Holy smokes! Come on Jacob, is it the 80’s? You might be surprised to hear that cassettes are pretty big these days (even sales-wise), as we all yearn for that unmistakeable physical attachment to music.
Sound quality is actually astounding as well, contrary to popular belief. When the cassette technology had gotten really, really good in the late 90’s, the CD had already taken over! But now we can reap the fruits of all that Taiwanese labor.
More than anything, I appreciate the lesser availability of the medium, as it allows me to produce something that would not be functional on streaming services, but works wonders on C-60 tape. So the tapes that come out of God Mother (our label) will include strange, previously unreleased materials that will surprise and astound those that brave their parent’s attics to find a working tape deck. Sounds that are simply too hot for streaming. And wholly ignoring the copyright rules.
I have a lot of tracks that I’m really happy about, but can’t get an official digital release because clearing the samples would cost a fortune and a leg, unless I somehow meet Nina Simone at an afterparty and get her to sign some papers.
We have some rather lofty plans to release a lot of experimental things, but the first two are really rather ordinary in comparison: The first tapes we made are my Assemble EP from a couple years ago, as well as the mix Am-Talis did for DOT. Go take a look in the shop to find it!
