Blotto 10: Headless / Heartless

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Preferable Mix Tape 9: Jody's Country Tape

It had no name, no case, no information, no identity. It was up to the tracks. And that's really what it should be. All that cool-ass packaging splits when they hang about the floorboards or glove compartment or side door pockets. And when they have no identifying marks... Thus the sticker on the tape and the title of this installment.

Before we headed off on a cross country trip in the summer of 2000, Jody passed this tape along for our journey. It's split between late 70's - 80's on Side A and more of the classic 50's - 60's on Side B. Sure there are some A.C. tracks, but that's what spreads this tape out and fills it's scope. Any stretch of outlaw or broken heart soundtrack is up fer grabs. In a way it plays like wounded country lives livin' high and on the razors edge, on from Eisenhower through Regan... kinda like Brokeback.

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Thanks Jody!

Blotto 9: Winter

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Preferable Mix Tape 8 : Players Ball

Summer '97 Ollie and Brian Rivas threw a Player's Ball. I'm not going to go into it but with a fridge full o 40s anyone who's watched a certain music video knows the level of god-king that bequeath its maker. Suffice to say a good night was had by all and to all a rad night.

Then somewhere in the next year Jessie and Ollie threw one in Winston Salem. Then another at my place at the Wilmont - summer '98. I think another one happened - not too sure - between then and fall of 2000. We were living in Durham for a few months between NYC and the bay area. We had a big house with Margaret and a lot of empty room, in other words the grounds were predestined for party HQ. Among the many throw or blasted or what have you was the (4th or) 5th Players Ball. We, in accordance with with the standards set by the first player's Ball, removed everything from the fridge and packed it with assorted 40s Andre and Red Dagger. We even filled a three foot wide bowl with "Players Punch." and got snaps with our full accounts withdrawn in unconsecutive small bills yo. Which brings me to this tape. I met Daniel working at a bar-resturant in Durham, he managed and bar-tended and dropped knowledge on the reg and thus was known as "The Head" (though he could have been anointed this at a much earlier date). He cut this tape specifically for the party working from his personal vinyl collection and used the order pads for a makeshift tracklisting. Varying staples & crate cuts split by decade on the dual tape sides [for your preferred ballin' timescape] Use only as directed.

Thanks Daniel!

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**Coming Soon - Players Ball '50s and '60s & Players Ball '90s and '00s MixTapes**