James's Mixtape Library

I've been collecting tapes since 2023, and I'm always up to swap tapes I've made or found at garage sales. Specializing in Synth-pop, New Wave, and Mid-2000's Indie Rock.

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12 tapes in collection

80s Pop

80s Pop

Annette

Obtained from an estate sale. I believe the creator made this as a teen in the late 80s, and it's a fun, energetic time capsule. Originally recorded on a TDK SA90.

80s Pop

90 minutes Pop
vintage
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BURNING HOT!!!!

BURNING HOT!!!!

Ed

I acquired this in a garage sale lot, fifty tapes for $1. It's full of 1980 summer/fall disco and R&B hits, with a smooth-talking DJ introducing each track. I believe it's homemade, as there are no interruptions or radio station IDs. This tape is a gem.

BURNING HOT!!!!

x minutes R&B, disco
vintage
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City Pop Funk

City Pop Funk

self

City pop selections primarily from Pacific Breeze 1, 2, 3, and elsewhere. Recorded to type ii tape with type i bias on a Sony CFD-S05 boombox from CD source. Can request to combine it with another c45 to get a c90. Album art by my kids.

City Pop Funk

45 minutes city pop
city pop
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City Pop Heart

City Pop Heart

self

City pop selections primarily from Pacific Breeze 1, 2, 3, and Takeuchi's Variety. Recorded to type ii tape with type i bias on a Sony CFD-S05 boombox from CD source. Can request to combine it with another c45 to get a c90. Album art by my kids.

City Pop Heart

45 minutes city pop
city pop
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Cosmic Wave

Cosmic Wave

self

Inspired by synth-pop across time and space, drawing on music from the 80s through the 2020s across England, the US, Japan, and South Korea. A genre mix of New Wave, Indie Rock, JPop and KPop from my collection. Recorded to TDK D90 using a Sony CFD-S05 Boombox, Sony TC-WE825S Cassette Deck, and a Magnavox MX1180 Turntable Cassette Stereo from digital, CD, vinyl, and tape sources. J-card is part of a cassette index card art series I imported from Japan.

Cosmic Wave

90 minutes Synth-pop, World
synth-pop
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Dead Air Disco

Dead Air Disco

self

This mix is anchored in the mid 2000's indie rock and electronic music that I got from my time DJ-ing at a college radio station. No one listened to my show but I blasted it out there while ripping CDs all the same. J-card is part of a cassette index card art series I imported from Japan.

Dead Air Disco

90 minutes indie, electronic
indie, electronic
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Liminal Grooves

Liminal Grooves

self

I designed this for a mixtape exchange, it straddles the line between New Wave synths and funky House and Disco. Side A features men and Side B women vocalists, with each side mixing top hits, indie groups, and small local bands. J-card is part of a cassette index card art series I imported from Japan.

Liminal Grooves

90 minutes new wave, electronic
new wave, electronic
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ML HC 95 in 3D Sound

ML HC 95 in 3D Sound

A Milwaukee Teen

Discovered on the side of the road in Milwaukee. Looks to be a mixtape someone made in volume to distribute to their high school class of 95, like the soundtrack to a high school dance. Very 90's teen romantic.

ML HC 95 in 3D Sound

90 minutes classic rock, alt-pop
vintage
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Mymix

Mymix

self

My first mixtape, recorded to type ii tape with type i bias on a clock radio over an FM transmitter. There is noticeable FM static and ghosting from the album I recorded over, Grandes Exitos by Rebeca. It's delightfully amateurish, perhaps in a way only a parent could love. Can request to combine it with another c45 to get a c90.

Mymix

45 minutes Pop, Video Game
pop
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Pastel Punk

Pastel Punk

self

All female groups, with a mix of genres from punk, to indie, to JPop, KPop and more. Recorded to TDK D60 using a Sony CFD-S05 Boombox, Sony TC-WE825S Cassette Deck, and a Magnavox MX1180 Turntable Cassette Stereo from digital, CD, tape, and vinyl sources. J-card is part of a cassette index card art series I imported from Japan.

Pastel Punk

60 minutes Indie, Punk, World
indie
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Pixelate

Pixelate

self

A mix I made for my brother that draws heavily on retro games and the new wave music our dad listened to when we were kids. Digital master. J-card is part of a cassette index card art series I imported from Japan.

Pixelate

60 minutes video game, new wave
video game
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Sunwave and Moontide

Sunwave and Moontide

self

An energetic, moody mix drawing heavily on video game music, along with some New Wave and City Pop. Recorded to type II tape with type I bias and subsequently digitized. Side A recorded on a clock radio with an FM transmitter, side B recorded on a Sony CFD-S05 boombox. Can combine with any other C45s to make a C90. Album art created by AI.

Sunwave and Moontide

45 minutes video game, new wave
video game
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80s Pop

80s Pop

Source: Annette

Length: 90 minutes

Genre: Pop

vintage

Obtained from an estate sale. I believe the creator made this as a teen in the late 80s, and it's a fun, energetic time capsule. Originally recorded on a TDK SA90.

Tracklist

A
  1. The Reflex - Duran Duran
  2. Don't Answer Me - The Alan Parsons Project
  3. Haven't We Been Here Before - Styx
  4. New Moon on Monday - Duran Duran
  5. Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
  6. Twist and Shout - The Beatles
  7. The Union of the Snake - Duran Duran
  8. Old Time Rock 'n Roll - Bob Seger
  9. Radio Gaga - Queen
  10. Music Time - Styx
  11. Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
  12. Think of Laura - Christopher Cross
B
  1. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
  2. Sad Songs - Elton John
  3. The Heart of Rock 'n Roll - Huey Lewis & The News
  4. Holding Out For a Hero - Bonnie Tyler
  5. Bop Til You Drop - The Ramones
  6. Girls With Guns - Tommy Shaw
  7. If This is it - Huey Lewis & The News
  8. Let's Go Crazy - Prince and the Revolution
  9. I Go Insane - Lindsey Buckingham
  10. High On Emotion - Chris De Burgh
  11. Desert Moon - Dennis DeYoung
BURNING HOT!!!!

BURNING HOT!!!!

Source: Ed

Length: x minutes

Genre: R&B, disco

vintage

I acquired this in a garage sale lot, fifty tapes for $1. It's full of 1980 summer/fall disco and R&B hits, with a smooth-talking DJ introducing each track. I believe it's homemade, as there are no interruptions or radio station IDs. This tape is a gem.

Tracklist

A
  1. The Seduction - David Sanborn
  2. Taking Off - BT Express
  3. Splashdown - Breakwater
  4. Light Up the Night - Bros. Johnson
  5. Burning Hot - Jermaine
  6. Shining Star - Manhattans
  7. SOS - SOS Band
  8. Take Your Time - SOS Band
  9. Party On - Pure Energy
B
  1. One in a Million - Larry Graham
  2. Just How Sweet is Your Love - Rhyze
  3. There's Something About You Baby - Larry Graham
  4. Rebels Are We - Chic
  5. Feel Like Dancing - France Joli
  6. Just Begun to Love You - Dynasty
  7. Take a Chance - Pleasure
  8. Love Tripping - Spinners
  9. One More Time for Love - Syretta Wright/Billy Preston
City Pop Funk

City Pop Funk

Source: self

Length: 45 minutes

Genre: city pop

city pop

City pop selections primarily from Pacific Breeze 1, 2, 3, and elsewhere. Recorded to type ii tape with type i bias on a Sony CFD-S05 boombox from CD source. Can request to combine it with another c45 to get a c90. Album art by my kids.

Tracklist

A
  1. Cat's Eye - Anri
  2. Ronald's Theme - Pokemon TCG for game boy
  3. Exotic Yohogao - Hitomi Tohyama
  4. Skyfire - Eri Ohno
  5. Aka No Enamel - Mariya Takeuchi
  6. L.A. Night - Yasuko Agawa
B
  1. Groovy! - Kohmi Hirose
  2. Blind Curve - Momoko Kikuchi
  3. Lady Pink Panther - Shigeru Suzuki
  4. パッション フラワー - Shigeru Suzuki
  5. I Say Who - Tomoko Soryo
  6. Remember Summer Days - Anri
  7. Machirouke - Tazumi Toyoshima
City Pop Heart

City Pop Heart

Source: self

Length: 45 minutes

Genre: city pop

city pop

City pop selections primarily from Pacific Breeze 1, 2, 3, and Takeuchi's Variety. Recorded to type ii tape with type i bias on a Sony CFD-S05 boombox from CD source. Can request to combine it with another c45 to get a c90. Album art by my kids.

Tracklist

A
  1. Mou Ichido - Mariya Takeuchi
  2. I'm in Love - Tomoko Aran
  3. Drip Dry Eyes - Yukihiro Takahashi
  4. Mermaid - Tatsuro Yamashita
  5. I can't stop the loneliness - Anri
B
  1. Windy Summer - Anri
  2. Plastic Love - Mariya Takeuchi
  3. Deja Vu - Junko Yagami
  4. コーラル リーフ - Shigeru Suzuki
  5. Midnight Driver - Minako Yoshida
  6. Sports Men - Haruomi Hosono
Cosmic Wave

Cosmic Wave

Source: self

Length: 90 minutes

Genre: Synth-pop, World

synth-pop

Inspired by synth-pop across time and space, drawing on music from the 80s through the 2020s across England, the US, Japan, and South Korea. A genre mix of New Wave, Indie Rock, JPop and KPop from my collection. Recorded to TDK D90 using a Sony CFD-S05 Boombox, Sony TC-WE825S Cassette Deck, and a Magnavox MX1180 Turntable Cassette Stereo from digital, CD, vinyl, and tape sources. J-card is part of a cassette index card art series I imported from Japan.

Tracklist

A
  1. Legend of Korandia - Found Media of a recorded call to a video game phone-in hint line
  2. Tape Machine - Strfkr
  3. Who Can it Be Now - Men at Work
  4. Loves on Fire - Tatsuro Yamashita
  5. Lone Ranger - Monsta X
  6. New Toy - Lene Lovich
  7. くびかざり - Muramasa
  8. I'll be Right Over - Dragon Inn 3
  9. Never Ever - Strfkr
  10. Don't You Want Me - Human League
  11. You Can Run - A Flock of Seagulls
  12. Run Like Hell - Rock Kills Kid
  13. Alice's House - The Psychedelic Furs
  14. A Midsummer's Light Scream - Cheeky Lions
  15. Last Christmas - Wham!
B
  1. SOS - SOS Band
  2. Satellite - Strfkr
  3. Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games - Of Montreal
  4. IF World - Hikaru Genji
  5. Commercial Breakup - Thomas Dolby
  6. I Just Haven't Met You Yet - Micheal Buble
  7. Cheer Up the Summer - Tatsuro Yamashita
  8. Tell Me When - Human League
  9. Set Net Go? - Cravity
  10. Repetition - Hail Social
  11. Dive to Blue - L'Arc en Ciel
Dead Air Disco

Dead Air Disco

Source: self

Length: 90 minutes

Genre: indie, electronic

indie, electronic

This mix is anchored in the mid 2000's indie rock and electronic music that I got from my time DJ-ing at a college radio station. No one listened to my show but I blasted it out there while ripping CDs all the same. J-card is part of a cassette index card art series I imported from Japan.

Tracklist

A
  1. Legend of Kyrandia - Found Media of a recorded call to a video game phone-in hint line
  2. Tape Machine - STRFKR
  3. Just Let Go - Fischerspooner
  4. On and On - Boy Kill Boy
  5. Danger! High Voltage - Electric Six
  6. I Don't Wanna Fall in Love - She Wants Revenge
  7. Run Like Hell - Rock Kills Kid
  8. My Name is Trouble - Nightmare of You
  9. Satellite - Guster
  10. Love Song - The Cure
  11. Repetition - Hail Social
  12. Precious - Depeche Mode
  13. Full Of Life (Brinstar) - Protricity
B
  1. Letting Go - Wild Nothing
  2. Hard to Explain - The Strokes
  3. Wily 2, Mega Man - Bad Hairline Productions
  4. Closer - Kings of Leon
  5. Star Guitar - The Chemical Brothers
  6. Tonight, Tonight - The Smashing Pumpkins
  7. In Combat - Aberdeen City
  8. Piplup Step - D.League
  9. Teleport - Dragon Inn 3
  10. The Wagon - Dinosaur Jr.
  11. Victorian Ice - British Sea Power
  12. Commissioning A Symphony In C - Cake
  13. Muscle Cars - Mylo
Liminal Grooves

Liminal Grooves

Source: self

Length: 90 minutes

Genre: new wave, electronic

new wave, electronic

I designed this for a mixtape exchange, it straddles the line between New Wave synths and funky House and Disco. Side A features men and Side B women vocalists, with each side mixing top hits, indie groups, and small local bands. J-card is part of a cassette index card art series I imported from Japan.

Tracklist

A
  1. Field Work - Thomas Dolby & Ryuichi Sakamoto
  2. Pres des Etoiles - Soprano
  3. Dawn - Ultravivid
  4. Otherworld - Thomas Happ, Axiom Verge OST
  5. Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
  6. Tribulations - LCD Soundsystem
  7. In the Spirit World Now - Ceremony
  8. Alice's House - The Psychedelic Furs
  9. Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode
  10. Red Gradations - Chicago Underground Duo
  11. First Breath After Coma - Explosions in the Sky
B
  1. Sick and Beautiful - Artificial Joy Club
  2. Walking On Thin Ice (re-edit) - Yoko Ono
  3. Crying - Bjork
  4. Cross Me Out - Sweeping Promises
  5. Not In Love - Claudja B
  6. New Toy - Lene Lovich
  7. Kiss Me Again - Dinosaur
  8. Cat's Eye - Anri
  9. Artemis - Lindsey Stirling
  10. Come Together - MC Olive
  11. Revisions - Jamie Myerson
ML HC 95 in 3D Sound

ML HC 95 in 3D Sound

Source: A Milwaukee Teen

Length: 90 minutes

Genre: classic rock, alt-pop

vintage

Discovered on the side of the road in Milwaukee. Looks to be a mixtape someone made in volume to distribute to their high school class of 95, like the soundtrack to a high school dance. Very 90's teen romantic.

Tracklist

A
  1. Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
  2. In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
  3. Love, Love - The Beatles
  4. Time Runs Wild - Danny Wilde
  5. With or Without You - U2
  6. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynrd Skynyrd
  7. Make it Home - Juliana Hatfield
  8. Runaround - Blues Traveler
  9. Faithfully - Journey
  10. There She Goes - The Booradleys
  11. Cecilia - Simon and Garfunkle
B
  1. Summer Nights - Grease Soundtrack
  2. (Everything I Do) I Do it For You - Bryan Adams
  3. Let's Do It - Joan Jett, Paul Westerberg
  4. Close To You - Cranberries
  5. With a Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles
  6. One - U2
  7. Kiss the Sky - The Gufs
  8. Love Shack - The B-52's
  9. One Love - Bob Marley
  10. Bizarre Love Triangle - Frente
  11. Time & Time Again - Counting Crows
  12. I'll Remember You - Rembrants
Mymix

Mymix

Source: self

Length: 45 minutes

Genre: Pop, Video Game

pop

My first mixtape, recorded to type ii tape with type i bias on a clock radio over an FM transmitter. There is noticeable FM static and ghosting from the album I recorded over, Grandes Exitos by Rebeca. It's delightfully amateurish, perhaps in a way only a parent could love. Can request to combine it with another c45 to get a c90.

Tracklist

A
  1. Marnie's Battle Theme - Pokemon Sword & Shield
  2. Fairytale - Alexander Rybak
  3. Victorian Ice - British Sea Power
  4. Magical Symphony - Adora
  5. Ascendance of a Bookworm OP3
  6. Spark Man - Mega Man
  7. Pres des Etoiles - Soprano
  8. DNA - Empire of the Sun
B
  1. Wait For It - Hamilton
  2. Shut Up and Dance With Me - Walk the Moon
  3. Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars
  4. Dynamite - BTS
  5. Tower of Druaga OP1
  6. Little Witch Academia OP1
  7. Good Time - Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen
  8. Ducktales Moon - The Advantage
Pastel Punk

Pastel Punk

Source: self

Length: 60 minutes

Genre: Indie, Punk, World

indie

All female groups, with a mix of genres from punk, to indie, to JPop, KPop and more. Recorded to TDK D60 using a Sony CFD-S05 Boombox, Sony TC-WE825S Cassette Deck, and a Magnavox MX1180 Turntable Cassette Stereo from digital, CD, tape, and vinyl sources. J-card is part of a cassette index card art series I imported from Japan.

Tracklist

A
  1. Growing Up - The Linda Lindas
  2. GLITTER!! - Muramasa
  3. What Else Can I Do - Encanto
  4. Not Enough - Dragon Inn 3
  5. Wild Life - Bananarama
  6. Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Years of Fears
  7. Artemis - Lindsey Stirling
  8. The Little Name - Adora
  9. Crystal Ball - Blackmore's Night
B
  1. Sakura Cardcaptor OP1 - GUMI
  2. Magic - The Linda Lindas
  3. 気ままに Reflection - Anri
  4. Nadame Puede Parar - Rebeca
  5. The Upside - Lindsey Stirling
  6. Make You Dance - Adora
  7. TPA - Bad Bad Hats
  8. Jentry Chau OP1 - Katseye
  9. Selfish Girl!! - Muramasa
  10. Tumblin' Dice - Tomomi Kahala
  11. Trade Secrets Theme - Dragon Inn 3
Pixelate

Pixelate

Source: self

Length: 60 minutes

Genre: video game, new wave

video game

A mix I made for my brother that draws heavily on retro games and the new wave music our dad listened to when we were kids. Digital master. J-card is part of a cassette index card art series I imported from Japan.

Tracklist

A
  1. Top Man - Mega Man
  2. Fairytale - Alexander Rybak
  3. Victorian Ice - British Sea Power
  4. Pres des Etoiles - Soprano
  5. Plastic Love - Mariya Takeuchi
  6. Piplup Step - D.LEAGUE
  7. Europa and the Pirate Twins - Thomas Dolby
  8. Robo's Theme - Chrono Trigger
  9. Cat's Eye - Anri
  10. Flying North - Thomas Dolby
B
  1. S-S-S-Sandshrew - Pokemon Kids TV
  2. Magical Symphony - Adora
  3. Love Song - The Cure
  4. Commissioning a Symphony in C - Cake
  5. Paralyzed - Rock Kills Kid
  6. Spider Dance - Undertale
  7. True Faith - New Order
  8. Classical Gas - Mason Williams
  9. Mermaid - Tatsuro Yamashita
Sunwave and Moontide

Sunwave and Moontide

Source: self

Length: 45 minutes

Genre: video game, new wave

video game

An energetic, moody mix drawing heavily on video game music, along with some New Wave and City Pop. Recorded to type II tape with type I bias and subsequently digitized. Side A recorded on a clock radio with an FM transmitter, side B recorded on a Sony CFD-S05 boombox. Can combine with any other C45s to make a C90. Album art created by AI.

Tracklist

A
  1. Top Man - Mega Man
  2. Running Hell - Cave Story
  3. Abracadabra - Sugar Ray
  4. Trace Rising - Axiom Verge
  5. Spider Dance - Undertale
  6. True Faith - New Order
  7. Commissioning a Symphony in C - Cake
  8. Plastic Love - Mariya Takeuchi
B
  1. I Love You Goodbye - Thomas Dolby
  2. Bay Provincetown 1977 - Yuji Toriyama
  3. Gemini Dream - Moody Blues
  4. Piplup Step - D.LEAGUE
  5. Mermaid - Tatsuro Yamashita
  6. Friday I'm in Love - The Cure
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