[kj] Martin Atkins quote from SXSW todayish: KJ

[Rob Moss]

Like RnB is no longer what it used to be. 

I can barely keep up!

On 17 Mar 2011, at 12:41, Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:


> 

> 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

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> 

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

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>> 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:

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>> > 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)?!

>> >

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>> > *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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