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MARC MASTERS - HIGH BIAS: THE DISTORTED HISTORY OF THE CASSETTE TAPE (BOOK)

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MARC MASTERS - HIGH BIAS: THE DISTORTED HISTORY OF THE CASSETTE TAPE (BOOK)BOOK, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR + COMPANION CASSETTE = BUNDLE. "The cassette tape was a revolution. Cheap, portable, and reusable, this small plastic rectangle changed music history. Make your own tapes! Trade them with friends! Tape over the ones you don't like! The cassette tape upended pop culture, creating movements and uniting communities. Marc Masters explores the disruptive history and influence of cassettes in his book "High Bias: The Distorted

BOOK, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR + COMPANION CASSETTE = BUNDLE.

"The cassette tape was a revolution. Cheap, portable, and reusable, this small plastic rectangle changed music history. Make your own tapes! Trade them with friends! Tape over the ones you don't like! The cassette tape upended pop culture, creating movements and uniting communities. Marc Masters explores the disruptive history and influence of cassettes in his book "High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape," charting the journey from the invention of the cassette in the early 1960s to its Walkman-led domination in the 1980s, from decline at the hands of compact discs to resurgence among independent music-makers. And he reveals how for so many, tapes meant freedom–to create, to invent, to connect."

Marc Masters is a music journalist whose work has appeared in NPR, the Washington Post, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and Bandcamp Daily. He is author of No Wave.

HERE'S WHAT'S ON THE CASSETTE:

SIDE A:

Label: ALREADY DEAD
Artist: Cop Funeral
Song: “Do Not Disturb”
Written, recorded, & mixed by Josh Tabbia
Mastered by Alex Borozan
www.alreadydeadtapes.com

Label: ASTRAL SPIRITS
Artist: Matthew Lux’s Communication Arts Quartet
Song: “Israels”
Mike Patrick Avery - drums, percussion, acoustic guitar, mellotron
Ben Lamar Gay - cornet, electronics, melodica, percussion
Jayve Montgomery - tenor sax, carinumpet, flute, samples, percussion
Matthe - bass, synth, electric guitar, chirimia, percussion
Originally released on the Astral Spirits cassette Contra/Fact, Sept 2017
astralspirits.bandcamp.com

Label: CONSTELLATION TATSU
Artist: White Poppy
Song: “Daydreaming”
Music by Crystal Dorval
Originally released on the Constellation Tatsu cassette Drifters Gold, July 2013
ctatsu.bandcamp.com

Label: CRASH SYMBOLS
Artist: Spiritczualic Enhancement Center
Song: “You Name It, You Got It”
Drums: Nicolas Sheikholeslami / Drum Processing: Dennis Schulze / Percussion: Faani / Bass: Etkin Çekin / Kanun: Yael Lavie / Guitar: Æladin / Synthesizer: Carl-J. Hoffman / Synthesizer: Alexander P. Jovanović / Keys & Vocals: Omri S. Shmulewitz
Recorded on 16.02.2020 at RENÉE, Basel
Production: Nicolas Sheikholeslami
Mastering: Farshad Shokuhfar
crashsymbols.bandcamp.com

Label: EIDERDOWN
Artist: Elkhorn
Song: "Glass Frog"
Elkhorn is Drew Gardner and Jesse Sheppard
Jesse – 12 String guitar
Drew – Frame Drum, Zither, Electric Guitar.
Recorded and Mixed by Drew Gardner.
eiderdownrecords.bandcamp.com

Label: FORT EVIL FRUIT
Artist: Eric Mingus and Catherine Sikora
Song: “Soft Cage”
Eric Mingus - guitar
Catherine Sikora - soprano saxophone
Composed by Eric Mingus/ Sugnim Cire Sounds (SESAC) and Catherine Sikora/ Sikoracat Music (BMI)
Recorded by Rashaan Carter
Recorded at the Looking Glass Arts residency, West Fulton, NY, on August 20th, 2022, while Eric was artist in residence
fortevilfruit.bandcamp.com

SIDE B

Label: GEOGRAPHIC NORTH
Artist: Dania
Song: “Whale Song”
Composed, performed, produced by Dania
Mixed by Dania & Rupert Clervaux
Mastered by Rupert Clervaux
Originally released on the Geographic North cassette Voz, August 2022
geographicnorth.bandcamp.com

Label: HAUSU MOUNTAIN
Artist: Moth Cock
Song: “Finn McCool”
Moth Cock is Doug Gent & Pat Modugno.
Originally released on the Hausu Mountain cassette Whipped Stream and Other Earthly Delights, September 2022
www.HausuMountain.com

Label: MOON GLYPH
Artist: Omni Gardens
Song: “Oolong”
Steve Rosborough – Music, Field Recordings & Artwork
Originally released on the Moon Glyph cassette Moss King, September 2020
www.moonglyph.com

Label: NULL ZONE
Artist: Michael Potter & sweetearthflying
Song: "Lathe Study #2"
Original recording by Michael Potter, deconstructed and remixed by sweetearthflying, Summer 2022
nullzone.bandcamp.com

Label: ORANGE MILK
Artist: Giant Claw
Song: “Soft Channel 006”
Music by Keith Rankin
Originally released on the Orange Milk cassette Soft Channel, September 2017
giantclaw.bandcamp.com

Label: TYMBAL TAPES
Artist: Tiny Tiny Tongues
Song: “June Afternoon”
David Moscovich, Joseph Jaros, Scott Scholz, T. H. Dixo - sounds
Recorded at Think Tank House (Tymbal Tapes HQ) June 18, 2022
tymbaltapes.bandcamp.com

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