DJ Mixtape Ethics
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The bar for mixtapes has been raised dramatically in the past 5-10 years with all the digital technology now involved with live sets.. I remember seeing coldcut play off laptops about 10 years ago and nobody was really impressed, this was still very much the days of turntablists, and at the most, the use of samplers and such, was kinda pushing boundaries... nowadays you actually kinda feel like a schmuck lugging a record bag around, anyways, not really the point, but as a strictly vinyl hobbiest, there's no way I can compete with what a lot of guys/gals are doing digitally, but that's ok..
I tend to make mixes solely for me, when I'm walking around or for working to, I play out every once in a while, but that's usually quite a different set list than a mixtape.. For me it's just about pulling a good track selection and some solid mixing.. I actually find it kinda endearing to hear some mistakes in a mix, keeps it human feeling..