
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
Sina’s Frequencies
‘What a Let Down’
experimental electronic/indietronica
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LOVE6
‘Luv My Bih’
cloud rap/trap
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TOOMBZ
‘Future Magik’
synth-pop/indietronica
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SIR WOSAN
‘NO PAIN’
hip-hop/experimental electronic
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SIDE B
The Survival Code
‘Built To Break’
alternative rock
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Improbable Evidence
‘Partir’
synth-pop/synthwave
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Radwulf & ZERO SUGAR
‘Better’
electro pop/house
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dezabel
‘Painkiller’
alt pop
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I get cassettes near Academy Award time of every movie that’s made that thinks it has some kind of chance for a nomination – that’s when I watch my movies.
William Peter Blatty