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A Eulogy for the Mix CD, the Best Way to Tell Someone 'I Like You'
- For tech-savvy millennials in the late ’90s and early ’00s, burning a CD was the perfect substitute for a hand-written love letter.
from The Forgotten Joy of Burning CDs by Adarsh
Alex Dobrenko added
I’m now of the mind that all artists should be making these Best Ofs, even if just as an edited playlist, ideally made by the artist or group themselves. As much as I know that I can go to the DSPs for this purpose, I like the idea of the artist choosing the songs and the flow of these cuts to help guide me through their catalog.
from The (Truly) Greatest Hits Edition by Sam Valenti IV
Brad Barrish added
- When we are grieving record stores, mixtapes, old-school romance, and friends goofing around in ‘90s high schools, what are we actually grieving? Delayed gratification. Deeper connection. Play and fun. Risk and thrill. Life with less obsessive self-scrutiny. These are things we can reclaim—if we remember what they are worth and roll back the phone-... See more
Erikc Perez-Perez and added
- As we grow accustomed to the convenience of shuffling a generated playlist, we forget that discovering music is an active exercise.
from How to break free of Spotify’s algorithm by Tiffany Ng
I see those CDs as something more than just some local kid trying to get his band a break. They’re like a thank-you letter, a way for one artist to wave a flag to another, like two lighthouses; part of the must-never-stop, ever-circulating gift. And you do not refuse that gift, ever.
from The Art of Asking: How I learned to stop worrying and let people help by Amanda Palmer