Mix-tapes are fun. Mix CDs even more so. Mix mp3s? Dunno. Thought I would give it a try. Before packing my stuff ( yes, I am going back to Hyderabad. Jan 1st. What a cool way to start the New Year!) , I chose, not so randomly, 13 tracks that rocked my world in 2005. The attempt was not just to select “favourite” tracks, but also to get some kind of a cohesive listening order out of the playlist, to make it seem like it’s an actual mood CD. Truth be told, the music does not stick to a particular mood, but I like to believe that there is a…umm…pattern to the selection. No, nothing trivia/funda based. Had to leave out a lot of tracks that would have sounded great as standalone tracks, or maybe in another mix, but were not in sync with the theme of this compilation. Not all these songs were released this year, it’s just that I heard them this year, and heard them quite a few times – mostly after 1 AM in the night.

A zip file of the thirteen tracks can be downloaded here, and the individual tracks are here.

The best way to listen to the tracks would be in order, so I would really advise you to download the zip file, unzip the lot, and enqueue in your favourite player. If you are wondering why there are no ID3 tags or titles to the songs, that’s just my way of handling individual prejudices. But yeah, I will give out the tracklist and the artistes sometime soon.

By the way, Pandora.com says that I like music with mild electronica influences, subtle use of vocal harmony, mild rhythmic syncopation, a vocal-centric aesthetic, and horn/woodwind passages. I am kind of upset about the words “mild” and “subtle”, guess I can never be an extreme kind of a person. *sigh*