Blog: State Magazine

The mix CD seems a bit quaint these days. Without the forced retro kudos of an underground 'mixtape' (that's never really on cassette anyway), most record label mixes get buried in HMV CD racks beneath the industry detritus from Hed Kandi and Cream. There's always been definite cult of the new in dance music circles, and collectors and DJs have become even more pious in the internet age – who could be arsed waiting for record labels to hammer out licensing deals when the same tracks have [...]