Steve McDonald

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Steve McDonald
Front-End Developer
Internet | Baltimore, Maryland Area, US

Summary

Web designer and front-end web developer with over eight (8) years of professional experience with design concepts for both web design and the occasional print assignment. Design and develop web sites from concept to completion, including post production site maintenance. Professionally focused on Ecommerce Sites and Order Entry/Handling Sites. While freelancing I focus more on entertainers and small business.
Specialties: HTML, CSS, Web Design, Graphic Design, User Experience, User Interface, Cross Browser Compatibility, Site Branding, Ecommerce

Experience

  • Feb 2005 - Present
    Front End Developer / TESSCO Technologies
    Maintenance and Redesign of Order Entry System, Product Management and Ecommerce, for a large scale corporate website. Responsible for research and implementation of major enhancements to the front-end templating system constructed in Java and JSP (Java Server Pages). Worked closely with Software Engineers/Developers and Marketing Team, in applying designs to functionality, technical decisions and site enhancements. Technical advising on project feasibility and long-term direction. Creating user experiences that closely adhere to stringent technical specifications. Responsible for mocking up RFPs for companies Affinity Platform and Bill of Material / Order Approval System. Design and Deployment of Affinity Platform for customers like LG, Sony Ericcson, Unicel, PCD Phones (formerly UTStarcom) and several others. Responsibilities included content creation, markup production, and applying customer/client styleguides to existing affinity framework to create a virtually seamless user experience. Design and Deployment of Bill of Material / Order Approval System for customers like MetroPCS and Clearwire.
  • Dec 2003 - Present
    Help Desk Support / TESSCO Technologies
    Responsible support a large corporate website. Also provide around the clock support for T-Mobile web customer ecommerce system. Inhouse support and backups of corporate data.
  • Jul 2000 - Present
    Computer Specialist / Baltimore City Recreation & Parks
    Maintenance and Setup of a citywide network. Support and Training for BCRP staff. Other duties included pc system setup and configuration, software deployment & system repairing.

Education

  • 2002 - 2003
    Coppin State University
    BS in Computer Science
  • 1995 - 2000
    University of Maryland Eastern Shore
    Computer Science
  • 1991 - 1995
    Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
    Diploma

Additional Information

Websites:
Interests:
Digital Photography, Music, Web Technology, Paintballing, Fishing, Usability Research, Information Streamlining
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Recent tracks

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  • 308: The Louisiana Compromise by {u'mbid': u'', u'#text': u'The Black Guy Who Tips'}
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  • 307: All Dogs Go To Heaven by {u'mbid': u'', u'#text': u'The Black Guy Who Tips'}
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  • Save The Princess by {u'mbid': u'fd649d06-c1bc-4c95-8c48-eb7b91726e65', u'#text': u'Yo Gabba Gabba!'}
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  • Tonight Is The Night by {u'mbid': u'eed5f159-4858-4464-93c3-fc2da3796446', u'#text': u'Betty Wright'}
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  • Tabou by {u'mbid': u'5ca67d4f-d909-4cb7-9f43-89f8b4cf7e95', u'#text': u'Les Nubians'}
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  • come_to_my_room by {u'mbid': u'2fbc5d12-d30b-41ab-a5ce-042aa60fed38', u'#text': u'Jesse Boykins III'}
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  • Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time by {u'mbid': u'cfe0dee4-4409-46e3-bbf2-edac88971132', u'#text': u'The Delfonics'}
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  • Move On Up by {u'mbid': u'4dca4bb2-23ba-4103-97e6-5810311db33a', u'#text': u'Curtis Mayfield'}
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  • These Arms of Mine by {u'mbid': u'82b1f5fd-cd31-41a9-b5d4-7e33f0eb9751', u'#text': u'Otis Redding'}
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Little Brother
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Black Milk
Common
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Nicolay & Kay
Madlib
Lupe Fiasco
A Tribe Called Quest
RJD2
Elzhi
Talib Kweli
MF Doom
Median
Kanye West
Madvillain
Panacea
Thes One
Aloe Blacc
The Foreign Exchange
Jay Dee
Blu
Guilty Simpson
Oddisee
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Mos Def
Jaylib
Nicolay
Q-Tip
Blu & Exile
Johnson&Jonson
Gnarls Barkley
James Pants
Pete Rock
Koushik
Talib Kweli & Madlib
Samon Kawamura
Toro Y Moi
Jay-Z
The Stuyvesants
Tanya Morgan
Obsidian Blue
Dwele
apple juice kid
King Geedorah
Pete Philly & Perquisite
Elaquent
Flying Lotus
Fat Jon

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Mixes

Soulm8s
13 tracks by Corinne Bailey Rae, Jose James & Peter Hadar... just to name a few
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Mix Feed

ride my junk chief
just take a little listen ... http://whistlewhileyouhustle.blogspot.co.uk
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Dj N3rvous Presents: Keep Your 2nd Opinion
Unapologetic. 35. I listen to Hall and Oates non-ironically.I have loved the Beastie Boys since I was 9 and had to ask my Dad what a "porno mag" was. I think Craig Finn is a genius. I enjoy The Strokes played on string instruments. I am for District 12. I want to work at Stark Industries. This is what I have been listening to lately.
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swimming the red current to your memories
Eight headphone tracks including music by Bass Clef, Kutin and eRikm.
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'In a half sleep, he dreams of better worlds'
Eight tracks by artists including Soosh, GUTS, and BKBROWN.
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Chromatic Climb
Eight tracks by artists including Maria Rossi, Gonjasufi, and Amen Dunes. Time: 26:56
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Sunday Recovery
I'm hungover.
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her eyes glistened like a hyena's, her touch stung like a rose
Eight tracks by artists including Wools, jj, and High Places. Time: 28:36
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oh noes
So yeah. Big gulps, eh? First mix in quite a while. Fifteen tracks including music by Twin Shadow, Grimes, Niki & The Dove, Purity Ring and so forth.
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May We Dance?
New music for the month of May, mostly postive-sounding stuff to keep the spirits up during this miserable weather.
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Sunday Soul
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DoJo
DoJo is a dope new rapper out of London ... few tracks in here to bump, plus some other generally cool shit
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a bottle, a neck, an afternoon
Eight tracks including music by Archers of Loaf, Polvo, and Built to Spill. Time: 23:20
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Creamy Goodness
Melt into your mind with some Jonwayne, Clams Casino, Guitoud and more
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She Sells
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cool phenomenon
all aboard the boogie boat for badass grooves
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☀You Heard It First☀
A collection of great songs from lesser known artists to get you in the mood for summer. The mix includes music from Coconut Records, Sol, my band Louder Space, and some of my friends bands! Please check us out at www.facebook.com/louderspaceband and download our EP for free at www.louderspace.com Help support up and coming music! :-) Hope you enjoy.
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laugh with me.
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Coma in Como
some dope remixes, edits & general production beauties http://off-the-wall-b.tumblr.com/
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blowing electric ashes over the digital cliff
Eight tracks including music by Rena Jones, Loess and Pantha du Prince.
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pardon you.
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Read Ey
toe-tapping tunes... http://off-the-wall-b.tumblr.com/
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Grown Up
some tunes of late .. go up, grow up
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gimme some bucks
general dopeness that I've had on loop recently.. big bad disco/funk, badass garage & bass, plus remixes of Souls of Mischief, Beyonce & Return of the Mack .. oh yes download some here: http://whistlewhileyouhustle.blogspot.co.uk/
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just listen.
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Beam Dream Siesta
Eight tracks by Air Tycoon, Matthewdavid, and Gui Boratto. Time: 32:50
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Rained The Whole Time
generally dope tracks I've stumbled upon in recent times http://whistlewhileyouhustle.blogspot.com/2012/03/yes-yes-yall.html
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trenchant vanguard
Eights tracks including music by Bass Drum of Death, TEENS, and Mikal Cronin. Time: 22:32
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Undiscovered Music
15 songs from mostly undiscovered artists. Includes 2 songs off my band's new album, Louder Space - Signs of Life, which you can get for free on our website www.louderspace.com! If you enjoy please share and support! www.facebook.com/louderspaceband Also includes music from bands like Pickwick and Walk The Moon.
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Mired in Mojave
Ate Tracks by Madlib, Boom Bip and Sand Circles. Somewhat delicious.
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just another day.
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calling from beneath the sands
Eight tracks from Rachels, Kiln, Mogwai and others. Time: 41:31
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Mesmerized and Tranquilized
Nine tracks including music by Chapterhouse, The Telescopes, and Primal Scream. Time: 42:19
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the more i get
do less, get more .. foreign raps, chilled beats & dope rhymes
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A particular sequence of events
Sometimes it works that way. Eight tracks including music by Tennis, Tindersticks, and First Aid Kit.
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Animalistic Beats; The Orchard Times
Here's plenty of boom-barking beats and rip-roaring instrumentals ... from tingly, toe-tapping electronica to bestial, boom-bapping trip-hop. All these tunes are 100% wild productions.
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Winter Warmers vol. 2
A mix of brand new music for 2012 and some of the things I missed towards the end of 2011. A variety of styles to warm you through the wintery months, featuring Julio Bashmore, The Black Keys and Todd Terje amongst others.
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sand sirens of tartarus
Eight tracks by songstresses: Braids, Heavenly, Jenny Hval and others. Time: 32:59
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...they were becoming shades.
Eight tracks including music by Maria Minerva, Syntaks, and Top Girls. Time: 22:53
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Spruced Up Soul
Here’s just a handful of edits & remixes sampling old-school soul, R&B and Motown sounds with gloriously groovy results. From uplifting, bouncy house music inspired by Dusty Springfield & Marvin Gaye, to disco-tinged Aloe Blacc & Stevie Wonder to funky jungle sampling James Brown. It’s all superbad. Check the full post over at The Orchard Times: http://www.orchardtimes.com/spruced-up-soul#axzz1jGDyczMZ
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Chill Electro
Some of the best electronic chillout music. Includes artists such as Okinawa Lifestyle, Ratatat, and Air.
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Mai Tai Sunrise
Eight tracks including music by Seapony, Dumbo Gets Mad, and Bos Angeles.
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dubshed
Cultural meltdown in progress ... run to the dubshed & turn up the bass
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I did absolutely nothing all day, and it was everything I thought it could be.
Cleaning blood and bile is as bad as it gets But I can guarantee it’s better than retail
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Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012
A compilation of 28 of my favorite tracks from the best albums, EPs, and singles (in my opinion) of the year. Hope you enjoy :) Please like it on 8tracks/facebook and share it if you do - its for the competition! Artists include Foster The People, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Young The Giant, and many others.
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Disappear Here
Eight tracks including music by Bow Wow Wow, Altered Images, and Soft Cell.
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a wicked big bag of sinister minister (comes this way)
Eight tracks including music by Massive Attack, Alias & Tarsier, and El-P.
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Suckle
Back to feed some thirsty ears 12 Tracks featuring Man Mantis, Supervision, Chinese Man and more
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Holidaze
Twenty-one tracks including music by AM & Shawn Lee, Atlas Genius, and Beirut.
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Summer in December
Turn up the heat, light some candles, and listen to these 17 tracks that will bring you back to the warm summer days as we roll into December. Includes music by Rey Fresco, Millionyoung, and Bob Marley and others. Features an acoustic demo from my band as well!
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leanin' mean scene
Eight tracks including music by Moon Duo, Dead Ghosts, and Moonhearts. Time: 27:35
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backbreaking funk part 2
13 backbreaking beats, including music by Fujima & Big City Soul, Mo Horizons & Thievery Corporation http://whistlewhileyouhustle.blogspot.com
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backbreaking funk part 1
12 funky-as-anything tracks: backbreaking funk and boombapping breaks http://whistlewhileyouhustle.blogspot.com
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seek and all come hollow
Eight tracks including music by Lee Noble, Clams Casino, and Boards of Canada. Time: 38:46
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Dj N3rvous Presents: I like you. You make me laugh.
A little bit of funny for your day. Patton Oswalt, Bill Hicks and Mitch Hedburg just to name a few.
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§ 4
Part four of a four part series. Just a chronicle of songs. 12 tracks you have probably heard before. Animal Collective / Calexico / Enon / others
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§ 3
Part three of a four part series. Just a chronicle of songs. 10 tracks you have probably heard before. Ride / Modest Mouse / Stereolab / others
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§ 2
Part two of a four part series. Just a chronicle of songs. 10 tracks you have probably heard before. The Stone Roses / The Smiths / Elvis Costello / others
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§ 1
Part one of a four part series. Just a chronicle of songs. 10 tracks you have probably heard before. Pink Floyd / The Cars / David Bowie / others
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driven to dive
Eight tracks including music by Ganglians, Gauntlet Hair, and Japanther.
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How does it sound if we spend the night out?
Twenty-six tracks including music by Gigamesh, Class Actress, and Donora.
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have some beats
A few hot mashups followed by some hip hop. Enjoy. Ten tracks including music by ASAP Rocky, D.veloped, and Wale.
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you were there
Songs to warm up to. Eight tracks including music by Wild Child, Cass McCombs, and Cults.
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Chill Hip Hop
Its been a while since I have made a hip-hop mix...fifteen great hip-hop tracks by (mostly) underground artists. Kick back, chill, and enjoy artists such as Luke Christopher, Frank Ocean, and Sol.
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oblivion
Eight tracks including music by Grimes, Phantogram, and Glass Candy.
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Where there's smoke...
Another jawn from Philly.
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Emerging Bands You Should Know About
Twenty great tracks by emerging indie bands such as PK, The Lonely Forest, and The Colourist. Also features songs from bands of my good friends and one of my bands :). If you like what you hear support these bands - share this playlist and like them on facebook! Edit: Added some MORE new songs by new artists
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Tonight's Bass Party
12 songs for your pleasure! Featuring music by Zeds Dead, Wiz Khalifa, and Phantogram
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me without you
Eight tracks to zone out to including music by SLEEP ∞ OVER, Florence and The Machine (The Weeknd Remix), and Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx.
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glifted sequence
Eight tracks including music by Opium Jukebox, High Places, and Nudge.
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Dj N3rvous Presents: Straight Floatin'
I haven't made a mix in a while and this is what I have been listening to. Starting with rap's step-father and working through to Broken Bells. Also some 9th Wonder and some funny from Patton Oswalt and more!
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Better than coffee
For private dance parties on beautiful days. Eight tracks including music by CSS, Class Actress, and Lana del Rey.
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Streetlight & You & Me
Eight tracks including music by The Bilinda Butchers, Color Cycle, and Mint Julep. 2011/07/31
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kaya
10 tracks, hip-hop & minimalistic chilled beats including music by Chinese Man, Real & J-Live http://whistlewhileyouhustle.blogspot.com
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detroit madness
10 mad-ass hip-hop tracks including new music by 9th Wonder, J Dilla (yes, new from J Dilla) and many, many more http://whistlewhileyouhustle.blogspot.com/2011/09/detroit-madness.html
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miss chang
8 definition-of-dope tracks including music by Chinese Man, Jamie Jones and J-Live http://whistlewhileyouhustle.blogspot.com/2011/09/racing-with-sun.html
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Sometimes rain is right.
These just feel right for right now. Eight tracks including music by Cass McCombs, Dum Dum Girls, and Purity Ring.
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ojos de perro azul
Eights tracks including music by Eluvium, Chris Connor, and The Dead Texan. Time: 43:45
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Indie Soundwaves #3
The third incarnation of Indie Soundwaves, let this playlist help you ease your way from warm summer into beautiful fall with 22 wonderful tracks. Includes artists such as Van She, Foster The People, and Destroyer.
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sloe gin sunsets
Eight tracks including music by The Babies, Dirty Beaches, and The Minders.
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ambrosia for hypnagogia to watch the sunbeams dance
Eight tracks including music by Clint Listing, Dale Cooper Quartet & the Dictaphones, and bvdub. Time: 37:56
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Last dip in August
Put on your swimsuit. You know I want to take a swim with you. Eight tracks including music by David Dallas, Rizzle Kicks, and Kanye West.
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New Songs From Essential Bands
Twelve of the best new songs from bands of stature of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, and Muse. The last song is from the band I am in - please take a listen through the whole song! For more: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Deathtower/124619397594226
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Classic
Songs that transcend time. Nine tracks including music by David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, and Jimi Hendrix.
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Pan Serenades Pris
Eight tracks including music by Ambidextrous, Sand Circles, and ennio del monte. Time: 33:03
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Electronic Pioneers
Early electronic experiments from the true pioneers of the genre, starting with the synth rock of Gary Numan, to electro-breakdance with Man Parrish and finishing with ambient work from the likes of Steve Reich.
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I do not think they will sing to me
Eight tracks including music by Chelsea Wolfe, Deradoorian, and EMA. Time: 30:44
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unimportant nothing
Nine tracks including music by Summer Camp, Chromatics, and High Places.
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base beats
Eighteen tracks including music by Kendrick Lamar, Big Sean, and Gucci Mane.
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Bits and Bobs - Q3 2011
A bunch of new stuff I really like - from hip hop with Action Bronson, through post dub-step courtesy of Mount Kimbie and a few Radiohead remixes.
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problemaddicts 2
18 dope tracks to make butt cheeks jiggle ... including music by Curren$y, Clear Soul Forces & DJ Jazzy Jeff part 1: http://8tracks.com/so_fresh_so_lean/problemaddicts-1
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Tannat
Eight tracks including music by Caribou, Love and Rockets!, and William Basinski. Time: 35:14
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Soundtrack To Party
BUMP this playlist at your next party to certainly please your crowd. 30 hot tracks including music by Pretty Lights, Daft Punk, and Goldfish.
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pants off dance off
Synthesized, disco, new wave cheese. Don't worry, it's tasty. Eight tracks including music by Dre Skull, Austra, and Craft Spells.
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let's get lost
Ten tracks including music by Yellow Ostrich, Alexander and Braids.
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problemaddicts 1
19 dope hip-hop tracks including music by Bumpy Knuckles & Statik Selektah, Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller & DJ Jazzy Jeff... find them at: http://whistlewhileyouhustle.blogspot.com
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alchemist transmutes an aural palliative
Eight tracks including music by Tha Liks, Quasimoto, and Felt (Murs And Slug). Time: 32:21
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summersummersummer
Eight tracks including music by Gang Gang Dance, Ladytron, and Jai Paul.
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fantastic mr. bop part 2
25 boptastic tracks including music by Aim/YZ, Anthony B and Mac Miller. Dope beats, relaxing rhymes and laidback soul. part 1: http://8tracks.com/so_fresh_so_lean/fantastic-mr-bop-part-1 all at: http://whistlewhileyouhustle.blogspot.com/ http://www.mixcloud.com/off_the_wall_b/fantastic-mr-bop/
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Summertime Cruisin' ☼
Take this playlist, grab a couple of your best friends, and go drive on backroads with the windows down and the music blasting. Don't have any destination or plan in mind; just go out and enjoy a beautiful summer afternoon. Music by Kings Of Convenience, Freelance Whales, Millionyoung, and many others.
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it was just a dream
Twelve tracks including music by Jamie xx, Björk, and When Saints Go Machine.
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