Above pic via Zara

This turned out to be one of my favorite mixtapes that we’ve done so far, there’s some pretty great choices in this bunch. As the title of the post says this month’s mixtape is all about (in Karim’s words) “chilling, relaxing, and chillaxing.” I’d throw another word in here but Nghia would likely roll his eyes and say “oh brother.”

[MP3]: Sigur Ros  ”Staralfur” [James]
Ágætis byrjun, Fat Cat; 1999
I always pictures those birds flying around from their shows.

[MP3]: Cass McCombs  ”That’s That” [Nghia]
Dropping the Writ, Domino; 2007
It reminds me of alot of things right now.

[MP3]: Groove Armada  ”My Friend” [Karim]
Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub), Zomba; 2001
I picked this song because it soothes my mind thinking about the lyrics. It also reminds me of an amazing trip I took with some of the Crackers to Puerto Rico in July 2003 which was all about chilling, relaxing, and chillaxing.

[MP3]: Radiohead  ”How To Disappear Completely” [Pablo]
Kid A, Capitol; 2000
Makes me feel like I shouldn’t worry about a damn thing… Nothing should make you worry too much and everything’ll be fine… cause that there, that’s not me…

[MP3]: Quantic  ”Time Is The Enemy” [Christian]
The 5th Exotic, Tru Thoughts; 2001
Where did all the great trip-hop go?

[MP3]: Pseudosix  ”Under The Waves” [Ray]
Pseudosix, Sonic Boom; 2007
Whenever I get anxiety from the over-stimuli of living in Manhattan, I have dreams of moving to Portland, OR. This catchy tune from Portland band, Pseudosix, has the perfect scratch-strum riff and harmonic vocals to put a smile back on my face.

[MP3]: Hot Chip  ”So Glad To See You” [Theo]
The Warning, EMI; 2006
I love chill out electronic music, and here’s one of my favorites from the past couple of years. Loving the electro voice ending…wait for it!

[MP3]: Mazzy Star  ”Bells Ring” [Justin]
So Tonight That I May See, Captiol; 1993
Hope Sandoval’s voice is one of the most soothing and comforting things to me.