Something we've tried on PF is to set up a Gmail account and do a quick round robin thematic mix from the comfort of our own homes. This is different in that each person adds a song to a mix with a pre-conceived topic, rather than having a list of topics to create a full mix disc, but it's definitely fast-moving.

Hmm, that sounds like a good idea.

How about each person builds a killer robot that hunts down the next recipient in the list, breaks into their house/apt at 2:00 and then blares the entire mix CD from giant speakers, before it steals the neighbor's car and drives to the next person in the list?

I think my sense of humor may be a little "off" today....

can they hold a whole bunch of music? How does the trading start?

Well, they have some 1000MBs of space, so they'll hold several mixes of 192kpbs (or higher) mp3s.

The way we've done them in the past is that interested parties choose a topic, then someone organizes a list of everyone who wants to be involved. When it's your turn, you either email a song (plus liner notes) to the account or you can upload the song by mailing it from the account to the account. I have plenty of Gmail invites and would be glad to set up the account and help organize the first one.

That doesn't violate Gmail's TOS, does it?

Songs in lists ...

The way we've done them in the past is that interested parties choose a topic, then someone organizes a list of everyone who wants to be involved. When it's your turn, you either email a song (plus liner notes) to the account or you can upload the song by mailing it from the account to the account.

That's a nifty idea!

Songs in lists ...

Reminds me of that Powerpoint version of the Gettysburg Address.

Songs in lists ...

This is beautiful. Someone needs to collect all of those. Someone, not me.

I'm reading it now. Am in awe of the project.

Huh. They don't do a thing for me.