[kj] Martin Atkins quote from SXSW todayish: KJ

[Alexander Smith]

That's my point, Sade. Mixtapes used to be just that -- homemade  
cassette compilations. In the last several years, however, the term  
"mixtape" now refers to a promotional tool for hip hop record labels.  
I'm not defending it, I'm just sayin'.

Alex in NYC


On Mar 16, 2011, at 9:58 PM, sade1 wrote:


> I was listening to mixtapes back in the 80s and they had nothing to  

> do with hiphop (altough hiphop was a genre also mixed since back  

> then).

>

> From: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net 

> >; A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net 

> >

> Sent: Wed, March 16, 2011 1:22:08 PM

> Subject: Re: [kj] Martin Atkins quote from SXSW todayish: KJ

>

> That's how I read it. "Mixtapes" now mean something entirely  

> different, I gather. Blame Hip Hop.

> Alex in NYC

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com>

> Sent: Mar 16, 2011 4:17 PM

> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"

> Subject: Re: [kj] Martin Atkins quote from SXSW todayish: KJ

>

> By 'mix tape' doesn't he mean the good old fashioned compilation  

> tape you

> used to

> do for/get from your mates? ie someone gave him a cassette back in  

> the day

> with KJ on it?

>

> On 16 March 2011 18:35, sade1 wrote:

>

> > I'm not sure what his point is in that quote. Is he putting down  

> the band?

> > or praising remixing in general...

> >

> > Is he selling something (yet again)?!

> >

> > ------------------------------

> > *From:* Rheinhold Squeegee

> > *To:* Gathering Gathering

> > *Sent:* Wed, March 16, 2011 9:50:22 AM

> > *Subject:* [kj] Martin Atkins quote from SXSW todayish: KJ

> >

> > YorkshireTX ‎ The #sxsw wisdom of

> > @marteeeen #1 "I wouldn't be in

> > *Killing Joke*, I wouldn't have heard of *Killing Joke* if it  

> wasn't for

> > mix tapes"

> >

> >

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