In honor of what’s going on in many parts of the United States today, enjoy the Election Day playlist while you peruse some links!

• Musicradar.com: Features on Software Synths and John Frusciante

  Two solid offerings from the folks at Music Radar: My interest in all things involving 80’s era synths made me notice the feature called 10 Greatest Synths of All Time… In Software! — a solid survey of plug-ins and modern emulations of these classic instruments. I was especially happy to see the SonicProjects Oberheim OB-X Plug-in get a nod — I’ve been missing those Prince-Circa-Purple-Rain-Era-Sounds since I switched to a Mac.

  The other feature is a video clip tutorial about the guitar style of John Frusciante, the Part-Time Chili Pepper who is a full-time guitar god to many.
  (Both Via www.musicradar.com )

• 8 Best Ways to Share ‘Mix Tapes’
  Wired.com reviews a bunch of online mix-sharing sites where you can share virtual mix tapes with friends and strangers around the world (for free!).
  (Via www.wired.com )
• Elliott Smith – “Waltz #2 (XO)” Glad to see that I’m not the only one missing Elliott Smith:

  (Via www.kungfugrippe.com )

• New Madvillain At Fat Beats – earmilk.com
  JRocc playing some exclusive Madvillain — It’s always good when Madlib and MF Doom Get Together:

  (Via www.earmilk.com )