Comments on: The Sad Death of the Mixed Tape http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/07/10/the-sad-death-of-the-mixed-tape/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:00:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Erik http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/07/10/the-sad-death-of-the-mixed-tape/#comment-6288 Erik Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:00:25 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/07/10/the-sad-death-of-the-mixed-tape/#comment-6288 Seems to me this is part & parcel of the death of the album itself...the notion that a group of songs arranged in a certain way creates a more complete & fulfilling experience than those songs would individually. It's a pretty major shift in the way this generation experiences music. How many 20 year olds today sit in a room for 48 minutes (or 96 or 144) listening to an entire album over and over again with the liner notes on their lap? But for those of us over 30, there's still value in a good mix tape done right...the reduction of technical friction just leaves more time for craft & inspiration. Seems to me this is part & parcel of the death of the album itself…the notion that a group of songs arranged in a certain way creates a more complete & fulfilling experience than those songs would individually. It’s a pretty major shift in the way this generation experiences music. How many 20 year olds today sit in a room for 48 minutes (or 96 or 144) listening to an entire album over and over again with the liner notes on their lap?

But for those of us over 30, there’s still value in a good mix tape done right…the reduction of technical friction just leaves more time for craft & inspiration.

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