
It's been some time since I've posted on this blog and I am happy that topomodesto gave me the opportunity to put together a mix. In the face of algorithm driven mix generation I hope that there continues to be interest in crafting diverse listening experiences. What may start as a matter of convenience easily translates into common practice. Collecting and orchestrating music samples into coherent ideas may be perfected by professional dj's, but I find my interests don't take root until I search out the connections between songs and artists myself. And this invariably leads [...]
All month long, all San Francisco/Bay Area bands. That's the rub. Get with it. - When I decided to write a label showcase for San Francisco's up-and-comer Secret Seven I dipped back in to The Daily Choice archives to see if by chance, I'd focused on this label's output in the past. And sure enough, I have, [...]

Mt. Egypt isn't a mountain, or a country: It's a man and his mourning. Travis Graves is the frontman of the mostly solo project, which on this record gets by on little more than his singing and strumming. Graves sings with the ragged glory of Neil Young; much of Battening the Hatches finds his vocals straining like Shakey in his Buffalo Springfield days. The songs are as sad or sadder than Young's, almost pathetically so: "He better be good to you / I will never have the chance to try," he sings in the title track. [...]

It's been one of those days . . . The Innocence Mission - Where Does the Time Go [ Mp3 ] Mt. Egypt - Battening the Hatches [ Mp3 ] The North Atlantic Explorers - When My Ship Comes In [ Mp3 ] Azure Ray - November [ Mp3 ] Band of Horses [...]

". . . madness comes knocking, & you answer in song. . . " Mt. Egypt - St. Augustine's Rd. [ Mp3 ] Iron & Wine - Lion's Mane [ Mp3 ] Bright Eyes - Going for the Gold [ Mp3 ] Royal City - Spacey Basement [ [...]