Contribute?

OK, this blog is my baby. I've been nursing it on my own, but I have to admit that there are a substantial amount of promos to get through and review. More than my fingers can manage between freelance projects. The main aim of this blog is to promote dance music, and if you fancy yourself of a similar mindset, can write well, and have an open mind to the world's sonic beats, drop me a line about entering the Lo-Quality world.

It would help if you could send a 50 word review of your latest purchase, or even something up on Soundcloud, etc. TIP: I admit now that I'm fairly biased against trance music. Listening to it, as well as reading about it induces immediate narcolepsy.

Chrissy Murderbot's Year Of Mixtapes

http://yearofmixtapes.blogspot.com/

Now this is dedication: Chrissy Murderbot is a Chicago-based DJ and producer, and last year he set himself the formidable (and enviable) task of creating a mixtape every week for a year. Entitled 'My Year of Mixtapes', the blog features free mixes with full track-listings in just about every genre.

Unfortunately Lo-Quality only got wind of this into the 49th week of the blog - which also happens to be happy hardcore, oo-er - but there's plenty of back catalogue to go through. Think of it as a crash-course in genres, starting with Week 1: Tin Pan Tape, a delve into the sub-genre of dancehall popular in the late 80s and 90s. You can learn a lot from this site, plus get oodles of free tunes.

Personally, I'm still in awe of the amount of effort which has gone into this - the weekend is now clearly mapped out, and the broadband will be maxed out!