STEVE IS TIRED, THE HAUNTING SOUNDS // A Halloween Mixtape

THE HAUNTING SOUNDS // A Halloween Mixtape - Vol. One

It is that time of year again and therefore it’s time to start bathing and living in all things Halloween. In an effort to get your ears in on the game, I’ve put together a series of Mixtapes that I will be releasing throughout the month. These mixtapes all revolve around the best holiday of the year, but each mix in particular will carry it’s own particular vibe/genre. Volume One is comprised of songs that lean on the rock and roll side of things. Garage rock, surf rock, jangle pop, experimental rock - all filtered through a Halloween lens. The next set will come out early next week and be of the post-punk/ new wave nature.

Below you will find a zip file and an mp3 file for your downloading pleasure. The MP3 is one long mix, while the other is individual tracks. Enjoy and please don’t be afraid to reblog and share with friends to help celebrate this fantastic time of year.

FEATURED MUSIC (click band name for more info)

“The Monster Mash” by Bananaconda
“Do They Know it’s Halloween?” by North American Halloween Prevention Initiative
“Evil L.A. Girls” by The Raveonettes
“The Munster’s Theme” by The Comateens
“I Would Not Know the Devil” by The Fresh & Onlys
“Deadbeat Club” by The B-52s
“People Are Strange” by Echo & the Bunnymen
“The Curse” by Cults
“Surfin’ Dead” by The Cramps
“Halloween” by No Demons Here
“Diabolo’s Theme” by The Ghastly Ones
“Devil Doll” by Eban Schletter & Paul F. Tompkins
“Ghost in the Trees (Live Alternate)” by Thee Oh Sees
“Halloween All Year” by The Orwells
“The Killing Moon” by Pavement
“Devil Inside” by Beck / Liars / St. Vincent
“Ghost Rider” by Suicide
“Lone Runner” by Dirty Beaches
“A Night With the Jersey Devil” by Bruce Springsteen
“Night of the Vampire” by The Moontrekkers
“Sleepwalking” by Modest Mouse
“Dust to Dust” by Chromatics
“The Amazing Sounds of Orgy” by Radiohead
“Every Day is Halloween (reworked)” by The Postmarks
“Forever Lurking” by Eban Schletter and Grant Lee Phillips

(download/zip) The Haunting Sounds of Halloween (MS)//(ZS)//(BF)//(RG)

(download/mp3) The Haunting Sounds of Halloween (SoundCloud)

(stream) The Entire Mix at 8 Tracks // The Entire Mix at Soundcloud

Please support the artists that you find and enjoy. Buy their music, merchandise and tickets to see their shows. Supporting them is the only purpose in doing this blog. Contrary to the opinions of some, music blogs are a great way to discover new music, but there will only be so much new music to go around if these artists can’t afford to support themselves through their art and commerce. Only use these mixtapes as a guide to find something to throw your (financial and emotional) support behind.