[kj] Martin Atkins quote from SXSW todayish: KJ

[damon cook]

NOW THAT'S WOT THEY CALL CRAP MUSIC!

On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 12:23 PM, sade1 <saulomar1 at yahoo.com> wrote:


>     I think we've got at least 2 different meanings for "mixtapes" floating

> around.  When I first heard "mixtapes"(or cds) it was only dj or

> similar mixes. Only. Compilations ('mix'tapes, ughh!) were below that.

>     And I'd get my mixtapes from friends, djs, and some stores.

> Compilations were a step below that, which is why it pissed me off hugely

> when I first went looking for a (mass-produced) "mixtape" which was neither

> a mix nor on even on good quality tape!

>

>

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>  *From:* folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com>

> *To:* gathering at misera.net

> *Sent:* Thu, March 17, 2011 7:57:32 AM

>

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

>

> I think some Brits and Euros may have a slightly different semantic for

> mixtapes.

> e.g. I was picking up 'DJ' mixtapes, not necessarily hip-hop, from places

> like choci's tunes and parties in the late 80s early 90s.

> It was very synonymous with rave culture.

>

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>  From: vassifer at earthlink.net

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:41:05 -0400

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

>

>

> 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).

>

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> *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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