Engine7 : "Songs For The Lonely Mix"

Another couple of weeks have passed, so that must mean its time for another exclusive mix courtesy of Engine7. This one is entitled "Songs For The Lonely". These mixes are providing a fascinating glimpse into Engine7's wide ranging influences.


Tracklisting

1. World Trade Center Cello Theme - Craig Armstrong
2. Camille - George Delerue
3. On the Nature of Daylight - Max Richter
4. The Sun's Gone Dim and the Sky's Turned Black - Jóhann Jóhannsson
5. Des Plumes dans la Tete - Sylvain Chauveau
6. Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten - Arvo Pärt

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Engine 7 : Songs For Children Mix

It seems with the nice change in weather has brought about more than sunshine, as it appears to be the mix season as well. Engine7 has sent the first of three exclusive guest mixes for Boring Machines and it's entitled, "Songs For Children". This ties in nicely with the theme of his forthcoming album, "Me, But Perfect", and also serves as an insight into the music that has inspired him of late.

Tracklisting

1. Wake Up Wake Up - Lullatone
2. Window - The Album Leaf
3. Ba Ba - Sigur Rós
4. Silent Park - Yasushi Yoshida
5. Nightly Cares - Múm
6. Goodnight, I Love You - Engine7


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Boring Machines Mix #2

Tonight, I was occupied watching Italy outclass Scotland during their European Championship qualifier. For those of you that care, Italy, as expected, won without breaking sweat really. While I was watching this game, I uploaded a little mix I made a while ago. Where as last months featured a lot of orchestral and cinematic sounds, this one is geared more to the more synthetic aspects music. This mix is also designed to get more euphoric as it progresses.

1. "I Am To You" - A Lily (Dynamophone)
2. "Center" - Pornopop (Dynamophone)
3. "DEA" - The American Dollar (Self-Released)
4. "Glass Shattering Under Water" - Seven Ark (Neo Ouija)
5. "Water House" - Zerova (Herb Recordings)
6. "Shake Down The Stars" - D_rradio (Static Caravan)
7. "Fukkaj'o" - Zerova (Herb Recordings)
8. "Panik" - Lope (Self-Released)
9. "How Life Was Meant To Be Lived" - Slow Dancing Society (Hidden Shoal)
10."Traces" - Philipp Weigl (Legoego)
11."May" - Bit|Bin (Herb Recordings)
12."Glass Rod" - Solipsism (Herb Recordings)
13."Tempertantrum" - Engine7 (Herb Recordings)
14."Bum and Kiran" - Sensiva (Sensotech)

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Last Days Almost Spring Mix

Hot on the heels of my cinematic mix yesterday, it is now the turn of the professionals. Last Days has completed the follow-up to his Best of 2006 and New Year Mix. It's entitled "Almost Spring"....

"This quiet mix ended up being quite ambient and classical with some recent favorites and some i'd forgotten i had.
About half way in is a sample from a 45 minute piece of audio art by Alvin Lucier 'i am sitting in a room' from 1970 in which he records his voice saying one short statement then plays it back while recording that on another machine. He then plays that back while recording it on the first machine. After an hour all that can be heard is the natural droning reverb that particular room provides. His words explain why he conducted this experiment. It's hardly the kind of thing you'd put on in the background when having friends round for dinner and perhaps it's not right to mess about with such a piece in a mix but it's a fascinating piece of work."

Tracklist

00.00 - 04.54 D_rradio - Perfect For The Fall
04.45 - 07.45 Your Ten Mofo - 3
07.37 - 12.09 Isolee - Picture Loved
11.56 - 14.42 Khonnor - Rooms
14.24 - 19.17 Andrew Hodgeson - Set Your Feelings Free
19.10 - 24.11 Marsen Jules - Chanson Du Soir
24.07 - 28.11 Kazumasa Hashimoto - Milmils
28.08 - 33.05 Fourcolor - Empty Sky
30.22 - 39.49 Alvin Lucier - I Am Sitting In A Room
36.32 - 40.03 Jóhann Jóhannsson - Ef Ég Hefdi Aldrei...
40.03 - 47.20 Ludovico Einaudi - Primavera
47.18 - 51.12 Erik Enocksson - The Lingering Procession
51.08 - 54.45 Bjork & Lars Von Trier - Overture

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Boring Machines Mix 1

I am aware that this site lacks the mp3 depth of other more visited sites and blogs. But I don't really agree with posting music illegally, and any mp3's posted here before have been done so with the permission of the artist or label. So to combat this, I have decided to join the growing number of D.I.Y mix-makers and may make it a monthly occurance. This first mix is deliberately expansive, bringing togother epic and cinematic songs (and a tad of electronic sounds to space things out), some are my favourite tracks of old and others from my current playlist. Of course, it goes without saying, if you like any particular artist, check them out. I am particularly enjoying Myppa recently.

Tracklist

1. IBM 1401 Processing Unit / Jóhann Jóhannsson (taken from IBM 1401, A User's Manual)

2. The Scratches of the Window In The Doors of Each Cell / Library Tapes (taken from Silva)

3. Altruistic Behaviours / Myppa (taken from Altruistic Behaviours)

4. I Chose Horses / Mogwai (taken from Mr. Beast)

5. Laureline / The Gentlemen Losers (taken from the self-titled debut)

6. Part 2 / Jasper TX (taken from the Harrisburg 3")

7. Velius / Helios (taken from Unomia)

8. Accelerating On A Smoother Road / Labradford (taken from Praizion)

9. Part 5 / Mono & World's End Girlfriend (taken from Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain)

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Last Days New Year Mix

Last Days has posted another mix of his favourite tracks of the moment to see in the new year. It's a timely boost with not much happening in the first week of 2007 and I can vouch for a few tracks on the mix (Winterpark, Pluto,Migala). There are also some surprises on there too. I'll leave it to Last Days to explain himself...

"One month since the last little mix here's another. This started as a 'sad song mix' but has really gone off course becoming a mix of tracks i've been playing recently to soothe the bad times. It's not too happy but we all know the slow songs are the best, right?"

For the full tracklisitng and downloading purposes, go here.

Last Days Mix

Last Days has just informed me that he has posted a "Quiet Times Mix" up for your downloading pleasure. This mix is inspired by "warming yourself up during these cold dark nights and frosty mornings". There are some excellent inclusions in the mix tracklisitng including Type Records artists Helios and Deaf Center, while older tracks from the likes of The Dead Texan, Efterklang and Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson make up some of the end tracks in this mix.
There are rumours that these mixes from Last Days may become a monthly occurance. Lets hope so!, go here for the complete tracklisitng and downloading information . For those of you unaware of Last Days' work, I interviewed him here and reviewed his record here too.