We have long been making mixtapes, but have found that the loose themes of seasons/covers songs are not fruitful enough to post regularly. Variations on a Theme will be a monthly post where we make a list of songs that fit a specific topic. We hope to get creative with the themes, so expect a wide range of weird and wonderful subjects explored through songs.
The second, and most important part of this feature is reader participation. We want to hear the songs that we have missed or forgotten, so yell at us on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr, send us an email, write us a letter! We’ll share the suggestions, and if we get enough we might even make a Readers Mix to go along with our own.
The Rosetta comet landing, Interstellar, a humanoid skull on mars (99.99% genuine)… November was a rather extraterrestrial month.What better way to see it off than with a collection of otherworldly songs? Plug your headphones in and drift off into the void.
Tracklisting:
1) Paralel Suns – Autechre
2) Out of the Dark – Mr Twin Sister
3) Stars – Angel Olsen
4) Hubble – Actress
5) Descending Into Space – Sand Circles
6) Space is Only Noise if You Can See – Nicolas Jaar
7) The Galaxist – Deerhoof
8) Comet Course – Flying Lotus
9) Photo Hemispheres – Windmill
10) All the Colours of the Dark – Grails
11) Fear of the Unknown and the Blazing Sun – Colin Stetson
12) Red Comet Dust – Jason Molina
13) In the Dark We Are Not Alone – METAL
14) Spacestations (Shaking Through Session) – Strand of Oaks
15) The Universe! – Do Make Say Think
16) Satellites – Parts & Labor
17) Lost in Space – Bellows
18) Particles of the Universe (Elysian Fields) Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin
19) Under Stars – Brian Eno
20) Burning Stars – Mimicking Birds