Here’s an interesting article about cassette culture in 2022.
What do you think? Should Josephmooon release its music on cassette?
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Published by billpaige
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Hmmm I hear cassettes are starting to make a comeback in the USA.
The article makes the argument that vinyl production at the moment is more costly and more time-consuming than cassettes, and that there remains an active sub-culture of cassette enthusiasts. As the machines to play them on are no longer very popular — I mean, automobile manufacturers don’t even include CD players in their cars anymore, let alone cassette players — I would wager that streaming will continue to grow at the expense of every other form of music distribution.
Bikini Kill is putting out cassettes of their catalog. Grumpster put out a cassette. We bought a vintage cassette player to join the trend.