laser focus 79.8.14: Laser Focus #7: Goldrush Music Fest

The 4th Goldrush Music Festival is going down in Denver this weekend. We talked with founder & organizer Crawford Philleo all about the fest’s past and present and played tracks from M Sage, The Kevin Costner Suicide Pact featuring Crawford Philleo, Panabrite, MV & EE, and Mount Eerie off the Goldrush Companion Cassettes. [Check It Out]

tranquilitythumb9.8.14: Tranquility Tapes Fall Preview

Charles Barabé, Tuluum Shimmering, Cenote Glow, and more have tapes coming out this month on Tranquility, and we have a video to prove it. [Check It Out]

oceanic_small8.29.14: Deep Sea Navigating With “Oceanic Triangulation”

Ian Franklin takes a dip in the cool waters of this four-way split between Hakobune, Oliwa, Former Selves, and Panabrite. [Check It Out]

whta128.26.14: Who Has Tapes Anymore? #12

We round out a year of WHTA? features with some thoughts on excellent cassettes by Czern, Brotman & Short, Andrew Weathers & Seth Chrisman, and more. [Check It Out]

52 small8.24.14: Episode #52

We’re back from a month long break with episode #52. Top notch sounds this time around by Bean Snack, a compilation of answering machine messages, Wilted Woman, Czern, Matt Nida, Hidden Persuaders, Marreck, Higgs/Zerang, Form, Grandma Lo-Fi, Morbidly O Beats, Yankee Yankee, and Charlatan. [Play] [Download – right click/save]

magsmall8.23.14: Magnetic Collages – The Cassette Artwork Of Terence Hannum

Had a quick convo with musician and visual artist Terence Hannum about the stunning artwork he’s creating with magnetic tape. [Check It Out]

fabrica_small8.17.14: Preorder Fabrica’s End-Of-Summer Batch

Wash away those end of summer blues with some choice sounds, available very soon from the mighty Fabrica Records. [Check It Out]

metathumb7.31.14: Metaphysical Circuits Readies A New Batch

Four new tapes are in the works from this crucial label. Have a glimpse and taste a mix. [Check It Out]

grandma thumb7.28.14: Grandma Lo-Fi: The Basement Tapes Of Sigríður Níelsdóttir

Choice tracks from this Icelandic cult figure’s catalog get a cassette release. [Check It Out]