"Mixtapes"

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I "borrowed" the idea of calling playlists inspired by a certain period of my life or by a certain period of time "mixtapes" from vinizinho - definitely check out his website too!

This page is for my small playlists that evoke certain feelings - either that's songs I loved during a certain period of time or songs that make me vividly imagine specific scenes and people. Some of them are autobiographical. I should think of a unique design for each one, but later :^)


It's 2001, you're a Japanese dude on a rock festival; all your favorite bands are here. Your friends are here too - you are enjoying the last spring wind of your youth. Very soon, you will start your own family and work as a salaryman in a harsh and unforgiving work environment - so why don't you let yourselves loose for the last time? Hey guys, there's a moshpit over there, let's go!
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1. vlah - blah blah

You're a 5 years old saint-images. It seems like everyone around you is just feeling good. Your parents are young and are friends with a couple of other families. You aren't exactly rich, but looking back, your parents gave you a good enough childhood. Everything around you is so fascinating and interesting! You're naively dreaming about the future and are having fun with your friends and relatives; all of them are still alive and in good health. You aren't really paying attention to the music around you, but it still makes it's way into your subconsciousness, and, years later, it will carry you back to those careless times.
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1. vlah - blah blah

You're a 6 years old saint-images. You've just moved into a new apartment and your dad is still young and in his prime. He loves putting on his old tapes to make you appreciate the music he loves, and he's glad that you seem to be enjoying it. Some of these songs are just made to dance to - and is there a better place for you two to do that than the new kitchen? A slow bridge in a song, you stop to take a breath, but your dad's gesture makes it clear that it's not the end! He wishes these happy moments with his son would last forever, and you're just having fun.
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1. vlah - blah blah

It's summer of 2002 and you're an average Russian guy. You took your boombox and a couple of cassette tapes and went to an abandoned building on the outskirts of the city. Perhaps you brought your girlfriend, or maybe you are with a company of friends looking to drink some beer. Some of you don't feel comfortable here, while the others feel like they're right at home. You enjoy the sunset sitting on the roof, swinging your legs and chatting. The future is unclear, and you're too young to be thinking about it anyway, so you're living your life here and now.
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1. vlah - blah blah

You're an 8 years old saint-images. The computer your family has had for 2 years now already takes most of your time, and you've just convinced your parents to buy you another game that will become your new world for the coming months. Now you'll certainly have something to tell the boys back at school! Looks like virtual worlds are already slowly but steadily replacing the real life for you. The living room, which hosts the PC, is filled with spring sunlight; you're enjoying the game, but you're keeping your guard up, for mom or dad might come home from work a bit earlier than expected (you're only allowed to play at certain hours). Some music's playing while you're playing the game, but now, you're not really paying too much attention to it.
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1. vlah - blah blah

You're an 11 years old saint-images. You're so damn cool! You have lots of friends both online and in real life, everyone finds you interesting and cool - you think that it will always be like that. You have your own corner on the internet - a diary on beon.ru which you use to chat with so many different interesting people from all over the country. You have a lot of hobbies and a lot of free time. You enjoy listening to rock bands that your friends and video games have introduced to you. For 2 years in a row your family had a vacation in Crimea - you visited your relatives there, and it was such a great time!
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1. vlah - blah blah

You're an early-to-mid 20s saint-images. The world around you has changed; it's much more bland now. You only have 2 friends left; one of them became a sailor and is away on a dangerous sailing; you chat with another one a lot, but you rarely see each other. You barely have any social or personal life; you work on a well-paid job that doesn't bring you any joy; you are boring and bland and you don't see any future in your life. You are very melancholic and your nostalgia for the past is too hard. Your parents and relatives got much older, but they still love you. You understand that time's a bitch and you will become old too in no time. Despite all this, there are certain moments in your life that make you happy, and you wish there were more of them. You love music from the far, far away country of Japan; you feel like this music understands you much better than you understand it.
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1. vlah - blah blah

It's friday night. You are with your special other after a week of hard work, chatting about life and drinking. Both of you are shy, but alcohol takes it's toll, and your inner dancers are begging to be let free. Some old music is playing; your moves are so clumsy and awkward, but you don't care because you both are having the time of your life.
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1. vlah - blah blah

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