Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Electrique Music Discography (Part 1 of 3): The UP Era



Mixtape #1: ELEVEN

Release date: October 11, 2005


 Summary: This was originally intended for student #11 in one of my very first lab classes. I only made two physical copies of it, but he inevitably did not show up on the event where I was supposed to give it to him. I don't think I need to elaborate what happened between us and somehow, I find myself not wanting to. I'll just let the album cover and the songs speak for themselves. There are a few mediocre (and maybe cringeworthy) songs in here, but mostly I was able to express the sentiment well enough for one to feel that it is a heartfelt album.


  1. Avril Lavigne - How Does It Feel
  2. Plumb - Boys Don't Cry
  3. 6 Cycle Mind - Sige
  4. Natalie Imbruglia - Left of the Middle
  5. Marion Raven - Six Feet Under
  6. The Corrs - What Can I Do
  7. Session Road - Suntok Sa Buwan
  8. Westlife - Can't Lose What You Never Had
  9. Simple Plan - When I'm With You
  10. Avril Lavigne - Fall to Pieces
  11. Sugarfree - Kuwarto

Mixtape #2: BACK FOR MORE

Release date: First Semester AY 2005-2006/ November 2005


Summary: This album was especially made for one of my lab classes from my first semester of teaching so I guess you can say that this is legit, my first real student album. Who I am as a teacher today was shaped by that class. I just fell in love with them and they made me realize that teaching was my calling. The first half of the album deals with the emotional tangles I had involved myself in during the time (including student #11) while the second half focuses on my friendship with this group of students. Musically, this album is all over the place (I can never fathom what possessed me to include Luxurious in here) but it is well-meaning (I Will Remember You will always be the perfect student song) and has a number of touching moments.


  1. Avril Lavigne - Take Me Away
  2. Frente - Bizarre Love Triangle
  3. Britney Spears - Someday (I Will Understand)
  4. Hale - Broken Sonnet
  5. Linkin Park - My December
  6. Simple Plan - Everytime
  7. Michelle Branch - One of These Days
  8. Gabrielle - Out of Reach
  9. Lifehouse - Blind
  10. Gwen Stefani - Luxurious 
  11. Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends
  12. Natalie Imbruglia - Goodbye
  13. Plumb - Taken
  14. The Cranberries - Dreaming My Dreams
  15. A-Teens - Back for More
  16. Ryan Cabrera - Always Come Back To You
  17. Sarah McLachlan - I Will Remember You
  18. Bonnie Bailey - Ever After
  19. Alanis Morissette - You Learn

Mixtape #3: TIME OF MY LIFE

Release date: Second Semester AY 2005-2006/ March 2006 


Summary: With the warm reception I got for Back for More, I decided to continue making mixtapes for the rest of my students from here on. Boasting a better set of songs, Time of My Life is slightly better than Back for More but it is still highly disjointed. The bizarre love triangle I had myself involved in was coming to a head at this point and I was slowly being forced into making a decision - hence, the title (it is also a line from Don't Go Away.) If I were to pick an album which describes how it is to be confused and excited about love in your early 20s, this would be it.


  1. Gorillaz - November Has Come
  2. Bachelor Girl - Buses and Trains (Acoustic)
  3. Gwen Stefani - The Real Thing (Wendy and Lisa Flow Jam Mix)
  4. Backstreet Boys - I Still...
  5. Imago - Akap
  6. Radioactive Sago Project - Alcohol
  7. Sugababes - Obsession
  8. Natalie Imbruglia - Intuition
  9. Simple Plan - My Alien
  10. Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
  11. Tori Amos - A Sorta Fairytale
  12. Alanis Morissette - Simple Together
  13. Marion Raven - Little By Little
  14. Lifehouse - Chapter One
  15. Sheryl Crow - The First Cut is the Deepest
  16. Oasis - Don't Go Away
  17. The Cranberries - I'm Still Remembering
  18. Eraserheads - Minsan
  19. Kamikazee - Narda
  20. The Beatles - In My Life

Mixtape #4: LOVELY

Release date: Summer AY 2005-2006/ May 2006


Summary: Lovely is my first "greatest hits" album, covering the best songs from the three previous mixtapes I made. The summer semester only lasts for two months - not enough time for me to make a completely new album from scratch so making a greatest hits album sounded more logical. This is the first album which gave me a real sense that I can make something really wonderful out of these disparate songs. It turned out really well and was even more cohesive than the first three albums. Thematically, Lovely is about holding on to a love that seems all but destined to crash. I may all be about hipstery and indie songs now but I still can't deny that there is something eerily beautiful about this album.


  1. The Cranberries - Daffodil Lament
  2. Switchfoot - You
  3. Kelly Clarkson - Beautiful Disaster
  4. Madonna - I Deserve It
  5. Lifehouse - Blind
  6. Marion Raven - Six Feet Under
  7. Sheryl Crow - The First Cut is the Deepest
  8. Gin Blossoms - As Long As It Matters
  9. Natalie Imbruglia - Left of the Middle
  10. Ryan Cabrera - Always Come Back To You
  11. Imago - Akap
  12. Oasis - Don't Go Away
  13. The Beatles - In My Life
  14. Westlife - Can't Lose What You Never Had
  15. No Doubt - Running
  16. Coldplay - X & Y
  17. Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends
  18. After Image - Tag-Ulan

Mixtape #5: BREAK

Release date: First Semester AY 2006-2007/ September 2006


Summary: The relationship I had been holding on to from the last album finally came to an end, and Break chronicles the outcome of that decision. This was also made during the time when I first came out to my friends (through my blog) and this is reflected by the secrets-being-revealed theme going on in the first three songs. It is about me breaking away to get to know my true self. The cover also references the theme about secrets. Break is decidedly schizophrenic, alternating energetic and sometimes even angry songs, with slow to midtempo tracks with wistful and dreamy arrangements. As with all breakups, your elation at being free is countered by a good measure of regret.

  1. Kylie Minogue - Confide in Me
  2. Marion Raven - End of Me
  3. Linkin Park - Somewhere I Belong
  4. 3 Doors Down - Let Me Go
  5. The Cranberries - Linger
  6. Imago - Taning
  7. Evanescence - My Immortal
  8. Radiohead - Creep
  9. Dido - White Flag
  10. Splender - I Think God Can Explain
  11. Fiona Apple - Across the Universe
  12. Dashboard Confessional - Vindicated
  13. Corinne Bailey Rae - Trouble Sleeping
  14. Ang Bandang Shirley - Larong Kalye
  15. Michelle Branch - It's You
  16. Enya - Only Time
  17. The Dawn - Salamat
  18. Madonna - Dear Jessie

Mixtape #7: LIGHT

Release date: Second Semester AY 2006-2007/ March 2007


Summary: After the misery of all my previous albums, I have finally found the Light at the end of the tunnel in the form of my first boyfriend. Yes, may ganon! Light celebrates my newly found happiness and stability, and I was finally on my way to fully accepting and loving myself for who I am. This is the most Disney-ish and most carefree of all my albums so if that is your thing, this one is for you. It's really safe and lacks excitement though.

  1. Rascal Flatts - I'm Moving On
  2. Nelly Furtado feat. Attitude - Afraid
  3. The Cranberries - Free to Decide
  4. John Mayer - New Deep
  5. Dixie Chicks - You Can't Hurry Love
  6. Ryan Cabrera - On the Way Down
  7. Natalie Imbruglia - Satellite
  8. Norah Jones - Those Sweet Words
  9. Bob Marley feat. Lauryn Hill - Turn Your Lights Down Low
  10. Avril Lavigne - Naked
  11. Gwen Stefani - 4 In the Morning
  12. Gabrielle - Sunshine
  13. Jason Mraz - You And I Both
  14. Chantal Kreviazuk - Feels Like Home
  15. Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
  16. LeAnn Rimes - Please Remember
  17. Mariah Carey feat. Trey Lorenz - I'll Be There
  18. Meredith Brooks - Bitch
  19. Tina Arena - Now I Can Dance

Mixtape #8: FORCA

Release date: Summer AY 2006-2007/ May 2007


Summary: My second greatest hits album fell considerably flat compared to Lovely, and this frustrates me because my students that summer are arguably the best batch I have ever had the honor of being with. Forca ups the happiness tempo I have started with Light, but somehow, the songs did not gel together as well as they should have. This album remains to be a low point in my discography but that is in no way a reflection of the happiness I was basking in at that time.
  1. Hoku - Perfect Day
  2. Imago - Sundo
  3. The Cranberries - Linger
  4. Gwen Stefani - 4 In the Morning
  5. Nelly Furtado - Try
  6. 3 Doors Down - Let Me Go
  7. Mojofly - Sa Uulitin
  8. Evan & Jaron - The Distance
  9. Avril Lavigne - Contagious
  10. Jason Mraz - You And I Both
  11. Gavin DeGraw - Follow Through
  12. John Mayer - Not Myself
  13. Dashboard Confessional - Hands Down
  14. M2M - Don't
  15. Fiona Apple - Across the Universe
  16. James Blunt - You're Beautiful
  17. Rascal Flatts - I'm Moving On
  18. Nelly Furtado - Forca
  19. Christina Aguilera - Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)
  20. Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten

Mixtape #9: REASON

Release date: First Semester AY 2007-2008/ September 2007


Summary: It had been three years since the incident but I was still plagued by memories of student #11 and I had finally decided to confront his memory once and for all. Reason deals with letting go of someone you love and you should know how that can be one of the toughest things we have to go through in our lives. I was slowly coming to terms with the fact that he will never feel the same about me (not proud that it took me this long.) My resolve allowed me to reach new creative highs with this album. It was markedly more mature, both in content and in sound, and is leagues above my previous efforts. I was very inspired and I'm just thankful I was able to capture all of those emotions into making this wonderfully haunting album. A definite high point in my discography.
  1. Bjork - All is Full of Love
  2. Sheryl Crow & Sting - Always On Your Side
  3. Coldplay - Square One
  4. Keane - This Is the Last Time
  5. Sarah McLachlan - Stupid
  6. Kelly Clarkson - Sober
  7. Madonna - The Power of Goodbye
  8. Dido - Hunter
  9. Texas - Put Your Arms Around Me
  10. Alicia Keys - Why Do I Feel So Sad
  11. Mariah Carey & Dru Hill - The Beautiful Ones
  12. Craig Armstrong feat. Elizabeth Frazer - This Love
  13. Rob Thomas - Little Wonders
  14. Stereophonics - A Minute Longer
  15. Dolores O'Riordan - Apple of My Eye
  16. Mandy Moore - Extraordinary
  17. Sandwich - Kalendaryo
  18. Shania Twain - Amneris' Letter

Mixtape #10: THE ICE

Release date: Second Semester AY 2007-2008/ March 2008



Summary: At this point, I have gotten rather tired of the usual cycle of drama and pathos in my albums and I decided to switch it up by making an unabashedly dance pop album. As the title suggests, I was mostly aiming for a chill album - something you can just play in the background while you sit back and luxuriate. I had been rather harsh on The Ice over the years because of its lack of a solid narrative but after listening to it now, I think that it aged quite well and I can still see myself playing the whole thing. Also, this is the first album I had a launch party for so that's another yasss! 

  1. Mika - Relax, Take It Easy
  2. Britney Spears - Break the Ice
  3. A-Teens - Closer to Perfection
  4. Ne-yo - Can We Chill
  5. Mary J Blige - Just Fine
  6. Rihanna - Push Up On Me
  7. Janet Jackson - Luv
  8. Sugababes - Gotta Be You
  9. Black Eyed Peas - Be Free
  10. Jennifer Lopez - Feelin' So Good
  11. Artful Dodger feat. Melanie Blatt - Twentyfourseven
  12. Kylie Minogue - All I See
  13. Spice Girls - Never Give Up On the Good Times
  14. Justin Timberlake - Lovestoned
  15. Inoj - Time After Time
  16. Gwen Stefani - The Real Thing
  17. Moony - Flying Away
  18. Scarf! - Odysee
  19. Ace of Base - The Sign

Mixtape #11: RAINBOW'S END

Release date: Summer AY 2007-2008/ May 2008

Summary: Oh my gosh, this album. This period is possibly the most tumultuous time of my romantic life. My current relationship then was on the rocks and someone new came along, and though I knew it will end up in failure, I still decided to go for it and try. Rainbow's End is all about believing in your dreams and fearlessly following them, no matter what the outcome will be. We all have to go through that phase in our lives until we finally learn and know better. If you were to condense hopeless romanticism in an album, this would be it. It still has a way of clenching my heart from the sheer amount of memories stored in it, but Rainbow's End will always be very special to me.

  1. Frou Frou - Let Go
  2. Paula Cole - Pearl
  3. Vienna Teng - The Tower
  4. Vanessa Carlton - Hands On Me
  5. Donna Lewis - I Could Be The One
  6. Princessa - Once In A Lifetime
  7. Tori Amos - Sleeps With Butterflies
  8. Ingrid Michaelson - Corner of Your Heart
  9. Colbie Caillat - Realize
  10. Damien Rice - Cannonball
  11. Chantal Kreviazuk - Time
  12. Michelle Branch - Leap of Faith
  13. Wake Up Your Seatmate - Panaginip
  14. A-Teens - Around the Corner of Your Eye
  15. S Club 7 - Say Goodbye
  16. Avril Lavigne - Keep Holding On
  17. Stacie Orrico - So Simple
  18. Sarah McLachlan - The Rainbow Connection
  19. Phil Collins - You'll Be In My Heart

Mixtape #12: GUN

Release date: First Semester AY 2008-2009/ October 2008


Summary: After the escapism of the previous album, reality kicked in and found me among the desolation of my previous relationship. This chronicles me struggling to get back on my feet and focus on the relationship in front of me. Gun is my first pure rock album, and it also has emo undertones, which at the time, was slowly gaining popularity as a movement. So this was me trying to capture the zeitgeist of that era. It's a good enough album, mostly dark and brooding, perfect for when you want to sulk. It's called Gun because when you love someone, it's as if you are letting that person point a gun to your head. Also, the cover looks kinda cool doesn't it?

  1. K's Choice - Not An Addict (Gun Edit)
  2. Audioslave - Be Yourself
  3. Taking Back Sunday - You're So Last Summer
  4. Incubus - Love Hurts
  5. Yellowcard - Waiting Game
  6. Avril Lavigne - Mobile
  7. Boys Like Girls - Learning To Fall
  8. Rock Kills Kid - Paralyzed
  9. Weezer - This Is Such A Pity
  10. Default - It Only Hurts
  11. Lifehouse - Sick Cycle Carousel
  12. KT Tunstall - Saving My Face
  13. Alanis Morissette - Not As We
  14. The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Cat & Mouse
  15. Saosin - You're Not Alone
  16. Stereophonics - It Means Nothing
  17. Dashboard Confessional - A Plain Morning
  18. Evanescence - Anywhere
  19. The All-American Rejects - Move Along
  20. Goo Goo Dolls - Big Machine

Mixtape #14: PLATINUM SOUL

Date released: Second Semester AY 2008-2009/ March 2009


Summary: Attitude. Fashion. Pleasure. Megalomania! These are the keystones of Platinum Soul. A fusion of glam rock and electronica, this album is perfect for either stomping on the runway or just preening in front of your crush along AS walk. I allowed myself to experiment with more genres with this one, and though lacking in narrative, it sure sounds interesting and exciting. It's all in good fun so no need to get dem panties in a bunch.

  1. Paul Oakenfold - Switch On
  2. Innerpartysystem - Don't Stop
  3. Stereophonics - Superman
  4. Goldfrapp - Lovely 2 C U
  5. Muse - Supermassive Black Hole
  6. Ashlee Simpson - Rulebreaker
  7. Lady Gaga - Paparazzi
  8. Ladyhawke - Dusk Till Dawn
  9. No Doubt - Hella Good
  10. Heidi Montag - Fashion
  11. Young Love - Discotech
  12. Hellogoodbye - Here (In Your Arms)
  13. Le Tigre - TKO
  14. The Kooks - Do You Wanna
  15. Prima J - Rockstar
  16. The Kills - Sour Cherry
  17. The Ting Tings - Keep Your Head
  18. Danger Radio - Your Kind (Speak To Me)
  19. Maroon 5 - Little of Your Time
  20. VHS or Beta - Burn It All Down
  21. MGMT - Time To Pretend
  22. The Teenagers - Feeling Better

Mixtape #15: DUSK AT RED ISLAND

Release date: Summer AY 2008-2009/ May 2009


Summary: This is my first 4-year greatest hits collection covering every album since Eleven. It turned out alright, with many of the new songs I added alluding to the island analogy I was going for with the title, which was incidentally also the name of my then highly active blog. 


  1. Blue October - Into the Ocean
  2. Saliva - Rest in Pieces
  3. Marion Raven - Six Feet Under
  4. Hale - Broken Sonnet
  5. Sheryl Crow - The First Cut is the Deepest
  6. Gin Blossoms - As Long As It Matters
  7. The Cranberries - Linger
  8. Nelly Furtado - Try
  9. Gwen Stefani - 4 In the Morning
  10. Hoku - Perfect Day
  11. Kelly Clarkson - Sober
  12. Kylie Minogue - All I See
  13. Vanessa Carlton - Hands On Me
  14. Avril Lavigne - Mobile
  15. Utada Hikaru - Hikari
  16. Lady Gaga - Paparazzi
  17. The All-American Rejects - Straitjacket Feeling
  18. Gwen Stefani - Cool
  19. The Classic Crime - Who Needs Air?
  20. Britney Spears - Quicksand
  21. [Hidden track]

Mixtape #16: HEART LIKE A WHEEL

Date released: First Semester AY 2009-2010/ October 2009


Summary: I was in between two relationships during this time (one ending, and another just begun) and this is reflected by the two halves of this album. The title also references the cycle of falling in and out of love, not always with the same person. I was going for a more classic sound here, so many of the songs feature piano or a light acoustic guitar accompaniment. Heart Like A Wheel turned out very well and remains one of my favorites. Even today, I still find myself spending the occasional sleepless night listening to Catalyst or Along the Wall.

  1. The Corrs - Heart Like A Wheel
  2. Regina Spektor - Two Birds
  3. Mandy Moore - Pocket Philosopher
  4. Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone
  5. Anna Nalick - Catalyst
  6. Nelly Furtado - In God's Hands
  7. Sugababes - Unbreakable Heart
  8. A Fine Frenzy - Blow Away
  9. Marie Digby - Better Off Alone
  10. Leigh Nash - Along the Wall
  11. Britney Spears - Unusual You
  12. Taylor Swift - Hey Stephen
  13. Michelle Branch - You Get Me
  14. Colbie Caillat - Tailor Made
  15. Brooke Fraser - Deciphering Me
  16. M2M - Eventually
  17. Carrie Underwood - Wheel of the World
  18. Sara Bareilles - Bittersweet

Mixtape #17: RUNAWAY

Date released: Second Semester AY 2009-2010/ March 2010


Summary: Runaway is possibly the loudest album I've ever made. It's filled to the brim with punk-laced guitar riffs and indelible pop hooks with enough left over to make another album. I just wanted to leave all my woes behind and be reckless and over-the-top crazy with this album and I guess that's why this has turned out to be one of the more enduring mixtapes I've ever had the honor to be a part of. Students everywhere always seem to ask about this album. Never fails to make me pump my fist in the air. An unmistakable anthem for our youth.

  1. Shibata Hiroyuki - Dream Again
  2. Boys Like Girls - Heart Heart Heartbreak
  3. Rob Thomas - Wonderful
  4. Simple Plan - Don't Wanna Think About You
  5. Sugar Ray - Falls Apart
  6. Avril Lavigne - Runaway
  7. Ladyhawke - Another Runaway
  8. The Veronicas - When It All Falls Apart
  9. Adam Lambert - Whataya Want From Me
  10. Pink - Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)
  11. New Found Glory - My Friends Over You
  12. All Time Low - Weightless
  13. Good Charlotte - I Just Wanna Live
  14. Weezer - Troublemaker
  15. Fall Out Boy - (Coffee's for Closers)
  16. Miley Cyrus - Time of Our Lives
  17. Bowling for Soup - I'm Gay
  18. Katy Perry - Fingerprints
  19. The Ataris - In This Diary
  20. Paramore - All I Wanted
  21. Arkarna - So Little Time

Mixtape #18: ROBOTBOY

Release date: Summer AY 2009-2010/ May 2010


Summary: With Robotboy, I wanted to try this new idea of juxtaposing sad lyrics with upbeat pop tunes. A Dancing With Tears In My Eyes kinda vibe. The results were unfortunately mixed. It's enjoyable enough but I wish I could have used more Goldfrapp and La Roux so it would have been more avant-garde. There are some amazing gems of songs hidden in here though and I still enjoy the whole journey nonetheless. In fact, I found myself unconsciously bopping to it, just a few hours ago.

  1. Goldfrapp - Rocket
  2. Holly Valance - Naughty Girl
  3. Steps - Happy Go Lucky
  4. Alphabeat - Heart Failure
  5. La Roux - Bulletproof
  6. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Get Over You
  7. Sugababes - Ace Reject
  8. Natalie Imbruglia - Wants
  9. Jessica Folker - How Will I Know (Who You Are)
  10. A-Teens - Firefly
  11. Ke$ha - C U Next Tuesday
  12. Kylie Minogue - All the Lovers
  13. Robyn - Robotboy

Mixtape #19: DEMONS

Release date: First Semester AY 2010-2011/ July 2010


Summary: Demons is a retro-influenced collection of the best songs from the four previous albums. If you are curious and want a sampler of those albums, I highly recommend this one. There is a significant amount of growth in this album, as showcased by those amazing trio of ending songs. No More 'I Love You's' can be one of the campiest songs ever - something that might make you think twice when playing it loudly - but I can't deny that it still sweeps me away everytime I hear it.

  1. The Bird and the Bee - Heard It On the Radio (Demons Edit)
  2. Lenka - Trouble Is A Friend
  3. Leigh Nash - Along the Wall
  4. A-Teens - Firefly
  5. Lady Gaga - Paparazzi
  6. Avril Lavigne - Runaway
  7. Britney Spears - Unusual You
  8. Jessica Folker - How Will I Know (Who You Are)
  9. Goldfrapp - Rocket
  10. Prima J - Rockstar
  11. Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes
  12. Le Tigre - TKO
  13. Adam Lambert - Whataya Want From Me
  14. Fall Out Boy - (Coffee's for Closers)
  15. Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone
  16. Sara Bareilles - Gravity
  17. Annie Lennox - No More 'I Love You's'
  18. Melanie C - First Day of My Life

Mixtape #20: 808

Release date: First Semester AY 2010-2011/ October 2010


Summary: I was at peak party mode during this time and so I have finally decided to make an all out party album. Unlike The Ice which doesn't try too hard to get noticed, 808 shamelessly targets the dancefloor with abandon and includes some of the most iconic pop-dance songs I've ever known such as XXXO, Get Outta My Way, and Last Friday Night (it was here before it got released, mind you.) This was my last unmistakably pop album, and I made sure that I'd be leaving the genre behind with as much fanfare as possible. Consider it a tribute of sorts to pop music, if you will.

  1. Enrique Iglesias - Ring My Bells
  2. Kat Deluna - Feel What I Feel
  3. Jessica Folker - Crash Like A Wrecking Ball
  4. M.I.A. - XXXO
  5. Ke$ha - Take It Off
  6. Utada Hikaru - Dirty Desire
  7. Robyn - Criminal Intent
  8. Britney Spears - Early Mornin'
  9. Sugababes - Supernatural
  10. Christina Aguilera - Monday Morning
  11. Pet Shop Boys - Minimal
  12. Lady Gaga - No Way
  13. Kylie Minogue - Get Outta My Way
  14. Adam Lambert - Pick U Up
  15. Pink - Raise Your Glass
  16. Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
  17. The-Dream - Florida University
  18. Taio Cruz - I Can Be

Mixtape #21: A CROWD OF OTHERS - PART 1

Date released: Second Semester AY 2010-2011/ December 2010


Summary: This marks my first attempt at making a full indie album. I was going through a philosophical revolution at the time and I guess it naturally filtered down to the music I was listening to. I was at peak popularity during the 808 era, but somehow, it dawned upon me that no matter how many friends I have surrounding me, I am essentially still alone. The A Crowd of Others trilogy focuses on different forms of alienation. Part 1 deals with the feeling of being trapped in your own mind. That should help explain the cover.

  1. Sleigh Bells - Tell 'Em
  2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero Zero
  3. Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch
  4. Liars - Plaster Casts of Everything
  5. These New Puritans - Elvis
  6. MGMT - Flash Delirium
  7. Klaxons - Echoes
  8. The National - Mistaken for Strangers
  9. Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
  10. Surfer Blood - Swim
  11. Kasabian - Butcher Blues
  12. The Faint - Mirror Error
  13. Foals - Electric Bloom

Mixtape #22:  A CROWD OF OTHERS - PART 2

Date released: Second Semester AY 2010-2011/ February 7, 2011


Summary: Whereas Part 1 sounds shattered and abrasive, Part 2 is warm and misleadingly inviting. At this point, I was beginning to be disillusioned when it comes to love and this is reflected in a number of the songs here. Part 2 deals with questioning the ultimate purpose of romantic relationships. There are a number of good cuts in here including my faves Subliminal Message, Down By the Water, and I Don't Believe in Love.

  1. Kate Nash - I Just Love You More
  2. Tegan & Sara - You Wouldn't Like Me
  3. The Futureheads - Skip To The End
  4. Harlem - Be My Baby
  5. Best Coast - Our Deal
  6. Happy Birthday - Subliminal Message
  7. The Drums - Down By the Water
  8. Field Music - In Context
  9. Phoenix - Lasso
  10. TV on the Radio - Dreams
  11. The School - I Don't Believe In Love
  12. The Weepies - They're In Love, Where Am I?
  13. Noah & the Whale - 5 Years Time

Mixtape #23:  A CROWD OF OTHERS - PART 3

Date released: Second Semester AY 2010-2011/ March 14, 2011


Summary: Okay, I admit that I don't fully understand this album myself. While I was making this, I was just guided by my feelings of uncertainty and dread because this was my last sem teaching in UP. There is something otherworldly about it, and if I were to describe its colors from start to finish, it goes from black to white to colorless. I originally intended Part 3 to be about the spirit, so i guess that accounts for the inverted and ghostly feel to it (referenced in that weird cover.) Despite its deliberate occasional vagueness and lack of strong hooks, Part 3 is my favorite of the trilogy. There is just something compelling about it.

  1. Silversun Pickups - Growing Old Is Getting Old
  2. The Big Pink - Velvet
  3. Crystal Castles feat. Robert Smith - Not In Love
  4. Stars - Undertow
  5. The Hundred in the Hands - Commotion
  6. The Raveonettes - Lust
  7. Peter Bjorn and John - It Don't Move Me
  8. The Tough Alliance - The New School
  9. School of Seven Bells - Half-Asleep
  10. Scarlett Johansson - Anywhere I Lay My Head
  11. Siobhan Donaghy - Ghosts
  12. Ivy - Nothing But the Sky
  13. M83 - Coloring the Void

Mixtape #24: WHEN TO SURRENDER

Date released: June 11, 2011


Summary: And now we reach my farewell album for UP. How many times have I cried while listening to this? Going through these albums consecutively was like reliving all those years and I can't help but feel a bit glum about the whole thing ending like this. There is nothing really special about this album musically (it's just plain old rock music), but that was never my priority in the first place because When to Surrender is all about the message. I don't think I could have made my farewell message any clearer than through the 15 tracks I chose for it. It shows that until the end, I stand by my work - through my students, my albums, and my causes - and I am proud of the little that I have accomplished during my stay within UP. Give it a spin. It won't be a complete waste of your time.

  1. Interpol - Rest My Chemistry
  2. Rock Kills Kid - Are You Nervous?
  3. Taking Back Sunday - Where My Mouth Is
  4. Lifehouse - Easier To Be
  5. Snow Patrol - Run
  6. Skillet - Say Goodbye
  7. Eve 6 - Here's to the Night
  8. Linkin Park - Burning in the Skies
  9. OneRepublic - Marchin' On
  10. Foo Fighters - Walk
  11. Yellowcard - Life of Leaving Home
  12. All Time Low - Guts
  13. The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
  14. 30 Seconds to Mars - Closer to the Edge
  15. The Killers - Human
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