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Cassette tape badges

By remote | Published: August 30, 2008
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/ This post actually [...]
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The extended tape loop.

By remote | Published: August 29, 2008
Dig it.
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Cassette tape t-shirt

By remote | Published: August 29, 2008
Quite dope. I’d prefer one in black, though. from: rumplo.com/tees/tee/1118-mix-tape cheers. Tags: tshirtrumplo
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Cassette (skateboard) Deck

By remote | Published: August 26, 2008
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

By remote | Published: August 26, 2008
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

By remote | Published: August 22, 2008
Awesome reference! From www.cobraislandtoys.com/tf/identify/cassettes/cassettes.html Great work guys! Yo!
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Cassette tapes – more than meets the eye.

By remote | Published: August 22, 2008
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

By remote | Published: August 11, 2008
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 . . .

By remote | Published: August 7, 2008
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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Making a cassette tape loop.

By remote | Published: August 7, 2008
Kind of long winded, and very amatuerish, but kind of interesting nonetheless.
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