10.30.13: Dokuro
DK042: Star Turbine “Emissions” C20
DK043: J. Soliday “A Succession of Poisonous Breaks” C46
10.29.13: Amok Recordings
AMOK065: Ross Wallace Chait “Routine Symptoms” C40
10.29.13: Golden Cloud Tapes
GCT010: Karen Novotony X “Nothing Here Now But These Recordings 78 – 79” C40
GCT009: Sound Out Light “Pastfinder” C40
GCT008: Filthy Huns / Robust World split C24
10.24.13: The Magnetist
The Magnetist is a short (but most likely fake) documentary about Micke, also known as The Magnetist, whose life revolves around cassette tapes. [Check It Out]
Tabs Out Cassette Podcast | The Magnetist
10.24.13: The Magnetist
The Magnetist is a short, but most likely fake, documentary about cassette-obsessed Swede Micke, aka: The Magnetist. As the filmmakers Filibuster put it, Micke’s life “revolves around cassette tapes”. He hosts a monthly all-cassette club night, has a noise project that is based around manipulating tapes, and previously ran a cassette blog.
Though I haven’t seen in confirmed anywhere, there is much talk about this film being a spoof and Micke simply being a character. I can’t say for sure, but the fact that Micke’s last name is never mentioned, nor is the name of his blog (which has conveniently been shut down), ya gotta think that something is fishy. If there are any modern day Woodward and Bernsteins that are up for chasing down a lead, “Micke” is in this video for the band Lover’s song “Luxury”.
Real or not, The Magnetist is a nicely produced and interesting 15 minute look into one dude’s infatuation with the cassette tape. Definitely worth checking out, which you can do below.