>Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2002 23:42:11 +0000
>From: "John C. Tripp" <jctripp@earthlink.net>
>Subject: Mixed Tapes
>
>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
Yeah ! Though I dont think that this is something that has gone away. I'm
taking a package to the post office tonight with 4 mix CDs for my love.
and I read recently that CD-R sales have completely outnumbered
manufactured CD sales... there are a lot of people out there furiously
burning music faster than you can blink!
>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.
I'm not sure if it's so vain! How different is it from paying money to
hear a DJ play songs that he likes ? In our post-modern lifestyle, where
the line between a new creation and a recycled idea is completely blurred,
it doesnt seem vain but rather a logical, business-driven extension of DJ
culture.
THat being said, if the DJ is good, or the compilation is good, the money
is worth it. But if the DJ is just some washed out movie star or the
compilation has the same old songs you've heard before, then I agree with
you, the vanity factor is high.
keep in mind that compilation albums have been around for ages - look at
the 50's 60's 70's and 80's and there is no dearth of vinyl which has
collections of songs that match a certain style (be it cha-cha or disco )
The only thing different about the current wave of compilations is that
the name of a well known producer or DJ is stamped on it .
But that too makes sense, because these days, people want to pay other
people not just to create music, but to "filter" the music that's out
there for them. (see recent New York Times article, or better yet, the
first article about DJ culture which appeared in Wired magazine circa 1994
)
>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.
well, you are so inclined, as am I! Thats why we make our own! But there
are plenty of people out there who cant be bothered!
>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.
Better yet, donate the good weed to charity !
enjoy the music,
Nat
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