Music contributor – Ryan A. Schowen mixtape
It’s been an age since we’ve done anything with music in the fort. Thank goodness Mr. Schowen descended upon Portland from sunny Alaska recently, and brought in tow his excellent taste in music. Ryan isn’t a new transplant, he’s lived here before, but now he’s here for reals, for keeps, and is enriching our fair city with a nearly finished doctorate in Political Philosophy. I do not know how this man finds some of these... Read More
Mayfly & Icecave Mixtape
DOWNLOAD Mayfly & Icecave Mixtape Mayfly because well it’s May and the flies are coming, and Icecave because it’s still cold in my apartment. I’m caught right between thermal socks and flip flops. But we’re here to talk about music, not bitch about the weather! This mix is basically most of what I am listening to right now, a lot of it fairly new so I hope you haven’t heard some of this stuff before. It is pretty... Read More
Come On Back Home – Mixtape!
DOWNLOAD Come On Back Home – a FORTPORT Mixtape You know that feeling when you go back to your old room in your parents house. Perhaps it’s been converted to a craft room, or a guest room. The warm white sheets, the stale teenager smell, which is basically your lingering scent from years ago. The feeling of a nap coming on. This mixtape is what that sounds like – from the drive there, to kicking your shoes off and walking around... Read More
Mixtape – Get Me To Africa
DOWNLOAD Get Me To Africa Mixtape This weeks tape is an explosive little number. Representing Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Rwanda, and more, it’s as diverse as it is exotic. I’ve loved the entire continent for decades and this is a little cross section of my gatherings. As a side note the bird on the cover is a Kori Bustard of central Africa, likely shot in or around the Namib/Kalahari deserts. Some of the tracks are cinematic in scope,... Read More
Mixtape! Chanteurs!
This tape is so much fun. Murder ballads, saucy cocktail numbers, joie de vivre, lonely club strings from the 60’s. Traditionally a Chanteur is a french-speaking legend of song (loose English equivalent: chanter), but we’ll stretch that definition to include the American Judy Henske, and two Swedish vixens here. Pictured are Judy Henske and Jacques Brel, who are featured most on the tape. They mix excellently together, like an aged spirit... Read More
Mixtape: Bring your Scantron
Our second tape! Hip hop from Scandinavians! I read on a Youtube comment last week that said “Scandinavians are killing it right now.” This isn’t anything new, but for some the idea of Scandinavian Hip Hop may be. All the hip hop artists in this mix are exclusively from either Norway or Sweden. The tape turns out to be optimistic, sunny, reflective, and appropriate for a run, or friends chilling on your sofa. Better make it an Ikea... Read More
Fort Mixtape – #1!
This is exciting, our first mixtape! Having been inspired by the incredible bloggers that we follow often & the wonderful world of sharing music (Kitsune Noir + ISO50 + The Porch + Skull4Brains) I thought it was high time we contribute. So for this inaugural mixtape, the Fort has converted to the great teachings of Islam. Perfect timing, right? You were thinking about converting anyway, this will totally be the soundtrack on your journey to Mecca.... Read More