on the edge: 2019, as heard by Joshua.

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Liner notes

This year's compilation is a follow-on to 2018's, though it nearly never saw the light of day at all. As I listened to music over the course of the year, I occasionally scribbled down notes for things that I thought I wanted to include, that felt like they would represent the year. To my surprise, when I came to assemble all of these at the end of the year, I found that the mix was incredibly dark! I wrestled for a long time with the concept of a mix that seemed out of balance that way, and whether I should even bother to put it together or not.

In the end, I did find a few tracks to balance it out, but more than anything else, I couldn't argue with what I already had: it was real, and it really captured sounds that stuck out to me and represented moments. The sounds and tones might not be as diverse as last year's, but they don't have to be. Not all of this mix will be for everyone, and that's okay; you can pick and choose, because you've got your own year behind you, too.

Please find below the soundtrack to my 2019.

Track list

•  0:00 — Rudimental ft. Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Thula Ungakhlai (from “Toast To Our Differences”, 2019)
•  0:46 — Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho (single from 2018)
•  3:50 — Florence and the Machine – Hunger (from “High as Hope”, 2018)
•  7:20 — BANKS – Beggin for Thread (from “Goddess”, 2014)
• 11:22 — Iris – Joy Kill (from “Six”, 2019)
• 15:46 — TR/ST – Destroyer (from “The Destroyer, pt. 2”, 2019)
• 18:57 — The Atomica Project – All The Loneliness In The World (from “Grayscale”, 2008)
• 23:03 — Above & Beyond – Don't Leave (from “Flow State”, 2019)
• 25:35 — Ladytron – Tomorrow is Another Day (from “Ladytron”, 2019)
• 30:07 — Faderhead – Darker Please (from “Starchaser”, 2019)
• 34:22 — Annie Lennox – Pavement Cracks (Gabriel & Dresden Club Mix) (from “Pavement Cracks (Remixes)”, 2003)
• 43:20 — Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge – Kingdom United (from “Kingdom United”, 2019)
• 48:58 — Madeon – All My Friends (from “Good Faith”, 2019
• 52:21 — Rudimental – These Days (from “Toast To Our Differences”, 2019)
• 55:54 — Vienna Teng & Alex Wong – The Breaking Light (from “Aims”, 2014)
• 60:10 — The Album Leaf – Last Time Here (from “One Day I'll Be On Time”, 2001)
• 64:34

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