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Welcome Diversions from Academia and the Working World

Welcome Diversions from Academia and the Working World
Created by: tellinore
Tracks: 16
Length: 01:12:26
Keywords 1. LSAT
2. relaxation
3. I need sleep
Created on 5/17/07 10:57pm
Level 4
Points 1901
Total visitors 45
Unique visitors 21
description:
Working sucks. Living at home with your parents for the Summer sucks even more. Studying for the LSAT might be the worst one (I take it next month). So yeah, I don't get a lot of time to relax between all of this. Here's a mix that I threw together to relax and get my mind off of all this other shit. Here ya go!

tracklist

1 Panda Bear : Take Pills
A trippy song about drugs. Awesome.
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Track 2 from Person Pitch
Length: 00:05:23
Year: 2007
Track Description:
A trippy song about drugs. Awesome.
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2 The Besnard Lakes : Devastation
Another reverbed-out, fuzzy, Beach Boys-esque song. I love the Beach Boys.
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Track 4 from The Besnard Lakes are the Dark Horse
Length: 00:05:50
Year: 2006
Track Description:
Another reverbed-out, fuzzy, Beach Boys-esque song. I love the Beach Boys.
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3 Peter Bjorn and John : Up Against the Wall
I just started loving this band/cd. Young Folks might be the catchiest song, but this might be the best song. [...]
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Track 6 from Writer's Block
Length: 00:07:06
Year: 2006
Track Description:
I just started loving this band/cd. Young Folks might be the catchiest song, but this might be the best song. It also fits awesomely into this mix.
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4 Radiohead : There there.
Eh...I'm stressed out. Angsty, even.
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Track 9 from Hail To The Thief
Length: 00:05:24
Year: 2003
Track Description:
Eh...I'm stressed out. Angsty, even.
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5 Neko Case : Hold On, Hold On
I think heavy reverb is a theme on this mix tape. For some reason, this along with a lot of bass relaxes me. [...]
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Track 3 from Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
Length: 00:02:48
Year: 2006
Track Description:
I think heavy reverb is a theme on this mix tape. For some reason, this along with a lot of bass relaxes me.
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6 The National : Fake Empire
I think male baritone voices also relax me.
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Track 1 from Boxer
Length: 00:03:27
Year: 2007
Track Description:
I think male baritone voices also relax me.
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7 Destroyer : European Oils
Honestly, I've never been able to really get into Dan Bejer's stuff (with the very notable exception being the [...]
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Track 3 from Destroyer's Rubies
Length: 00:04:55
Year: 2006
Track Description:
Honestly, I've never been able to really get into Dan Bejer's stuff (with the very notable exception being the New Pornographers). A couple of his songs, however, can be flat out beautiful.
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8 Drive By Truckers : Danko/Manuel
Talking about beautfiul...this band can do heart-wrenching songs better than anybody else.
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Track 7 from The Dirty South
Length: 00:05:47
Year: 2004
Track Description:
Talking about beautfiul...this band can do heart-wrenching songs better than anybody else.
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9 The Dismemberment Plan : Automatic
Depressing as hell. Eery, almost.
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Track 7 from Change
Length: 00:04:16
Year: 2001
Track Description:
Depressing as hell. Eery, almost.
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10 Karate : With Age
A song that I've been obsessed with for the past month or so. The lyrics really get to me - it talks about how [...]
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Track 1 from Pockets
Length: 00:03:45
Year: 2004
Track Description:
A song that I've been obsessed with for the past month or so. The lyrics really get to me - it talks about how you can never really let go of your first love, which is brutally true.
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11 Feist : One Evening
From a song about love, to a song about a one-night stand. Welcome to my life.
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Track 4 from Let It Die
Length: 00:03:36
Year: 2004
Track Description:
From a song about love, to a song about a one-night stand. Welcome to my life.
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12 Norfolk & Western : Minor Daughter
A cool, chill little song.
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Track 5 from The Gilded Age
Length: 00:03:08
Year: 2006
Track Description:
A cool, chill little song.
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13 Grizzly Bear : Easier
Good song. The mixtape is chilling down a bit.
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Track 1 from Yellow House
Length: 00:03:43
Year: 2006
Track Description:
Good song. The mixtape is chilling down a bit.
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14 Califone : The Orchids
A criminally underrated band.
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Track 8 from Roots & Crowns
Length: 00:02:55
Year: 2006
Track Description:
A criminally underrated band.
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15 Final Fantasy : This Lamb Sells Condos
The strings and classical influences of this song make for an easy and appropriate transition to the next song [...]
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Track 3 from He Poos Clouds
Length: 00:03:31
Year: 2006
Track Description:
The strings and classical influences of this song make for an easy and appropriate transition to the next song...
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16 Philip Glass : Wichita Sutra Vortex
An appropriate way to end the mixtape, with just solo piano. Hopefully I'm relaxed by now, and have forgotted [...]
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Track 7 from Solo Piano
Length: 00:06:52
Year: 1989
Track Description:
An appropriate way to end the mixtape, with just solo piano. Hopefully I'm relaxed by now, and have forgotted about all the shit I have to deal with.
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This is the Mixtape Collective equivalent of the Purple Heart. Kind of...
awarded on 2010-09-10

Level 29
This looks awesome. And ending with minimalist classical is kind of dope.
10/31/09 09:04am
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Wow, one of your mixes is doing swell in the ratings! But remember, Bob Dole did 'swell' in the primaries...
awarded on 2007-06-29

Level 24
This is great all the way through. I'm especially liking the Philip Glass bit at the end.
5/18/07 04:23pm
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A gift for the romantics.
awarded on 2007-07-17

Level 18
+++ for destroyer and FINARRU FANTAJI
5/18/07 02:34am
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Mixtape Potpourri I: Second Place
Way to wager it all and still come back to be second place. Uncanny!
awarded on 2006-12-30

Level 17
I love the end of this!
5/18/07 01:40am
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