Especially when merely perusing the tracklist?

I am going to post a mix on my Facebook page soon that probably will be enjoyed most by myself.

"i think we all sensed his severe mental decline, when his normally coherent mixtapes started to make no sense at all"

when i lived in new york, i used to make subway survival mixes. this was in the old timey days before iPod shuffle play, so i had to create random mixes in my head, burn them to discs, and carry them with my discman. god, times were so hard back in the 20th century...

Anxiety said:

That "survival" mindstate is what I'm applying to mixtapes/playlists these days, because it has to be crucial enough to listen in sequence rather then 16 more shuffled tracks.

I'm going through all my mixtapes (CDs) right now and have confused even my damn self with the shit that I put on some of them. My roommate once said to me, "So, where's the Prince song on this one, because I know it's got one " . I got the same song on more than one disc mainly because I was probably hooked on that song during that time, needed to fill space with something, and my old car CD player wouldn't allow me to fast-forward or rewind at times...bitch-ass stereo I let my friend go all "'Office Space' fax machine' on it after I got a new one.

Cinnie said:

i used to make the subway survival mix CDs so i could listen to them on shuffle on my discman...that way, it would take me longer to get bored with the comp.

Anxiety said:

That makes sense to me!!

estelle81 said:

all the time. i usually get the look from people when playing it too. the more random the better.

I still make tapes every now and then, though I don't have anyway to listen to them except in my bedroom. Kinda pointless. Found some mixdiscs last night that were full of random goodness. Meshuggah next to Zero 7, followed up by Muse. Typical fare when I get to making mixes.

you mean like the ones I do here?

i need to make more mixtapes like that...i already made one.

Not makin sense is the beauty of makin mixtapes lol Check out this mix I made 2 day....

I'm Your Puppet-James & Bobby Purify
Suavecito-Malo
Smokin Budda-Krayzie Bone
Oh Honey-Delegation
Riding High-Faze-O
Keep On Movin-Soul II Soul
90% Of Me Is You-Gwen McCrae
Looka Py Py-The Meters
Fried Day-Bizzy Bone
Viva Tirado-El Chicano
I Get Lifted-George McCrae
Splift Out-PMW
Hercules-Aaron Neville
No Bammer Weed-RBL Posse
Blue's Crib-Issac Hayes
City Of Dope-Too $hort
That's The Way I Feel Abot Cha-Bobby Womack
Sundown-P.A. feat Eightball
The Break In (Police Shoot Big)-Marvin Gaye
Echoes In My Mind-Mandrill
[Edited 8/19/09 18:58pm]

Every day - damn near.

I record everything! I practice my mixing 3-5 nights a week at home and I have maybe close to 500 CDs of me mixing. I rarely have an outline or set list - I just GO.

no. i have so many damn rules for myself when i make a mix that it takes all the fun out of it.

I think that's one of the reasons why I don't buy any music from new artists even on the rare occasion that I hear a new song that I like. Because I don't like to just sit and listen to music by only one artist, I like to place the songs inbetween songs by other artists in either a mix or some type of flow or theme. It sounds totally rediculous and makes no sense when listening to 50 old songs and then, all of a sudden, one little new song comes on. It's just totally out of place.

vainandy said:

Agreed.

Cinnie said:

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Yup. They usually reflect a certain mood I'm in, or a certain theme for the day, but then the artists I choose will be so random. On one mix you can end up with Little Dragon, Kathleen Battle, LTD, Bjork, Minnie Ripperton, Pat Metheny, and the Noisettes. Even more bizarre are my mix titles, including but not limited to: "Pristine White Kitchen", "New Heart Fuzzy", and "Get The Fuck Away From Me"

But they make me happy

I've NEVER made one that makes sense to anyone else

mixtapes are highly subjective things