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Doors9pm — dawn · no attitudes · bring water ·
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About this project
About 6 months ago, a vintage collector I know, Sam @knownbadboy, told me he had come into a box of 40 or so rave and promo mixtapes from the late 90s in the Bay Area, particularly San Francisco. After some cajoling and convincing, I got him to lend them to me for a few weeks so I could digitize them.
Looking deeper into the tapes while digitizing them, I discovered a very tidy collection of era-defining and highly sought after mixtapes from that era—well preserved and still intact—most with their original cassette boxes and inserts.
As with everything on the internet, what was once rare is now being made available for everyone to listen to and enjoy. Get a vibe for the era, take a walk down memory lane... have fun. The radio app is full-featured, including visualizations and speed control and works just like a car stereo of the era. You can even drag in your own .mp3 files to play in the browser version.
If you're enjoying these mixes, feel free to leave your comments. We can especially use comments identifying the tape specifics (date, artist, location) and love to hear any connecting the tape to the scene as a whole. Find me on instagram at @paid_animism_study if you'd like to chat about the project or life in general.
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