Idolator

This is a little late to the boat, but bear with me: Over the last couple of days I've noticed that DJ mixes sold through digital outlets are increasingly becoming a better financial deal. Since I tend to look for dance tracks based on other critics' recommendations, I had noticed that labels like Defected often put their DJ-mixed compilations on eMusic and other outlets with the songs at their original length. But two recent mix-CDs—Carl Craig's Sessions (K7) and Triple R's Selection 6 (Trapez), each of which contains more than 20 cuts—have done the same thing, making this a trend worth endorsing. More »