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omDefinition
of a Mixtape as per WIKPEDIA.COMmA
mixtape is a compilation of songs and or tracks (typically copyrighted
music taken from other sources) recorded in a specific order, traditionally
onto a compact audio cassette. The songs can be sequential; by the 1980s,
seamless mixtapes made by beatmatching the songs and creating overlaps
and fades between the end of one song and the beginning of another became
more popular.
The most common early mixtapes
were bootleg 8 track tapes that were sold at flea markets and truck stops
in the late 60's through the early 80's, with names like "Super 73",
"Country Chart Toppers" or "Top Pops 1977". The tapes
with the year in the title usually were released before Christmas or early
the following year, and were very big sellers.
With the advent of affordable,
consumer-level digital audio, creating and distributing mixes in the form
of a compact disc or MP3 playlist has become the contemporary method of
choice, but the term mixtape is still commonly used, and will be used
throughout this article to refer to mixes in different media (CD, MP3,
MiniDisc, audio cassette 8 track, etc.).
A mixtape, which usually
reflects the musical tastes of its compiler, can range from a casually
selected list of favorite songs, to a conceptual mix of songs linked by
a theme or mood, to a highly personal statement tailored to the tape's
intended recipient. Essayist Geoffrey O'Brien has called the personal
mixtape "the most widely practiced American art form,"[citation
needed] and many mixtape enthusiasts believe that by carefully selecting
and ordering the tracks in a mix, an artistic statement can be created
that is greater than the sum of its individual songs, much as an album
of pop music in the post-Beatles era can be considered as something more
than a collection of singles. |
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