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Tape Cassettes and Former Selves: How Mix Tapes Mediate Memories
Ist Teil von
Sound Souvenirs, 2009, p.43
Ort / Verlag
Amsterdam University Press
Erscheinungsjahr
2009
Quelle
Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Old cassette mix tapes tend to bring back memories. There is something accidental about this ability, because evoking memories was not their intended purpose. In the digital age, however, it is their evocative quality that they are mostly appreciated for. Besides conjuring up a wealth of autobiographical memories related to a specific tape, mix tapes naturally trigger memories of the outdated technology of the cassette recorder and of spending many an hour mixing tapes. Unlike making a playlist, mix taping involves a lot of work. As songs were generally rerecorded in real time, the process of making a mix tape