Mix CDs Deserve Proper Album Art Too

Recently I made a series of three mix CDs for my dear friend Jacob. The music on each disc was picked to suit the decor of our hotel for our last Chicago rendezvous, and each disc represents a different mood, or time of day. All mixes are meticulously sequenced for flow and transition. And if you ask me, any mix that has such care put into it's sound should have similar care put into it's album art. A mix CD is an experience.

So please behold the mixes, all designed and hand-cut by me and my trusty Exacto blade.


This mix is the 'Light of Day' mix, meant to wake up and start the day too. Here's the rundown of the playlist.

Light of Day
01. Concerto in G • Antonio Vivaldi / Reitzell
02. The Kindness of Strangers • The American Analog Set
03. Lonely Lonely (Frisbee’d Mix) • Feist
04. Other Towns and Cities • Camera Obscura
05. The Supine • Andrew Bird
06. Universal Traveler • Air
08. Saturdays (Reprise) • Cut // Copy
09. Ceremony • New Order
10. One (Blake’s Got a New Face) • Vampire Weekend
11. Two Weeks • Grizzly Bear
12. The Chills • Peter Bjorn and John
13. Missing • Beck
14. Big Big Love (Fig. 2) • Foals
15. Intermission III • Brisa Roché

The teal mix is the 'In Neon Glow' mix, my night life in the city mix, it starts out getting you pumped up, dance-y and feeling sexy, and mellows into world lounge-y feel.

In Neon Glow
01. Black History Month (Josh Homme Remix) • Death From Above 1979
02. Tant Pis Pour Toi • Nous Non Plus
03. Let’s Make Love And Listen To Death From Above (Spank Rock Remix) • CSS
04. Over And Over (Maurice Fulton Remix) • Hot Chip
05. Fences • Phoenix
06. I’ve Got Your Number • Passion Pit
07. Tristesse/Joie • Yelle
08. That Was Just A Dream • Cut // Copy
09. Neon Theme • Neon Neon
10. Shadows • Midnight Juggernauts
11. Electric Feel • MGMT
12. To Let Myself Go (Malkyl Mix) • Ane Brun
13. Synchronize • Solid Gold
14. B-Rock • Pretty Lights
15. Ohm Suaa (Martin Morales Remix with Sainkho Namtchylak) • Ravin & David Visan
16. Sweet Sadness • Gabin
17. Fever (Mawglee Remix ft. The Lone Ranger) • Grant Phabao
18. A La Seine • Dum Dum

The 'Seen By Feel' mix, the late night winding down mix, starts with a little swagger and mood, then mellows into Jazz babes.

Seen By Feel
01. Aphrodisiac • Bow Wow Wow
02. Small Stakes • Spoon
03. Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.) • Monsters of Folk
04. Anne • Santigold
05. Little Bit • Lykke Li
06. Icarus • Santigold vs Diplo
07. Exchange • Massive Attack
08. All Mine • Portishead
09. Feeling Good • My Brightest Diamond
10. Dans Le Vert De Ses Yeux • Brisa Roché
11. Look For Me (I’ll Be Around) • Neko Case
12. Pretty Bird • Jenny Lewis
13. Beat It / Billy Jean • Mathieu Boogaerts
14. Un Jour Comme Un Autre • Brigitte Bardot
15. Que N’ai Je • Keren Ann
16. What Me Worry? • St. Vincent
17. Lived In Bars • Cat Power