I saw a bunch in Japan, along with Vinyl and CD, even saw some 8-track in Tower Records.
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Wait until this guy hears about a certain genre called black metal...
I did a collaboration once where we were considering doing a limited release of a one-off song on an Edison cylinder recording.
Turns out that yes, there are firms that produce them, but those fuckers are expensive.
And notice that nobody wants to release on 8-track tape cartridges. That's because those things sucked.
Perhaps a reason to dust off my walkman! ... if this cassette is even affordable.
properly new cassettes are usually not expensive. it's only original classics from 30-40 yrs ago that are marked up.
I figure normally, yeah, but I feel like Taylor Swift playing around with a new medium probably comes with a heavy price tag.
oh maybe, i'm not actually a Swift fan. i'm just here for cassette talk. XD
i tend to get my new cassettes for around €7-€12.
Me neither honestly, I just know she seems to have a massive following of fans that will do or pay anything that she touches lmao But it would be cool to buy some in general. I can't remember how many times I listened to one Joan Jett tape as a kid
word, exactly.
i tend to get them from Bandcamp on Bandcamp fridays, if you're interested.
I am, thank you! I'll definitely be on the lookout.
i always get them!
This sound like some type of manipulation.
One of the biggest artist in the world using cassettes feels like cultural appropriation lol
There is a large subset of hipster types who are notalgic for VHS, cassette, film and early digital cameras.
It's because of 'vibes'. It makes them feel different, special, more important than the 'normies' listening to stuff on Spotify, watching stuff on Netflix, or using iphones for photography. They think it's more 'authentic', 'analog', etc.
Yes, they are insufferable people to be around. I grew up with Cassettes and VHS. It sucked balls. I vastly prefer my 4K streaming and high bit rate audio. But I understand that for younger people or hipster types, the 'retro' aspect is super appealing and it makes them feel special. I have several friends like this over the years and they love to go on long rants about how superior they are for this stuff and how ignorant the Spotified masses are.