Cassette Gods: Fare Thee Well

Fare Thee Well

Editor: We say goodbye to Jeff/Teflon Beast. He's done so much to keep CG alive over the last year or so. For now, please send submissions directly to the editor, but expect a new batch of writers soon. We're working on streamlining the whole process and getting even more content on the blog in the coming months.

Dear Readers,

This will be my last post. After one year of reviewing and listening to a wonderful, inspiring, crazy, broad spectrum of music released on cassette (and vinyl) I've decided to take a long break to focus on a myriad of personal projects. I'll get back to putting out stuff on my own tape label as well as furthering the musical mission of the collaborative bizarre-o podcast THIS JUST IN (AND WE'RE BACK).

Thanks for sending so much music my way!

keep up with my activities on Twitter: @teflonbeast

Here are a few links to labels/tapes I didn't get to write about, but received recently:

Auditory Field Theory

A Beard of Snails

Daniel Fromberg

Duck You Sucker

the One (family)

Carolla Lovelace

Founded April 2007 A.D.

Send your tapes to our headquarters

Cassette Gods
gone fishin'

no submissions at this time sorry

WE ONLY REVIEW PHYSICAL MEDIA
NO PROMO EMAILS PLEASE
they will not be read or responded to

please limit your submissions to no more than two tapes at a time and please do not submit the same material twice. it can take time for us to get your tape, but we promise we will listen to it. please refrain from sending one-sheets or other promotional material as they are often not sent along to the actual reviewers.
the music should speak for itself.

How to put out a tape, how to become a Cassette God, show reviews, other musings: EDITORIALS

It should be obvious, this is a webzine we created to put cassette releases and the format of cassette itself on a pedestal. We are not doing this to be some sort of cassette snob, more-DIY-than-thou elitists or anything. We are doing it because all the formats that sound can be presented on are exciting and provide unique ways of shaping the listeners experience... so it is a shame that any one of these formats would fall by the wayside. Cassettes provide a listening experience that is similar to vinyl because of the intermission/moment of pause created by changing sides of the tape, but can be of almost any length between 30 seconds a side to an hour. Tapes can also be listened to in a car or while jogging.
While today this format helps keep the home label alive, its almost a dream to remember that once every musician from Michael Jackson to REM had their releases on cassette. Cassettes were a legitimate format, not just for the DIY underground. Maybe we (thats you too) are the last guardians of this format. Maybe someone, someday will popularize cassettes again. In the meantime we keep the reels turning. A little offering because at least there are a few of you that know there is more than one god of this land.

-- first CG post by Brian Miller April 2007