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ario j
Too often, academic discourse of dance music retreads the same ground: explaining the dj-as-musician, the participatory nature on the dancefloor, and the subtleties of “the mix.” Granted, any understanding offered by master theses on these subjects doesn’t seem to “stick.” It’s more-or-less accepted as part of popular culture, but the masses never remember […]

I know we’re kind of obsessed with the mixtape, the shape of a cassette and all that jazz. But holy shit this takes the TEAC.
Via the mighty Bloggerton.

slowmotionlandscape
Even though it feels like three or four media forms and a century away from the cassette now, I can’t escape the culture of the mixtape. Not that I want to.
The community around their exchange, or just giving them as gifts was a powerful part of my musical upbringing. Long before I ever […]