While I’m the first to admit that I don’t really ‘do’ Halloween, the wonder of the internet means that we are bombarded with grimacing pumpkins from over the Atlantic (and a few excitable British people), and it is an admittedly interesting theme for a mixtape. So… guess what? We made one.
It starts off with regular songs that are somehow linked with a scary theme before taking a more traditional Halloween vibe, a kitsch spookiness akin to handing out candy in costume to kids with bedsheets over their heads. Finally, in the second half on the mix, things take a strange turn and get weird, an unsettling section best listened through headphones in a dark room.
Tracklisting:
1. Halloween Parade – Lou Reed
2. Werewolf (or …While I Was Casting Demons Out of You) – Tyler Lyle
3. Witches – Low
4. She Just Happens To Date the Prince of Darkness – Say Hi To Your Mom
5. The Bear – Snow Mantled Love
6. Casper the Friendly Ghost – Daniel Johnston
7. Skeleton Man – Evangelicals
8. Dracula is Only the Beginning – COOLRUNNINGS
9. My Body’s a Zombie for You – Dead Man’s Bones
10. Woman – Timber Timbre
11. Colours – JB Newman & The Black Letter Band
12. Dance of the Dream Man – Angelo Badalamenti
13. Fear of the Unknown and the Blazing Sun – Colin Stetson
14. Guilt – Piggy
15. Alone – Alone
16. Childhood’s End – Majical Cloudz
17. Fridge Music – Mogwai
18. The Mirror Reflecing (Part 2) – The Haxan Cloak
19. The Cellar – Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
20. I Know (Jon Hopkins Remix) – David Lynch