This mix is about dancing to pop songs… ironically.
Why it’s pretentious: I thought downloading Audacity automatically turned me into a DJ. Obviously, this feeling didn’t last very long since I only “mixed” 23 minutes out of a five hour rave. (AT MOST, I should have given up after the Justin Timberlake track. Even that is questionable.) Oh, you know what else is pretentious? Throwing five hour raves.
Tracklisting and downloads after the jump.
This mix is about oh my god I love Jenny Owen Youngs.
Why It’s Pretentious: I have three idols in life: Morrissey, David Bowie, and Jenny Owen Youngs. If you don’t like Jenny Owen Youngs, then I have better taste in music than you. This is a fact. In high school, I used this mix to get people into her because people are easily convinced by “OMG REGINA SPEKTOR NELLY COVER LOLZ.” If you didn’t buy tickets to her digital concert tomorrow night, then you missed out. Dontcha wish your girlfriend was pretentious like me.
Tracklisting and downloads after the jump.
This post is about how I love you ironically.
Why It’s Pretentious: I always wanted to start a Valentine’s Day mix with the Magnetic Field’s “I Don’t Believe You,” which is my favorite not-love-love-song, but it was never the right time. So now I’m going to 1up my teenage dreams via Katy Perry and post my tape comprising of ONLY MAGNETIC FIELDS SONGS. Most common phrase of 2008: “You don’t know The Magnetic Fields? Oh. Um. Awkward…” For you. Because you had bad taste in music. Get it?
Tracklisting, downloads, Nickelodeon-themed music videos, and other Valentine’s Day gifts after the jump. I “love” you, Internet.
This mix is about Bella and Jacob from Twilight.
Why It’s Pretentious: I know I promised something depressing and literary, and this is only depressing because it’s about Twilight, but look, I am very busy and very important, obviously, and this is all I had time to post. If anything, this mix is pretentious because it’s from before Twilight got popular and because I felt the need to use forward slashes and only lowercase letters in the title. And now I just feel like going into hiding.
Tracklisting and downloads after the jump.
This mix is about literally nothing.
Why It’s Pretentious: Basically, I just liked the DJ trio Hot Pink Delorean and wanted to make a mix inspired by their name… Okay, mostly I wanted to steal their name for something and make a mix I could groove to. In true pretentious fashion, I thought about the songs’ colors and none of them are hot pink. (In order, they are lime green/purple/black, orange, red-orange, green, lime green/blue, orange/lime green, light blue/white.) Oh, the irony that you don’t understand.
Tracklisting and downloads after the jump.
