Instead of a tracklist maybe you could just give a breakdown on some of the artists... I think it's silly not to check a mix cus there's no tracklist though. Maybe it's just because when I play an Ableton set I actually have no idea exactly what I played (beatport's poor filename scheme doesn't help, I have tracks where I've no clue who the artist was unless I go back on beatport and look it up).
Sometimes I feel like I'm the opposite of a trainspotter: even with vinyl, I tend to remember how the record looks, rather than track name, release name, and label name. I usually remember the artist with my vinyl though. ~David On 9/7/07, Frank Glazer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > are you the same kind of person who gives away the plot of a movie to > friends before they go see it? ;) i'm of the opinion that listening > to a dj mix is more interesting and enjoyable if i don't know what's > what before i listen. it doesn't take long to download a mix and seek > through it to get a feel for the style. are you THAT pressed for time > that you can't take 5 minutes to scan through the mp3 to hear if you > want to explore it further? > > also, why bother listening to something if you know all the music > presented? i'm much more interested in hearing things i haven't heard > before than seeking out music i am already familiar with. > > that being said, i see your point, i just prefer to do it this way. > i'd say 90% of the dj mixes i listen to have no tracklistings, and if > i hear a track i like, i hunt it down with a fiery passion. sometimes > (rarely) i can get in touch with the dj who compiled the mix. > > if there's a huge outcry for me to post the tracklist, i suppose i > will. for now, no spoilers! > > On 9/7/07, Tristan Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Frank Glazer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "list 313" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 4:53 PM > > Subject: (313) slightly off topic: my latest dj mix > > > > > > > email me *after* listening if you want a tracklist. > > > > IMHO this is a really good way to get people *not* to listen to your mix. > > There's simply too much good online listening going on these days to be > > bothered with a grab bag. > > > > Tristan > > ======= > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.phonopsia.co.uk > > > > >
