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FARKAST [Chicago Edition]

Uncle Farkus is going to Chicago to study the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies Van der Rohe. Enjoy this mixtape that exemplifies artists from Chicago and/or songs about Chicago.

Bad Bad Leroy Brown // Jim Croce
Chi-City // Common
Chicago // Sufjan Stevens
Come On! Feel The Illinoise! // Sufjan Stevens
Dear Chicago // Ryan Adams
Hitch Hike // Marvin Gaye
Homecoming // Kanye West (Ft. Chris Martin)
In The Ghetto // Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
The Levee’s Gonna Break // Bob Dylan
Long Distance // Muddy Waters
Murder To Excellence // Jay-Z & Kanye West
My Kind Of Town // Frank Sinatra
Peace Frog // The Doors
Southside // Common (Ft Kanye West)
Sweet Home Chicago // Robert Johnson
The Woman Downstairs // The Handsome Family

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September 14, 2011 by Farkus

FARKAST [autumn edition]

Hay friands! Autumn is almost here, so I made you a FARKAST featuring songs that remind me of Autumn. Some are simply songs from albums arriving this Autumn–but you can bet your booty they are coming out in Autumn for a reason. Enjoy. Give me feedback.

Suzanne // Alela Diane
Let’s Win! // Alexander Ebert
American Goldwing // Blitzen Trapper
Love me like you used to // Class Actress
Come Thou Fount & The City Prevails // Cool Hand Luke
Life Before Aesthetics // Denison Witmer
Grown Ocean // Fleet Foxes
For The Widows In Paradise, For The Fatherless In Ypsilanti (Sufjan Stevens Cover) // The Good Natured
The Creature // Kurt Vile
Within the Rose // Matthew and the Atlas
Last Night (The Strokes cover) // The Morning Benders
Supercomputer // Neva Dinova
Tamer Animals // Other Lives
The Show Is On The Road // Paleface & Just About To Burn
Kill Dragon // Strand of Oaks
Dawning // Tamaryn
I Was There // The War on Drugs
Up on A Mountain // The Welcome Wagon
Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight // Whiskeytown
Be All Be Easy // Woods

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July 31, 2011 by Farkus

[FARKAST] 15 of the best from 2011 (so far)

Hay friands.

I’ve compiled 15 mp3s from 2011 that absolutely must be given a fair opportunity. This is important. Please don’t let me down. Download the whole thing from a handy mediafire link or pick and choose certain ones by right clicking the track and selecting ‘save as’.

[FARKAST]

15. ice cream // battles

14. pushing onlys // woods

13. to begin // alela diane

12. keep you // class actress

11. your life is important // ear pwr

10. lost at sea // puro instinct

9. we have everything // young galaxy

8. repatriated // handsome furs

7. saturday love // toro y moi

6. diamonds // weatherhouse

5. saved for my girl // two suns

4. midnight city // m83

3. layers of ice // dada trash collage and bear ears

2. wait and see // holy ghost!

1. bad street // twin sister

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June 9, 2011 by Farkus

FARKAST™ [Rap//Hiphop//Mashup Edition]

Hay friands!

2010 and 2011 has really opened my mind to rap and hip hop. I don’t listen to a ton still…and what I do listen to is ‘white man’s rap’ for the most part; but I do listen to more than I had in previous years by a long shot. I have put together some of my favorite rap songs for your enjoyment.

FARKAST™ [rap//hiphop//mashup edition]
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Kaputting It Up (Raekwon vs Destroyer) // The Hood Internet
Zoo Too (feat. Das Racist) // Keepaway
Swerve… The reeping of all that is worthwhile (Noir not withstanding) // Shabazz Palaces
Ecstasy vs. Lollipop (Neo Success Mix) // JJ x Weezy
Round One // SALEM x Gucci Mane
Lumière // Blue Scholars
Break (All of the Lights Remix) // Childish Gambino
The Tallest Man / I Like It (f. Grand Puba) // Tor / Sufjan Stevens
Paradise in the USA // Mover Shaker