on the edge: 2019, as heard by Joshua.

[joshua0]

(a mixtape)
on the edge: 2019, as heard by Joshua.

This year's compilation is a follow-on to 2018's, though it nearly never saw the light of day at all. As I listened to music over the course of the year, I occasionally scribbled down notes for things that I thought I wanted to include, that felt like they would represent the year. To my surprise, when I came to assemble all of these at the end of the year, I found that the mix was incredibly dark! I wrestled for a long time with the concept of a mix that seemed out of balance that way, and whether I should even bother to put it together or not.

In the end, I did find a few tracks to balance it out, but more than anything else, I couldn't argue with what I already had: it was real, and it really captured sounds that stuck out to me and represented moments. The sounds and tones might not be as diverse as last year's, but they don't have to be. Not all of this mix will be for everyone, and that's okay; you can pick and choose, because you've got your own year behind you, too.

Please find attached the soundtrack to my 2019.

As usual, I'm delinquent on my "music 2019" roundup post will come soon. Hopefully this will provide a taste of some of the things I listened to -- even if a handful of the songs selected did not come out this year!

(previously, 2018)

Comments

[chrisamaphone]

yay, thanks for putting this together! listening now.
those florence and banks songs have been in my heavy rotation too!

[modgethanc]

this was a great thing to listen to while i:
* diced five cloves of garlic
* toasted them gently in canola oil with sale and chili flakes in a large stock pot
* then browned a pound of ground turkey over it
* diced an onion and three bell peppers
* mixed those into the pot
* added an aggressive amount of cumin, fennel, chicken powder, and more chili flakes
* cooked it down until everything smelled great
* diced a potato and tossed that in
* opened and drained two cans of chickpeas
* rinsed the pound of navy beans i soaked the previous day
* added all the beans to the stock pot
* opened and added the contents of a can of diced tomatoes
* topped off with water until everything looked happy
* brought the pot to a simmer while doing all the dishes

and then the album finished just in time.

[joshua0]

A+. I can try to reproduce your results. I also found it works well as a pace for hammering up a ~50min hill climb.

[brainwane]

I just now enjoyed this and thank you for putting it together!