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
Vanessa From Maine
‘I Still Have Faith’
country/americana
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The Trash Pile
‘Asbestos Tryst’ (feat. Mairi Kennedy)
art rock/new wave
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AMFM
‘Wednesday’
indie rock/psych
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Von Deckle
‘Sonny’
alt-country/americana
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SIDE B
Emblematics
‘Belinda’
indie pop
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Thaddeus Schramm
‘Revenge’
dark ambient/drone
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Space Soul
‘death wish’
rap/synthwave
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Weird Kyd
‘BHNC’
hip-hop
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I actually started making videos in 2004, before YouTube, using a VHS camcorder, but had to take the tape with a cassette to friends’ homes so that they could see it.
Ryan Higa