xlr8r.com asked me to put a mix of portland music together to coincide with the release of their pdx issue, and they've just posted it at http://xlr8r.com/podcast/2008/10/86-til-infinity-pdxlr8r-copy

so, i called the mix 86 till infinity because 1986 that's the year nu shooz put out their hit record 'poolside' that included the single 'point of no return' which i picked to open the set with. it seemed appropriate to start things off with portlands first (only?) big synth-pop band... the rest of the mix features some portland artists that have been holding it down here for a long time, and some newer dudes who've added a lot to the scene in the shorter time they've been a part of it. i also threw in a snippet of a new copy track called 'breakfast', which will be on the new album i just finished. i wish i could say when it was coming out, but i'm honestly not sure. sometime early next year hopefully!

anyway, here's the track listing and times for each song:

nu shooz - "point of no return" [atlantic] 00:00 - 02:04
glass candy - "etheric device" [italians do it better] 02:04 - 04:17
strength - "wilderness" [community disco] 04:17 - 06:55
arohan - darkunderground [previously unreleased] 06:55 - 09:17
hedford vachal - "toys" [tirk] 09:17 - 11:48
atole - "satyricow (copy remix)" [previously unreleased] 11:48 - 15:24
yacht - "summer song" [dfa] 15:24 - 18:18
the blow - "the love that i crave (strategy strata club mix)" [holocene music] 18:18 - 20:56
solenoid - "runway relocator" [failing] 20:56 - 24:15
copy - "breakfast" [previously unreleased] 24:15 - 26:45
panther - "violence, diamonds (e*rock remix)" [kill rock stars] 26:45 - 30:38
dat'r - "innercom/innercalm" [hush] 30:38 - 33:07
starfucker - "holly" [badman] 33:07 - 35:41