• The Surprising Similarities Between Making Music on Teenage Engineering’s OP-1 Field and a Cassette 4-Track Recorder

    The Surprising Similarities Between Making Music on Teenage Engineering’s OP-1 Field and a Cassette 4-Track Recorder

    Making music has always been a fascinating and creative process, and technology has played a significant role in advancing it over the years. With the rise of modern music production software and digital audio workstations (DAWs), creating music has become more accessible to everyone. Still, some artists swear by the old-school methods of creating music,…

  • Bouncing Back to the Future: Making Music in 2023 with a Cassette 4-Track Recorder

    Bouncing Back to the Future: Making Music in 2023 with a Cassette 4-Track Recorder

    In today’s world, where everything is digital and instant, one might think that the age of analog recording equipment is long gone. However, it’s quite the opposite as the nostalgic power of cassettes and the sound quality that they bring still lingers among many artists and music enthusiasts. Let’s explore the possibility of making music…

  • The Rise and Renaissance of the Cassette Tape

    The Rise and Renaissance of the Cassette Tape

    In the cacophony of today’s digital world, an unexpected sound is making a comeback – the humble cassette tape. This article will explore the history and resurgence of this beloved medium. A Brief History The Dutch company Philips invented the first audio cassette in 1963. Known as the compact cassette, it was introduced to a…

  • Greige Travail – Mr. Only Has A

    Greige Travail – Mr. Only Has A

    This cassette came to us in 1989. It came with a note which read: We are Justin Hughes and Zak Sitter. We are located in Atlanta (as is Bangaway). We hope to have a 4-track soon, although this tape was all normal tape recording. This is our 5th tape. All our stuff is available on…

  • Blair Petrie – The Meaning of Love

    Blair Petrie – The Meaning of Love

    GAJOOB Archive #4153 “Blair Petrie can let loose some emotional stuff when he wants too. And we wants to, here. “The Meaning of Love” serves as a sort of cycle around the various states of such. Searching and longing. Even quite powerful at times. And moving. The use of acoustic guitars is especially effective on…

  • Swinebolt 45 – Jeering at Shamen

    Swinebolt 45 – Jeering at Shamen

    Visit GAJOOB’s Underground Music Museum Jeering at Shamen was released by Sound of Pig (now Pogus Productions) in 1988. Swinebolt 45 was a project by Memphis recording artist rolmo whom I never had contact with, having only received his tape through tape labels like Sound of Pig, audiofile Tapes, etc. Sound of Pig cassette packaging…

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  • Greige Travail – Mr. Only Has A

    Greige Travail – Mr. Only Has A

    This cassette came to us in 1989. It came with a note which read: We are Justin Hughes and Zak Sitter. We are located in Atlanta (as is Bangaway). We hope to have a 4-track soon, although this tape was all normal tape recording. This is our 5th tape. All our stuff is available on…