Combining the mixtape-making functions of Muxtape, with the up-to-the-second music aggregation powers of Hypemachine, Hypetape aims to make it easy to find and stream exactly the kind of music you want to hear. Hypetape lets users search through the extensive listing of tracks from Hypemachine, and organize them into playlists. The concept is fantastic, and though it’s subject to random file takedowns, it’s useful, and functions pretty well.
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[via Lifehacker]

Muxtape, the formally popular and defunct mixtape site, officially relaunched last week with its new service for promoting bands.  With a tiny primary library of 12 bands, including Girl Talk and Reggie Watt, the simple layout is looking to expand for any bands willing to give it a go.
Muxtape comes from humble beginnings and endured a lengthy losing struggle against the RIAA. The site originally allowed users to create short playlists from their own MP3s and share them with others.  Aside from appearances, the new Muxtape carries few resemblances to the mixtape format that made it popular.  It is essentially [...]

On the heels of our interview with Justin Saunders, we’re directed to another minimalist website ihardlyknowher.com, a service that allows users the ability to view and share Flickr photos in an easy to navigate, streamlined manner. The site has been designed by Muxtape – a site that has recently found a second life – creator Justin Oulette as a means to eliminate the distractions and somewhat awkward interface of the Flickr site. The simplicity allows the photographs to stand on their own merits and more closely resembles the feeling of paging through an actual photo album, albeit in a vertical format. An [...]

For those who remember the long and painful MuxTape saga, it may seem that another attempt to emulate the popular mixtape site would be a hopeless cause, but 8tracks is hoping for a new angle on the old idea.  Users upload or select songs from the existing online library and create a playlist of 8 tracks, which totals about 30 minutes of curated music.  At the heart of the site there is the understanding that music fans can create innovative playlists that lead similar listeners to new and interesting selections.  Be sure to check out their tumblr and twitter sites.
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