Last night a Mixtape saved my life

Once upon a time there were mixtapes. Then came burned CDs, folders full of mp3s… And then that was it, right? No more sharing, no more personalized compilations to listen to over and over, to give as gifts, to use as a secret code between listeners? Not a chance! Every era has its own means of cutting through words and letting the music speak for itself, hinting at connections and revealing the meaning of its own selection. Yesterday it was cassette tapes and compact discs; today it's Spotify playlists and other streaming services playing the role of go-between for countless musical love affairs.

“Last Night A Mixtape Saved My Life” is OndaRock's new column dedicated to this legacy: a recurring feature built around our writers' themed selections, to be listened to in one sitting or in bits and pieces, in strict order or hopping around at the mercy of the skip button. Always, however, with the goal of putting individual tracks centre stage and opening up cross-cutting perspectives on trends both current and past. Every week on the site and on our Spotify page.

Kicking things off is a compilation of Seventies gems straddling soft rock and progressive pop: a loosely defined no-man's-land where household names like Paul McCartney and Electric Light Orchestra rub shoulders with lesser-remembered artists who nonetheless penned tracks just as representative of the “mid-Seventies” mood. A pop sound perfectly balanced between sunny and melancholic, immediate and refined, with just the right touch of Beatles-esque flair and prog undertones that never clash with eclectic detours into glam, blues, Spanish-tinged sounds, pure kitsch, and here and there even disco.

In the hope that the “Nostalgico chi?” playlist can spark plenty of further exploration, all that's left to say is: enjoy the listen!

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27/11/2025