tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32654715611269215672024-02-20T23:50:43.151-05:00Why The Tapes PlayThis blog is mostly dormant. I still review occasional cassettes and zines.
Why The Tapes Play Records was a cottage industry indie music label releasing very limited run cassettes, & cds. The label is on hiatus as of 2020, as much of our lives has been on hold and focused on matters of heart, survival, and spiritual nurturance. Why The Tapes Play may return in the future.
Feel free to contact me at freeradioskybird@icloud.com DJ Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15601100930510932917noreply@blogger.comBlogger499125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265471561126921567.post-81777934589239000522021-02-14T21:12:00.000-05:002021-02-14T21:12:43.475-05:00Freedom APA<br />
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Freedom APA is an alternative press association with one expectation:
participate where, when and how you are able. Consider this letter as an invite
to join Freedom APA! The first mailing of 2021 is scheduled for <b>May 2021</b>. If you send materials for the
bundle, 18 items are needed and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I must
receive them by 4/30/2021</b>. As of now going forward, membership dues of $20 annually <b>are suspended</b> and this is a free / voluntary / by donation only project. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Items for the mailing bundle may include mail art, printed journals,
chapbooks, zines, cds, dvds, cassettes, LPs, envelopes, postcards, bookmarks,
recipes, stamps, letters, or whatever you choose to create. Everything is sent
to the editor/mailer, assembled into bundles and then three or four bundles are
mailed per year, approximately every three and a half months. You send items
for the bundle & everyone else in Freedom APA gets a wonderful mail day.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Freedom APA is intended to be fun & embrace the spirit
of personal journalism, zine making, letter writing, graphic arts, mail art,
DIY printing, poetry, homemade music, creative projects, podcasting & more.
With your help, this will be an enjoyable mailing circle project full of
creativity. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />DJ Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15601100930510932917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265471561126921567.post-41811512505406068262019-09-19T18:27:00.000-04:002019-09-19T18:27:18.721-04:00Resisting Capitalism for Fun by Laura-Marie <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Life shouldn’t be a struggle & neither should resisting
capitalism! Laura-Marie talks about being anarchist, living in community, and
gives dozens of meaningful methods for dealing with capitalism. Her writing
comes from lived experience and reading this zine is like reading a hope-full
letter from an insightful friend. We are all immersed in this broken system
called capitalism – isn’t it time for something better? </div>
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Personal statement: I’m
a terrible capitalist and have never felt comfortable with the corporate
economic system that turns us into commodities and products. Capitalism has
been responsible for depersonalization, objectification, rampant consumerism,
and the de-valuing of human relationships in general. So this is a timely and
much needed zine as we seem to be living in a system that values “wealth” and “profit”
above everything else, even our mother earth. Resistance is not futile. <o:p></o:p></div>
<br />DJ Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15601100930510932917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265471561126921567.post-36454796022076174622019-09-19T18:20:00.001-04:002019-09-19T18:20:16.059-04:00Glean Zine <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nicki’s zine delves into some issues that are near and dear
to my heart – hunger in an abundant society and what we can do about it. <b>Glean
Zine</b> presents an easy to (pun alert - sorry!) digest introduction to food
recovery. We live in a culture that wastes more food than it consumes yet
people are starving for nutrition (and genuine affection). This is a problem
that is easily solved if we have the desire to solve it. Even in my own
neighborhood, I see fruit trees with delicious fruit that is never picked to
share. The next time you are at a supermarket & see all that “perfect”
produce please remember: Many people are in need of a meal today. Our
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Short & sweet indie excursions just right for the commute to work. Experimental and folky at the same time with gorgeous vocals on some songs & dreamy instrumentals on others. Perfect for sunlit dappled days. There is an old cliche that one should "leave them wanting more". I'm curious as to how aric's music will evolve from here.<br />
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<a href="https://aricsmejkal.bandcamp.com/album/forward-posture-of-the-head-at-rest">https://aricsmejkal.bandcamp.com/album/forward-posture-of-the-head-at-rest</a><br />
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Another homegrown mystery surfacing through the cassette ionosphere ... some musicians set themselves a song per day challenge but here we have a song per 15 minute work ethic. <b>Brilliant Brummagems</b> is like a collage of your favorite sounds compressed into the time/space continuum. Each piece makes delirious sense & creativity abounds in every drone & note. Brilliant Brummages is meant to be experienced as a whole: listen through then flip the tape over and hit play again. A Shut Mouth Catches No Flies is a perfect closer: an Einstein-inspired folk dirge for the scientific (anti)social media generation where narcissism is louder than bombs.<br />
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<a href="https://unreadrecords.bandcamp.com/album/unread-244">https://unreadrecords.bandcamp.com/album/unread-244</a><br />
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<br />DJ Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15601100930510932917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265471561126921567.post-67854142470960033092019-07-24T15:57:00.002-04:002019-07-24T15:57:12.026-04:00Mud Pie Sun: New Swing Mood Things / Two At Noon <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Where to begin a review with a release that is this monumental? First released in May 1992, this cassette reflects both those times, the times before, and the times now. Contemplative yet astute lyrics, hazy folk shambles, one can almost visualize the psychedelic haze hovering over the recordings proceedings. The cumulative effect of these original songs is nothing less than stunning - every song lives within its own impeccable universe. Two cover songs are included as well (one by the Silly Pillows and one by the Jacobites). Musically I would rate <b>Mud Pie Sun</b> right up there with my favorite bands that recorded for <i>Independent Project Records</i> back in that era - just more acoustic / jangle oriented. If the DIY / indie ethic brings you joy, don't miss this.DJ Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15601100930510932917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265471561126921567.post-27724000676013120742019-07-18T16:39:00.000-04:002019-07-18T16:39:40.312-04:00Andy Rench - As Long As It's Today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We here at <b>Why The Tapes Play</b> love real music created for and by real people. What attracted me initially about Andy Rench's self released debut is the cover aesthetics - what appears to be a photograph of a suburban home circa mid 20th century washed in cranberry tones. I thought: the music contained herein <i>must</i> be something special. And I was right. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>As Long As It's Today </i>is musically adventurous, steeped in folk and DIY traditions, yet transcendent. The songs seem to be about time and distance and freedom; they feel tethered to the scorched desert earth from some dreamlike timespace. This is truly lo-fi nocturnal music in the best sense: hazy, moonlit, wistful and hopeful. Inventive guitar licks & not too much technical trickery. Certainly my favorite cassette release of 2019 thusfar. </span><br />
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It is no secret that ye olde DJ Frederick tremendously enjoys library and production music. Combing though new releases, this cassette caught my ear on Bandcamp & less than two weeks later was in my mailbox here in NH all the way from Japan. Easy Listening conjures aural visions of daze gone by: 1960's AM radio, black & white television, wordless choral groups, smoky late night jazz. It is one part easy listening, one part hip-hop beats, one part soundtrack for a forgotten, grainy film. Completely music to my ears - this is not nostalgia, this is music distilled through the decades to this present moment.<br />
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<a href="https://brockbeats.bandcamp.com/album/easy-listening">https://brockbeats.bandcamp.com/album/easy-listening</a>DJ Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15601100930510932917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265471561126921567.post-18761932908043509312019-03-17T13:00:00.003-04:002019-03-17T13:00:39.284-04:00Tremolo Ghosts / CaRTeR - Joy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://tremologhosts.bandcamp.com/album/joy">https://tremologhosts.bandcamp.com/album/joy</a>DJ Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15601100930510932917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265471561126921567.post-56227587386861180952019-03-02T15:52:00.000-05:002019-03-02T15:52:06.473-05:00Mutual Benefit - I Saw The Sea <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hearkening back to 2011, Mutual Benefit's<i> I Saw The Sea</i> greets you with shimmering tones for open ears. We've turned the corner into a new decade of a not-so-new century, weary of pop music and ready to establish new sonic territory. <i>I Saw The Sea </i><b><u>is</u></b> that territory: hushed blue ambiance, sparkling bells, a sense of being at home with banjo twang & a longing heart.<br />
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Mutual Benefit present us with jewel from the ocean waves. Cassettes of this ethereal release seem to be sold out, however free downloads remain.<br />
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<br />DJ Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15601100930510932917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265471561126921567.post-15881020273185187662019-02-14T17:27:00.001-05:002019-02-14T17:27:28.723-05:00Black Eagle Child - Six Lugubrious Airs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The title of Black Eagle Child's recent cassette on Geology Records is a misnomer. There are eight, not six, musical pieces (airs?) presented here and they are anything but lugubrious. Michael Jantz breaks out banjos, accordions, percussion and waves of acoustic and electric guitar, weaving folky melodies into space jams. The end result is dense in moments and meandering in others, resulting in a psychedelic & joyous journey into the airs. Or clouds. Or dark desert highways.<br />
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Reviewing is not really my "thing" but I write this blog to call attention to zines, music, and projects that I feel are worthy of exploration. Nick Keeling is a musician who captures the spirit of improvisation within melodic structures via acoustic piano and tape manipulation mixed with field recordings. It's like this music is absorbed into the very DNA of creativity - giving voice to specific times & places, forgotten railroads, rusting avenues, closed steel mills. All of Nick's tapes are brilliant and his music is gorgeous.<br />
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<b>Coffee Music </b>is comprised of six dream-like compositions and every note resonates. Soothing and authentic. Make my coffee with some french vanilla, please, and hit "play". <br />
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<a href="https://nickkeeling.bandcamp.com/album/coffee-music" target="_blank"> https://nickkeeling.bandcamp.com/album/coffee-music</a>DJ Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15601100930510932917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265471561126921567.post-72561391191402268162019-02-07T14:54:00.000-05:002019-02-07T14:54:34.365-05:00Medline - Solstice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Oh my stars ... those three words could comprise this entire review. To elaborate: it is no secret that Ye Olde DJ is enamored of library music - the jazz / funk / easy tempo / experimental world that inhabits our consciousness just off screen; music made from both necessity and utility, much of it made by session artists who wrote and recorded dozens of tracks every month. Medline has crafted a loving homage to library music, covering eight standout compositions, all of which I am familiar with from original recordings. What Medline lacks in experimentation here, it blooms with integrity, presenting these eight tunes seamlessly with clarifying beauty. The selections are phenomenal: the title theme from Savage Planet; Pete Moore's slinky Shady Blues; Arawak's wonderful Accadde a Bali. Solstice is a standout cassette (also released on vinyl). Don't snooze on this one.<br />
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<a href="https://mybags.bandcamp.com/album/solstice">https://mybags.bandcamp.com/album/solstice</a>DJ Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15601100930510932917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265471561126921567.post-50404472339280274122019-01-24T19:30:00.000-05:002019-01-24T19:30:12.303-05:00Corduroy EP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Baltimore indie pop band Corduroy released this new EP of six songs early in 2019 and it is the antidote for winter blues & entropy. These tunes harken back to an earlier era of home recording & artisan jangle pop - they have built a solid homestead on the foundation of Sarah Records (or insert your favorite indie label here). The tunes alternate between laid back ballads & high energy songs, just the right mix of melancholy and energy. Welcome the new year with a new musical friend. Corduroy feels snug and warm.<br />
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<a href="https://corduroyyy.bandcamp.com/album/corduroy-ep">https://corduroyyy.bandcamp.com/album/corduroy-ep</a>DJ Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15601100930510932917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265471561126921567.post-77511785142998622112019-01-21T20:41:00.000-05:002019-01-21T20:41:04.163-05:00Foliage // Andrew Younker: The Split Cassette<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the real deal - shimmering shoegaze guitar, scintillating keyboards, melodic echo from the left hemisphere of your consciousness. Beautiful songwriting, craft honed from a bygone age, perhaps the previous century. Timeless and current, six pieces for your autumnal wintry summerish commute. All too brief, like all things ephemeral and gorgeous.<br />
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This could be the ultimate nerd / geek soundtrack. During the 1980's, I spent WAY TOO MUCH TIME obsessing over weather and watching the then newly launched Weather Channel on cable TV. And yeah - somewhere deep in the nether-regions of my brain, the innocuous instrumental tunes that accompanied forecasts took up residence. And now they're back in cassette form. Is this music nostalgia? Or is it the perfect soundtrack to our hectic, plugged-in lives? Five stars from ye olde DJ.<br />
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At first blush, this cassette made me think it had fallen through a space-time vortex from 1979. Heavy influences range from Steely Dan to Alan Parsons Project and other late night rotation AM radio hits. As the music progresses, however, a vague sense of unease sets in. Nostalgia morphs into moden anxiety and the despair of unfulfilled relationships. Adrian's lyrics are edgy and spare no dark emotion:<br />
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<i>I couldn’t get up even if I tried</i><br />
<i>Called in sick to make some space inside my head</i><br />
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... and that's some of the lighter stuff. The last track, Radiogram, even sounded depressed, like it was recorded deep within the recesses of an abandoned factory at midnight. Vacation Man is no vacation. Musically, however, Vacation Man captivates with a surreal retro sensibility. DJ Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15601100930510932917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265471561126921567.post-84033485674390711982018-12-18T18:10:00.003-05:002018-12-18T18:10:46.888-05:00Spacebomb House Band: Library Music 4: Return of the End of Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><i>Return of the End of Time</i></b> sounds like a lost episode from <b><i>Doctor Who</i></b>, and this cassette definitely has a more science-fiction sensibility than the previous three Library Music releases from Spacebomb House Band. More of an EP than a fully realized work, <b><i>Return of the End of Time</i></b> rolls out with darker, more synthesized sounds, and takes its sweet time in lightening up. The beauty of library music is the range of sonic patterns and worlds that it explores as a "genre", like folk music it can bend and morph and be recreated almost infinitely. Spacebomb House Band is applying that creative process to its evolution as a musical collective. Each release is its own sonic adventure. Just add your imagination.<br />
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<a href="https://spacebombhouseband.bandcamp.com/album/library-music-iv-return-of-the-end-of-time">https://spacebombhouseband.bandcamp.com/album/library-music-iv-return-of-the-end-of-time</a>DJ Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15601100930510932917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265471561126921567.post-50090769959957809352018-12-06T17:45:00.000-05:002018-12-06T17:45:03.919-05:00Bubblegum Best 1998 - 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What's better than receiving a handwritten note from a musician with your cassette? A cassette that is created specifically for the recipient. Nathan Budde aka Bubblegum Best sent me a 90 minute compilation of music from twenty years of songwriting and recording and it is magnificent. From the opening track titled (appropriately) "Mixtape" to the last notes on side B, I was captivated by the seamless journey the music takes you on. Bedroom pop? Space folk? Indie music that glows in the dark and is wholly original.<br />
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<a href="https://bubblegumbest.bandcamp.com/music">https://bubblegumbest.bandcamp.com/music</a><br />
<br />DJ Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15601100930510932917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265471561126921567.post-61992899180174533502018-11-29T17:49:00.001-05:002018-11-29T17:49:22.404-05:00Ancient Forest - Richard's Selections<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What attracted me to this cassette was the first track "Sealand" which may or may not be referring to the Roughs Tower sea fort in the Thames estuary that became a pirate radio haven and later a sovereign micronation. Based upon the lyrics, I can't make a direct connection between the song and the place - a place that could be easily mined for musical inspiration. Overall, <b>Richard's Selections </b>holds some interesting moments (the song "Purple" being a strong contender for most fully realized track on this tape) however the music feels relatively lackluster and pedestrian overall, and at $9 which seems a bit steep for a digital download, I prefer the physical cassette instead which is available from Jigsaw Records. On the other hand - indie musicians need to make a living!<br />
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Halfway through listening to the first track on <b>A Horse for the Stranger</b> (Satellite Park Messiah) I knew this was no simple indie pop cassette. The lyrics turn from pedestrian songwriting to something dark, then fade out on a chant that sounds up "your fucked up quiet life". My ancient ears might be mis-hearing those lyrics. Regardless, the music here feels like a wake-up call, to fall away from the knife-edge of indecision to take the bold, untraveled road. The cumulative effect of these songs are sobering and stunning, celebrating maturity and the journey of coming into artistic fullness. "The Looting of Paradise Suburbia" literally seems like an audio soundtrack to what haunts our mundane dreams; and "Night Light of Insight (An Aging Paradigm)" guides the listener down the garden path and into the night, fading out with a chorus of twilight birds. There are only 20 copies of this cassette and I am thrilled to own one of them. Rewind. Play. This is a worthy musical adventure. Go deeper.<br />
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<a href="https://uraudiovisual.bandcamp.com/album/ur-cassette-006-a-horse-for-the-stranger" target="_blank">https://uraudiovisual.bandcamp.com/album/ur-cassette-006-a-horse-for-the-stranger </a>DJ Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15601100930510932917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265471561126921567.post-57301923370000158162018-11-04T15:53:00.001-05:002018-11-04T15:53:24.504-05:00Zine Review: Listen Up 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Full disclosure: I tend to listen through a cassette once and write these brief, ephemeral reviews after one listening session. At first I chose not to review <b>Pop Monstrosities</b> because I thought: why review somethings that you don't have a favorable impression of? However, upon second listen, the gems that are sprinkled throughout this tape emerge. I generally don't care much for the crunchier, drone-y pieces, however the raw edges of this tape begin to take root and delight. There is emotional urgency in the lyrics and both melodic and discordant elements that carry these songs beyond the mundane into something deep and true. Worth more than one listen - or perhaps you will connect immediately with the shambolic homegrown glory within.<br />
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