Category: The Signal Mixes

The Signal: EP156 – Exactly 45 minutes of dad-melting music, compatible with all major headphones (and a few minor headphones). We’ve got a treat for you! After the longest break between Signal mixes for years, we’re back with menacing Portuguese rumbling from Brazil, disco from Germany, bass heavy monsters, dancehall magic from the UK, cumbia from Oakland and more!

Download by clicking on the link (or image) above. The file is available only for a limited time. If you’re interested in the tracklist, it’s in the mp3 itself, in the id3 tags. Or, if you sign up to be a member of our mailing list, The Tuned In, you’ll be among the first on the planet to know when a new mix is posted, and you’ll get a permanent archive link and the entire playlist, delivered to your inbox.

Spotify user? Here’s (most of) the EP156 playlist.

The Signal: EP155 – Exactly 45 minutes of sounds from around the globe, custom-suited to rainy days in motley garb, or any other weather & clothing-related activity you may be up to. This time out we’ve got more guitars than usual! We’ve got modern artists sounding like early rock, we’ve got modern computers recreating the sound of 80s pop, as well as Brazilian dub, soulful electronic experimentation, funk, R&B and more! Wow! Can your ears stand it?

Download by clicking on the link (or image) above. The file is available only for a limited time. If you’re interested in the tracklist, it’s in the mp3 itself, in the id3 tags. Or, if you sign up to be a member of our mailing list, The Tuned In, you’ll be among the first on the planet to know when a new mix is posted, and you’ll get a permanent archive link and the entire playlist, delivered to your inbox.

Spotify user? Here’s (most of) the EP155 playlist.

The Signal: EP154 – Exactly 45 minutes of music, custom designed to fit in your head’s cassette deck (or any other music player you have handy so long as it can play an mp3 file). We’ve got all sorts of aural delights for you this time out, including brain-shivering pop from Iceland and California, beautiful-ugly rock sounds from Sweden and New York, beats, cumbia, reggae, boogaloo… you’re gonna dig it.

Download by clicking on the link (or image) above. The file is available only for a limited time. If you’re interested in the tracklist, it’s in the mp3 itself, in the id3 tags. Or, if you sign up to be a member of our mailing list, The Tuned In, you’ll be among the first on the planet to know when a new mix is posted, and you’ll get a permanent archive link and the entire playlist, delivered to your inbox.

Spotify user? Here’s (most of) the EP154 playlist.

The Signal: EP153 – Exactly 45 minutes of sounds from around the world, coming your way with the inexorable power of a glittering hypno-ray. Fall under the spell and join us for some melancholy Irish folk, a French vocal ensemble, cumbia from Colombia, hip hop and vibraphones, Hindi vocals over afrobeat percussion… AND MORE! Dang!

Download by clicking on the link (or image) above. The file is available only for a limited time. If you’re interested in the tracklist, it’s in the mp3 itself, in the id3 tags. Or, if you sign up to be a member of our mailing list, The Tuned In, you’ll be among the first on the planet to know when a new mix is posted, and you’ll get a permanent archive link and the entire playlist, delivered to your inbox.

The Signal: EP152 – Exactly 45 minutes of tunes designed to make your interstellar commute easy. We’ve got sounds from around the world, all forming a world of delight perfect for headphones and heads. Give us a listen if you’re interested in the journals of a scientist lost on another planet, complex polyrhythms, smooth hip-hop and electronic dancehall, cumbia, epic roaring guitar walls of sound, rumbling bass, and more!

Download by clicking on the link (or image) above. The file is available only for a limited time. If you’re interested in the tracklist, it’s in the mp3 itself, in the id3 tags. Or, if you sign up to be a member of our mailing list, The Tuned In, you’ll be among the first on the planet to know when a new mix is posted, and you’ll get a permanent archive link and the entire playlist, delivered to your inbox.

The Signal: EP151 – Exactly 45 minutes of orb-lighting music, perfect for beach gatherings and for eye-laser accompaniment. We’ve got a sexy one for you: hip hop gold, crunchy beats and bass, a brass band covering a post-punk classic, sex magic, a night in Lesbos, Brazilian kisses and more!

Download by clicking on the link (or image) above. The file is available only for a limited time. If you’re interested in the tracklist, it’s in the mp3 itself, in the id3 tags. Or, if you sign up to be a member of our mailing list, The Tuned In, you’ll be among the first on the planet to know when a new mix is posted, and you’ll get a permanent archive link and the entire playlist, delivered to your inbox.

The Signal: EP150 – Exactly 45 minutes of music and a big round number to celebrate! Wow. I’ve made 150 of these things. That’s… that’s gotta mean something. This time out we’ve got some afrobeat, Latin jazz, beats, some rhymes, the sickness & its funk antidote, reggae organ magic and (get this) even more!

Download by clicking on the link (or image) above. The file is available only for a limited time. If you’re interested in the tracklist, it’s in the mp3 itself, in the id3 tags. Or, if you sign up to be a member of our mailing list, The Tuned In, you’ll be among the first on the planet to know when a new mix is posted, and you’ll get a permanent archive link and the entire playlist, delivered to your inbox.

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Spotify user? Here’s the EP150 playlist.

The Signal: EP149 – Exactly 45 minutes of tunes custom designed for structural support when tape-stacking. In this installment, we’ve got lots of treats for you, from Spanish-language dub to shoegaze fuzz to beats to old school rhythm & blues… and more!

Download by clicking on the link (or image) above. The file is available only for a limited time. If you’re interested in the tracklist, it’s in the mp3 itself, in the id3 tags. Or, if you sign up to be a member of our mailing list, The Tuned In, you’ll be among the first on the planet to know when a new mix is posted, and you’ll get a permanent archive link and the entire playlist, delivered to your inbox.

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Spotify user? I found most of the tracks from this mix: The Signal: EP149 @ Spotify

The Signal: EP148 – Exactly 45 minutes of hand-picked tunes for your shell-like ears. This time out, we’ve got some slinky R&B, some jump-up-and-down Brazilian magic, a bit of hip hop, some soul, crushing guitar-led instrumental rock and what happens when you don’t dream… and MORE! Wow! Sounds good, right?

Download by clicking on the link (or image) above. The file is available only for a limited time. If you’re interested in the tracklist, it’s in the mp3 itself, in the id3 tags. Or, if you sign up to be a member of our mailing list, The Tuned In, you’ll be among the first on the planet to know when a new mix is posted, and you’ll get a permanent archive link and the entire playlist, delivered to your inbox.

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Just for kicks, I’ve continued my new habit of seeing how much of the Signal mix I can recreate in Spotify. I never find all the tracks I use, but if you’re a Spotify user… there’s this limited version of EP148 available.

The Signal: EP147 – 45 minutes of downloadable music, as easy to use as pressing the button on a remote control… and just as live-changing! We’ve got cut-up sound collages, cool jazz, extended ambient denial, a no wave dub soul cover, pop & rock, a dancehall refix, and more!

Download by clicking on the link (or image) above. The file is available only for a limited time. If you’re interested in the tracklist, it’s in the mp3 itself, in the id3 tags. Or, if you sign up to be a member of our mailing list, The Tuned In, you’ll be among the first on the planet to know when a new mix is posted, and you’ll get a permanent archive link and the entire playlist, delivered to your inbox.

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Just for kicks, I’ve continued my new habit of seeing how much of the Signal mix I can recreate in Spotify. This time out I had 5 tracks I couldn’t find (but I was able to make a substitution for one), so if you’re a Spotify user… there’s this limited version of EP147 available.