Hrishikesh Hirway’s solo work began under the name The One AM Radio in March 1999. On his fourth album, This Too Shall Pass, Hirway melds melancholy dream-pop vocals with ambient, sadcore riffs and drones in a 13-track brooding spectacle of forgetfulness.

Well, Hrishi just returned home from an arduous and adventuresome tour across the country and is onto the next thing. While touring, the band listened to a lot of music — a lot of albums, but also a lot of mixes. We’re talking about mixes fans made for them, stuffband members put together in the past, playlists made on the fly, etc.

Hrishi wants you to sit down with the records and singles that make you happy and make a mix CD that is somehow based on the new album, This Too Will Pass. And luckily, you can interpret that pretty loosely.

Creator of the best mix wins:

• Dangerbird Records hoodie
• One AM Radio t-shirt
• A mix back from The One AM Radio

Contest parameters:

• Winner will be picked on content, packaging, thematic and formal
• unity
• Format: audio cd (not mp3 or data)
• Include a tracklist
• Send it in to arrive no later than Friday, May 4th
• Letters of explanation, introduction, exposition, and anything else you
• want to include with the cd

Mail materials to:
Hrishikesh Hirway | The One AM Radio
c/o Dangerbird Headquarters
2658 Griffith Park Blvd. Box 610
Los Angeles, California 90039

The One AM Radio - “In the Time We’ve Got” (mp3)

After the contest, Hirway is producing Peter Walker’s new album for Dangerbird and recording guest vocals for alias for his next album on anticon.