I’ve been trying to keep up with all the good music that’s out there, and lately I’ve felt somewhat discouraged. I fall behind in my reading but when I catch up, there’s still only a couple of things that really grab me. I don’t blog about new bands that often because I just don’t think I can fake it — I just don’t find 10 bands a day that I think are awesome. If I did, maybe I’d have a super popular mp3 blog. Anyway, I do find lots that I fall in love with, and I always tuck those gems aside to include on mixtapes. So while it’s taken a bit for this latest one, I can assure you it’s full of stuff that I think is entirely worth the listen. I start with my favorite of the bunch, the Nut Brown tune, “I Need a Love Like That.” It’s been the jam in my car for a week. Enjoy the whole mix, and as always please feel free to send your music projects my way — I do love to listen and hear new things, even if once in a while I get grumpy.

Photo by Leon Levinstein.

DOWNLOAD: VA – Academy of Altered Lovers (zip)

01 Nut Brown “I Need a Love Like That”
02 Salem “King Night”
03 Active Child “Weight of the World”
04 The Golden Filter “Moonlight Fantasy”
05 Julian Lynch “Ears”
06 Keep Shelly in Athens “Fokionos Negri Street”
07 CFCF “Big Love” (Mathemagic Remix)
08 Lonski & Classen “At a Push”
09 Candy Claws “Silent Time of Earth”
10 Lands & Peoples “Restless Legs”
11 Arp “White Light”
12 Suckers “Black Sheep”
13 Bushman’s Revenge “Kill Your Jitterbug Darlings”