Smoke Don't Smoke

You’ve seen Think or Smile mixtapes on here before. The more I get to know Nathaniel, the more I realize that if he does something, it will be awesome, and I will like it a lot. His previous mixtapes have been full of fresh new jams, that he collected off the internet, aligned perfectly, and presents with the pageantry of a thousand kings. This mixtape, however, is taken from the annals of Nathaniel’s personal library, and crafted into something anyone with ears and a heart will enjoy. A perfect soundtrack to the holidays, no matter what your situation.

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Recommendations on listening from Nathaniel himself:

Here’s a few recommended uses: driving long distances late Christmas eve, watching snow fall early in the morning, flying home in the dark, alone, with people you love.

**oh and don’t forget to enter Nathaniel’s Holiday Giveaway!!

Believe In Music :: Holy Spirits//Nathaniel Whitcomb on the West Coast

You may remember the great friends of Brooklyn band Holy Spirits from the interview and video I did with them a while back. And hopefully you also remember the heart wrenching motion collage the Nathaniel Whitcomb of Think or Smile put together for their title song The Afternoon’s Blood.

Well they have a super exciting new venture that they’ve put together, and we all have a chance to help out and support these great guys and great music. They are raising funds through this Kickstarter project to take their music and art out west in a collaboration of music and image. With show’s in LA (hopefully presented by me) and San Francisco (by See The Leaves).

If you’ve had the pleasure of interacting with any of these gentleman, you know they are some of the most gracious, kind, and talented people out there. And I love seeing some creative solutions to touring! So here’s what you need to do:

1 :: Go find out more about the project and donate whatever you can over at the Kickstarter page

2 :: Go to Holy Spirits bandcamp and cop their amazing debut EP The Afternoon’s Blood

3 :: Go rummage around the hundreds of different kinds of crafts Nathaniel has mastered over at Think or Smile

Mixtape Wrangle-up :: most worthy of your time

Heretic 1 :: by Brian Vu of Rebel Magazine

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*Great for late night drunken bus rides home

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Detective Community :: by Michael of Holy Spirits presented by Friends With Both Arms

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*Great for discovery and beauty and all things good

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October Music Collection :: by Nathaniel of Think or Smile

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*Great for overloading your iTunes until your hard drive explodes

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Norwegian Inquiries :: by Henning and Tonje of No Fear of Pop / Technicolor Sleep

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*Great for existential wanderings and “quiet times”

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The Chill World :: by Noah Smith of Hard Mix presented by Gorilla vs Bear

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*Great for chillin’ out in space

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Could not be more excited about this release. Collaborations, curated by a collaboration. What could be more beautiful. Keep your ears to the ground ya’ll.

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Artwork By: Nathaniel Whitcomb - www.thinkorsmile.com

Sept. 21st.

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Massive Mix Roundup :: This Week

There has been so many insane mixes and mixtapes released this week, and it’s only Thursday! I have added this chunk of music to my library and feel better for it. I suggest you do the same. I’ve rounded up as many as I could here.

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GORILLA VS BEAR :: AUGUST 2010 MIX