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Sometimes there's a specific *sound* that i can't quite put my finger on, but i love it.
Any time that happens, I whack the song in a playlist, give it a vague name, and find a photo that matches.
No rush, no time limit, keep it hidden until you're happy with it. I think an hour to an hour and a half is perfect for these. Kind of makes it feel like a homemade cassette mix.
Sort of want to go an extra step further and make actual mixtapes.
If you have any like this put them in the comments I wanna check them out!
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I always try to take more time with my playlists and block out an hour or so to start curating one so it doesn't feel like such a throwaway task! sometimes i like to have them as time capsules, but i also love going back to them a month / year etc later and updating them so it feels like an ongoing project. linked an example one :)
Sep 20, 2024
This is my love language.
I’ve loved It since the days of making mix CDs, so I typically keep them to 18-20 songs. Somewhere around an hour. Playlists can be infinite now, but adding self-imposed limitations forces you to make choices and be intentional. It makes for better playlists.
Sometimes I make playlists for people based around a theme (like Fall) but other times it’s a random word or word phrase like “retro futurism.” The goal is always to find those gems that people will hear for the first time and go, “Oh man, I love that song.”
Nov 14, 2024
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i recently made a cd mixtape for a gift exchange with friends and i had to limit myself to 80 minutes. first step was to stalk the spotify of the playlist receiver, and i added songs that i knew from their playlists to the playlist for them. i also added songs from artists we liked in common, and songs from memories we have together. it ended up being like 7 hours worth of songs so i just sat down for a looooong period of time and cracked away at editing it, trying to just curate that indescribable feeling that you find in a playlist someone made for you. i also like to order songs to make the transitions between them sound good when i’m making a playlist for someone; i imagined them listening to the cd in the car and how it would sound for the songs to switch, would it sound natural or clunky? and a playlist made with a loving hand will always have a beautiful charm to it so don’t worry or overthink it to much. 💌
Aug 29, 2024
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