¡MeHiCKo!

So, what else ya been up to guys? Oh ya well we got some people to help us make some piñatas and it was real messy and then we got some people to help us smas'm - and that was real messy too.

It runs a little deeper than that but in terms of tapes all you need to know is that all the Tex-Mex fun was set to this little mix I named "MEHICKO!" With it's limited release of 3 already sold out, it is by far Cassexx's biggest success story! Hotter than a jalpeño! Cheesier than Nacho Supreme!

SIDE A

Come Maddalena - SUN CITY GIRLS

Down in Mexico - THE COASTERS

Maldito - JESSY BULBO

M.E.X.I.C.O - THE KILLS

1,2,3,4 - TITAN

Pervert Pop Song - PLASTILINA MOSH

Theme Del Toro - DEL TORO

Comal - JESSY BULBO

Dirty Old Town - DAVID BYRNE

SIDE B

Corazon - TITAN

La Sirenita - PLASTILINA MOSH

Office Cowboy - DAVID BYRNE

Insomino - CAFE TACVBA

The Way - FASTBALL

Mala Respuesta - JESSY BULBO

The Floating Bed - ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL

Mexico - CAKE

(And here are some more muchos good pictures of piñatas, violence n' fun: www.dearpattismith.com )

Silence.

Our last mixed tape collaborator sent the tape back to us with a homage to silence.
Reminding me of the avant garde track by John Cage 4'33.



This is kind of apt for me at the moment too as I have kind of lost my hearing.... I lost my hearing out of one ear after a beach house gig. And now I can't particularly hear through my other ear because of the ear drops I need to take.



It's kind of got me thinking about what it would be like if you actually did loose your hearing.... Would that mean that your hearing memory would stop right there. You would get the same songs in your head over and over again and not be able to listen to anything new to get it out. You would see your friends talking and as they spoke you would hear there voice that they had at age 25 even though they are now 55.

At least I would never have to hear this song again.

Argh we be a bootleggers we be.

Tonight Sarah is at Ariel Pink armed with a walkman as we begin our foray into being bootleggers.
Bootlegging used to be such an issue that your bags would be search for recording devices and Metallica would sue your ass if they caught you. But we are striving to bring back the thrill of illegal recordings on cassettes!



Ariel Pink.



The Law.



We shun the law and are so badass just like Michelle Rodriguez.

If you want a copy of the bootleg Ariel Pink show send us an email and we will send you the muffled glory of our badassness.

"Local Mix" and hand-made songs

I was recently given two lovely compilations on tape by a local song maker, along with a sporty new walkman to play them on. The following day my iPod took a spin through the top loader.

Thank-you Gods of audio "rotfl lol?!" you jesters you.

So, the first tape is split between solo recordings and recordings made by the tape-artist's other project, the raucous, ball-kicking Heavy Yolks. Side A reads as "softly, softly" and side B more like "Fuck you". Very charming.

Meanwhile, the guys on the second tape are mostly from up North. Stuff like Dragging Pianos, The Starry Field, Emma Russack, Joseph Liddy and The Skeleton Horse (but not this Joseph Lyddy with the better kept horses) Quaoube (heck, I love you Q). Even Alligator Creek (named after Alligator Creek). Why, not even Jetstar could sell Townsville this good.

Oblivion by quaoub

2010 mix!

This is a bit of a personal entry. Getting to know me. Getting to know you.
This mix is about 2010. Each song does have a special place in my heart for one reason or another.

1) ....And the hazy sea - Cymbals Eat Guitars

In the beginning of the year I went on an amazing road trip with two of my housemates and even though we didn't listen to this song at the time. It just reminds me of that trip and summer and being happy.



2) Swimmers - Broken Social Scene

Tram rides to and from work and to and from a new studio space. Sewing and sweating. Getting cranky and listening to this. Planning trips to far off lands.

3) Odessa - Caribou



Autumn setting in.

4) Say it ain't so - Weezer



Drunken sing alongs in various locations.

5) A Sunday Smile - Beirut

Being walked to the tram stop on a cold winter morning and not caring that I hated my job and the morning commute. Listening to this and feeling content

6) Excuses - The Morning Benders



It's about sex. And lovin'. And has great harmonies. I like all of these.

7) Winter's Love - Animal Collective



8) Bicycle - Memory Tapes



Hey Japan! I like your mountains.

9) Master of None - Beach House

It was raining, I was walking along the yarra quite early in the morning, there were tears and I was listening to this album on repeat.
I remember thinking how perfect all these elements were together.

10) Give him a great big kiss - The Shangri-las



Dancing to this in my loungeroom with three male friends really wasted after Spanish Festival. I was told to never tell repeat the story.

11) Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads

Making life decisions while listening to David Byrne.



Love you David!

12) Tyrant Destroyed - Twin Shadow

Another rainy moment....

13) Death of the Party - Blur

Deciding to move to London so I can marry Graham Coxon.



And that was 2010....

And in a smooth act of theme-progression: here's one one loan from a friend, by melbourne band Wizard Oz. Fuzzy, fanciful chanty stuff - and nary a hint of pantomime (hooray).
http://www.myspace.com/wizardozband