very inspiring post sectionfive.
i do enjoy a good radio show. like you say - it's that mix of the live interjections by the commentator with a thoughtful selection.
perhaps there's too many mixes posted without commentary? i think perhaps i'd even do this myself if my own voice wasn't so much of a turn-off!
wow nts is dull today
what are the good pirates to listen to these days (if any)?
This trend brings the infamous Boomkat review of Jamie XX to mind:
Very harsh, yes, but I can sort of sympathise with this. I think with SOME of this stuff, there's an attempt to confer 'authenticity' on middle-class music going on...
(I used to do the same thing when I made music on Reason, btw. Chucking a Wiley sample into the middle of a bland, sentimental track with 'deep' chords, e.g...)
listen to this tape every day twice for at least 365 days. write it down.