Last week I asked my Twitter followers for their submission to a newTwitter mixtape or Twixtape for short:
What’s your perfect summer song for 2009?
There was about 50 responses or so and I had a great time collating as many tracks as I could for the mixtape below. There’s some crackers and belters right here: That Classixx Phoenix remix, the Alice in Wonderland electronic song, Atmosphere’s summery jam, the stupendous ‘So Far to Go’ from J Dilla, the clattering boogie funk of Dam Funk, an excellent tune from Wave Machines, an acoustic Yeah Yeah Yeahs a classic from Martha Reeves and the Vandellas and up-to-date indie hits from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Girls.
If I didn’t include your song, it’s because time or legalities didn’t allow it. Enjoy the mixtape. Hopefully, some of these songs will soundtrack your summer..
- Pogo – Alice [My pick - Nialler9 ]
- Phoenix – Lisztomania (Classixx remix) [@Darraghdoyle]
- The Field – The More That I Do (Foals remix) [@Gavin_E]
- Atmosphere – Sunshine [@amartin520]
- Air France – Beach Party [@PastaPrimavera]
- Central Line – Walk Into Sunshine [@Cubikmusik]
- J Dilla – So Far To Go (feat. Common & D’Angelo) [@CormacMoylan]
- Dam Funk – Hood Pass Intact [@Magooo]
- Mayer Hawthorne – Maybe So, Maybe No [@Yermam]
- Martha and the Vandellas – Heatwave [@Chas Taylor]
- Classixx feat. Jeppe – I’ll get You [@Julscho]
- Menahan Street Band -Montego Sunset
[@DJCoolC72] - Benot Pioulard – Triggering Back [@SweetOblivion]
- Wave Machines – Keep the Light On [@Garymc]
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Hysteric (Acoustic) [@Tomlau]
- When Saints Go Machine – Fail Forever [@Coillfhada]
- Dananananaykroyd – Black Wax [@NiamhSandwich]
- Health – Die Slow [@Flynnduism]
- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Young Adult Friction [@Tomlau - Tom gets two picks cos I love this song as well.]
- Girls – Lust for Life [@Seewhatyouhear]
- The Chapters – Videotape [@Gilchey]
- St. Vincent – Actor [@Egoeccentric]
- The 5th Dimension – Aquarius (Let the Sunshine In) [@AstonishingSodApe]
Tagged under: Mixes, Playlists 
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Glad you liked the Dilla recommendation :)
Savage playlist, well done all.
good stuff Cormac. nice one.
some top summer tunes here alright.
cheers
c
Love the acoustic version of Hysteric.
I really enjoyed the Beach Party song by Air France, it put me in a great mood =) Nice mix all around, good post!!
Thanks for the introduction to When Saints Go Machine. Their track ‘Pinned is one of the best things I’ve heard this year.
Thank you. This mixtape made my month.
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