DB Mix Series 14 - Storytime

For the fifth year in a row, on Bryan's birthday (and because it's the 16th day of the month, part of the DB Mix Series tradition), we've got two tasty new mixes for you! Read on to bask in the audiovisual delights of DB Mix Series 14 – Storytime!

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 me—storytime. The rules set by me were as follows: 

- The song titles will play off of/continue the thought/sentence to form a story

- 20 tracks

- Any type of release will be allowed (singles, EPs, soundtracks, etc.; no restrictions)

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.

We only chose one of the same song this go-around, which was also the only shared artist (Kavinsky). Bryan chose a more interpretive style while the song titles I chose actually read directly off of each other (with imaginary punctuation throughout) to form a paragraph. One of the more enjoyable aspects of this ongoing project for me is being exposed to new music and half of the tracks that Bryan chose this time are ones I hadn't previously heard. Hopefully there are some new-to-you tracks in both of our mixes as well—please enjoy and share!

MP3s and cover art for DB Mix Series 14 – Storytime are available to download here.