A good mixtape is a narrative, bringing together a well selected series of songs in a seamless progression. Musicophilia has posted a three part mix of post-punk female led bands and it’s a suitable primer – inspiring, comprehensive and lots of fun. The songs and bands included on the mixes are listed below. For full track listing info, liner notes and anecdotes check out Musicophilia’s blog entries (linked below) and download the ca. 45 minute mixes direct from his site.
Hmm, maybe I should start doing this mix thing again…

Link: The Young Lady’s Post-Punk Handbook, Volume 1
01 Laurie Anderson – “Example #22″
02 Delta 5 – “Innocenti”
03 The Go-Go’s – “Automatic”
04 Raincoats – “Red Shoes”
05 X – “The Once Over Twice”
06 Flying Lizards – “Her Story”
07 Jane Hudson – “Mystery Chant”
08 Crass – “Smother Love”
09 Blondie – “Heart of Glass”
10 Sonic Youth – “I Dreamed I Dream”
11 Selecter – “On My Radio”
12 Marine Girls – “A Place in the Sun”
13 Lizzy Mercier-Descloux – “Funky Stuff”
14 Weekend – “Nostalgia”

Link: The Young Lady’s Post-Punk Handbook, Volume 2
01 Family Fodder – “Savoir Faire”
02 Au Pairs – “It’s Obvious”
03 Chris & Cosey – “This Is Me”
04 Plastics – “Back to Wigtown”
05 Pylon – “Cool”
06 The Slits – “Love und Romance”
07 Siouxsie & The Banshees – “Lunar Camel”
08 The B-52’s – “52 Girls”
09 Swamp Children – “Boy”
10 Y Pants – “That’s The Way Boys Are”
11 Antena – “Camino Del Sol”
12 Vivien Goldman – “Launderette”
13 Cocteau Twins – “But I’m Not”
14 Thick Pigeon – “Jess + Bart (Mix)”

Link: The Young Lady’s Post-Punk Handbook, Volume 3
01 Creatures – “Miss The Girl”
02 Eurythmics – “Sing-Sing”
03 Phew – “Doze”
04 E.S.G. – “Moody”
05 Maximum Joy – “Searching for a Feeling”
06 Los Microwaves – “La Voix Humane”
07 Ludus – “My Cherry is in Sherry”
08 Crash Course in Science – “Cardboard Lamb”
09 Grace Jones – “Nightclubbing”
10 Lydia Lunch – “Gloomy Sunday”
11 Marilyn & The Movie Stars – “So Disgraceful”
12 Young Marble Giants – “Music for Evenings”
13 The Pretenders – “Lovers of Today”