Imaginary Sounds, Mix 2: The Hall of Mirrors

So, it's been a while guys, and i'll have to apologize for ignoring the blog and being lazy. I also went on vacation last week, and was going to try to post a new mix the night before I left, but time did not permit.

There's my apology, so lets just get to the good stuff.

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The Hall of Mirrors
(download here)

This is an electronica mix. There weren't really any specifications on what type of electronica to include at first, but as the mix construction went on, I started leaning toward more downtempo, ambient, and IDM choices (but still, that was not a rule). There were plenty more electronica artists that I could have included, but the others just did not have the feel that I wanted for this mix. As much electronica as I listen to, there will certainly be more mixes to come related to the genre. Oh, and don't forget: if you can, listen to the album as a whole, with the songs back to back. Alot of time went into the ordering of songs and the general flow of the mix.

As always, I ask that you delete these files within 24 hours. But we all know 24 hours is plenty of time to burn a cd or two, if you know what I mean (what else could I mean, it's not like I dropped some sly euphamism). I have provided links under the album name to Amazon, where you can buy the album, or with most, you can buy digital copies from iTunes. If you really want, you can even buy straight from the artist's record company website.

Whatever the case, here is the tracklisting*:

1. Kraftwerk - Hall of Mirrors (Intro)
from the album Trans-Europe Express

2. Plaid - Eyen
from the album Double Figure

3. Aphex Twin - Fingerbib
from the album The Richard D. James Album

4. Boards of Canada - In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country
from the album In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country EP

5. Múm - We Have A Map Of The Piano
from the album Finally We Are No One

6. Kraftwerk - Hall of Mirrors (Intermission)
from the album Trans-Europe Express

7. Autechre - Eutow
from the album Tri-Repetae+++

8. Idiot Pilot - Les Lumieres
from the album Strange We Should Meet Here

9. Deastro - Light Powered
from the album Deastro Powered

10. Plat - Kverkatak (Stranglehold)
from the album Compulsion

11. Tycho - Dictaphone's Lament
from the album Past is Prologue

12. Kraftwerk - Hall of Mirrors (Intermission 2)
from the album Trans-Europe Express

13. Four Tet - Hands
from the album Rounds

14. Amon Tobin - Get Your Snack On
from the album Supermodified

15. Akufen - Even White Horizons
from the album My Way

16. Seven Ark - Glass Shattering Under Water
from the album Noise of the New

17. Venetian Snares - Második Galamb
from the album Rossz Csillag Alatt Született

*As you may have noticed, there was no extensive information on the artists or their pictures in the tracklisting. I realize some people just don't care untill they see if they even like the music at all, which is why i'm just going to provide a link through the artist's name in the tracklisting to their Last.fm or Myspace page. It saves me time and allows the page to load alot quicker.

Depending on the reaction, I might keep it this way; might not. Let me know what you think. Also, if anyone has any ideas of a better/cheaper site to link to for purchasing besides Amazon, let me know.