{"product_id":"the-art-behind-the-tape-special-edition","title":"The Art Behind the Tape — Special Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003eText(s) by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMarshall “DJ Mars” Thomas, Djibril Ndiaye, Maurice Garland \u0026amp; Tai Saint-Louis\u003cbr\u003eForeword by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eKid Capri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e26.7 × 21.4 cm\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAxiom Blue Corp\u003cbr\u003eSpecial Edition\u003cbr\u003e2014\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHandwritten labels, photocopied portraits and elaborate digital collages trace the changing visual language of hip-hop mixtapes in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Art Behind the Tape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Nearly 800 covers document a culture built through exchanges between DJs, designers, artists and listeners, following the transition from cassettes sold hand to hand to professionally produced CDs. Typography, street photography and image manipulation reveal how a cover could announce a DJ’s identity, promote new music and compete for attention.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterviews with more than ninety participants connect these images to the people who made and circulated them. Their accounts explore the mixtape’s role as a platform for experimentation, self-promotion and musical discovery, alongside the practical work of producing and distributing independent releases. The result is a visual history of an everyday music format whose packaging became a distinctive expression of hip-hop culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Direct","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59374499299663,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2424\/8147\/files\/5d12408f-816c-4520-bbaf-992c148979f6.jpg?v=1793721790","url":"https:\/\/www.legrandj.eu\/products\/the-art-behind-the-tape-special-edition","provider":"Le Grand Jeu","version":"1.0","type":"link"}