The mixtape
 

When I was in high school, I used to make mixtapes all of the time. I seemed to imagine that a musical gift of poor audio quality was a great idea. It did/does have a certain charm, though. I don't make them anymore because it's really not worth the effort. Did anyone else here make mixtapes, or does anyone still?

I used to have mix tapes for long trips, but now I have an iPod attachment in my car and a multi-CD changer.

If you are talking about rap mitape CDs, those djs need to die. I am tired of worthless assholes shouting over the entire song and promoting "beef" between people for no reason at all.

No, not rap mixtapes. Mixtapes that you make for yourself/other people.

Shit, I don't use them anymore either. I was just wondering if anyone here used to, really.

I make mix CDs constantly and they are all amazing.

I haven't in quite a while, but I'm going to be smoking with this kid later who is smoking for the first time. So I wanted to provide an adequate soundtrack. It's interesting remembering the art of the mix.

I make people CDs all the time and my car is stocked with mix cds.

Yeah, it might be the fact that nobody makes me mix CDs, so I don't any for them. God damn bastards wouldn't appreciate the effort anyway.

My latest mix CD to kick off the summer:

John Frusciante - Murderers
A Tribe Called Quest - Lyrics To Go
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
Minus The Bear - Pachuca Sunrise
Beatnuts - Duck Season
Armor For Sleep - Slip Like Space
Bloc Party - Song For Clay (Disappear Here)
Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
Interpol - Obstacle 1
Joy Division - Ceremony
Mos Def - Brooklyn
Owls - Life In The Hair-Salon Themed Bar on the Island
Pixies - Alec Eifel
Pretty Girls Make Graves - Pictures From A Night Scene
Sonic Youth - Pink Stream
Superchunk - Slow
The 6ths - Falling Out Of Love With You
The Appleseed Cast - Rooms and Gardens

Most of those songs have been on previous mixes but I wanted to make an amazingly hot CD where I wouldn't skip any tracks.

I make mixes all the time. CDs and computers make it easier, but I've been doing it since I can remember. These days I do fewer (Mix tapes job to MP3 CDs), but still do them. Plus, it's a cheap gift to give. :D