Cassette/tape thread

Time for a cassette/tape thread. Post your collections and recent purchases. Also talk about any experiences you might have with releasing music on tape. (esp "electronic" (as vague as that is) music please). I have a little music project that I am going to be releasing on tape in the future if things goto plan. In the picture: Far left bottom to top: soykafty "mixtape" of anime soundtracks Some old kraftwerk album Hardcore techno mix recorded from the radio Some cocteau twins release, I have never listened to this Kraftwerk trans Europe express Snap Rhythm Is A Dancer https://www.discogs.com/Snap-Rhythm-Is-A-Dancer/release/737864 Middle column is just the tapes from the pack behind which is https://www.discogs.com/Various-Thirteen-Weeks-Oneman/release/9834697 Last three on the right (from left) are: Ninja McTits - Discogs 卐 Fascists https://www.discogs.com/Ninja-McTits-Discogs-Fascists/release/10208393 Youkai / Battle Lolis / The Guanoson https://www.discogs.com/Youkai-Battle-Lolis-Guanoson-Youkai-Battle-Lolis-The-Guanoson/release/5030021 Compa & Ipman - Let Them / Earth's Orbit https://www.discogs.com/Compa-Ipman-Let-Them-Earths-Orbit/release/5673166 I also have this but it is in storage https://www.discogs.com/Dj-Badman-Trance-Jungle/release/9250637 I look forward to seeing your collections!

From top to bottom: https://ogresound.bandcamp.com/album/all-hallows https://catsystemcorp.bandcamp.com/album/cosmopolitan-dreams https://vanishes.bandcamp.com/album/all-cities-flashing-always https://wojciechgolczewski.bandcamp.com/album/reality-check-data048 https://illuminatedpaths.bandcamp.com/album/late-night-delight-remastered https://blackmothsuperrainbow.bandcamp.com/album/dandelion-gum https://uknowymusic.bandcamp.com/album/great-hair https://sonicmoire.bandcamp.com/album/somo006t-redredred-sign-of-affection https://bleep.com/release/78876-meatbingo-cynically-for-you

>>381 I have almost the full homeshake discog

>>385 >>black moth super rainbow my nigga

not at home right now, but i have a nice collection of tapes i will post later. my deck (one of the last high-end aiwa ones) is in repair right now.

>>594 back at home, here is my shelf. in the second row are mostly old jazz and blues tapes from my father.

>>596 Holy soykaf that's impressive

>>608 thanks! there are still some labels out there producing tapes, mostly industrial/powerelectronics. the "der blutharsch"-box is the whole discog of the band on tape, pretty much the crown jewels of my collection, because it's no bootleg.

>>596 Sweet

>>381 hey, this is the thread for me. I've got a Sony TC-R303 deck, and I just picked up a JVC dual well deck. both playback just fine, but the Sony records with too much noise and a wobbly recording. and the JVC records with a really loud buzz so you can't even hear the music. the other day I found a louis armstrong tape in a box marked 'free' at someone's doorstep. it sounds great and I liked it more than I thought I would since I never particularly liked Armstrong. the comfy thing about my Sony deck is the auto reverse. it will play the A-side, then the B-side without having to touch it. and then it'll go back to the A-side again so I can put in a comfy tape and listen to it while I read in my room and it'll play continuously. hoping to pick up a walkman from an online sale soon.

>>630 Wanted to get into cassettes too. What price region is reasonable for a working walkman?

>>631 you can get a working walkman for a few dollars, but if you really want o get some good hardware, check out high-end-decks from, aiwa, sony and technics. you can get a decent one from someone who don't know what he has for about 50 bucks, the really good stuff is still up in the hundreds.

hey, >>596 here: i own this deck, wich is currently in reapair: http://www.vintagecassette.com/aiwa/xk-s7000 still very expensive but if you're lucky you can still find it in yard sales or something. i've got mine for free, fully working, because the previous owner didn't know anything about it and was about to throw it away. both, playback and record quality is insane, so if you got the chance (or cash) and are serious about collecting tapes and using them with hardware that won't rape your collection, this is a safe call. >inb4 what is broken one of the rubber bands gave up after 25 years and some small issue with the electronics, nothing a handy technician can't handle.

I had 300 or so at last count. Rock, punk, metal, hip hop, a lot of experimental and electronic stuff of all kinds, a little classical and more radical types of jazz, some really unusual music from Africa and elsewhere. I was out of the country for three years and returned to learn that my family had disposed of them after a disaster involving a water heater. Also, the only cassette player was gone. Odd since I intentionally stored that stuff on shelves and not in boxes on the floor in case of flooding. Now I have about three, just some demos that friends' bands gave me, and no machine to play them on.

got the aiwa back, my rack is now complete again.

Bumping thread. I'm the one with the 1987 TC-R303 deck. I tried using a different amp setup for recording, and I used a fresh TDK tape my friend gave me. no more hiss, very little noise. I am not 100% sure what the problem was, but it's fine now. Still haven't gotten my hands on a walkman yet.

Got some more tapes. Syndicate ‎- Deathtrap https://www.discogs.com/Syndicate-Deathtrap/release/10733164 projectsinge ‎- LogForData https://www.discogs.com/projectsinge-LogForData/release/6287119 (this is very very cool, interactive tape, you should check it out) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vQd06Ayk2g video related Tangentially related, I also got some music floppies recently. Beauty Academy ‎- Pull the Skin from Your Dead Bones Shrieking https://www.discogs.com/Beauty-Academy-Pull-the-Skin-from-Your-Dead-Bones-Shrieking/release/7641930 Michael Ridge ‎- Dungeon Floppy https://www.discogs.com/Michael-Ridge-Dungeon-Floppy/release/9180810 BigKev ‎- Family Ride https://www.discogs.com/BigKev-Family-Ride/release/10354488

>>926 here's a picture of my deck. It's a Sony...

>>1035 And here is a boombox I just picked up. It works quite well, only the CD player doesn't seem to work.

>>1035 Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste. But when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. I'm so sorry for soiling beautiful lainchan with this but I just HAD to.

>>1041 no worries mate... you would not believe how many times I have went through that entire monologue, alone, in my room, using my cassettes as a prop to point to/lean against next to the deck. I've memorized that entire scene.

Purchased two more tapes. Catgirl ‎- Sweet Sweet Noise https://www.discogs.com/Catgirl-Sweet-Sweet-Noise/release/4143723 To Die / Brad Borejko https://www.discogs.com/To-Die-Brad-Borejko-TT012-To-Die-Brad-Borejko/release/11035818

>>982 My computer can still take 3.5" disks. This thread will be complete when someone posts a flexi. Magazines used to be sold with them. They are flimsy as hell so the idea was you tape it off the first time you play it because the needle would wear out the soft plastic if you played it too often. It was a way of distributing a single song pre-internet and with no additional shipping charge.

Nice thread, Lain. Would post some of my collection later. Bump

I routinely listen to lp's, though I recently got my old TEAC deck running again. It's nice to finally hear some old favorites and new gems I've picked up. At this point I own around 350 lps and 100 tapes, among other nonsense. There's something about limited releases on irrelevant mediums that gets me easily. My most recent tape purchase, along with my only flexi for extra credit

Loved tapes when I was a kid. Still have my childhood Walkman, some of the stuff I recorded off the radio and some label releases. I got back into it when I found out bandcamp was a thing. First new cassette I bought was Big American Sound from Japanese breakfast. I'm on the lookout now for a decent highfi deck.