Steel Wagstaff

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Chant avec une nouvelle langue [Disc #1]

Here’s the first of two foreign-language music discs I made for Laurel a few years back. As you might guess, a bunch of songs were missing from Spotify’s library, but it’s still a pretty fun listen (coming it at just under an hour). Enjoy!

May 25, 2015
Discs for Laurel: Hipz Hop #1

Along with the previous 4 discs, I made three discs with some flavor of hip-hop. I called them the Hipz Hop mixes. Here’s the first one: The only song Spotify didn’t have in their library was Jurassic 5’s “What’s Golden,” which appeared between “Nigeria What?” and “Paper Planes.”

May 4, 2015
Mixtapes for Laurel: SONG

When Laurel and I first began dating, we made each other a series of mixtapes, not the most original idea, but it was an important part of our getting to know each other. For me, I decided to make a series of four discs BULL WORK BIRD SONG that were both a play on Laurel’s…

March 31, 2015
Mixtapes for Laurel: BIRD

When Laurel and I first began dating, we made each other a series of mixtapes, not the most original idea, but it was an important part of our getting to know each other. For me, I decided to make a series of four discs BULL WORK BIRD SONG that were both a play on Laurel’s…

March 24, 2015
Mixtapes for Laurel: WORK

When Laurel and I first began dating, we made each other a series of mixtapes, not the most original idea, but it was an important part of our getting to know each other. For me, I decided to make a series of four discs BULL WORK BIRD SONG that were both a play on Laurel’s…

March 17, 2015
75 Songs [Best of January & February 2015]

Here are 75 songs I listened to and liked in January and February of 2015. Cold months in Wisconsin, they were, but still some nice music in there for me, though not a ton of variety. I really liked the newest Clap Your Hands Say Yeah record Only Run, as well as Hurray for the…

March 1, 2015
Mixtapes for Camille: 2010

Here the last of the 21 mixtapes I made for my sister as a Christmas present in 2010 (each one with only music released during each year of her life). Joanna Newsom’s “Does Not Suffice” appeared on the original disc between “Truth” and “Cold War,” but Spotify doesn’t have the song available in their library. Enjoy!

February 24, 2015
Mixtapes for Camille: 2009

Here’s the 2009 mixtape I made for my sister. The second song was Nouvelle Vague’s cover of “Blister in the Sun,” which Spotify doesn’t have available in the US. Enjoy!

February 18, 2015
Mixtapes for Camille: 2008

Here’s the 2008 mixtape I made for my sister. Frakkur’s “7” and Glasvegas’ “Go Square Go” appeared between “Halfway Home” and “The Hunter’s Star” and Seasick Steve’s “Walkin’ Man” appeared just before “Song to Bobby” on the original disc, but Spotify doesn’t have those songs. Enjoy!

February 10, 2015
Mixtapes for Camille: 2007

This is the 2007 mixtape I made for my sister. Antony and the Johnson’s “You Are My Sister” (with Boy George) and Sun Kil Moon’s “Glenn Tipton” originally appeared on the disc just before “1234,” but Spotify didn’t have these songs available. Enjoy!

February 3, 2015
Mixtapes for Camille: 2006

Here’s the 2006 mixtape I made for my sister. The second track was Primal Scream’s “Country Girl” and Nouvelle Vague’s “Dancing with Myself” and Serena Ryder’s “Sisters of Mercy” cover versions came between “Maybe Sparrow” and “The Greatest” on the actual disc, but Spotify doesn’t have those songs. Enjoy!

January 28, 2015
Mixtapes for Camille: 2005

Here’s the 2005 mixtape I made for my sister. Sun Kil Moon’s cover of Modest Mouse’s “Neverending Math Equation” was included between “Made for TV Movie” and “You are a Runner and I Am My Father’s Son,” but Spotify doesn’t have that song. Enjoy!

January 21, 2015
Mixtapes for Camille: 2004

Here’s the 2004 mixtape I made for my sister. Enjoy!

January 14, 2015
Mixtapes for Camille: 2003

Here’s the 2003 mixtape I made for my sister. I spent the first 8 months without any music, living in England, before returning to college in August of this year. On the plane ride home, I listened to the airplane music station, taking obsessive notes and soaking up all the sounds. It had been a…

January 9, 2015
Mixtapes for Camille: 2002

Here’s the 2002 mix I made for my sister. This was the first full year that I lived entirely without any popular music (and outside of the United States), so I heard none of these songs when they were first released. Enjoy!

January 2, 2015
30 Tracks [Best of November/December 2014]

I didn’t listen to a ton of music late in the 2014, apparently. Not a ton of memorable stuff leapt out at me. Some stuff I remember liking: Leif Vollebekk’s North Americana album, Field Report’s self-titled record, Other Lives, Tired Pony, Sinkane, and St. Paul and the Broken Bones’ Half the City. Enjoy!

January 2, 2015
Mixtapes for Camille: 2001

Here the 2K1 mixtape I made for my sister. All songs included on Spotify. Enjoy!

December 28, 2014
Mixtapes for Camille: 2000

Here’s the 2000 playlist I made for my sister. All songs included by Spotify (for the first time, I think). Enjoy!

December 21, 2014
Mixtapes for Camille: 1999

Here’s the 1999 mix I made for my sister. I included the live acoustic version of Live’s “They Stood Up for Love” as well as two missing tracks right before Built To Spill’s “The Plan” at the end of the disc: Bonny ‘Prince’ Billy’s “A Minor Place” and Smog’s “Let’s Move to the Country,” but…

December 15, 2014
Mixtapes for Camille: 1998

Here’s the 1998 mix I made for my sister. It’s missing a few tracks that Spotify didn’t have: The Silver Jews’ “Honk if You’re Lonely” fits between “Crazy” and “Let Me Go”; P.J. Harvey’s “The Wind” fits between “Circles” and “P.S. You Rock My World” and Embrace’s “Come Back To What You Know” fits between…

December 7, 2014