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hseiken · **Posted:** Wed Aug 14, 2013 5:03 pm

http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/casset ... cool-again

Dust le Villain · **Joined:** Sun Sep 05, 2010 7:37 pm **Posts:** 430

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The cassette tape, even more than the LP, curbs our music ADD by not having the functionality to easily skip amongst tracks. If you want to hear the last song on a tape, you’re going to have to spend a few minutes listening to that fast-forward whirring sound and guess when you’ve hit the right mark.

Tapes force a more focused, or even purer, listening experience, and unlike vinyl, they're portable.

This ^ is what I've been saying.

Unfolding · **Joined:** Sun Jan 03, 2010 2:42 am **Posts:** 952

Nice find!

Only problem I've got with the format is that it's hard it is to buy tape decks these days. Where I'm based the only place you'll find a tape player is in old-old cars. Neither local 2nd hand stores or hi-fi joints care about the format, which sucks because if folks can't buy a tape deck what's the point in buying a tape?

There's a few bands/labels out my way selling tapes to nobody in alternative book shops & at gigs. Which is frustrating to see as the effort put into making the tape (music, art and production) has no way of being fully appreciated because many of us have no way to play the damn things.

Om_Audio · **Posted:** Fri Aug 16, 2013 10:10 am

I like.

This 3 part interview has lots of cassette talk-

http://heavyinthestreets.blogspot.com/2 ... ith-j.html

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Dust le Villain · **Joined:** Sun Sep 05, 2010 7:37 pm **Posts:** 430

Unfolding wrote:

Nice find!

Only problem I've got with the format is that it's hard it is to buy tape decks these days. Where I'm based the only place you'll find a tape player is in old-old cars. Neither local 2nd hand stores or hi-fi joints care about the format, which sucks because if folks can't buy a tape deck what's the point in buying a tape?

There's a few bands/labels out my way selling tapes to nobody in alternative book shops & at gigs. Which is frustrating to see as the effort put into making the tape (music, art and production) has no way of being fully appreciated because many of us have no way to play the damn things.

There are so many tapedecks in the world, its crazy. if you cant find it near you, try craigslist or ebay etc. Dirtcheap.

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