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Winter a la San Francisco

Winter a la San Francisco
Created by: Eraserhead
Tracks: 10
Length: 01:13:41
Keywords 1. Mix Contest 16
2. Mix Contest 16
3. Mix Contest 16
Created on 9/30/07 03:31pm
Level 5
Points 2249
Total visitors 86
Unique visitors 47
This mix was ranked #4 out of 14 entries for this contest
description:
San Francisco can be kind of a depressing place, but I mean that in the best way possible. It's always foggy, except for when it rains (in the winter) and the few days that the sun shines (in spring and a small part of fall). In fact, the sun doesn't even suit the city. To me, SF feels disingenuous when the weather is nice, like it's trying to be something it isn't. It's only when the city is gray (and wet) that it really feels like home. In this way it is able to create the most beautiful kind of depression possible.

This mix was inspired by the walks that I like to take around town on winter days when the rain is falling and I can just wallow in self-pity and enjoy the city. Yay!

tracklist

1 Clint Mansell w/ the Kronos Quartet : Summer Overture
I first watched Requiem For A Dream on a day when I was particularly depressed, and it made me want to kill my [...]
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Track 0 from Requiem For a Dream Soundtrack
Length: 00:02:35
Year: 2000
Track Description:
I first watched Requiem For A Dream on a day when I was particularly depressed, and it made me want to kill myself. Since then, this song has been stuck in my brain as the epitome of hopelessness. Don't let the name fool you; it's all winter.
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2 Jesu : Friends Are Evil
Bleak, crushing and ethereal.
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Track 2 from Jesu
Length: 00:09:43
Year: 2004
Track Description:
Bleak, crushing and ethereal.
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3 Godspeed You! Black Emperor : East Hastings
The sound of a storm picking up speed.
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Track 2 from F# A# oo
Length: 00:17:58
Year: 1998
Track Description:
The sound of a storm picking up speed.
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4 Burzum : Erblicket die Töchter des Firmaments
Harsh and grating. This song reminds me of rain hitting a window.
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Track 3 from Filosofem
Length: 00:07:55
Year: 1996
Track Description:
Harsh and grating. This song reminds me of rain hitting a window.
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5 Converge : Grim Heart/Black Rose
Sadness of epic proportions. It fits walking through the Financial District scarily well.
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Track 8 from No Heroes
Length: 00:09:34
Year: 2006
Track Description:
Sadness of epic proportions. It fits walking through the Financial District scarily well.
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6 Isis : Carry
Did you know that if you drink DayQuil and NyQuil mixed together your head will explode? This song is perfect [...]
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Track 4 from Oceanic
Length: 00:06:46
Year: 2002
Track Description:
Did you know that if you drink DayQuil and NyQuil mixed together your head will explode? This song is perfect for walking along the beach on a rainy day.
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7 Nine Inch Nails : Hurt
By now, this song is pretty cliché-ridden. But that doesn't mean it isn't still effective.
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Track 14 from The Downward Spiral
Length: 00:06:14
Year: 1994
Track Description:
By now, this song is pretty cliché-ridden. But that doesn't mean it isn't still effective.
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8 Radiohead : Exit Music (For A Film)
This song used to scare me, back in 7th grade.
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Track 4 from OK Computer
Length: 00:04:24
Year: 1997
Track Description:
This song used to scare me, back in 7th grade.
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9 The Blood Brothers : Crimes
Teen angst. Made for the final, cathartic moments of the day.
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Track 7 from Crimes
Length: 00:04:01
Year: 2004
Track Description:
Teen angst. Made for the final, cathartic moments of the day.
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10 Pidgeon : Goner
Complete submission to despair. Kind of like the bus ride back home as the day draws to a close.
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Track 0 from From Gutter w/ Love
Length: 00:04:31
Year: 0000
Track Description:
Complete submission to despair. Kind of like the bus ride back home as the day draws to a close.
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The MLK Badge
Because Civil Rights rock (and roll).
awarded on 2009-03-07

Level 27
Great mix. I love San Francisco. Especially when it's grey.
10/09/07 06:05pm
The Bronze Badge badge
The Bronze Badge
Wow, one of your mixes is doing swell in the ratings! But remember, Bob Dole did 'swell' in the primaries...
awarded on 2007-06-29

Level 24
ParYen, what you thought was true. Don't listen to his lies. SF is a great place if you're looking for sun, surf, and a buyer's market.
10/02/07 06:27pm
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BREAKING NEWS: Team 97 slays Team 07 in fatal mixtaping battle. More news at 11.
awarded on 2007-06-17

Level 23
i thought it never rained in california and that everybody surfs and that there are palm trees and beaches everywhere.
10/01/07 04:06pm
Mixtape Contest XXV: 1st Place badge
Mixtape Contest XXV: 1st Place
You brutally murdered and made skin masks out of your competition! Way to go!


Congratulations on First Place!
awarded on 2008-12-21

Level 28
I just remembered that Pidgeon are a local band from SF. Bonus!
9/30/07 09:27pm
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Level 14
Had me at track 1 as well. That whole soundtrack is great. Great GY!BE track as well.
9/30/07 09:23pm
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