Glass Animals - Mixtape Mondays v.18

Originally posted by the bloggers Vogelspand on May 09, 2010 as part of their Mixtape Monday series. The following is the description from their original posting:

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Tracklist + Comment:

"Glass Animals - a monday mixtape for our friends Vogelspand.

Hey. So this is a mixtape. The idea wasn't to make people dance. I mean by all means do if you feel so inclined, but this isn't necessarily 'dance music.' Its more a collection of music I find interesting...Its a handful of songs I know and love, tied together into a thirty-minute string of sound.

1. Bonobo - Ketto
This bloke has been churning out incredible trip-hop for over a decade. If you want to close your eyes, pretend you're alone lounging cozily in a gelatin rainbow over a tropical island, bonobo is for you.

2. Mount Kimbie - Maybes
These guys are doing some magical things for the world of dubstep. They've just produced an epic remix for another band we have a lot of respect for, Foals.

3. Ratatat - Wildcat
Ratatat are too cool. They're getting lots of attention these days after doing a tune with MGMT and Kid Cudi...but the light should really be on their own records. Wildcat is such a classic.

4. Burial & Four Tet - Moth
Burial is beautiful. Four Tet is beautiful. They got intimate and made a couple musical babies, and as you'd expect...they're beautiful too. Here is one of them.

5. The XX vs. Florence and the Machine - You've Got the Love
We were compared to the XX a lot, so I had a listen to their stuff. Jamie XX knows how to lay down a beat. This remix is just so well crafted.

6. Burial - Archangel
So pretty. This is what sitting on top of a street lamp in south london at night would sound like if you could be invisible.

7. Radiohead - Idioteque
I've seen them live a couple times, and when they play this song, Thom Yorke looks like he's about to explode. With joy. I'm pretty sure this is one of his favourite radiohead songs...its definitely one of mine.

8. Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo
Wonderful, clean production. Joy Orbison is on fire. Make sure you're wearing good-ish headphones or have speakers that can provide some bass for this one.

9. Benga - E Trips
Benga is a big, big influence. His drums are perfect. This is one to dance to!

10. Venetian Snares - Öngyilkos Vasárnap
The whole record this track is taken from (Rossz Csillag Allat Született) is just amazing(aside from the bit about pigeons...). Hard to define the genre...maybe 'classical breakcore.'

11. Asura - Sleepers
I heard Asura do a mix for radio one's experimental show and became a bit of an addict. This track is unreleased, but asura was super nice and sent it to me all the way from LA...it'll be out soon on a 12" split with his labelmate Anenon (also worth checking out). Somehow this is scary, sad, and beautiful all at the same time...like monsters at war, simultaneously crying emerald tears.

12. Airhead - Paper Street
...Stunning.

I really hope you enjoy listening to the mix as much as I enjoyed making it. I think we'll be making many more of these. Have a lovely day" - Dave Glass Animals