Article: It’s cool to spool again as the cassette returns on a wave of nostalgia

I get it that people love nostalgia.  This is kinda fun, whatever...

 

“I find them much more attractive than CDs. Tapes have a lifespan, and unlike digital music, there is decay and death. It’s like a living thing and that appeals to me.”

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"Cassette culture is thriving in the electronic music, DIY and avant-garde scenes where labels such as Manchester-based Sacred Tapes and Ireland’s Fort Label Fruit are pushing tapes to fans via online music platform Bandcamp. The cheap cost and fast turnaround of manufacturing cassettes is a key part of the appeal for those committed to the cause.

‘Vinyl has got so expensive to manufacture these days, especially if it’s only a seven-inch you’re putting out. You’ll only lose money on a seven-inch release,’ says Tallulah Webb, who runs cassette-only label Sad Club Records. ‘Cassettes are an exciting way to put music out, in the same way that seven-inch singles were exciting for punk. They have always been a crucial part of the DIY scene.’"

(Via It’s cool to spool again as the cassette returns on a wave of nostalgia | Music | The Guardian.)

And speaking of, Björk is reissuing all 9 albums as multicolor cassettes