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I made this mixtape to soundtrack the research and writing process for my Master's thesis, which I completed last semester. The idea was to find songs that made me feel focused, but not edgy, with a tendency towards gentle dissonance and rhythms that are so subtle they almost disappear. Usually I listen to really emotional or intense bangers at all hours of the day, and while I wouldn't call this an "ambient" mix, it's as close as I'm likely to get, with a balance of quiet jazz, abstract electronics, and a bit of New Age synth stuff. I hope that, for those of you heading "back to school" this semester, it will get you in the headspace to read and write a lot without falling into the vortex of panic, stress, and bewilderment. – @max-pearl-bk

Tracklist: https://mmarzmix.com/081

Live on Dublab 08.19.20

"This is a mix for lifting off, named after the Special Shape Rodeo, a yearly ascension at my hometown's Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Close your eyes: it's the delirious crack of dawn and you're standing in a giant basket attached to a balloon shaped like an elephant or a stagecoach or a pair of kissing bees, slowing starting to float. Each zany dot on the horizon is, like yours, a warm little furnace drifting in the crisp air. I'm far away from home now, and you might be, too, but the desert sky is big enough to meet us where we are."

A special guest mix by curator and art historian Nina Rrose Wexelblatt.

Tracklist: mmarzmix.com/080

This week, resident @maxsalty guides you on a sonic tour of the most beautiful forest that doesn't exist. A lush and immersive soundscape of Japanese new age, downtempo oddities and living, breathing sounds from the rainforest.

Tracklist: mmarzmix.com/079

A special blend of tunes for a hot, hazy summer afternoon, comprised of tracks selected by all five of mmarz's founding residents.

This mix was part of a digital care package distributed by Brooklyn-based publisher 3 Hole Press and nonprofit Wendy's Subway. Learn more about both organizations at:

www.3holepress.org

www.wendyssubway.com

Tracklist: mmarzmix.com/078

special guest mix from @kailidj <3

tracklist: https://mmarzmix.com/077

@mishkadj takes us somewhere in between the lost and the found, light and dark, stillness and movement.

Tracklist: mmarzmix.com/076

"Recorded this mix while thinking about the long highways in the US, and listening to music in the car. I've been very into 90s road films recently. Living in cities, I miss driving sometimes and big open spaces. This mix is a soundtrack for hours in the car, gas stations, conversations and coffee."

A special guest mix by Berlin/NYC music supervisor Samantha Simmons. Check out her incredible archive of mixes at: https://wfmu.org/playlists/AG

Tracklist: mmarzmix.com/075

2 hrs w/ @c_ristina & @radha_v

A drop of liquid love, direct to you from Geneva's own @joosyjoose.

Tracklist: mmarzmix.com/074