DB Mix Series 18 - Around The World In 20 Days

It's the 16th day of the month! It's DB Mix Series 18! It's 20 songs (x2)! It's already been six months since the last one—wow. Please read on and enjoy DB Mix Series 18 - Around The World In 20 Days!

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—songs from around this planet we call Earth. The rules were set as follows: 

- 20 songs

- Songs can be from any source (EPs, singles, soundtracks, compilations, etc.)

- Location can be in the title or a key part of the song (sung in the chorus, mentioned in a verse, etc.)

- One song per country (for instance if a song is used for Venice, a song cannot also be used for Rome)

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.

This time around there were no repeat songs or artists! We both chose Dublin, London, Montreal, Egypt, and Haiti songs. One of the more enjoyable aspects of this ongoing project for me is being exposed to new music—13 of the tracks that Bryan chose 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 18 - Around The World In 20 Days are available to download here.