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It’s been fun, but life is too busy for cassette reviews. Thank you to the wonderful people we’ve met over the last few years. The music has been incredible and … Continue reading
Orange Aurora – Dracula Coil (Rok Lok Records)
Musical Content: Orange Aurora’s sound is described as “bedroom shoegaze,” due to the home recording technique and the dreamy guitar pop that they create. Dracula Coil is rich with reverb … Continue reading
Dementia And Hope Trails/Boar/Bob Bellerue – The Three Pound Enigma (Null Religion Records)
Musical Content: This split cassette offers a very interesting juxtaposition of ambient styles. Dementia and Hope Trails sets the tone for the album with guitar drone ambiance that could be perfect for … Continue reading
Germany Army – Barrineans (Lava Church)
Musical Content: German Army’s Barrineans is intense, dense and distorted. The samples, beats and synths buzzingly mesh together into a compressed muck of synthy goodness. Vocals, mostly spoken word, are slowed … Continue reading
Tapes and Tubes – 27 (Tapes and Tubes)
Musical Content: Producing and recording an album in a home studio is no easy feat, but that’s exactly what Austin Potter of Tapes and Tubes has done, three times. Located in Olympia, … Continue reading
Divine Shell – Sleep Buzz (Null Religion Records)
Musical Content: Take a stroll outside on a rainy night with this cassette in your Walkman. There’s a lot to explore in this effort by Divine Shell: the work of Derek Setzer. … Continue reading
Sean Patrick Sullivan – Devil Knows: Selected Demons (Juniper Tree Songs)
Musical Content: Remember that scene in The Blair Witch Project where they find the kid in the basement of an abandoned house just staring into the corner? Well, if that … Continue reading
Giving Up/Sara Lee – Split Cassette (Sophomore Lounge Records)
Musical Content: Giving Up and Sara Lee co-released a cassette which grants each artist a side to feature a few songs. Though a great idea for label mates to get … Continue reading
Monzie Leo & The Big Sky – Monzie Leo & The Big Sky (808 New York Tapes)
Musical Content: Like a rusted freight car plowing down the tracks and derailing somewhere in Appalachia, Monzie Leo & The Big Sky bring an experience of raw folk machinery. The track … Continue reading
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