DB Mix Series 4 – Electric Connections
Once again, two months since the last DB Mixes were posted, and on the 16th day of the month, I present to you: DB Mix Series 4 – Electric Connections.
For those unfamiliar with these music challenges—my cousin Bryan and I alternately choose a concept, we each choose the appropriate number of songs, make a playlist, share with each other, then I mix the playlists, design the album art, and share with you! You can check out the previous DB Mixes here.
The concept this month was chosen by me—each of us was to make a 20-song mix where the preceding song was connected to the next one by a person—whether that be the main artist, a musician, producer, engineer, etc. The main rules set down were that we could not use the same artist (for a song) more than once and we also could not use the same person as a connection more than once.
I went with an intentionally amateurish, cheesy cover design this time. Below the front and back covers for each mix I provided a legend (modified from Bryan's creation) of the connections we used. Additionally, there are many more connections between songs that we chose that aren't listed. Bryan's mix also has the distinction of connecting his last song back to the first!
To recap our main rule—we never tell each other which songs we are going to pick, so the mixes are a surprise for us both. We happen to have a lot of the same artists/songs in our respective (and large) music libraries and we often share artists/songs, so sometimes we choose the same songs or artists for these mixes.
This time around we both happened to choose David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Beck songs, but didn't choose any of the same songs and only one of the same connecting people (Iggy)!
To download the MP3s and cover art for both comps, go here: https://tinyurl.com/elecconnect
Please enjoy and comment with your thoughts!
For those unfamiliar with these music challenges—my cousin Bryan and I alternately choose a concept, we each choose the appropriate number of songs, make a playlist, share with each other, then I mix the playlists, design the album art, and share with you! You can check out the previous DB Mixes here.
The concept this month was chosen by me—each of us was to make a 20-song mix where the preceding song was connected to the next one by a person—whether that be the main artist, a musician, producer, engineer, etc. The main rules set down were that we could not use the same artist (for a song) more than once and we also could not use the same person as a connection more than once.
I went with an intentionally amateurish, cheesy cover design this time. Below the front and back covers for each mix I provided a legend (modified from Bryan's creation) of the connections we used. Additionally, there are many more connections between songs that we chose that aren't listed. Bryan's mix also has the distinction of connecting his last song back to the first!
To recap our main rule—we never tell each other which songs we are going to pick, so the mixes are a surprise for us both. We happen to have a lot of the same artists/songs in our respective (and large) music libraries and we often share artists/songs, so sometimes we choose the same songs or artists for these mixes.
This time around we both happened to choose David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Beck songs, but didn't choose any of the same songs and only one of the same connecting people (Iggy)!
To download the MP3s and cover art for both comps, go here: https://tinyurl.com/elecconnect
Please enjoy and comment with your thoughts!
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