This is a map with the route I took for distribution of the Failure Mixtape in Toronto. Enjoy!
Posted 1 year ago
Hi Jacob! It's Meghan. I'm listening right now, love it! I must admit I don't know the songs, but they're really catchy. The only bad thing I can say is the seal is really hard to take off haha. Great job otherwise, congrats :)
lackadaisicalbreeze askedI’m glad that you enjoyed the Mix. This is my only feedback on this site so far, and since I passed the CD to you, and you didn’t pick it up off the street, I’m still waiting for someone who’s gotten the more organic experience of simply finding the CD. But it’s good to know I did a good job with the song selection.
Posted 1 year ago
I just found a copy of this CD with an advertisement for a concert lying on a counter at Big Fat Burritos in Kensington Market. This is a really good CD. It’s kind of like listening to REM with some genres that REM didn’t touch. I’m only onto the second track, but it’s looking really sweet. It really adds the bluegrass and country back into folk, which has moved a lot away from that over the years. And it doesn’t do it aggressively either.
This project hasn’t gotten a lot of reception, in fact, just about none at all, where this site is concerned. Personally, when I found this CD and picked it up, I actually felt somewhat validated, because it would be the same as someone else picking up one of the Project’s CDs. I wonder what the difference was?
The Project placed its mixtaps around Bloor, while this was found in Kensington. So the only difference I can see is location. Since some of the CDs of the failure mixtape have migrated to Calgary, perhaps we’ll have more luck there. Also, I think I’ll try and put some mixtapes out in Kensington, and hopefully that’ll pay off.
Posted 1 year ago
Status update:
So far we’re not doing so great. The first and only mixtape that we have out there hasn’t gotten much feedback at all. I’m starting to wonder if there are some more hardlined dificulties with the way society likes to consume things. It’s definitely more of a difficult now that we have the current music industry, which created the problem that the Project is trying to reverse.
So far, in addition to the downtown 38 that have been distributed, some CDs may make their way to Calgary. Six were sent there, and perhaps they’ll have more luck.
Posted 1 year ago
38 Records on the Streets
The first 38/78 records are now free to be picked up, somewhere in Downtown Toronto. More specifically, on Bloor Street between Bathurst and Museum station. If you’re reading this, hopefully you’ve already picked one up!
Posted 1 year ago
The first batch of 78 copies of the Failure Mixtape is ready to go!
