wil t1_iu0xkhi wrote
Yes! The weird Halloween mixes have been showing up this week, and they are surprisingly good.
ThePhyrrus t1_iu1kjoi wrote
Yeah, for sure. I've been manually cultivating a Halloween playlist for a few years now, and it's surprising how many obscure songs I've found that are turning up on these auto-gen playlists.
Hooie t1_iu1rbpr wrote
Would you share your Halloween playlist, if you don’t mind?
ThePhyrrus t1_iu21zzf wrote
Of course, here's the list.
For a lot of folks, its gonna be a list to pick an choose out of, as its a huge mix of everything reasonably Halloween, so it bounces around a lot in style and tone.
(a little background on the reasoning of what's in there.)
First, the primary thing, what gets it on the list;
- It's explicitly about Halloween, ghosts, demons, ect
- Its spooky / haunting or closely associated with things that are (ie, some movie soundtrack pop songs)
- mentions ghosts/ demons as metaphor, but is also spooky. (things that are metaphorical but lack the appropriate sound generally don't make the cut)
And some caveats;
- some things get a pass on the 3rd point above, as it has been a struggle to find modern music (<10yrs) that qualifies. I've been trying to keep it from becoming a typical '80's music list' like you usually see on a Halloween list.
- Generally, I try to include a few items from any given artist. Because otherwise it would become dominated by certain artists (ie, Lordi)
- For the sake of not being boring, certain versions of songs you might expect are intentionally excluded from the list. No BBP Monster Mash for example, there's a cover instead. (some get a pass here, like Thriller and Ghostbusters). Also, some are covers because I'm based in Canada, and our Spotify doesn't have the license for the song here (ie, OG Buffy Theme)
- Naturally, its dominated by Punk, Emo, Goth, Metal and soundtracks. I try to expand beyond that, but of course other genres tend away from this sort of thing.
- and finally, its like a 6 or 7 year work in progress, which I haven't given an edit pass yet this year, so of course I'm open to input
And finally, I'm open to thoughts and suggestions. (following the guidelines above)
Carbonbasedmammal t1_iu2iyku wrote
Nice, love that you have lotion by greenskeepers, never met anyone else who knows of that song.
ThePhyrrus t1_iu2k5sf wrote
I'll admit, its not one that I knew of before I began my hunt for this playlist, but I'm glad for finding a bunch of eclectic stuff
vNocturnus t1_iu537nv wrote
I'll give you a new modern addition that I didn't see in the list:
All Hallows by Aviators.
Very spooky vibes, really catchy listen. Also of course it's about All Hallows Eve, aka Halloween 0.5
ThePhyrrus t1_iu55pkl wrote
That's a good one, thanks so much. I've added it to the list!
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