Being the lover of music that I am, it’s only natural for me to want to start making some of my own. So I sat my ass down and have started to teach myself a little GarageBand on my MacBookPro. What a great little program, that’s all I have to say. So, as a bonus to all my faithfuls, here is a special edition, very first cut of one of the very first  ditties I have been able to string together. Love it, leave it, loathe it, it’s here, so give it a hear. I’ll be making more as I get better and better… promise. (Ctrl+Click and Save to Your Computer, then pop into your iTunes… duh!)

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And now for the long sought after late summer Trackaracacycle Mix:

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• I Know UR Girlfriend Hates Me - Annie
• Touch (AC Slater Mix) - Trash Yourself
• Soul Meets Body - Death Cab for Cutie
• Midnight Juggernauts vs. Spank Rock - Tranterco
• Electric Feel (Justice Remix) - MGMT
• Save Me - Aretha Franklin
• Drugs In My Body (Twelves Remix) - Thieves Like Us
• Creep (Norrit Remix) - TLC
• Remind Me (DLake Remix) - Royksopp
• Sweaty (Shazam Remix) - Muscles
• Get It On at Le Disko - Illuminoids

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• American Boy (LLAZRtag Remix) - Estelle
• Hey You (Le Castle Vania Mix) - Kill the Noise
• L.E.S.D.A.N.C.E. - Santogold + Justice
• Never Gonna Give You Up (Solly Remix) - Rick Astley
• Come As The Starlight - Nirvana vs. The Supermen Lovers
• Golden (Chew Fun Remix) - Jill Scott
• Bad (Mowgli is Bad Remix) - Michael Jackson
•  Push (featuring Ania) - Shinichi Osawa
• MIA Wanted Dead or Alive - DJ Schmolli
• Discipline - NIN

Well, I’ve moved my fine self to the West Coast, and on the way Trackaracacycle got lost in the mix. How? I jus’ dunno… but today is a new day, in a new place on a new side of the country, but with the same access to the hottest of jammy-jams. So here we go, starting fresh with a re-put together ‘Cycle transmitting a new mix for you all. We’ll start nice and even with Number 20…

*Trackaracafavorite of the Week:
My Pussy (Swanque Mix) - Larry Tee with Amanda Lapore… that’s just a crazy ass song, you can’t tell me it isn’t.

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• Magnets - Digitalism
• Technologic - Daft Punk
• Nasty Girls are Accepted - Ddestiny’s Child vs. Calvin Harris
• The Way I Are (Backdraft Remix) - Timbaland
• Can I Get Get Get - Junior Senor
• Kick Out The Chairs - Gommagang
• Bird Flu (Crach Berlin Remix) - MIA
• Party Up - Prince
• My Pussy (Swanque Mix) - Larry Tee with Amanda Lapore*
• Phantom Ain’t Easy - The Illuminoids

Some posts were lost forever… and I ain’t about to try and guess what they said, so here are atleast the mixes for you all to download, in case you are a newbie…

(cntrl+click or right click that bad boy, then “save as” to your slammin’ music library)

This week I am going to do a little “Dedication-aracacyle” for those I love and worship around me… Here’s the Low Down on who get’s what song, you know who you all are… enjoy:

• Nothing Can Stop Us - This one’s for the man I love, Miguelito
• There’s More To Life Than This by Bjork- This one’s for my girl, Amber
• Don’t Stop by Madge - This is for my eldest, Teressa
• City - This one is for Philly (sayonara, sucka!)
• Aspectacle by Can - This one is for Barry
• Smells Like Teen Spirit (Patrick Alavi Rerox) - Here’s one for my past
• Kate - This one’s appropriately for Kate (Full of Hate)
• Diamond Meadows by T. Rex- Goes out to my bestest, Danielle
• Tennessee - Another aptly-named dedication: for my bro Tennesee *
• Tears Dry On Their Own by Ms. Winehouse - This one’s for my soul-sister, Cindy
• I Am John - This one goes out the Kev-One

*Trackaracafavorite of the Week:
Tennessee (Club Mix) by Bob Sinclair feat. Farrell Lenn - Just so I can say I dedicated first…call it sibling rivalry…

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• Nothing Can Stop Us - St. Etienne
• There’s More To Life Than This- Bjork
• Don’t Stop - Madonna
• City - Lo-Fi-Fnk
• Aspectacle - Can
• Smells Like Teen Spirit (Patrick Alavi Rerox) - Nirvana
• Kate - Ben Fold’s Five
• Diamond Meadows - T. Rex
• Tennessee (Club Mix) - Bob Sinclair feat. Farrell Lenn *
• Tears Dry On Thier Own (Al Usher Remix) - Amy Winehouse
• I Am John - Loney, Dear

So I let that last one sink in nice and deep, everyone, and now it’s back for a new mix! Again, it smacks of someone I think about and am happy took the time to exist, but it’s also got a feel of a few good tunes that I have been bopping to these last two weeks… enjoy the fifteenth installment of the ‘Racacycle, People!

*Trackaracafavorite of the Week:
God Only Knows by Mandy Moore and Micheal Stipe - Special, special song…

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• Let’s Get Physical - Black Ghost
• Earth Intruders (Extended Mix) - Bjork
• Me and My Man (Whitey vs Chromeo Remix) - Chromeo
• Insprialism - NIN vs. Inspiral Carpets
• Hot One - Shudder to Think
• Another Star - Stevie Wonder
• The Only Time - NIN
• Brighter Than Sunshine - Aqualung
• God Only Knows - Mandy Moore and Micheal Stipe *
• Heartbeats (rndnmbrs remix) - The Knife and Jose Gonzales
• Girl Kills Bear (Low-Fi-Fnk Remix) - The Softlightes

I’m back. It was great. But not as great as the reason I went. You guessed it, people, a special certain someone, of whom this mix is somewhat about. I say “somewhat” cuz 11 songs really can’t encapsulate. I’ll need to do a few more mixes of diggin’-in-the-crate classics like this one to come closer. This mix may smack of cheesy, but I don’t cares becuz I’ve been smiling this whole damn week.

*Trackaracafavorite of the Week:
Finally A Wicked Game with Ce Ce Penniston vs. Chris Issak - Mash-ups are pretty darn great, and this is another great one… ’nuff said.

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• Feel Good, Inc. (Stanton Remix) - Gorillaz
• King For A Day - Thompson Twins
• Good Stuff - B-52s
• One Thing 2 Float On - Ameria vs. Modest Mouse
• Being Nobody - Liberty X vs. Richard X
• Love At First Sight - Kylie Minoque
• Love Hangover - Diana Ross
• Finally A Wicked Game - Ce Ce Penniston vs. Chris Issak *
• Me & U - Cassie
• Bring Me Your Love - Deee-Lite
• Alarm Call (French Edit) - Bjork

Download the gush here:
(cntrl+click, then “save as” to your music library)

In 5 days I will be broadcasting from Sunny San Diego, my friends, named so because it is so, so sunny. And warm. Did I mention how warm Sunny San Diego is compared to my apartment in Cold, Cold Wintery Philadelphia? Warm. And here is a cool mix of 10 tracks to help keep you as warm as I will be. Careful: these songs could spontaneously cheer you up.

*Trackaracafavorite of the Week:
Mothersky (Pilooski Edit) by Can - It is just the utmost influencial thing I’ve heard in a while. Warning: It has a few empty seconds at the end that the auto-mixer didn’t cut out…

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• How Long - Out Hud
• Monkey Suite - Madvillain
• Give It Up - LCD Soundsystem
• Keep The Car Running - Arcade Fire
• Tony The Beat (Mix) - The Sounds
• Must Be The Moon - !!!
• Think Big - Hanger 18
• Higher -
• So Much Beauty In Dirt - Modest Mouse
• Mothersky (Pilooski Edit) - Can*

Okay, so, since it was pointed out to me that sometime mid-week I f*@#ked up the download link as I was tinkering, I am going to leave this post up a few more days to catch any of the 35 visitors/stragglers that missed it firt time around. I’m like that.
Another good week, people. And a crazy mix to try and encapsulate what’s been on my iTunes and the energy the week has had. It’s all about discovering things, and claiming your stake, and finally letting everything change for the better.

*Trackaracafavorite of the Week:
All Is Full Of Love by Death Cab for Cutie - This Bjork song is pure goodness to start, but then to hear such a great rendition to it, awesome.

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• This Ain’t A Scene…- Fall Out Boy
• All That (Groove Brothers) - Yo Co Ross
• Sea Of Sin (Blue Enya Remix) - Depeche Mode vs. Enya
• Anti-Anti (Treasure Fingers Remix) - Snowden
• Get Your Hands Off My Woman - Ben Folds
• Transparent Things - Fujiya & Miyagi
• Thank You - Coconut Monkeyrocket
• So Much Beauty In Dirt - Modest Mouse
• All Is Full Of Love - Death Cab for Cutie*
• My Violent Heart - NIN

Life is good, people. That’s all I have to say. Not much could get me down these days. Not even 2740.41 miles. If you know me, then you will get the gist of my latest selections, and if not, then enjoy basking in the aural goodness of my recent times. San Diego, be there in a sec.

*Trackaracafavorite of the Week:
Old Nude by Out Hud - I just went thru a big Out Hud thing this week. That’s all.

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• Old Nude - Out Hud *
• Strange Powers - The Magnetic Fields
• Ended It Tonite - Teenagers in Tokyo
• Alfie - Lily Allen
• Sucka Punch - Fujiya and Miyagi
• Just Like Heaven - The Cure
• Someday We’ll Be Together - The Supremes
• Queen of Apology - The Sounds
• With Every Heartbeat - Kleerup
• Sunset (Bird of Prey) - Fatboy Slim
• Butterflies and Hurricanes - Muse