--- product_id: 74999351 title: "Mix Tape: The Art of Cassette Culture" brand: "thurston moore" price: "1112.29 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 6 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/74999351-mix-tape-the-art-of-cassette-culture store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Mix Tape: The Art of Cassette Culture **Brand:** thurston moore **Price:** 1112.29 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Mix Tape: The Art of Cassette Culture by thurston moore - **How much does it cost?** 1112.29 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/74999351-mix-tape-the-art-of-cassette-culture) ## Best For - thurston moore enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted thurston moore brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Stop. Fast-forward. Pause. Rewind. It has become part of our vocabulary when talking about the momentum of our lives . . . . Over forty years ago Phillips launched the compact audio cassette at the 1963 Berlin Radio Show and our relationship with music has never been the same. Durable, inexpensive, and portable, the new format was an instant success. By the 1970s, we were voraciously recording music onto blank cassettes. It allowed us to listen to, and, in effect, curate music in a new way. Privately. Mix tapes let us become our own DJs, creating mixes for friends, lovers, and family, for parties and road trips. Artist and musician Thurston Moore looks back at the plastic gadget that first let us make our own compilations. Over eighty home tapers, including artists, musicians, actors, writers, directors, comediennes, talk show hosts, and, of course, record store employees were invited to tell the stories behind their mixes. From the Romantic Tape, to the Break-up Tape, the Road Trip Tape, to the "Indoctrination" Tape-the art and text that emerged was of the mix cassette as a new way of re-sequencing music to make sense of our most stubbornly inexpressible feelings-a way of explaining ourselves to someone else, or to ourselves. Stop. Fast-forward. Pause. Rewind. It has become part of our vocabulary when talking about the momentum of our lives . . . . Over forty years ago Phillips launched the compact audio cassette at the 1963 Berlin Radio Show and our relationship with music has never been the same. Durable, inexpensive, and portable, the new format was an instant success. By the 1970s, we were voraciously recording music onto blank cassettes. It allowed us to listen to, and, in effect, curate music in a new way. Privately. Mix tapes let us become our own DJs, creating mixes for friends, lovers, and family, for parties and road trips. Artist and musician Thurston Moore looks back at the plastic gadget that first let us make our own compilations. Over eighty home tapers, including artists, musicians, actors, writers, directors, comediennes, talk show hosts, and, of course, record store employees were invited to tell the stories behind their mixes. From the Romantic Tape, to the Break-up Tape, the Road Trip Tape, to the "Indoctrination" Tape-the art and text that emerged was of the mix cassette as a new way of re-sequencing music to make sense of our most stubbornly inexpressible feelings-a way of explaining ourselves to someone else, or to ourselves. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Dimensions | 23.93 x 1.45 x 17.2 cm | | Edition | 1st | | Isbn 10 | 0789311992 | | Isbn 13 | 978-0789311993 | | Item Weight | 431 g | | Language | English | | Print Length | 40 pages | | Publication Date | 3 May 2005 | | Publisher | Universe Publishing | ## Images ![Mix Tape: The Art of Cassette Culture - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81dgVbhaLKL.jpg) ![Mix Tape: The Art of Cassette Culture - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81WhFoSYMvL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good buy. *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 6 February 2013* Exactly as described in the blurb. Husband enjoyed his gift. Arrived quickly, would be happy to make this purchase again. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lost in the Mix? *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 30 April 2007* If you have ever hovered over the pause button on a rainy saturday afternoon you need this book. A bittersweet and intelligent memoir/art book about the art of mixing tapes for friends and lovers. tHE SHEER JOY IN SCOURING THE BOOK FOR YOUR FAVOURITE TRACKS/ARTISTS. I found my guys Nick Cave, Tindersticks, leonard Cohen and Belle & Sebastian but missed Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.What is missing? The ettiquette of mixing. Never double tracks, always start with a drum intro etc...I read it in a sitting and then went off to make a mix tape. ### ⭐⭐⭐ a limited mix *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 30 December 2008* Like the editor of this book, I grew of age in the thick of the mix-tape era, and to a certain extent, mourn its passing. And like many of the contributors to this celebration of "cassette culture," I spent hundreds of hours obsessing over track selection, sequencing, fade-ins, the overt and subtextual messages embedded in each mix, liner notes, cover art, etc. So, I tend to gravitate toward books that invoke that lost world (sorry folks, the mix CD is similar, and I do make 'em, but it's not the same) -- books like Nick Hornby's High Fidelity and Songbook, or Rob Sheffield's memoir of grief, Love is a Mix Tape.This book is a kind of interesting and frustrating document of the mix tape, limited in many ways by the relatively insular world from which its contributors are drawn. Moore is a legendary underground musician (with Sonic Youth) and for this book, he seems to have fired off emails to all his hipsterati friends in the art and music world, asking for contributions. The resulting hodgepodge of stuff is nicely packaged in a book mimicking the dimensions of a cassette tape, but it's all pretty insular. Page after page of random track listings, homemade covers, etc. from people you're unlikely to have heard of, featuring music you're unlikely to have heard. A few bits and pieces capture the possibility of the mixtape, such as Allison Anders explanation of one made for her, since returned in anger, and forever mourned.What gets lost in all this is that for every obscurity-laden, collage-covered, mix-tape-as-art piece, the bedrooms of the Western world spawned 1,000 more mainstream "hits of 1983" type mix tapes. There's zero evidence of the prevalence of the pop mix tape here, with probably the most mainstream example being Kate Spade's (yes, that Kate Spade) wonderfully banal mix of the usual Dylan/Beatles/Van Morrison/Elton John tracks. It's important to remember that DIY culture can encompass a wide range of participants, and not just the cool kids, and that's something that gets lost in this particular "celebration."Still, if you were ever into making mix tapes, this is a book that will bring back the memories and make you want to dig into that box of tapes in the basement and find a tape deck. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/74999351-mix-tape-the-art-of-cassette-culture](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/74999351-mix-tape-the-art-of-cassette-culture) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-10-24*