catchaspark

ONCE AGAIN I have had the pleasure of running a playlist exchange and ending up with approximately a million playlists for the public to enjoy!! Please observe our bounty below.

If you like the music you’ve listened to on Spotify through this exchange, please consider using Merch Table as an easy one-stop shop to find the musicians on Bandcamp and kick them a little cash! (I don’t have a similarly easy solution to Youtube playlists on hand, but if anyone thinks of one, please let me know.)

Not the Mountain Goats - by Rymenhild, for B, prompt: stuff that has mountain goats vibes but isn't the mountain goats

middle school punk rock mixtape - by scribblingface, for B, prompt: middle school punk rock mixtape

show the world your true face - by B, for Becca, prompt: it's the end of the world and i feel unjustified confidence about my ability to handle it

we gon' dance until we drop - by imbir, for Becca, prompt: jazz age ghosts refuse to stop partying

Win it or lose it or burn it or break it - by Zoe Jay, for blotthis, prompt: Uncanny, bubbly pop (what if multiple Alice in Wonderland clones made a girl group)

perseverance as resistance - by Spaghetti, for Caiman, prompt: PERSEVERANCE AS RESISTANCE

disco! in the iliupersis - by Mirk, for catchaspark, prompt: creeping dread but with a good beat

mundane disenchantment - by Ria, for Catie, prompt: bops to get divorced to ("with a bit of love and midlife crisis")

Bops to Get Divorced to - by cinco, for Catie, prompt: bops to get divorced to

Harriet Cecilia Ophelia and more! - by scribblingface, for cinco, prompt: song titles that include names

Names for Cinco - by Robin, for cinco, prompt: song titles that include names

Bonus track: Simeon by James Carrington

with juice of cursed hebenon in a vial / and in the porches of my ears - by blot, for imbir, prompt: Songs that Claudius could have poured into old Hamlet's ear

& companion playlist: watch me shimmy into the light

Angry kids; only each other; etc - by Catie, for Mirk, prompt: Angry gangs of revolutionary kids who only have each other

Divorced, Gay, and Yearning Bitterly - by cinco, for Mirk, prompt: Divorced and yearning bitterly about it (bonus points if gay)

sweet capitalist infrastructure i cannot perform - by Becca, for Quinn, prompts: sorry I can't come to work, I'm gay/sweet mother i cannot weave

my god it's full of stars - by Becca, for Quinn, prompt: we are made of stardust and stories

Sitting in a grocery store parking lot as a tropical storm rages around your little car - by Strange Attractor, for Ria, prompt: Sitting in a grocery store parking lot as a tropical storm rages around your little car

up up and away - by sara gee, for Robin, prompt: capturing the feeling of flying

I'm carrying out daring gentleman thievery and also I might be French - by Strange Attractor, for Robin, prompt: I'm carrying out daring gentleman thievery and also I might be French

i'm carrying out daring gentleman thievery and also i might be french - by Spaghetti, for Robin, prompt: I'm carrying out daring gentleman thievery and also I might be french

what a pity i am not an honest man - by Becca & Beth, for Robin, prompt: I'm carrying out daring gentleman thievery and also I might be french

former pirate seeking new adventure - by Spaghetti, for Robin, prompt: former pirate seeking new adventure

If this is all there is, maybe that's okay - by scribblingface, for Rymenhild, prompt: songs that are meaningful and true and powerful for you

lovers in a dangerous time - by Spaghetti, for Rymenhild, prompt: lovers in a dangerous time

Songs I've Listened to 30 Times in a Row - by cinco, for sara gee, prompt: songs you've listened to 30 times in a row for some reason

Drinking Lemonade in the Sun - by cinco, for sara gee, prompt: A playlist to match a specific beverage (no tea, margaritas, or red wine)

Jump, Dive and Whale - by Robin, for sara gee, prompt: songs you'd like to hear a whale do a cover of

songs i've listened to 30 times in a row - by Spaghetti, for sara gee, prompt: songs you've listened to 30 times in a row for some reason

MAYDAY mix '22 - now watch me bloom - by Quinn, for scribblingface, prompt: gardening!

the truth about rain - by Quinn, for scribblingface, prompt: rainy day

TELL ME, DID THE WIND SWEEP YOU OFF YOUR FEET? - by ourlightsinvain, for scribblingface, prompt: love songs for dramatic soulmates separated by distance

crying because time passes - by Spaghetti, for scribblingface, prompt: this post of things to cry over: https://ideale.tumblr.com/post/681630839430348800/kakfa-the-contents-page-of-pictures-tears-a

Dragon Taming - by Robin, for Spaghetti, prompt: Soundtrack to a coming-of-age dragon taming/riding movie

Accidental Love - by Robin, for Spaghetti, prompt: Totally by accident I love you (and I am NOT happy about it)

magic dance - by imbir, for Strange Attractor, prompt: Music to dance to with a baby

chilly down - by imbir, for Strange Attractor, prompt: Music to chill out to with a baby

Music to dance to with a baby - collected by Strange Attractor, prompt: Music to dance to with a baby

Music to chill out to with a baby - collected by Strange Attractor, prompt: Music to chill out to with a baby

turn it up! - by catchaspark, for Zoe Jay, prompt: upbeat clinical depression bangers

Character playlist for the Platonic Ideal of Blorbo - by Strange Attractor, for Zoe Jay, prompt: character playlist for the Platonic Ideal of blorbo

Blorbo, from my shows - by Robin, for Zoe Jay, prompt: character playlist for the Platonic Ideal of blorbo

CONFIDENCE: soundtrack to the motion picture - by Quinn, for Zoe Jay, prompt: soundtrack for gay heist film

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From:

rymenhild

These are all totally delightful! Some thoughts:

Dear Spaghetti, so far I really love the "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" mix and I haven't heard the other one. A great variety of styles and content and a terrific take on the theme. I'm going to enjoy "If this is all there is" later.

Note to Quinn: I thought really hard about the prompt "Queer Jewish shitposts" and had the difficulty that I know plenty of queer Jewish music but it's usually way too sincere... or even saccharine... to fit into the "shitpost" category. But! Have you heard the good word of The Klezmatics? They were out klezmorim (well, the band had both queer and straight members) in 1986. Yes, I just said "out klezmorim in 1986." They even had an album entitled "Shvaygn = Toyt" (Silence = Death). Anyway, play around in their back catalog. I like "Man in a Hat" as far as queer Jewish shitposts go.

Note to Becca, and anyone else who didn't ask for new songs for their Princess Tutu fanmixes twenty years after the show: Black Violin - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. You're welcome. (no, I've never stopped adding to my Princess Tutu fanmixes)

Catchaspark, thank you so much for organizing! Delightful as always!