Mixed Tapes

From: John C. Tripp (jctripp@earthlink.net)
Date: Wed Apr 03 2002 - 01:42:11 CEST

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    Anybody remember back in the day when you used to make tapes for your
    friends and especially lovers? A lot used to go into those 60 or 90 minutes.
    It was like laying one's soul on the line, expressing a love for music and
    sharing a side of oneself. It was DJing before there was DJing 'cause it was
    all about sharing and turning people on to what you liked. I had a couple of
    friends who always made the freshest tapes for different occasions and I
    still hold onto 'em like worn jewels (DJ Headd and Steve Holloway this goes
    out to you). I still have tapes that mix everything from the Clash to
    Scritti Politti to Grandmaster Flash. Too bad these days we've sort of let
    others take over that job. I don't know if I'm unique in this respect but
    I'm almost insulted to pay money for CD series like 'Another Late Night' or
    'Inspirations' or 'Whateva' (that's my title) which are essentially mixed
    tapes by currently trendy artists. Is this cashing in or what? If it isn't
    then I'd like to see Johnny Cash do one, or how about Gil Scott Heron? These
    guys would laugh at the notion 'cause it's a pretty vain concept. Granted,
    there are some decent tracks featured on some of these CDs but none that we
    don't discover on our own if we're so inclined. It privileges the artist a
    bit too much in my opinion. We all have influences and inspirations, which
    is the universal quality of music. I say, make your own late night comps
    from an old vinyl collection and by some good weed or dontate to a charity
    with the money saved.



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