Category Archives: History
Real recognise reel . . . Project C-90
Ahhh! It’s been too long between posts!
Okay. This site is nice: www.c-90.org
“This page is dedicated to cassette tapes. Here you won’t find any kind of scientific research, technical data or things like that. The authors’ only message is just to give a visitor something interesting to look at. The era of this particular medium is [...]
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Cassette controlled robot
And you thought it was all cassette collections and old boom boxes . . .
Look! It’s pouring a glass of wine! Must have been a James Taylor tape.
You should see what it does what it does with a 2 Live Crew cassingle . . .
Hey, this is from www.theoldrobots.com which is a great site. Those [...]
“…straight from the muthaf#%kn cassette!”
Not the newest news, but then nothing on this blog ever is . . .
The latest release of J Dilla’s Ruff Draft is on cassette!
( “. . . let’s take it baaaaaaack . . . “)
Anyway, watch this:
On the one hand, this is simply a novelty or collectible, but on the other hand it’s [...]
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!
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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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A Walkman collection
Take a look at Craig Crane’s collection of Walkmans . . .
http://craigcrane.co.uk/walkman/
yo, let me know if your collection is bigger!
Tags: walkman, collection, collector
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Japanese TVCs
Sony HF-X Japanese TVC
Maxell UDI series
Early Sony Walkman Ad
Strangest Sony Walkman Ad ever.
iPod ads have nothing on this:
Monkey: “Please let me die . . .”
Still, I do have a soft spot for Japan.
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The impact and importance of cassette tapes in relationships.