Sir Mikstape-a-Lot Mixtapes

Brainiac [3RA1N1AC] • Mixtape J-Card by Del-Uks, on Flickr

Brainiac [3RA1N1AC] Mixtape

30 years after their first concert on March 12th, 1992 - mind the precision - in the cafeteria of Wright State University (Dayton, Ohio), let me introduce you to my new mixtape, to experience the history of a band that quit existing very suddenly in May 1997.
Only 5 years after this famous concert, the guitarist-singer of Brainiac [3RA1N1AC], Tim Taylor, was killed in a tragic car accident while his band was about to release its fourth album on a major label (Interscope Records).

The band's career comes to an abrupt halt after a noticed passage on the independent labels Grass Records, Touch & Go and Amphetamine Reptile and just before its “big break”.

Brainiac [3RA1N1AC], guided by Kim Deal (The Pixies / The Breeders), Eli Janney (Girls Against Boys), Steve Albini and Jim O'Rourke, is known for having influenced bands like At the Drive-In, Death Cab for Cutie, The Faint, The Mars Volta, Nine Inch Nails, etc.

In short, an essential rock band to (re)discover...

Brainiac [3RA1N1AC], The King of Pop !

 

Conan The Barbarian • Mixtape


Basil Poledouris | Conan The Barbarian • J-Card by Del-Uks, on Flickr

The first Marvel adaptation to be a cinematographic success, Conan The Barbarian, directed by John Milius and co-written with Oliver Stone, is a masterpiece rarely estimated at its true value.
With its Wagnerian and Nietzschean inspiration, Conan has nevertheless become over the years the benchmark film in the "Sword-and-Sorcery" category.
It is therefore a major film in the History of cinema and the music composed by Basil Poledouris is just as exceptional.
Indeed, with its rare dialogues (most of which have become cult), Conan is also and above all a great emotional opera whose majority of the scenes are carried by the music of Poledouris, capable of transmitting a feeling of power, energy and brutality while preserving more harmonic moments.

Enjoy... "And if you do not listen, then to HELL with you!"

 

The Silence of The Lambs • Mixtape

The Silence of The Lambs Mixtape J-Card by Del-Uks, on Flickr

This mixtape is dedicated to Jonathan Demme (February 22nd, 1944 – April 26th, 2017).
Requiescat in pace.

 

David Freel passed away on April 12th, 2022, at aged 64.
David is loved and missed but never forgotten.
David W. Freel January 31, 1958 – April 12, 2022

Requiescat in pace.

 

John Carpenter’s The Thing – 40th Anniversary Mixtape


John Carpenter’s The Thing - 40th Anniversary Mixtape J-Card by Del-Uks, on Flickr

Ennio Morricone :

I’ve asked [Carpenter], as he was preparing some electronic music with an assistant to edit on the film, “Why did you call me, if you want to do it on your own ?” He surprised me, he said – “I got married to your music. This is why I’ve called you.” … Then when he showed me the film, later when I wrote the music, we didn’t exchange ideas. He ran away, nearly ashamed of showing it to me. I wrote the music on my own without his advice. Naturally, as I had become quite clever since 1982, I’ve written several scores relating to my life. And I had written one, which was electronic music. And [Carpenter] took the electronic score.

John Carpenter :

[Morricone] did all the orchestrations and recorded for me 20 minutes of music I could use wherever I wished but without seeing any footage. I cut his music into the film and realized that there were places, mostly scenes of tension, in which his music would not work … I secretly ran off and recorded in a couple of days a few pieces to use. My pieces were very simple electronic pieces – it was almost tones. It was not really music at all but just background sounds, something today you might even consider as sound effects.

 

Awesome work!

I am looking for guidance on how to make these...
Is there a template available?
Do I need Photoshop?

Any help would be appreciated!

 

Dear Wombat,

Thanks for your kind words and sorry for the late answer… I just come back from holidays.

I try to avoid “subscription business model” as much as possible so I don't use Adobe's app.

Since I have a Mac I use “Pages” to make all of my J-Cards.
It's very easy to use and all you need is the exact dimensions of the J-Card you want to create.

By the way I use Pages '09 (version 4.3) because the following releases don't support “true black” and CMYK color for prints.

Hope this can be helpful…

Cheers,

Aleks

 

Mixtape modified to insert the excellent "Batman & Robin" of Snoop Dog, at the beginning of the B side...

 

Melting pot of mixtapes on the theme of Halloween...

Halloween : Trick or Treat Mixtape

Halloween – Trick or Threat Mixtape J-Card by Del-Uks, on Flickr

The Shining (Ultimate) Mixtape

The Shining (Ultimate) Mixtape • J-Card by Del-Uks, on Flickr

Jerry Goldsmith – The Omen Mixtape

Jerry Goldsmith - The Omen J-Card by Del-Uks, on Flickr

The Silence of The Lambs • Mixtape

The Silence of The Lambs Mixtape J-Card by Del-Uks, on Flickr

John Carpenter’s The Thing – 40th Anniversary Mixtape

John Carpenter’s The Thing - 40th Anniversary Mixtape J-Card by Del-Uks, on Flickr

John Carpenter Mixtape

John Carpenter Mixtape J-Card by Del-Uks, on Flickr

 

Wojciech Kilar | Francis Ford Coppola • Bram Stoker’s Dracula Mixtape

30th anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola's most gothic film and Wojciech Kilar's most masterful work...

Wojciech Kilar – Francis Ford Coppola • Bram Stoker's Dracula J-Card by Del-Uks, on Flickr

 

Merry miX-Mas Tape 2022 !


miX-Mas Tape 2022 by Del-Uks, on Flickr

 

Just go to Del-Uks's site, and "all" your wishes will be granted...