I have Some Dwell in Hotels with Jezebels...which is a rather wonderful title and gives me the sense that this may not be a ~smoothie~ creation

I have 'themes' which, so far, is marvelous. :wub:

"and as I looked out of the window, for a fleeting second I believed I could crush the sky.zip"

 

Wut.

I'm guessing that whoever made this compilation was told who they were making it for.

Buzzjack Mixtape March 2013

 

I. A very nice opener. Vocals are sort of Kate Bush like, there appears to be a sitar or something similar going on in the background and some nice beats too. 7/10

 

II. Bit of a change now. Rather “hipster” sounding, but far more exciting than most of the dross that does well in BJSC. Reminds me of Late Of The Pier, but funkier. 8/10

 

III. :wub: Sibille Attar’s Come Night. I love this, and have considered sending it to BJSC for a few months now. It would probably undeservedly DNQ if I sent it though, so maybe the compiler of this disc should submit it because they’d probably instantly win said popularity contest. Must remember to buy her album. 10/10

 

IV. Nice vocals and a pleasant enough accompanying backing track. It’s quite retro sounding, like a slightly jazzed up version of Anouk’s Birds. I’m getting a Concretes sort of vibe from it too. 7/10

 

V. One for fans of The Cure, Joy Division etc. I think. Not quite my cup of tea, but it’s pleasant enough. 5/10

 

VI. Female punk pop. Like an indie friendly Sinead Mulvey & Black Daisy. Another decent track, but not something I’ll rush back to 6/10

 

VII. Fairly decent pop-rock track. Vocals are similar to Tegan & Sara, or one of them at least. The rest of it sounds a bit Speedway like. Quite like it! 7/10

 

VIII. Hipster Rick Astley. It’s alright I suppose 5/10

 

IX. Sounds like one of those quite generic but fairly decent fempop songs Scandipop writes about every day. I like it though, and do vaguely recognise it. Probably from either said blog or Popjustice. There’s a particularly brilliant instrumental section around the 2 minute mark and after that, the song continues to grow on me. Definitely a keeper 9/10

 

X. Fairly good, sounds like a slowed down version of Track 3. 7/10

 

XI. Pleasant. Quite a chilled song. It hasn’t got much of a melody though so I’m not feeling it as much as others perhaps would. 5/10

 

XII. Ugh, It’s got one of those squeaky voices that absolutely RUINS songs for me. Prance Faris, I’m looking at you. The music is nice enough, once again quite chilled, but that voice is detestable. 4/10

 

XIII. Love, love, love this! Sounds like something I’d expect from the highly anticipated MS MR album. I’m not aware of this song being one of theirs though, so I will probably have to check out whoever has made this track. 9/10

 

XIV. A loud, dramatic piano driven track. Liking it quite a bit! 8/10

 

XV. Hmm, I found this track quite hard going. It’s got quite an awkward beat and an annoying trumpet accompaniment. Another retro style song, but not the sort of retro I like really. 3/10

 

XVI. Final track and a stunning one to close the compilation with. It’s quite long, but I love the music and the vocals are wonderful. Another definite keeper. 9/10

 

So, I’m fairly convinced this is Johnkm’s CD, which is something I’ve assumed since Sibille Attar showed up as I’ve seen it in his chart. On the whole, it’s quite a strong collection with some fantastic highlights. Tracks 9, 13 and 16 are my favourite discoveries and will most likely be the ones I’ll cherish from receiving this album in the CD swap. Looking forward to finding out who is behind each of those tracks. Thanks for compiling this CD!

Holy #¤%! that's a fast review.

"This is a mix about anxieties (about the future, love, work, etc.) and yearning for the past."

 

Sounds intriguing enough from the title... downloading now and will burn it to a CD for the journey to work tomorrow.

 

 

 

edit: although the download link is entitled 'Spiritual Garden' so not sure which is the correct title. If you recognise either, I have yours!

Holy #¤%! that's a fast review.

 

I like to get things done quickly incase I forget to do them, plus I had a window to do it today! I did listen to it twice though, in between listening to Phildel's excellent debut album.

Had a quick listen to the snippets of mine and it sounded kinda samey but fortunately not in a way that I would dislike... I really think that the CDSwap is my favourite contest on Buzzjack, so nice to get something that another member has put time and effort into.

ps just seen your last comment and am more than happy to host these if nobody else has expressed an interest - used to love doing them back on CHC.

That IS my CD Ghosty, I was aware it was perhaps a little obvious that it was mine but I just went with 16 songs I loved that flowed fairly well together. My comments and tracklisting to FOLLOW.

The album I have is called 'Silly Silly & The Sausages'....

I'm wondering what on earth a 'hipster Rick Astley' sounds like!

I have what I'm fairly certain is a Bastille cover of Rhytm of the Night on my album, surprisingly good actually.

I can't decide whether the inclusion of Elbow makes it more or less likely that mine was made specifically for me....

But I thought you loved Elbow. :( :( :(

 

 

 

As I believe we have all revealed which disc we have (aside from our beloved host), what are people's thoughts on the likelihood of the recipient liking the disc you have made? I'm completely undecided on mine, it could go really well or badly but I am happy with who received it none the less.

 

edit - just realised that question only works for those who opted for the anonymous approach!

Everyone except Ben and FM11 has revealed their CD (yes, I checked because no one has admitted to having mine yet (probably not allowed to say that but it's been said now)).

I didn't opt for the anonymous approach but because Atonement pulled out... I honestly have no idea about whether the person who has my CD will like it overall, but I can think of a couple of songs on there they will love and a couple they might hate. We shall see.

I didn't opt for the anonymous approach but because Atonement pulled out... I honestly have no idea about whether the person who has my CD will like it overall, but I can think of a couple of songs on there they will love and a couple they might hate. We shall see.

 

You had to make it for me?

Sorry, for pulling out. If Medicated Soap had told me sooner that erasing the titles (and changing) would be enough then I would have done that (not a dig! it is what it is).

I'm still willing to listen to it though!

You had to make it for me?

Sorry, for pulling out. If Medicated Soap had told me sooner that erasing the titles (and changing) would be enough then I would have done that (not a dig! it is what it is).

I'm still willing to listen to it though!

 

I'll send you the link to it. ^_^