Tiny Mix Tapes

Chocolate Grinder Mix 22

Alan Ranta — 2009-11-09T16:34:44Z

[November 2009] (MP3 DOWNLOAD) - (PODCAST) "Today, a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather." - Bill Hicks In a world made of distraction, letting yourself completely go every once in a while is the best way to ground and gain (...) - CHOCOLATE GRINDER

Chocolate Grinder Mix 21

Keith Kawaii — 2009-10-19T14:22:49Z

[October 2009] (MP3 DOWNLOAD) - (PODCAST) First of all, let me apologize for my last Chocolate Grinder blurb. I was seriously high as fuck when I wrote that. This time, let me talk about the music at hand. We have a collection of "Eureka!"-style artists that I tried to make exist in the same universe (Earth 616). Assuming anyone listens to these mixes, you'll hopefully find that this one is constructed like an actual album!!! The GREATEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME. Each track (...) - CHOCOLATE GRINDER

Chocolate Grinder Mix 20

Alan Ranta — 2009-10-05T14:36:48Z

[October 2009] (MP3 DOWNLOAD) - (PODCAST) I may be an insufferably white dork from Canada, but I likes me a good broken beat. The odd vocalization of nostalgic pondering or social protest is icing on that bass-laden cake. This here mix tape is the nasty bidnezz, starting off with some more ambient, glitchy numbers before progressing to raucous old-school-flavored beats and booty-shaking breaks, with a righteous rant from future superstar B. Dolan that you will not soon forget. (...) - CHOCOLATE GRINDER

Chocolate Grinder Mix 19

Foot Village — 2009-09-21T13:39:50Z

[September 2009] (MP3 DOWNLOAD) - (PODCAST) [This is a guest mix made by Foot Village. Their latest album is Anti-Magic, which was recently released on Upset the Rhythm.] All of us in Foot Village love D&D. All of us. Especially Citizen Lee. Nerds we are. So, when it comes to music listening, we try to represent our nerdy taste in the most shallow way poss - CHOCOLATE GRINDER

Chocolate Grinder Mix 18

Alan Ranta — 2009-09-08T15:03:10Z

[September 2009] (MP3 DOWNLOAD) - (PODCAST) This has been a good year for the beat, and dubstep especially: bass worship is on the rise. Leading the charge is the consistent Muti Music. Label boss Dov kicks things off with a deep Single Cell Orchestra remix of his latest single, one of four Muti tracks featured here. Massive warps from Spoonbill associate Editor and Kid606's latest signing Humanleft add a certain color missing in this post-Analog Worms Attack era, while (...) - CHOCOLATE GRINDER

Chocolate Grinder Mix 17

Mr P — 2009-08-24T14:20:06Z

[August 2009] (MP3 DOWNLOAD) - (PODCAST) I can't help but feel like an ass for plucking some of these songs from their original contexts. Several tracks — like Mount Eerie's "(something)," John Wiese's "Mystical Finland," and especially Kreng's "Meisje In Auto" (which you should seek out ASAP) — hinge heavily on the flow intended by the artist. My concern, though, would put into question a whole host of things — not only mix tapes, but (...) - CHOCOLATE GRINDER

Chocolate Grinder Mix 16

Alan Ranta — 2009-08-10T12:26:52Z

[August 2009] (MP3 DOWNLOAD) - (PODCAST) Every year since I started writing reviews, I have heard at least one fellow critic say words to the effect of "this has been a slow year for [insert genre] or music in general." Well, from where I'm sitting, music looks like it's doing pretty damn good for itself. Independent music is rife with exuberant brilliance waiting to be discovered and appreciated, regardless of its surrounding hype or lack thereof. If you think (...) - CHOCOLATE GRINDER

Chocolate Grinder Mix 15

Mr P — 2009-07-20T14:03:18Z

[July 2009] (MP3 DOWNLOAD) - (PODCAST) "I would believe only in a God that knows how to dance," said Friedrich Nietzsche. "We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance," states a Japanese proverb. "Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room," said Kurt Vonnegut. "Dancers are the athletes of God," said Albert Einstein. "Any problem in the world can be solved by dancing," said James Brown. "To shake your rump is to be (...) - CHOCOLATE GRINDER

Chocolate Grinder Mix 14

Keith Kawaii — 2009-07-06T14:07:09Z

[July 2009] (MP3 DOWNLOAD) - (PODCAST) How many of you feel disillusioned with the Obama administration thus far? I know, in hindsight it seems foolish to think idealism might have railroaded policy through Congress, even with the fuckin' deck stacked. Either America was built to run on slow, incremental progress, or the two parties are becoming absurdly centrist. It must be the former, 'cause I could have sworn Obama was a raging atheist; he seemed smart with big (...) - CHOCOLATE GRINDER

Chocolate Grinder Mix 13

Alan Ranta — 2009-06-22T15:07:40Z

[June 2009] (MP3 DOWNLOAD) - (PODCAST) I love variety, and for this mix I've selected the spaciest hip-hop, the creepiest electronica, and the freakiest folk, making it the perfect concoction to soundtrack the depths of your next ether binge. Through the latest bloopy gifts from Alpha Pup, an epic progressive selection from prodigy Nathan Fake, and bizarre indie electronic hybrids from Niobe and Joan Of Arc, Chocolate Grinder is proud to bring you some of the most (...) - CHOCOLATE GRINDER