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
DC The Kid
‘RUNWAY’
trap
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SHUN x Monty Wells
‘Chasing Stars’
indie r&b/”retro pop”
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Mike Baretz
‘Take It That Way’
alt pop/indie r&b
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Quest LA
‘Taking No Breaks’
trap/alternative hip-hop
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SIDE B
Blisshouse.
‘All Night’
emo/alt pop
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Let’s Talk
‘Time Machine’
chillwave/indie electronic
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IRYS
‘Riot’
alt pop
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conversation piece
‘rose colored dreams’
indie rock/post punk
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I have a large number of cassettes, but I look at them mainly for reference purposes.
Jean-Luc Godard