Mar 2, 2025
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I was skeptical at first thinking it was solely a nostalgia-chasing trend, but I found out quickly that tape cassettes can sound really great! I think the lo-fi bias comes from our collective memory of car decks that were never cleaned and tapes that baked on Toyota Corolla dashboards for years. I was able to find a decent used Sony player, and then I realized the real benefits:
1. A lot of bands still release cassettes. It's cheaper for them to make, which means you don't have to drop $25 just to support a band you like
2. Used cassettes are SO CHEAP. It's a bit of a gamble on the quality, but when we're talking a couple dollars for a decent copy of your favorite album, it's a no-brainer. I have a local shop where I'm able to get them to check out whether they look ok or not.
3. It's the perfect middle ground between the frictionless aspect of streaming (where we fall into that "analysis paralysis"), and the slow, purposeful ritual of listening to a vinyl record from front to back. When you pop a tape in, you still get to bring it wherever, but you'll likely commit to it all the way through.
I can say so much more about the technical aspects, but maybe I'll save it unless people have questions.
Feb 29, 2024
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I'm lucky enough to have a car that still has a cassette player. I have now accumulated a small library of tapes that fill up my glove box and passenger seat. Having tangible music in the car is important because you never know when you're out of service or without a phone. Plus I enjoy listening to albums from top to bottom. Here are the ones I play the most...Sade - Stronger than PrideAl Green - Unchained Melody Pat Metheny Group - Still Life(Talking)
May 13, 2021
a cassette will cost you a third of what an LP will, while offering you that same sense of physical ownership. but it puts everyone – major label, indie label, local band, bedroom improviser, mixtape compiler, bootlegger – on the same level. cheap to make, easy to do in very tiny limited runs, easy to make into beautiful objects.
the affordability and the small form factor make them easy to keep picking up - at any merch stand, bandcamp page, overseas record store or charity shop. even if I do most of my listening digitally these days, it's a lovely treat to bring the walkman out if I'm walking into town.
Dec 4, 2024
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you can be a vibe if you want to! wear those oversized jeans you don’t know if you suit! light your cigs with a box of matches! play chess in a field with your friend! every time you do something like that and you don’t give a fuck, you get a little bit closer to having the best vibe out there
Mar 28, 2025
like cooking, it’s about seeing those enjoy what you play them than the process itself!
Mar 13, 2025
so uhhhh I’m the one in the back.
my brother is 2 years older and he decided to sneak into my room and cover my face in sudocrem. my parents walked in, he started crying, I started crying and they immediately thought “we have to capture this”
Apr 10, 2025