(Continued from... http://prince.org/msg/8/329108)

Hey, all. Got your headphones plugged in? Cool, because here we go...

Calendar (Subject to change)



Previous Weeks
Week 01. Feb 08-Feb 14: NoVideo's "Rise"
Mix - http://8tracks0].com/novideo/rise
Discussion Thread - http://prince.org/msg/8/329763

Week 02. Feb 15-Feb 21: Zombiekitten's "Weird Little Foreign Girl"
Mix - http://8tracks.com/zombie...reign-girl
Discussion Thread - http://prince.org/msg/8/330313?pg=1

Week 03. Feb 22-Feb 28: GirlBrother's "Kaboom Box"
Mix - http://8tracks.com/lostpo...kaboom-box
Discussion Thread - http://prince.org/msg/8/330666

Week 04. Mar 01-Mar 07 : Harlepolis' "10 Gates: Ode to Abdullah"
Mix - http://8tracks.com/harlep...o-abdullah
Discussion Thread - http://prince.org/msg/8/331346?pg=1

Week 05. Mar 08-Mar 14: Moonbeam's "Horror Disco"
Mix - http://8tracks.com/moonbe...rror-disco
Discussion Thread - http://prince.org/msg/8/331892

Week 06. Mar 15-Mar 21: sextonseven's "And God Re-Created Woman"
Mix - http://8tracks.com/sexton...ated-woman
Discussion Thread - http://prince.org/msg/8/332431

Week 07. Mar 22-Mar 28: bboy87's "The Overimagination of A Young Romantic"
Mix - http://8tracks.com/jaywon...g-romantic
Discussion Thread - http://prince.org/msg/8/332903

Week 08. Mar 22-Mar 28: thekidsgirl's "So You're Not Eve White?"
Mix - http://8tracks.com/thekid...-eve-white
Discussion Thread - http://prince.org/msg/8/333374

Week 09. Apr 04-Apr 11: RKJCNE's "Why Try and Change Me Now?"
Mix - http://8tracks.com/rkjcne...nge-me-now
Discussion Thread - http://prince.org/msg/8/333852

Week 10. Apr 12-Apr 18: paligap's "Night Flyer"
Mix - http://8tracks.com/paligap2/night-flyer
Discussion Thread - http://prince.org/msg/8/334268

Week 11. Apr 18-Apr 25: theAudience's "Brain Trust"
Mix - http://8tracks.com/theaud...rain-trust
Discussion Thread - http://prince.org/msg/8/334695?pg=1

Week 12. Apr 26-May 02: thesexofit's "A Moment's Journey"
Mix - http://8tracks.com/thesex...ts-journey
Discussion Thread - http://prince.org/msg/8/335149?pg=1

Week 13. May 03-May 09: HamsterHuey's "Play Pill"
Mix - http://8tracks.com/hamste.../play-pill
Discussion Thread - http://prince.org/msg/8/335597?pg=1


Week 14. May 10-May 16: Moonstar319's "Why is a Raven Like a Writing Desk?"
Mix - http://8tracks.com/moonst...iting-desk
Discussion Thread - http://prince.org/msg/8/336024



Logistics
* Feb. 8 through May 17, 2010, one orger will launch their mixtape on 8tracks.com (or some comparably user-friendly and legal* alternative site) each Monday.

* Mixtapes will bear a title and feature a maximum of 10 songs chosen along a theme of the orger's choice.

* On his/her assigned Monday, the weekly orger will post a thread here in Music:Non-Prince that'll have a link to their mixtape and some "liner notes" to their set -- the hows, the whys, the WTHs, optional art, and perhaps a bit on what the selected compilation means to them. On these threads, other orgers are invited to offer responses, impressions and reviews of the collections. And remember: We do this for fun and love of sharing music, so while we encourage substantive dialogue and critique, let's keep this in a good spirit, folks.

* To provide a consistent go-to spot for us all, I'll keep this master thread updated to reflect any changes in our game plan and to provide links to the mixtape thread of the week.

* We settled on a 15-week cycle, and thanks to great enthusiasm we got an awesome lineup of mixtape providers, 2/3 of whom are first-timers! If you've missed out on grabbing a slot this round, by all means please still contribute to the mixtape discussions. Any and all orgers are invited to chime in, and it really is more fun with greater participation. Also, keep your eyes on this thread: I'm saving a queue of orgers who got beat to the punch, but are still expressing they'd like to share mixtapes. In the case of dropouts, we will need backups! Lastly, be on the lookout beyond May -- my hunch is there'll be enough interest to warrant a Round 3 soon.


Background

With gratitude to old-school orger and original Mixtape Project points man HamsterHuey , we were left with a historic commission:

"Our love of Prince brought us to this site, but our limitless love for all music made us regulars in this forum ... On a thread lamenting the almost lost art of mixtapes, (http://prince.org/msg/8/270434) we came up with the idea of putting together a project: Send each other mixtapes and discuss them on the Org!"
-HamsterHuey

Amen!

Thus, Round 1 of the Org Mixtape Project ran July-Nov '08. It was GREAT fun, with musical styles and artists -- both obscure and widely known -- that allowed us to better know our fellow orgers, challenged us to explore new sounds, moved us to think, perhaps put us to sleep, and inspired us to shake our butts! (See a recap of Round 1 here: http://prince.org/msg/8/287058 ) Round 2 seeks to pick up on that energy.


*Legal Ramblings
We ain't trying to finance any lawyers' kids' college education -- much less call eternal perdition upon our beloved org -- so we choose music streaming sites that do not facilitate theft of copyrighted material. Moreover, we don't endorse the distribution of hard copies of this material. What certain heathens arrange in private is entirely on them.


...Thanks for joining us. See y'all in the discussion threads.
[Edited 5/17/10 9:18am]

You're not going to list Timmy's parasitic mix?

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[Edited 4/6/10 14:06pm]

Nevermind.
[Edited 4/6/10 18:03pm]

I'm way backlogged with these, but I just listed to Harlepolis' mix. Wow is all I can say. It was so reaffirming to my spirit that I want to put it on again. Great job, Harlepolis! I want to say that "Afro Disco Beat" was my favorite.

When is round 3 gonna open up for signing up? My Mixtape file(s) are burning a hole on my computer screen.