One of the things I liked most about growing up on a mountain was that I would have to drive to get just about anywhere... This could also present a few problems I suppose, like if you were late for work or had no car or money for gas... or your liscense got suspended... but yeah... for the most part, I would usually be as psyched for the commute as I would be to get to wherever I was trying to go...
Before ipods and all of this business nerds like me used to roll around with like 15 cds on the passenger seat, just to be sure that whatever mood the day would bring could be complimented or compensated for by some kindof song... In those days for me it was pretty much the clash, the jam, billy bragg, outkast and a box of sweet mix tapes.
Driving, of course is the perfect excuse for making mixes... The other best excuses were crushes and good friends... But there's something special about getting into the car and testing out a new tape, and I would have to make new ones every few weeks because I was spending all of my money on records in hopes of someday making THEE best mixtape ever...
It usually took me about 3 hours to put together a 90 minute tape because I would have to test the levels before every song and would almost certainly have a few false starts or halfway through the third song I'd realize that the first song should be something different... I think I took it a bit too seriously... But I would always come out feeling like I was that much closer to making the perfect mix... the ultimate... the omega... The holy grail of sweet mixtapes...As I get older I'm beginning to realize that the ultimate best ever mixtape probably will never exist... But sometimes you make one that's perfect for the time... and I guess that's as much as you can ask for...
This mix isn't "the ultimate", BUT it does fucking rule and is the first of many more to come.
love,
alex.
RESORT TO CANNIBALISM MIX ONE
1. Ivy Green - I'm sure we're gonna make it
2. The dB's - Black and white
3. Dieter Meier - Cry for fame
4. Weirdos - Life Of Crime
5. Frustration - Relax
6. The Saints - No Time
7. The Germs - What we do is secret
8. Discharge - A look at tomorrow
9. Calvary - Heart Murmur
10. Agent Orange - Bloodstains
11. Brats - Heavy Rocker
12. The Eat - Communist Radio
13. The Victims - Television Addict
14. Tröckener Kecks - De Gifbeker
15. Purple Hearts - Can't Stay Here
16. Archers - Brussells Truffles
17. The Shitty Limits - Transitions
18. Reigning Sound - I'll Cry
19. The Kids - I wanna Get A Job In The City
20. Tristess - Falck
21. Elton Motello - Jet Boy, Jet Girl
enjoy.
