Braids Mixtape
My mother told me that the dreams she remembers are always the ones that play out situations in her life she has forgotten. She likes to call them ‘reminders’. I found this fascinating because for the past couple of months I’ve been trying to master the art of lucid dreaming. However, my efforts are proving it difficult and I find myself waking up without a trace of remembering what I even dreamt about in the first place. The dreams I do remember are always ones that evoked particular emotions. Here is a collection of songs that were inspired by feelings I’ve experienced in dreams, feelings that I’ve forgotten, and feelings that hopefully one day help pilot where my mind wanders off to during sleep.
01 Pantha Du Prince – Asha
02 Do Make Say Think - Anything For Now
03 Chamapagne Diamond - Scattern & Yearn
04 NEON CANYON - Pekoe
05 Boards of Canada – Tears From The Compound Eye
06 Colleen – Summer Water
07 Noveller - 6 Fades
08 Belong – I Never Lose, Never Really
09 Knots – Peacedreams
10 Gang Gang Dance – God’s Money IX
11. Murcof - Cosmos II
12 Jacaszek - Rytm to Niesmiertelnosc
13 Morgan Greenwood - Die Neue Serie
14 Blue Hawaii – Sparkle Refund
15 Arovane - Lilies
16 Oneohtrix Point Never - Ouroboros
17 Eluvium – Show Us Our Homes
18 Jon Brion - Peer Pressure
19 Brian Eno & Harold Budd – Among Fields Of Crystal
20 Claude Debussy - Clouds
21 Kyle Gann – As The Day Is Long
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Submitted by Katie Lee of Braids
[...] They very recently made a mix for International Tapes called Music To Dream To that features some really excellent music. Check it out here. [...]
I would love to be in a conversation about this very topic with Katie Lee and Robin Pecknold, who wrote memorably about the discontinuity of memories we form at an early age in the liner notes of his band’s most recent full-length.
Thanks for a warm, wonderful mix. Excellent selections.