Shinichi Osawa - The One


Because if you haven't heard it yet, you really need to.

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The Briggs - Come All You Madmen



the briggs are a punk rock band and have been around since 2001.
their music is as straightforward as their description, but i love their sound and what they have to say. hope you do too!
this is their fourth full length album.

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"Stay Classy, San Diego"

Greetings, Mix Tape Mixers.

Thanks for checking out the site over these past months, especially those who have been with us from the start.

A while ago, I set a deadline of when I would call it quits on Mix Tape Mix. Well, that deadline is here.

I will keep the blog open, and whoever wants to step up and start posting, leave your email address in a comment. I will be handing over admin duties to a friend, and I'll be checking back in once in a while to see how things are going.


Farewell.

-d

Underoath - Lost In The Sound of Separation

Been waiting forever for this.

The heaviest Underoath album yet.

There is a transcoded 320 kbps copy with poor ID tags circulating the net right now. If you didn't it while it was up here, check elsewhere on the net. Its out there.

Noah and the Whale - Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down



(from wiki)

Noah and the Whale are a folk rock band from Twickenham, London, England formed in 2006. Their name is a marriage of the title of one of the band's favorite films, "The Squid and the Whale," and the name of the director (Noah Baumbach).

The band cite both punk rock and folk as influences.

Their album, "Peaceful, the World Lays me Down" has received positive reviews, and was released on August 11th.


i love this band, hope you dig them too.

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Bloc Party - Intimacy [2008]

1. "Ares"
2. "Mercury"
3. "Halo"
4. "Biko"
5. "Trojan Horse"
6. "Signs"
7. "One Month Off"
8. "Zephyrus"
9. "Better Than Heaven"
10. "Ion Square"

The CD version of the album will feature bonus tracks, in addition to the above.

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Protest The Hero - Fortress


Fortress contains 10 tracks, broken into three movements:

On Conquest and Capture
1. "Bloodmeat" 3:55
2. "The Dissentience" 4:23
3. "Bone Marrow" 5:30
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4. "Sequoia Throne" 3:13
5. "Palms Read" 5:26
6. "Limb from Limb" 4:22
7. "Spoils" 3:43
Isosceles
8. "Wretch" 4:12
9. "Goddess Bound" 3:35
10. "Goddess Gagged" 3:14
The sound is similar to Kezia, but with a less poppy and more technical metal influence.

View the music video for Bloodmeat:

Lead singer Rody Walker stated,

"Some fans of the band will hate it. And some people who hate the band will love it. All others can rot."



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Bleeding Through - Declaration (Advance)

Bleeding Through with a new album entitled Declaration, a “concept album” about the rigors of being away from home. Street date: Sept 30th.

Some of the songs are named for different cities or states, frontman Brandan Schieppati told Revolver in the magazine’s May 2008 issue. “There are definitely places when we’re traveling where every time we go there, we’re like, ‘Fuck, why do we have to be here?’ Like, we’ll be in France and all of a sudden we’ll feel totally insignificant. You get the feeling that people’s eyes are just burning a hole through you.”

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Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone


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Jack's Mannequin - The Glass Passenger


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Jaguar Love - Take Me To The Sea



jaguar love is comprised of ex-members from blood brothers and pretty girls make graves.
when they first rocked up with their demo, i wasn't used to blood brothers minus the hardcore, and pretty girls make graves plus crazyfalsettos, but these guys have grown on me and now i dig them. lots.

this has been leaked for a while now, and the album will be released tomorrow, but i guess it's still pretty leaky since i'm posting it today. enjoy :)

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Family Force 5 - Dance or Die

Dance or Die will be the second studio album from the band Family Force 5. The album is slated to be released on August 19, 2008 both in stores and via digital distribution. This will be the band's second full-length album release. However, this will be the band's first release under the Tooth & Nail Records label, to which the were recently signed.

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Kings of Leon - B Sides


Track List:

My Third House
Wasted Time (Alt. Version)
California Waiting (Alt. Version)
Wicker Chair
Holy Roller Novocaine
Head To Toe
Molly’s Hangover
Talihina Sky
O Dusty (Piano Version)
California Waiting (ep Version)
Where Nobody Knows
Woo Hoo

The files are a little mistagged.

Enjoy

Download: Rapidshare

The Sound of Animals Fighting - The Ocean and the Sun

Original members.
Awesome album.
A lot different from Tiger and the Duke.

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Previously:
Lover, The Lord Has Left Us... [2006]
Tiger and the Duke [2005]

Shwayze - Shwayze


Shwayze is a California-born rapper that is new to the music industry. The self proclaimed "only black kid in Malibu" has already generated buzz throughout the rock and rap communities with his music posted on the Myspace and Youtube websites. His single is "Buzzin" featuring Cisco Adler of Whitestarr.

Sounds like: Gym Class Heroes, Whitestarr, The Cool Kids

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The Bug - London Zoo

Pitchfork's Best New Music:

"London Zoo" was born of three key moments. An introduction to the thriving Dub-Step scene (of which The Bug is very much a pioneer before it carried a name) and it's key producers (via Kode 9) where Kevin realized there was others on the same sonic trajectory as himself, an introduction to Warrior Queen via his work with Wayne Lonesome on the Razor X Productions project, and a Mary Anne Hobb's Breezeblock session which introduced him to Flowdan (Roll Deep), and Ricky Ranking. All three of which figure heavily in the end result and live presentation.

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My Autumn - Inexpressible Words (EP)

Wow. Great sounding drums, and huge guitars. Impressive vox, and solid song-writing. All around great.

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Good Old War - Only Way To Be Alone

These guys rule. Upbeat, acoustic, indie, folk. They're touring with Anthony Green right now. Just listen to it.

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iwrestledabearonce - iwrestledabearonce EP

"Metal just got gay."

1. ulrich firelord: breaker of mountains
2. alaskan flounder basket
3. vlork: mighty wielder of sheep
4. still jolly after all these years
5. corey feldman holocaust
6. firelord ulrich [remix by dada yakuza]
Insane female vocals, melodies from Ghostbusters and Mario Brothers. Sounds like See You Next Tuesday.

myspace - new song up (and music video too)
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Brazilian Girls - New York City


Brazilian Girls is a band from New York City known for their eclectic blend of electronic dance music with tango, chansons, house and lounge styles. None of the members are actually from Brazil and the only female member is lead singer Sabina Sciubba. Didi Gutman plays keyboards for the band, Aaron Johnston plays the drums and Jesse Murphy plays the bass.

The album features legendary Senegalese singer Baaba Maal on "Internacional", plus jazz percussionist Kenny Wollesen and his Himalayas on a trio of tracks.

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The Stills - Oceans Will Rise


Oceans Will Rise is the third album by Montreal band The Stills. The record is set to be released on August 19, 2008.

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Tittsworth - 12 Steps [2008]


Tittsworth's debut album, the not so annonymous 12 Steps, showcases his talent as producer, not content with simply editing and remixing other people's music. Instead, he has crafted an original record of beats and songs that draw from different genres and places on the map, demonstrating the full gamut of Tittworth's vision.

I love the song titles on this album. And yeah, the music is good.

01) Haiku
02) Wtf
03) Broke Ass Nigga
04) Almond Joy
05) Bumpin
06) 911
07) Drunk As Fuck
08) B-Rocking
09) Here He Comes
10) Tear The Club 2008
11) 4.21
12) Tittsworth Theme

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Mates of State - Re-Arrange Us


One of the soundtracks of my summer. So boss.
I love:
-The Re-Arranger
-You Are Free
-Get Better

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Girl Talk - Feed The Animals



Girl Talk Nov. 3 at First Ave.

Get your dance on ;)

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download <- name your own price

any price grants the download of the entire album as high-quality 320kbps mp3s
$5 or more adds the options of FLAC files, plus a one-file seamless mix of the album
$10 or more includes all of the above + a packaged CD

Mel Gibson and the Pants - Sea vs. Shining Sea [2007]

You like Doomtree?

Sea vs. Shining Sea is the third release from Mel Gibson and the Pants. This time around, they brought together Doomtree artists Sims, Mictlan, and Dessa, as well as Crescent Moon of Kill the Vultures, and Jake Luck of Thinder in the Valley. Recorded by Joe Mabbot in 2005, and designed by Jesse Willenbring, with drawing contributions from Jacy Catlin. First time they've done a jewel case, also the first lyric booklet. The seas are exploding with battles, its time they were brought to the surface.

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Van She - V [2008]


I seem to recall someone requested this like 3 months ago in the cbox.

V is the first studio album by Australian pop group Van She, released on August 9, 2008 by Modular Records. Writing a bulk of the songs from a small farm house in Sydney, in early 2007 the band packed for the UK, where they recorded the album with UK producer Jim Abbiss, whose previous work includes productions with Arctic Monkeys and Massive Attack.
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Buddy Wakefield - Run on Anything



In honor of the National Poetry Slam going on now (August 3-9) in Madison, Wisconsin. This is Buddy Wakefield. Buddy won the Individual World Poetry Slam Competition in 2004 and 2005. He has since released this album on Strange Famous Records featuring live performances and also studio pieces. Sage Francis appears (and actually the name of Sage's last record 'Human the Death Dance' is taken from a Buddy piece of the same name.)
To quote Buddy directly:
"If you've never been rocked back by the presence of purpose
this poem is too soon for you.
Return to your mediocrity
plug it into an amplifier
and rrrre-think yerself!"


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The Human Abstract - Midhaven

Just leaked. Listening now.

Not quite as exciting as Nocturne upon first impression, but still intelligent and skillful progressive metal.

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Anthony Green - Avalon


Anthony Green. Former lead singer of Saosin (Translating the Name EP), current lead singer of Circa Survive, and member of The Sound of Animals Fighting. A legend.

1. She Loves Me So ( 3:53)
2. Dear Child (I've Been Dying to Reach You) ( 3:23)
3. Drugdealer ( 2:52)
4. Stonehearted Man ( 3:24)
5. Babygirl ( 3:29)
6. Miracle Sun ( 3:42)
7. Califone ( 3:31)
8. Springtime Out The Van Window ( 4:28)
9. Slowing Down (Long Time Coming) ( 1:44)
10.The First Day Of Work At The Microscope Store ( 3:09)
11.Devils Song (This Feels Like A Nightmare) ( 5:25)
12.Babygirl (High & Driving EP Version) ( 2:32)
13.The First Day Of Work At The Microscope Store (High & Driving EP Version) ( 1:44)
14.The Fisherman Will Be Bewildered (High & Driving EP Version) ( 3:32)
15.Plays Ugly for Daddy (High & Driving EP Version) ( 2:47)
16.She Loves Me So (Demo) ( 3:33)
17.Stone Hearted Man (Demo) ( 4:05)
18.Slowing Down (Demo) ( 1:57)
19.Devils Song (Demo) ( 2:46)
20.Dear Child (Ive Been Dying To Reach You) (Good Old War Version) ( 3:26)

myspace
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Norma Jean - The Anti-Mother



norma jean's new album, the anti-mother, reeks of old thrice (as in, pre-vheissu) vocals and typical nj rah rah fake-grindcore brutality. combining those sounds don't quite create a new sound that is wholly unique, but this is at least listenable enough if you remember to forget the greatness that preceded cory brandan. or maybe this album will just grow on me... i think i'm being hopeful here.

anyway. this is a leak; the album is to be released august 5th - on the same day as the faint's fasciinatiion. enjoy!

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The Faint - Fasciinatiion



new faint album, to be released early august. LEAKED.

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The Wackness Official Movie Soundtrack Mixtape


The Wackness is a movie about a kid on a mission: make some money in the summer before his freshman year to save his parents from eviction. What to do, what to do? Perhaps selling weed out of an ice cream cart? Perfect.

Set in '94 New York City, The Wackness is chock full of great old school rap. Check out B.I.G., Nas, Krs-One, A Tribe Called Quest, and other classics.

It's also currently playing locally at the Landmark Lagoon Cinema in Uptown:
showtimes

And the soundtrack:
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The Cool Kids - Bake Sale



Some more Cool Kids for your listening pleasure. This is their debut EP, it rocks, 'nuf said.

Oh yea, they ride mopeds.

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All Shall Perish - Awaken The Dreamers

Guitar solos, sweeps, precision picking, and double kick rolls.

HOLY SHIT!

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Thrice - The MySpace Transmissions

Awesome.

01. Broken Lungs
02. The Earth Isn't Humming
03. Daedalus
04. Come All You Weary
05. Lost Continent
06. The Lion and the Wolf

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New Underoath Track!

Ripped from the band's myspace.

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"Hey, what are you doing tomorrow night?"

Check out these late July nuggets of awesome. Both shows are going on tomorrow night, July 24th. The MC/VL show appears to be free, and the Kid Dakota show is $7.00. Check em out and support the local scene.



MC/VL (and FREE dinner!) - 600 Washington Avenue North
myspace



Kid Dakota @ MMAA Patio Nights - Museum of Modern American Art, 50 W Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul, MN
kiddakota.com

The Classic Crime - The Silver Cord

This just came out today.

1. "The End" – 1:47
2. "Just a Man" – 2:56
3. "Gravedigging" – 3:45
4. "The Way That You Are" – 3:33
5. "5805" – 3:39
6. "Salt in the Snow" – 5:34
7. "Abracadavers" – 3:46
8. "R&R" – 3:48
9. "God and Drugs" – 4:15
10. "Medisin" – 3:55
11. "The Ascent" – 1:54
12. "Sing" – 3:00
13. "Everything" – 3:34
14. "Closer Than We Think" – 4:07
15. "The Beginning (A Simple Seed)" – 5:02

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The Classic Crime - Albatross


1. "The Fight" – 3:18
2. "Flight of Kings" – 3:31
3. "Who Needs Air" – 3:44
4. "Blisters & Coffee" – 3:21
5. "The Coldest Heart" – 3:40
6. "All the Memories" – 3:50
7. "Say the Word" – 4:26
8. "I Know the Feeling" – 2:49
9. "The Poet" – 2:54
10. "The Bitter Uprising" – 4:15
11. "We All Look Elsewhere" – 4:28
12. "Headlights" – 4:58

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Notable First Avenue Shows

They must have recently updated the calendar at First Ave because it just beefed up. Here's some shows coming our way soon:

CSS and The Go! Team - Wed. July 30th, 8:00 PM
Doomtree CD Release - Fri. August 1st, 8:00 PM
She & Him - Thurs. August 7th, 6:00 PM
Caroline Smith & the Good Night Sleepers - Wed. August 13th, 8:00 PM
Bon Iver - Fri. August 15th, 8:00 PM
The Dandy Warhols - Tues. September 9th, 8:00 PM
Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Thurs. September 11th, 8:00 PM
They Might Be Giants - Fri. September 12th, 8:00 PM
Ratatat - Fri. September 19th, 8:00 PM
Yonder Mountain String Band - Sun. October 19th, 7:30 PM
Of Montreal - Sat. October 25th, 6:00 PM

Looks like Fall is going to be fun.

The Cool Kids - That's Stupid The Mixtape



Pardon my hiatus, it just took me that long to find something new that I found worth posting about.

Here's Chicago's dynamic duo of Chuck Inglish and Mikey Rocks, otherwise known as "The Cool Kids." This is their latest internet-only release, "That's Stupid The Mixtape." These guys have been making a lot of noise lately, having toured with Kanye West recently, currently in Europe touring, and also being on the bill for Lollapalooza this year.

Dig it.

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Doomtree - Doomtree (Radio Edits)

Listen. Love. Pre-order.

Doomtree presents: The debut album from the entire Doomtree collective. DTR-015

"Finally," sez you.
"Well excuuuuuuse meeeeeee," sez us.
All pre-orders come with a autographed poster and buttons.

myspace
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pre-order

If you like it, buy this album. These guys deserve your support. And if you're within 4 hours of First Ave, I better see you there August 1st for their homecoming/record release show. Get your tickets here.

David Banner - The Greatest Story Ever Told

1. So Long
2. G.S.E.T. Intro
3. Suicide Doors feat. UGK and Kandi
4. 9mm featuring Akon, Lil Wayne & Snoop Dogg
5. T.I. Speaks (Interlude)
6. Get Like Me feat. Chris Brown and Yung Joc
7. Shawty Say Feat. Lil Wayne
8. A Girl
9. Syrup Sipping (Banner Break Beat)
10. Hold On
11. Cadillac On 22's Part 2
12. Uncle Swac (Interlude)
13. I Get By feat. Carl Thomas
14. Free (Interlude)
15. B.A.N. (The Love Song)
16. Fuck You Hoes feat. Jim Jones
17. Marz (Banner Beat Break)
18. Ball With Me feat. Chamillionaire
19. K.O.
20. Fly feat. Jazze Pha

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Anberlin - New Surrender (Exclusive Tracks)

Anberlin is releasing their new album, New Surrender, on September 30. A pre-order for the upcoming album is available throughout the Warped Tour in the US. The pre-order comes with a USB device on a wristband, containing a direct link to a digital download of the album, available on release date, September 30, 2008. The USB also has four exclusive tracks, including:

"Breaking" (Alternate Acoustic Remix)
"Hello Alone" (Remix)
"The Unwinding Cable Car" (Remix)
"The Feel Good Drag" (Remix)

Here they are for you. And yes, I'll be buying the disk when it comes out.

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Lykke Li - Youth Novels



Li Lykke (stage name Lykke Li) is a singer from Stockholm. This album was released this past February but surfaced in Europe earlier this month & I can't stop listening to it!

I recommend:
-Dance Dance Dance
-I'm Good, I'm Gone
-Let it Fall
-Little Bit

links in comments

help spread the word

part of the reason i started this blog, was in a small effort to save the music industry, believe it or not. i believe that the more mp3's i can share, the more i can open people's minds to music, and the more i can promote the purchase of cds/merch/concert tickets.
enough ranting for now, if you want to debate/discuss, shoot me an email. but first, check this out.

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Jay Reatard - Blood Visions (2006)

By request

If The Futureheads stopped being british and turned up the punk knob this might happen...maybe not. Either way this is very catchy late 70's/early 80's type punk perfected all the way down to the production. Simple, raw, and full of youth. I am reminded of the Buzzcocks, Richard Hell, and Wire...basically the greats. It's been a while since something of this caliber has been released and could still be considered "punk". The lyrics are brimming with drunken fun and lack of inhabitions as well (see the title of this review). It would be pretty punk to steal this album, but it would be even more punk to buy something from someone who has definitely created something great.

--M. J. Parent
i stole this from a private forum, so enjoi :D

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Dropkick Murphys - The Meanest of Times

It is my firm belief that everyone should have at least one album by the Dropkick Murphys in their music library. The Meanest of Times is the sixth album by the Celtic punk band. It was released on September 18, 2007... their major label debut, as all of their previous albums were released on the independent label Hellcat Records.

On the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, the album debuted at number 20, selling about 28,000 copies in its first week.[3] This album was #49 on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007. Instrumentation includes plenty of drums and guitars, accordion, bagpipes, mandolin, tin whistle, and bodhrán.

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Beck - Modern Guilt

Beck's new album Modern Guilt, produced with Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton, will be released July 8, 2008.

The new album contains 10 new songs, and with the exception of last year's Grammy-nominated, digital-only single "Timebomb", Modern Guilt is the first new material Beck has written since the prolific stretch that produced 2005's platinum Guero and 2006's universally acclaimed The Information.

Modern Guilt is a tightly assembled group of songs that range in lyrical tone from introspection and social commentary to off the cuff wordplay and lighthearted humor. Musically, the album's ten tracks vacillate between economy and experimentation, hybrid and pop classicism, while consistently manifesting Beck and Danger Mouse's shared interest in psych-rock, folk, electronic minimalism and orchestration.

Beck is about to embark on a tour of the UK and Europe, followed by a number of US headline and festival appearances, culminating in Beck's biggest hometown headline show to date, September 20, 2008 at the Hollywood Bowl.


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