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
Nouveau Arcade
‘Summer Is Over’
synth-pop/synthwave
[iframe src=”https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/1YTDahJT5cB8nTx5EpE2Fc” width=”400″ height=”500″ frameBorder=”0″ allowtransparency=”true” allow=”encrypted-media”></iframe]
Dave Koda & Isaac Zale
‘Losing Myself’
bedroom pop/hip-hop
[iframe src=”https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/7fG6M6xU5Bes2sFVu7zheW” width=”400″ height=”500″ frameBorder=”0″ allowtransparency=”true” allow=”encrypted-media”></iframe]
Posh Chocolates
‘All I Am’
bedroom pop
[iframe src=”https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/2xtHlYiOBCYYx7iAWLsfwA” width=”400″ height=”500″ frameBorder=”0″ allowtransparency=”true” allow=”encrypted-media”></iframe]
Mt. Misery
‘The Thought of Losing You’
lo-fi rock/indie pop
[iframe src=”https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/6jeFLiP8AXnov6go7XKBZz” width=”400″ height=”500″ frameBorder=”0″ allowtransparency=”true” allow=”encrypted-media”></iframe]
SIDE B
Swervus
‘Battle Off Me’
instrumental hip-hop/lofi
[iframe src=”https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/6e2hNDWdMi2i6yajZvV7Ob” width=”400″ height=”500″ frameBorder=”0″ allowtransparency=”true” allow=”encrypted-media”></iframe]
P*Nut & Franz Job
‘Wake Up’ (feat. Qua)
hip-hop/reggae
[iframe src=”https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/1sQRxtfwXmr6G3bbNmPYnH” width=”400″ height=”500″ frameBorder=”0″ allowtransparency=”true” allow=”encrypted-media”></iframe]
Nadia Kamrath
‘Fever Dream’
indie folk/indie pop
[iframe src=”https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/2GOv65cp2tJRRq0ZVSvbVS” width=”400″ height=”500″ frameBorder=”0″ allowtransparency=”true” allow=”encrypted-media”></iframe]
Sleep Surgeon
‘Fugitive’
downtempo/UK garage
[iframe src=”https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/23Lqn4lnuLXvHQfm0KoQYj” width=”400″ height=”500″ frameBorder=”0″ allowtransparency=”true” allow=”encrypted-media”></iframe]
I started playing violin because I was fascinated by how violin players could play so fast. I would buy their cassettes, and learn different concertos, but then I started rounding out my collection. My dad was a big jazz fan, so I just started hearing a lot more soul music. I loved Little Stevie Wonder, and I got really into him as a singer and a writer as I got older.
Toby Lightman