DB Mix Series 13 - 8-Tracks

Like clockwork, it's day 16 of February and it's been three months since the last DB Mix, so here are two fresh mixes for you! Read on to be enraptured by DB Mix Series 13 – 8-Tracks!

For those unfamiliar with these music challenges—my cousin Bryan and I alternately choose a concept, we each choose the allotted number of songs (from our MP3 collections), make a playlist, share with each other, then I mix the playlists, design the album art, and share with everyone! You can check out the previous DB Mixes here.

The concept this time was chosen by Bryan—"track 8" songs. The rules set by him were as follows: 

- Songs that are the eighth track on their respective album

- Only studio LPs allowed (no live albums, EPs, compilations, soundtracks, etc.)

- 26 tracks (one band/artist for each letter of the alphabet)

To recap our main rule—we never tell each other which songs we are going to pick, so the other's mix is always a surprise. 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.

Neither of us chose the same song this go-around and the only shared artist was XTC. Bryan chose his tracks A–Z and I chose mine Z–A. I didn't expect this to be the case, but whittling down the tracks to choose was challenging and time consuming (at least for me). One of the more enjoyable aspects of this ongoing project for me is being exposed to new music and almost half of the tracks that Bryan chose this time are new to me. Hopefully there are some new-to-you tracks in both of our mixes as well—please enjoy and share!

To download the MP3s and cover art for both comps, go here: https://tinyurl.com/8-tracks