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
Missing Words
‘Like A Shadow’
chillwave/indie pop
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ill peach
‘UP UP AND AWAY’
indie pop/indie electronic
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Jboi
‘MY ATTIRE’
electro/hip-hop
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Jesse Ceja
‘Rift’
indie electro/vapor twitch
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SIDE B
AVIV & OCTAVIO The Dweeb
‘Black Coffee’
indie pop
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CRIM
‘SCREAMING OUT TO A GOD’
emo rap/acoustic
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zleephouse
‘I LOVED YOU MORE!’
pop punk/emo
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MAZ’N
‘Moving Sunsets’
downtempo/indie electronic
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I’ve never been one to think it was cheating to sample this or to loop the drum part there – I’ve always done that. Even using four-track cassette recorders, I was always doing whatever I could to make it as good as I could.
James Mercer