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
Lucas Parax
‘On s’dispatche les tâches’
indie pop/pop-rock/chanson
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Julian Skiboat
‘My Room’
indie pop/bedroom pop
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Gold Plates
‘Pray Dead’
trap/industrial rock
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Squirrely Bass
‘Omit The Feeble Meat’
trap/future bass
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SIDE B
…obviously
‘Cake’
lo-fi pop/psych
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Matty Paxton
‘Pullover’
experimental electronic/synth-rock
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Jameel Mason
‘Black Queens’
rap
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Rock Abruham
‘Same Clothes’
hip-hop
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I have a large number of cassettes, but I look at them mainly for reference purposes.
Jean-Luc Godard