Smoke Don't Smoke

LYFSTYL 006: SYMMETRY

“Take a sound from whatever source, a note on a violin, a scream, a moan, a creaking door, and there is always this symmetry between the sound basis, which is complex and has numerous characteristics which emerge through a process of comparison within our perception.” - Pierre Schaeffer

My buddy over at LYFSTYL (which if you don’t follow you should) asked me, and some other friends, to contribute a track to this collective mixtape. And I’m glad I did, cause it turned out great! See the track list, stream, and download it for free below:

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Tracklisting:

Stikz - Good Morning (Submitted by No Fear Of Pop)
Kodak to Graph - I Keep Holding On (Submitted by LYFSTYL)
Schoolcraft - Here In The Dark (Submitted by Smoke Dont Smoke)
Stumbleine - Kaleidoscope (Submitted by Speaker Snacks)
ZAZA - Arms Length (Korday Remix) (Submitted by Woellij)
Gracie - Sisters (Submitted by Gluttony Is The New Black)
Celista - Warm (Submitted by Escucharemos)
Love Delux - Girl (Submitted by Hearing Gold)
brooches - Cygnets (Submitted by Life Crushed)
Evan Voytas - Nothing Compares 2 U (Submitted by LYFSTYL)

Parallax - a mix by smoke don’t smoke

The past couple months have flown by. Trying to maintain a super cooperate job, while attempting to keep up with the world of music, and really just life in general. It’s had me thinking whether I’m even in the right spot at all. Whether I’d be better off doing something else? Then again, maybe it’s all just parallax. The apparent displacement of an object, all due to the position in which the object is seen. Maybe from another perspective I’m right where I should be.

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Bless the five who contributed exclusive tracks to this mix. Chrome Sparks, Sun Glitters, Moon Bounce, Giraffage, and Magical Mistakes. These five have been some of the most impressive producers I’ve had the pleasure of listening to this year. I’m overwhelmed that they were able to help make this mix what it is, and I’m so excited to see what they’ve still yet to make.

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Sean Broadway - Sean Broadway’s Theme
Twin Shadow - Castles In The Snow (Com Truise Remix)
Giraffage - Polar Bear*
Supreme Cuts - Jacy
Sun Glitters - and if*
Moon Bounce - Poster Child*
Chrome Sparks - An Aura Sounding*
RIVKA - Kid Animal
Curd Lake - Акварель
TV Girl - Your Own Religion
Abdabad - Park Slope (Yalls Remix)
fthrsn - Nothing’s the Matter
Slow Magic - Sorry Safari
DUDES - Somethin’ 2 Say
Sugarglider - Spell (Demo)
J R G - Monday
Stand up against heart crime - Colours I dislike
Doah - Brooklyn
Magical Mistakes - Prayer to Nature*

*exclusive tracks graciously contributed by some of my recent favorite artists

Please do the right thing and go to these peoples shows, buy their music, and support them however you can.

A massive thank you to the always clever and genius artwork provider Nathaniel Whitcomb of Think or Smile.

Mad Love In Crazy Times

An awesome team up between Lyfstyl and Yojimbo Billions has brought us this fresh compilation full of reimagined love songs. With a stellar line up featuring some previous SDS faves like Corduroi, Mutual Benefit, Galapagos, and Yojimbo Billions.

Who can’t use a little more love in their lives? Tracklist below:

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Corduroi - The Way I Feel Inside (Corduroi Remix)
City Of The Asleep - I Am Stretched On Your Grave (Armodue Mix)
Mutual Benefits - Funnel of Love
Starfawn - TRSLPNGWTHBRKNHRT (Starfawn Remix)
Macklin Underdown - Subnarcosis (Darkroom Love)
Quezo - Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)
Short Circles - James & Evander - Slap Bracelet (Short Circles Remix)
A Flawless Descent - Glass Vase Cello Case (A Flawless Descent Remix)
Pinemarten - True Blue
Yojimbo Billions - Our Theme (Jon Brion’s Main Theme from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
Galapagos - Foool

**Download/listen it at bandcamp, read more on Lyfstyl.

I had the pleasure of throwing together this mix for amazing UK based thread company Forty Ounce Clothing. What makes the deal even sweeter is that it’s in conjunction with a collaboration t-shirt by my very own sister Steffaloo.

So please go download the free mixtape HERE (or click the image above).

And buy the rad new tee HERE.

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Tracklist ::

High Highs - Horses

Oregon Bike Trails - Deep Sea Diver

Writer - Miss Mermaid

Flashing Red Lights - All Our Borders

Sun Glitters - outside (reprise)

Promises - I Was Wrong

Grubby Little Hands - UNEEK

Moon Bounce - Whipped