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My one rule is that they have to play it in the exact order I put the songs in; I crafted it that way on purpose, my friend.
Jan 30, 2024
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This is my love language.
I’ve loved It since the days of making mix CDs, so I typically keep them to 18-20 songs. Somewhere around an hour. Playlists can be infinite now, but adding self-imposed limitations forces you to make choices and be intentional. It makes for better playlists.
Sometimes I make playlists for people based around a theme (like Fall) but other times it’s a random word or word phrase like “retro futurism.” The goal is always to find those gems that people will hear for the first time and go, “Oh man, I love that song.”
Nov 14, 2024
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Or take it one step further and mix em a tape!
Mar 22, 2024
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i recently made a cd mixtape for a gift exchange with friends and i had to limit myself to 80 minutes. first step was to stalk the spotify of the playlist receiver, and i added songs that i knew from their playlists to the playlist for them. i also added songs from artists we liked in common, and songs from memories we have together. it ended up being like 7 hours worth of songs so i just sat down for a looooong period of time and cracked away at editing it, trying to just curate that indescribable feeling that you find in a playlist someone made for you. i also like to order songs to make the transitions between them sound good when i’m making a playlist for someone; i imagined them listening to the cd in the car and how it would sound for the songs to switch, would it sound natural or clunky? and a playlist made with a loving hand will always have a beautiful charm to it so don’t worry or overthink it to much. 💌
Aug 29, 2024
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I’m in my spot outside my house, I got my little coffee, I got the ambient sounds of my neighborhood—it’s Me-Time, babey.
Apr 4, 2024
Jan 30, 2024
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Never even thought I would live this long tbh! Feels very hard-earned.
Feb 22, 2025