Those of you who know me might know that i have an unnatural attachment to mixtapes, whatever form they turn up in. Here is a find. I stumbled across this playlist rolled together by a guy(girl?) that calls him(her?)self ‘Datasuck‘ … I love being rewarded when I click blithely around, and the serendipity of this little find endears me to it all the more: The only reason I wound up discovering their cute sense of humour, and delicious sonic tastes was that it included what is now my favourite track from the new Smashing Pumpkins album.
This mix is wonderfully put together, passing through cute almost self effacing almost 8bit, through a driving polished house remix’, then reaching a sad creshendo in the final few tracks, finising on that new SP favourite of mine. I has left me simultaneously elated and nostalgic.
I don’t know if it’s ‘New Wave’, but if it is then it’s definitely more ‘modern’ for all the extra texture there wasnt in 1989.
And I love it.
It’s well timed. For me at least. It’s been a tough couple of weeks for me (or months? or years?) so it’s particularly pleasing to be reminded, right now, of how I adore the witching hour, and all these dreamy droning tones.
I’m wondering if I shouldn’t put up a little listening station with a microfm transmitter somewhere…
b.g.g. 
It’s a shame you don’t have a donate button!
I’d certainly donate to this excellent blog! I suppose for now i’ll
settle for bookmarking and adding your RSS feed to my Google
account. I look forward to fresh updates and will talk about this website with my Facebook group.
Chat soon!
Nicolas,
Ive been thinking of getting a flattr button. It’s a little cooler and more … german. A movement that id like to support. I’m happy to write gratis for the moment, as im not sure that my skills are really quite there honestly! Your encouragement is very much appreciated.
What is your facebook group? How did the discussion go?
Benjamin
Hotel FJBY,
Calasetta,
Sardinia