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

brother sports

‘dry eyes’

lo-fi rock/surf

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Vayron

‘Atlantic’

downtempo/idm

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King Nobody

‘Reach’

hip-hop/lo-fi rock

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Cuchulain

‘You Can’t Change Me’

americana/indie rock

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SIDE B

Prophet The Artist

‘Close Up’

gangsta rap

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Markhov

‘Bordeaux’

organic house/dub

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don’t get lemon

‘Motion With No Name’

new wave

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Eik Octobre

‘Falling Apart Into Something New’

neoclassical/contemporary music

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I love the Digital Era! I grew up in a time that started from cassette tapes.

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