However, in the last few years, a growing concern of labels has re-appropriated the format, utilizing its balance of tactile beauty, affordability and its players' ubiquity to push releases from places as varied as Leaving Records' avant-beatmakers, Moon Glyph's krauty and sun-dappled artists, Burger Records' scabby truants and, of course, the principals behind Cassette Store Day, each of whom - Matt Flag, Jen Long and Steve Rose - operate their own tape labels. Since then, the cassette has survived well past both its apex and apogee, falling into semi-obscurity as the CD and MP3 formats replaced it, but nonetheless remaining an important part of the music underground's sonic diet. 7, has almost as many events scheduled as it does tape releases.)Īdoption of the cassette began in earnest around 1971, when Henry Kloss' innovations brought LP-quality sound to the new format, which was still competing with eight tracks for stateside dominance at the time. (It should be an encouraging sign to Cassette Store Day's organizers that this Saturday, Sept. A shortlist of notables (full list here and at the bottom of this piece) includes Justin Vernon's brand-new venture Volcano Choir, At The Drive-In, Fucked Up, Suicidal Tendencies and Gold Panda, among many others, as well as events in Portland, Argentina, Brooklyn, Finland, New Zealand… you get the idea.
Much like its older, waxier, more established brother, Cassette Store Day revolves around limited runs of albums on a format du jour. As details about the companion to Record Store Day have trickled out since that initial announcement, we've become more and more excited that it was the latter.Ĭassette Store Day: Indie Artist Shares Passion For the Forgotten Format (Q&A) A month and some change ago, a small corner of the web was alight with the news of " Cassette Store Day." It was something that, at the time, no one could be sure whether they were looking at a time-consuming troll or a promising, if mildly confusing, new event for the global music community.
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