Category Archives: Compilation

New Year, New (Mostly Old) Music

Posted on 6 January 2013 by

I’ll be trying something new this year: instead of making compilations that are downloadable only during a relatively brief, four-week window, I’d like to try using mixcloud to publish the compilations. The compilations will no longer be downloadable, but they … Continue reading →

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A Girl Can Change Yr Mind, Can’t She

Posted on 13 March 2012 by

There I was, thinking I had made my last Vibrato compilation, when, one after another, I kept stumbling upon good, new Shoegaze releases from bands I had, for the most part, never before heard of. My discovery of Drowner was … Continue reading →

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The Overflow

Posted on 8 April 2011 by

Even though Tom Lugo has managed to round up contributions from more than eighty artists for his Rock Back for Japan compilation series*, it turns out that there are still a few Shoegaze bands he didn’t get, so I did … Continue reading →

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Pre-Spring Break

Posted on 28 March 2011 by

Vibrato 11.05 used up all the artists/songs at my immediate disposal, so I am going to take a short break from putting compilations together and do a little (pre)spring cleaning of my flat, my computers, and the backlog of interviews … Continue reading →

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SW, NW, and More

Posted on 21 March 2011 by

In honor of SXSW, this compilation features two bands from Austin, Texas. There is also a band from Seattle in there somewhere – keeping the NW in NWshoegazing. Link expired 12am PDT, Monday, 14 April 2011 01. “Keep It Quiet … Continue reading →

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March Gladness

Posted on 4 March 2011 by

Forget that maddening basketball tournament; here are ten very good reasons to smile while we wait for Spring to arrive. Link expired 12am PDT, Friday, 1 April 2011 Vibrato 11.04 01. “Arristea” by Mint Julep from Songs About Snow (©2008 … Continue reading →

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The Evil Twin

Posted on 8 February 2011 by

This compilation was originally intended to be part of a joint release with From Cover to Cover Volume One, but things didn’t quite work out the way I had hoped. Among other problems, one, would-be, contributor, became very ill and … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Covered

Posted on 6 February 2011 by

I hope you like cover songs; I sure do. I’ve assembled a dozen of ‘em just for you, so what are you waiting for? Start downloading. Link expired 12am PST, Monday, 7 March 2011 From Cover to Cover Volume One … Continue reading →

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The Vibrato 11.02 EP

Posted on 22 January 2011 by

The contributors are a mix of friends old and (I hope) new. I’ve known Jake (J. Sequential of Screen Vinyl Image) and Az (Stellarium) for years, but have only recently become acquainted with Dead Sea Colour and Lux. Cous, my … Continue reading →

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Some Velvet Coast Compilation – Free Download

Posted on 19 January 2011 by

My buddy Peter from the Coast Is Clear blog has a free (and legal) download available here. This is what he had to say about it: The first Some Velvet Coast compilation is a collaboration between the German Indie-Pop blog, … Continue reading →

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