Monthly Archives: August 2008
Cassette tape badges
Making badges from cassette tape graphics. Well, why not.
Actually, the simple, flat, colourful, 1970s ‘tech ’style has many fans.
I can see why. I’ve never seen any CD or DVD packaging with as much style . . .
Or perhaps I’m 30 years to early
Oh, and effektive design are selling these online :
www.effektivedesign.co.uk/badges/new-cassette-badge-sets/
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Cassette tape t-shirt
Quite dope.
I’d prefer one in black, though.
from: rumplo.com/tees/tee/1118-mix-tape
cheers.
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Cassette (skateboard) Deck
Not much to say on this one.
Except maybe, what a bloody stupid idea.
1994 too. Why would anybody be spending any money on registering this patent?
Baffling.
from: www.denverskatepark.com/patents.html
thanks!
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Lost Formats: Compact Cassette
The inclusion of the compact cassette in to this gallery of lost formats adds a familiar face amongst the other freaky looking silhouettes . . .
But even the Digital Compact Cassette makes an appearance.
I thought I was the only person that remembered them!
It’s a fantastic record (pun kinda intended) of gone, but not forgotten formats. [...]
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Transformer Cassette Tapes
Awesome reference!
From www.cobraislandtoys.com/tf/identify/cassettes/cassettes.html
Great work guys! Yo!
Cassette tapes – more than meets the eye.
I never had this in Transformer collection when I was, but I think there was a kid at school that had the version of Soundwave that actually played cassette tapes . . . or maybe I just dreamt it . . . ?
Here’s a new version, that comes with a slot for an SD card, [...]
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Cassette decks and performance art
Ferric-oxide Archaeology
www.rainerlinz.net/NMA/articles/Ferric-oxide.html
“A survey of audio cassette player manipulation techniques in live performance, 1977- 91″
An excellent run-down of some cassette player manipulation by Melbourne performers of experimental music.
Apparently the decade 1975-85, were the golden years
There’s some great examples of “hardware-hacking”, as we’d call it these days. But this one’s my favourite:
“”Our Electronic Heritage” [...]
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Cassettes are dead? Tape skull . . .
Skulls are cool. Cassettes are . . . cool?
photo from: www.flickr.com/photos/deadhorse/462921315/
The piece is by Brian Dettmer . . .
Brian Dettmer (born 1974) is an American contemporary artist. He is noted for his alteration of preexisting media — such as old books, maps, record albums, and cassette tapes — to create new, transformed works of visual [...]
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Real recognise reel – Part 3.