For the fifth edition of our Strange Sounds mixtape series, Pretty Much Amazing were tasked with choosing an artist to put together a mix. Twice monthly, a member of the Strangers In Stereo collective will take the reins and choose a band, DJ or producer to create a mix. Check back October 15th to see who’s next! For now, enjoy My Gold Mask’s Hills and Valleys.
Below, Pretty Much Amazing and My Gold Mask weigh in on the mix:
My Gold Mask were an easy choice for PMA’s inaugural Strange Sounds mix. Their sound is simultaneously rambunctious and delicate, confrontational and submissive. It’s the same combination that the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Raveonettes have made a career after. It’s a privilege to curate a mix by a young band that showcases this much potential.
We wanted a mix that had hills and valleys, and one that sort of starts “up” and ends “down”. It has some old favorites as well as more recent discoveries. Really, we just chose songs based on how they would flow into each other and our mood at that moment. If we did a mix tomorrow, it might sound totally different.
Tracklist
My Gold Mask – Bitches (The Hood Internet RMX ft. Roxy Music)
Fan Death – Reunited
Magic Wands – Black Magic
Hole – Credit In The Straight World
Biff, Bang, Pow! – If You Don’t Love Me Now You Never Ever Will
Still Corners – Endless Summer
Siouxsie And The Banshees – Arabian Knights
My Gold Mask – I Don’t Need The Reason
Curve – Horror Head
Guards – Sail It Slow (ft. CULTS)
[MP3] Hills & Valleys