Don't Call It A Comeback: Mix Tapes Are Back

The mixtape is a dying art but 8tracks, initially contributing to the compilation revival through their website, is continuing to bear the brightest torch for the practice. The launch of 8tracks Radio, a mobile version of the website’s (fantastic) concept, furthers the company’s efforts by bringing the joy and discovery inherent in the form to users in the most convenient format yet.

Mixtape enthusiasts started sounding the first panic alarms when CDs hit the mainstream but the rise of affordable rewritable disc technology made compilation-making evolve rather than come to a halt.

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