart by The Postal Service
Cigarettes & Chocolate Milk by Rufus Wainwright
P.S. You Rock My World by Eels
Everythng Beautiful Is Far Away by Grandaddy
Something About Us by Daft Punk
Paper Tiger by Spoon
British Columbia by The Elected
On Peak Hill by Stars
New Country by The Walkmen
Norway by Beach House
Happy Eyez by CocoRosie
Happines is a Warm Gun by The Beatles

Kitsune Noir Mixcast / No. 036

The Mixcasts are back and better than ever! This is a big collection of everything I’ve been listening to, just so you know what you’re getting into. I actually put this together when I was in New York, so that was where my head was at. I’d say it’s pretty upbeat for the most part and there should be some fun stuff you may have not heard before. I tried to get kind of a summer-y feeling to it. I’d say it’s a pretty good way to start the weekend. Maybe put it on if you go to the beach?

From here on out I’ll be back to releasing this on Mondays, so be ready for more tunes soon. If you’d like to let me know which songs you liked or any ideas for themes I’m always up to hearing from you. Thanks for waiting patiently for this little friend to come out.

Finally I have to give a huge thanks to my friend Kim Høltermand who allowed me to use beautiful photos for the covers of the Mixcast. This might be a new trend I start where I’ll use artists/designers/photographers to contribute to the covers of mixes. Just another way to share the work of talented folks out there!

Here’s this week’s tracklist:
Icarus by White Hinterland
Tom Tom by The Hundred in the Hands
Everlasting Light by The Black Keys
Rill Rill by Sleigh Bells
Here Lies Love by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim
Dream About Changing by Sally Seltman
Southern Pacifica by Josh Ritter
Teeo by Vadoinmessico
You Are One by Fanfarlo
Aminals by Baths
Romance to the Grave by Broken Social Scene
Honolulu by Bigott

Kitsune Noir Mixcast / No. 035

This week’s Mixcast, I must admit, is probably one of my favorites I’ve made in a while. The theme this week is all about plants, as I was influenced by the idea of changes, fresh growth and new life. Kinda hippy, I know, but that’s where I’m at right now. All of the songs have plant names, though they might not really technically be about plants, that would be quite a feat to put together.

Overall I think the mix has a really great flow to it plus it clocks in at 1 hour and 7 seconds, so it’s one of the longest Mixcasts I’ve put together as well. But, I may have recorded my portion this morning, right after I woke up, sooooo yeah, I might sound a bit sleepy, haha… I promise to not do that ever again, y’know, unless you like my sleepy voice.

Also, if you like the cover the original photos were taken by Stephen Reynolds who has a ton of amazing wildflower photos, which you can check out here.

Here’s this week’s tracklist:
Rhodedendron by The Beta Band
Sumac Berries by MF DOOM
Bluebells by Patrick Wolf
Under The Pines by Bodies of Water
Heatherwood by Deerhunter
Fields of Flowers by Deathray
Dandelion by Charlotte Gainsbourg
Daisy by Stone Temple PilotsNorwegian Wood by The Beatles
Willow Tree by Chad VanGaalen
Dreaming in the Royale Oaks by Erick Messler
Cherry Tulips by Headlights
Four Leaf Clover by Badly Drawn Boy
Manzanita by Asura
Apple Orchard by Beach House
Poison Oak by Bright Eyes

Bobby

Kitsune Noir Mixcast / No. 034

I’ve got a really awesome Mixcast this week, I’m really excited to see what you think. I had previously mentioned on my Twitter that it would be about criminals, though I think officially it would based around degenerates, people who might not be quite so on the up and up. It’s definitely not a dark album, that’s kind of the funny thing. The beginning is definitely upbeat and peppy, though some of the lyrics might be a bit dark, but that’s kind of the point. This was a fun mix to put together, even if it was a bit of a challenge.

I’d also like to say that the Devendra Banhart track is on here because wizards are definitely degenerates, I mean look at Dumbledore or Gandalf, those dudes were totally seedy.

Here’s this week’s tracklist:
Killers by Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
The Mercy Seat by Johnny Cash
Black by Okkervil River
Of Minor Prophets And Their Prostitute Wives by Pedro The Lion
Criminals (Electronic) by Atlas Sound
An Animated Description of Mr. Maps by The Books
Pyschotic Girl by The Black Keys
Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth by The Dandy Warhols
Needle of Death by Bert Jansch
Horseheadedfleshwizard by Devendra Banhart
Grave Robbers by Mount Eerie
John Wayne Gacy Jr. by Sufjan Stevens
Arms of a Thief by Iron & Wine

Bobby