that's the businessman answer. I think the real answer is that cassettes tap into a deep nostalgia for people of a certain age and it's a bit of an ironic snub to hi-fi audiophile/vinyl culture, celebrating the limitations of the format. this is not a apologist's defense of the trend (I have not purchased a real tape since maybe the Wu-Tang Forever double-pack in '97), just a casual observation.
From: Dave at EAR/Rational Music <dave@ear-rational.com>
To: IDM <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: new yaporigami on detund
I’ve got a label that puts out CDs and frankly I get the same question from people about CDs!
But the answer is simply–if there is enough demand to facilitate production of any kind of physical release, why not?
Dave
On Dec 18, 2015, at 10:33 AM, Alan Lucas <alucas@gmail.com> wrote:
Serious question: why are people doing cassette releases in 2015?
On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> wrote:
http://detund.bandcamp.com/album/eye-hand
Clint Anderson
Systems Engineer
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