I miss mixtapes. I remember trying to record audition tapes as a kid - they were wretched. Trying to find the best "acoustics" (the bathroom) and then edit by re-recording over yourself.
Same with mixtapes. You had to be really really quiet when you made them, but I think that human error element is what made them so endearing. You know the other person put in work to get it just right for you.
Same with mixtapes. You had to be really really quiet when you made them, but I think that human error element is what made them so endearing. You know the other person put in work to get it just right for you.
thenewmodel:
I was having a conversation about mixtapes not too long ago with a friend of mine. It seems they're almost nonexistent - they've been replaced by playlists, which I don't think really hold the same ... I don't know how you'd describe it; endearing effort, maybe? They both take thought to put together, but there's something about knowing how much time went in to actually creating the mixtape, and then giving/receiving the physical product - its almost magical.