the art of my mix

in this post i shall divulge my greatest mix CD to date.

Through the Dark

1. Jimmy Eat World - For Me This is Heaven
2. Ben Folds Five - Birds
3. Semisonic - El Matador
4. Mercury Rev - Holes
5. Bob Marley - Waiting in Vain
6. Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
7. Foo Fighters - Walking After You
8. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
9. Jump, Little Children - Cathedrals
10. Bob Dylan - I Was Young When I Left Home
11. David Gray - Babylon II
12. Björk - Hyperballad
13. Elliot Smith - Morning After
14. James Taylor - Sunny Skies

normally i make mixes for a specific person, matching the flow of the disc to how i think they'd like it. this mix is for no one and everyone. a lot of the songs on here immediately remind me of a certain person or event in my life. a few of the songs fit the flow so well i had to include them even if they didn't have such a nostalgic effect.

i've labored over the exact song choice and placement of this mix for months and months, until i made what i believe (at this writing) to be the final selection.

this mix is meant to be played while driving at night. ideally, the sunrise would occur at "Hyperballad." obviously not a lot of people drive and start hour-long mix CDs in their stereo at 4:40 AM, so this mix works as a nighttime-in-the-car mix, or simply a nighttime mix. in any case, the feel and flow of these songs work with the darkness and quietude of the night. there is too little mystery and too many cars on the road during the day.

if anyone wants a copy of this, call or stop by my house. either bring your own CD or i can just use one of the blank ones i have near the computer, it makes not a lot of difference.