I recently ran across an interesting site for music lovers, where people can submit their own mixtapes for others to enjoy. It's in Icelandic so far, so you may have a spot of a problem reading it but the music speaks for itself, and here's a rough translation of the webmaster's introduction to the site:
"Once upon a time I busied myself making mixtapes. Often for myself but mostly for some girls. It was a painstaking process making a tape, the tracks had to be carefully selected because the tape itself was a kind of a message to whomever got it, and supposed to invoke some special emotions.
This mixtape-making was a great part of my musical upbringing and since I've stopped making them I find myself listening less to music. This saddens me and I'd like to change that. I miss sitting by the stereo, sifting through my record collection and picking songs for a tape. It's somehow not the same selecting a playlist in my computer in 4 minutes.
So this is a place for mixtapes - I'll be making some of them myself and somewill be submitted by others - the idea is that anyone can submit a mixtape.
Either you submit an actual mixtape by mail, or alternatively you could send mp3 files by email. The only qualification is that there need to be two sides,(A and B side) and the total length should be either 60 or 90 minutes. Accompanying this should be some text, preferably something about each song."
I too had a good time some 10-15 years ago making tapes like these, and I'm sure many of you did or still do. If you feel so inclined you should feel free to make a mixtape of your own to submit, and write a few lines about each song as it makes the experience of listening to them even more interesting for others. There's some punk, some pop and some indie and all the songs share the fact that they at some point or another inspired the maker of the mixtape in some profound way.
http://www.mixteip.net/
oh my god! that is so supremely awesome! i'm the only person my age (14) making tapes and now i can share them with everyone! yaaaaaay!!!!
bookmark: http://www.mixtaping.com