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For a long time I've loved putting together mix tapes for myself and others. With the advent of cdr's the convienence of making a mix cd eventually led to the practice and art being slightly wattered down. Even then I always put a great deal of thought into each one, creating artwork and often custom packaging. It was a fun and meaningful way for me to share something important to me with someone important to me. Recently my car only had tape playing abilities and so there has been a return to the cassette as a medium. I'd forgotten how much not being able to skip songs changes how you listen to something. After spending a lot of time working over the idea I set up a set of rules for myself when making what I call a mixtape. 1. If left in mp3 format combine into one track to preserve the feeling of listening to a tape.
2. Keep each mix under 45 minutes. The length of one side of a standard tape cassette. (I've also found that this is a listenable length, not to short, not to long)
3. Be deliberate always, and when possible add your own touch. The mixtapes I've made can be downloaded by clicking the links to the left. If for some reason you want a song or clip hosted here removed just let me know, I mean no harm by having my creations hosted here, it's just a convienent way to share them with my friends.
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