Which 8 current gems will make it on this Hip Cassette round-up? Plug that rusty tape player in, press play and make sure you keep notes…
by Christos Doukakis
SIDE A
Motoi
‘The Fall’
lo-fi rock
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THEO
‘Church & State’
contemporary r&b
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Brad and Tre
‘Down in the Canyon’
indie folk/acoustic
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natureplayer
‘high places’
indie electronic
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SIDE B
millennium parade
‘Bon Dance’
j-pop/art pop
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Niels Nielsen
‘Steel Feathers’
dark wave/electro/industrial
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Joy Child
‘Counterfeit World’
new wave/avant-pop
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Adult Books
‘Florence’
post punk/surf rock
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When I write songs, it’s just me and a cassette player – or at least it used to be before smartphones – to quickly record a basic idea.
Rick Nielsen