Welcome to mixcd.org

I have always loved music and wanted a way to share it with my kids.  I decided to make them a monthly mix CD.  The only rule for the CD is that it will contain 12 songs.  Some months the CD might have a theme and sometimes they are random.  Feedback from my kids has influenced the artists included from time to time.  I started this project in February of 2018 and do my best to have the CD ready on the first day of the month.  This blog was created in September 2019.  All the previous monthly mix track lists were posted at this time.  Thanks for viewing!

Update 7/22/2023

All things must come to an end. I haven't updated the site in a while, but decided to stop doing monthly mixes for my children in Fenruary 2023. Five years seemed like a nice round number to stop at. My children both enjoy music and are busy discovering music on their own. I may post mixes I enjoy from time to time. Thanks to anyone who ever checked out the site.

February 2023 Mix

01. Sadness Part 1 - Enigma - MCMXC a.D.
02. Lightning Crashes - Live - Throwing Copper
03. Buy A Little Time - Lucero - Should've Learned By Now
04. I Will Follow - U2 - Boy
05. Vacation - The Go-Go's - Vacation
06. Cocaine (Live) - Eric Clapton - The Cream Of Clapton
07. Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes - 90125
08. Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits - Dire Straits
09. I Second That Emotion - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Greatest Hits Volume 2
10. Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations - Gettin' Ready
11. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - The Animals - Broadway, Blues, Ballads
12. Can't Stand The Rain - Lowell George - Thanks I'll Eat Here

January 2023 Mix

01. Just What I Needed - The Cars - The Cars
02. What Is Hip? - Tower Of Power - Tower Of Power
03. Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads - Remain In Light
04. Bella - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Return Of The Dream Canteen
05. Eye In The Sky - THe Alan Parsons Project - Eye In The Sky
06. Redbone - Childish Cambino - Awaken My Love
07. Catfish John - Jerry Garcia - Reflections
08. Kidney In A Cooler - Keller Williams - Loop
09. Let's Go Rain - Jeff Tweedy - Warm
10. Changes - Black Sabbath - Vol. 4
11. E-Bow The Letter - REM - New Adventures In Hi-Fi
12. Smooth Operator - Sade - Diamond Life

December 2022 Mix

01. Down With The King - Run-D.M.C. - Down With The King
02. Crossover - EPMD - Business Never Personal
03. Mass Appeal - Gang Starr - Hard To Earn
04. Ms. Fat Booty - Mos Def - Black On Both Sides
05. Sometimes I Rhyme Slow - Nice & Smooth - Ain't A Damn Thing Changed
06. The Light - Common - Like Water For Chocolate
07. Deja Vu (Uptown Baby) - Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz - Make It Reign
08. So Fresh, So Clean - Outkast - Stankonia
09. Slow Down - Brand Nubian - One For All
10. Wopbabalubop (Soul Assassins Remix) - Funkdoobiest - Wopbabalubop EP
11. Back To The Hotel - N2DEEP - Back To The Hotel
12. Midnight In A Perfect World - DJ Shadow - Endtroducing

November 2022 Mix

01. So Ruff, So Tuff - Zapp - All The Greatest Hits
02. Rockit - Herbie Hancock - Future Shock
03. Dazz (Single Version) - Brick - Super Hits
04. Best Of My Love - The Emotions - Rejoice
05. Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn - Cheryl Lynn
06. Easy Lover - Phillip Bailey and Phil Collins - Chinese Wall
07. Dancing In The Sheets - Shalamar - Heart Break
08. Love Come Down - Evelyn "Champagne" King - Love Come Down
09. Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry - Wild Cherry
10. Fire - Ohio Players - Fire
11. Juicy Fruit - Mtume - Juicy Fruit
12. Reach For It - George Duke - Reach For It

October 2022 Mix

01. And The Beat Goes On (Radio Mix) - The Whispers - Greatest Hits
02. I Feel For You - Chaka Khan - I Feel For You
03. Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll - Vaughan Mason And Crew
04. I Wanna Be Where You Are (Underboox Remix) - Michael Jackson & Lord Finesse - Motown State Of Mind
05. Home Again - Menahan Street Band - Make The Road By Walking
06. This Charming Man - The Smiths - The Smiths
07. All Around The World - Lisa Stansfield - Affection
08. Take The Long Way Home - Supertramp - Breakfast In America
09. Right Down The Line - Gerry Rafferty - City To City
10. Something So Strong - Crowded House - Crowded House
11. Set Sail Part 1 - North Mississippi Allstars F/ Lamar Williams Jr. - Set Sail
12. Into The Night - Benny Mardones - Never Run Never Hide

September 2022 Mix

Reggae & Dancehall Mix

01. Dem No Worry We - Super Cat - Don Dada
02. Action - Nadine Sutherland - Reggae Gold
03. Murder She Wrote - Chaka Demus & Pliers - All She Wrote
04. Zungguzungguguzungguzeng - Yellowman - Most Wanted
05. We Are The Champions - Daddy Freddy - Stress
06. Scalp Dem - Super Cat - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly & The Crazy
07. Trailer Load A Girls - Shabba Ranks - As Raw As Ever
08. Sound Boy Killing - Mega Banton - First Position
09. Here I Come - Barrington Levy - Sons Of Jamaica
10. Bam Bam - Sister Nancy - One Two
11. Putting Up Resistance - Beres Hammond - Best Of The Best Vol. 1
12. Too Experienced - Barrington Levy - The Best Of Barrington Levy

August 2022 Mix

Ryan Adams Mix

01. To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High) - Heartbreaker
02. This Is It - Rock N Roll
03. Breakdown Into The Resolve - III/IV
04. Magik - Cardinology
05. Hallelujah - Demolation
06. Gimme Something Good - Ryan Adams
07. Doomsday - Prisioner
08. The Hardest Part - Jacksonville City Nights
09. Sweet Illusions - Cold Roses
10. Big Colors - Big Colors
11. Chris - Chris
12. Off Broadway - Easy Tiger

July 2022 Mix

Widespread Panic

01. Surprise Valley - Til The Medicine Takes (1999)
02. Thin Air (Smells Like Mississippi) - Ball (2003)
03. Ain't Life Grand - Ain't Life Grand (1994)
04. Fishwater - Ain't Life Grand (1994)
05. Tall Boy - Bombs And Butterflies (1997)
06. Radio Child - Bombs And Butterflies (1997)
07. North - Dirty Side Down (2010)
08. Travelin' Light - Space Wrangler (1988)
09. Diner - Everyday (1993)
10. City Of Dreams - Uber Cobra (2004)
11. Blue Indian - Til The Medicine Takes (1999)
12. Nobody's Loss - Til The Medicine Takes (1999)

June 2022 Mix

Dave Matthews Band Mix

01. Ants Marching - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
02. Two Step - Crash (1996)
03. The Best Of What's Around - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
04. #41 - Crash (1996)
05. Lie In Our Graves - Crash (1996)
06. Stay (Wasting Time) - Before These Crowded Streets (1998)
07. Everyday - Everyday (2001)
08. Jimi Thing - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
09. Crash Into Me - Crash (1996)
10. The Stone - Before These Crowded Streets (1998)
11. The Dreaming Tree - Before These Crowded Streets (1998)
12. Satellite - Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)

May 2022 Mix

Wilco Mix

01. Heavy Metal Drummer - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)
02. Kamera - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)
03. Box Full Of Letters - A.M. (1995)
04. Passenger Side - A.M. (1995)
05. Outta Mind (Outta Sight) - Being There (1996)
06. Can't Stand It - Summerteeth (1999)
07. A Shot In The Arm - Summerteeth (1999)
08. I'm Always In Love - Summerteeth (1999)
09. Via Chicago - Summerteeth (1999)
10. California Stars - Mermaid Avenue (1998)
11. Theologians - A Ghost Is Born (2004)
12. The Late Greats - A Ghost Is Born (2004)

April 2022 Mix

My 14 year old has really gotten into the Grateful Dead recently so this month's mix is all Grateful Dead. I tried to include some songs that he's not familar with so some songs that would typically be included are left out. In coming months I may include more artist mixes, coming up with 12 random songs I own is becoming a little difficult.

01. Help On The Way / Slipknot! - One From The Vault (1991)
02. Fanklin's Tower - One From The Vault (1991)
03. Brown Eyed Woman - What A Long Strange Trip It's Been (1977)
04. Not Fade Away / Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad - The Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses) (1971)
05. Casey Jones - Workingman's Dead (1970)
06. Truckin' - American Beauty (1970)
07. Tennessee Jed - Europe '72 (1972)
08. Feel Like A Stranger - Go To Heaven (1980)
09. West L.A. Fadeaway - In The Dark (1987)
10. Built To Last - Built To Last (1989)
11. Standing On The Moon - Built To Last (1989)
12. Wharf Rat - The Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses) (1971)