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The Cure: Songs Of A Lost World Cassette

November 20, 2024November 20, 2024 Mike Seay

An incredible thing is happening this month. The Cure released a new album, Songs Of A Lost World, and it topped charts of all kinds in the United States.

It’s a pretty wild things for a band of their age to be topping charts with a new album. It should happen way more but it rarely does. Good for The Cure and good for music. We all need to be paying attention more when “way past their prime” bands come out with new stuff.

Anyway, I was pleased to see that The Cure came out with cassette tapes for their, now-acclaimed, new album. You can pre-order them on their website – there is a limited amount so don’t dick around, waiting to buy them.

Growing up I would have never considered myself a Cure fan, but, not too long ago, I saw The Cure play at Shoreline Amphitheater in the South Bay and they were so good, I became a fan.

My fandom is now solidified after watching their live show for the album release:

New Tapes On Friday: The Wiffs Scratch ‘N’ Sniff Cassette

June 16, 2024June 16, 2024 Mike Seay

I was wandering through all the music released today and there was ALMOST nothing in the way of cassette tapes – there was like, seriously, one. So I found a recent one to pass along. The Wiffs “Scratch ‘N’ Sniff”

The tape is sold out on their Bandcamp page but it’s still available on their website.

*Lifted from J Edward Keyes’ collection.

John Carpenter Has Cassette Tapes

May 20, 2024May 20, 2024 Mike Seay

I was today years old when I learned that filmmaker John Carpenter has albums, including ones with cassettes.

Yes, he is also a film composer so it makes sense, I just didn’t know.

Love the new one, “Lost Themes Noir” – you can also get it on Amazon.

Also found cassettes for:

More rad legendary filmmakers with albums, please.

Bandcamp [Cassette Tape] Friday!

May 10, 2024May 11, 2024 Mike Seay

Hold me to it. Hold me to making a post on every Bandcamp Friday with picks from bands or labels that have cassettes to buy. Here are some interesting ones I found this time:

True Gloom: Demo

<a href="https://truegloom.bandcamp.com/album/demo">Demo by True Gloom</a>

The Mountain Goats: The Coroner’s Gambit

DBR: s/t

Jordan Hopkins: The Maritime Line

Ambient and Electronic Tapes: Temporal Waves

April 11, 2024May 10, 2024 Mike Seay

<a href="https://peopleplacesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/temporal-waves">Temporal Waves by Temporal Waves</a>

I was pleasantly surprised to receive new music from People Places Records in the mail the other day. They gave me the tape of Shawn Mativelsky’s new album, Temporal Waves.

Shawn is known for playing the tabla and is at the forefront of bringing the tabla into the electronic music world. Read more about it here.

I can attest it is nice (and sometimes intense) to have on while writing and having a good beer. It’s a great addition to any ambient cassette fan’s collection.

You can add the People Places cassette (like mine above) to your collection by going here and finding the Limited Edition Cassette tab and ordering. You heard it right?: Limited. So put the tabla down and go order it!