poptimists | Poptimists Advent Calendar Day 13

I had a delightful experience in my office the other day. We have the work PA system in our keeping and towards the end of the day we sometimes plug our ipods in to play stuff - on this occasion our lovely temp Matt asked if I had any bootlegs. Surely I do, I thought, and then found that the only one I'd actually uploaded was Osymyso's "Intro Inspection". I played it, and gratifyingly saw everyone's face light up with bafflement and wonder. It reminded me how exciting and fun the bootleg 'scene' was back in 2002. Now it's seen as a bit of a joke or an embarassment, partly due to the flood of poor-quality mash-ups that followed, partly because most of the original bootleg makers gave it up for 'proper' DJing ASAP. And no doubt a bunch of other factors were involved - there always seemed to be plenty of people who hated bootlegs.

Anyhow they're still being made, of course. Here's a Christmas one!

Go Home Productions - Christmas On The Block