My Spring Quarantine Mixtapes
picture by Nefeli Liouta
During last spring's corona virus precautionary quarantine, I walked a lot.
Everyday I would put on my coral shoes and hit the streets for one or two hours of intense walking.
I would also listen to a lot of music on my headphones and then make mixtapes for almost each and every one of these days.
There were two major categories while making these mixtapes:
At first, there were just songs I would choose out of Spotify's Discover Weekly so, not a lot of creation there.
But then I improvised a bit and made a few playlists of my own.
While in my 20s, I would make compilations inspired by anything but my 30s found me in lack of mixtape imagination.
So below you can see:
The Spotify Quarantine Specials, which are my own ones,
and,
The Spotify Quarantine Non Specials, which were small fruits picked out of Spotify's immense Discover Weekly basket.
Enjoy!
The Spotify Quarantine Specials
Somewhere in Serbia. A Monday Special with soothing backing vocals and polyphonic tunes. While in precautionary corona virus quarantine. April 2020, Athens, GR.
Featuring: Bulgarian voices, Baka Beyond, Kate Bush, the amazing Irish band Lankum, Preisner, Epirus voices etc.
Because this is why you play the violin. A Thursday Special, while in precautionary corona virus quarantine. April 2020, Athens, GR.
Featuring: Dvorak, Grails, Yungchen Lhamo, Giannis Aggelakas & Nikos Veliotis etc.
In a sudden beam of light. A Tuesday Special, While in precautionary corona virus quarantine. April 2020, Athens, GR.
Featuring: ABRA, John Mayer, Robert Glasper, Shura, The 1975 etc.
Because they are home without you. A Wednesday Special. While in precautionary corona virus quarantine. April 2020, Athens, GR.
Featuring: all short of truth and lies songs, eg Liars, Bravery, Fleetwood Mac, The Weeknd, London Grammar etc.
A Tuesday special. While in precautionary corona virus quarantine. March 2020, Athens, GR.
Featuring: Lusine, Apparat, Portico Quartet, a solo kalimba song of mine etc.
This is a long one. A Wednesday Special. While in precautionary corona virus quarantine. April 2020, Athens, GR.
Featuring: Leatherface, Propagandhi, Faraquet, Violent Soho, Quicksand, Elliott etc
The Spotify Quarantine Non Specials
Out of Discover Weekly, while in precautionary corona virus quarantine. March 2020, Athens, GR.
Out of Discover Weekly, while in precautionary corona virus quarantine. March 2020, Athens, GR.
Out of Discover Weekly, while in precautionary corona virus quarantine. March 2020, Athens, GR.
While in precautionary corona virus quarantine. March 2020, Athens, GR.
Out of Release Radar, while in precautionary corona virus quarantine. March 2020, Athens, GR.
While in precautionary corona virus quarantine. March 2020, Athens, GR.
Out of Discover Weekly, while in precautionary corona virus quarantine. March 2020, Athens, GR.
Out of Discover Weekly, while in precautionary corona virus quarantine. March 2020, Athens, GR.
Out of Discover Weekly, while in precautionary corona virus quarantine. March 2020, Athens, GR.
Because it's Sunday. Out of Release Radar, while in precautionary corona virus quarantine. March 2020, Athens, GR.
Out of Discover Weekly, while in precautionary corona virus quarantine. March 2020, Athens, GR.
Out of Discover Weekly, while in precautionary corona virus quarantine. April 2020, Athens, GR.
