Steely Dan “Everyone’s Gone to the Movies (demo)” (mp3)
from Citizen Steely Dan (1993) (buy)
Pulp “I Spy” (mp3)
from Different Class (1995) (buy)
Destroy All Monsters “Mack the Knife” (mp3)
from 1974-1976 Gospel Crusade
The Fall “C.R.E.E.P.” (mp3)
from The Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall (1984) (buy)
The Smiths “Vicar in a Tutu” (mp3)
from The Queen is Dead (1986) (buy)
Roxy [...]

The extent to which an artist-curated mixtape is a representation of his or her specific worldview is a matter of interpretation, I suppose (much like the best music blogs, no?), but over the past decade or so they’ve emerged as more than a curio for dance-music aficianados. Most musicians are closet curators, and the most [...]