I DON’T CARE ♈ a mix for damara
mostly applies to her as the handmaid, but taking elements of her pre-scratch iteration into consideration as well.
if you see light ❂ a vriska+terezi fst
under my skin ♕ ♚ a cherub fanmix
shock and awe, another mix about these awful kids from me, shelby. this one is a bit bleaker, and mostly calliope point of view. warning for abuse in some of the content of these songs. thanks for listening!!
listen [8tracks]
download [dropbox]
tracklist behind cut!
there is only one of us - a dirk strider fst
pretty dirk->jake heavy and half serious, half ridiculous, but hey, what are ya gonna do. it’s dirk.
tracklist behind cut!
half awake, half in space ♕ a calliope fanmix
i thought calliope deserved a mix to herself. i did this entire playlist while on a plane trip at midnight. enjoy!!!
listen @ 8tracks
download @ dropbox
tracklist and lyrics behind cut!
winners never quit ♋ a karkat vantas fst
download [updated 10/7/12]
listen @ 8trackstracklist behind cut!
reupped karkat fst for ur listening pleasure :)
my birthday gift to shelby!! her fanmixes (just the one so far tho) on autoplay on a blog! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHELBY!!!
CROWRY IS THE BEST, THIS IS AMAZING, CHECK IT OUT
the loneliness & the scream ♑ a gamzee makara fanmix
god, i have been sitting on this one for over half a year now. JUST TAKE IT.
DOWNLOAD @ DROPBOX
LISTEN @ 8TRACKS
tracklist & liner notes behind cut!
bad sUn ♟ a calliope+caliborn fanmix
this was pretty obligatory coming from me, huh. thanks to crowry for their awesome help. :)
DOWNLOAD @ DROPBOX
LISTEN @ 8TRACKS
LISTEN @ WECANFANMIX
tracklist + liner notes behind cut!
UNDER THE GUN ♉♏ a vriska/tavros fst
thanks to my followers i compiled this in like, an hour. HORRAY FOR FLASH-FANMIX-MAKING. im sorry in advance. over half of these songs were suggestions from tumblr people. THANK YOU. LETS ALL SHARE IN THIS AWFUL PAIRING TOGETHER.
download [updated 10/11/12]
tracklist and notes behind the cut
Hi there! I do actually have advice for fanmixes so I decided I would make this into it’s own post.
HERE ARE MY STEPS TO MAKING A GOOD FANMIX.
1) Generally, it all starts with one song that I think would be perfect for a character or pairing. I’m going to use my Dave/Rose mix as my example here because it’s the most recent one I did. I’ve had Speaking in Tongues by Arcade Fire pegged as Rose and Dave song since it came out last summer, so that song was kind of the springboard for that entire mix.
2. The most important step: pick a FOCUS for your mix! If you just compile a bunch of songs with fitting lyrics for a character or pairing in general, your mix will not be very pleasing to listen to as a whole. For my Rose/Dave mix I decided to focus on them on Derse, which definitely gave the whole mix the same kind of tone, lyrics-wise.
3. TONE IS IMPORTANT!!! Try to stick to artists within the same sort of sound or genre. Some variety is good if you can get the songs to transition into each other (such as opening that mix with Lazarus Phenomenon, to balance that out I added some Ratatat in there too, which I am glad for since it added more of a Dave tone that the mix was lacking.) ANYWAYS MY POINT HERE is that you have to think of your mix as an actual album for it all to come together as a whole.
4. SONG ORDER! I generally try to get my mixes in order based on character progression and tone. For example, my Vriska mix starts off self assured and then gets insecure! In both lyrics and tone. Since my Rose/Dave mix was all focused around the same time period I just tried to make the order something that would work for song transitions.
5. Try not to include more than two songs by the same artist. THIS IS HARD WHEN ARCADE FIRE EXISTS FOR ME, BUT YOU MUST HOLD FAST.
6. After I’ve scoured your own personal music library for all I can find, I generally ask my friends if they have any suggestions! If they happen to suggest stuff that fits the mix, there it goes! The best way to find new music is by word of mouth.
UM, I HOPE THIS HELPED! There are my disjointed thoughts on the grand art of creating a fanmix.
