THE MIXTAPE BLOG
Short guides for long songs
Everything we know about the craft of recording a mixtape for one person: openings, closers, lengths, and why the playlist will never replace the tape.
How to choose the first song on a mixtape
The first track is the envelope the tape arrives in. How to choose an opener that sets the terms without spending your best song.
SEP 30 · 4 MIN READHow many songs should a mixtape have?
Five or fifty? The case for short tapes, the math of a C30, and why capacity is a feature of the ritual.
SEP 30 · 4 MIN READHow to end a mixtape
The last song is the one they are left holding. Closers compared: the toast, the promise, the goodbye, and the door left open.
SEP 30 · 4 MIN READMixtape vs. playlist: what makes a mixtape feel personal?
Both are song collections. Only one is addressed to a person. The real differences, beyond nostalgia.
SEP 30 · 4 MIN READOccasion guides live in mixtape ideas, and the deck is always open at the front page.