Oh heyyyyyy … it’s officially #BandcampFriday in the US!
And @hilljam & I have just launched the pre-sale for 80s kids.
And not only the #vinyl , #cassettes , and #CDs …
But also tees, tanks, and WALKMANS.
Ya heard me! Walkmans.
If you’ve been thinking about getting first dibs on 80s kids goodies, today’s a great day to do it.
https://shannoncurtis.bandcamp.com/album/80s-kids
THANK YOU, fedi friends!
... cuuuuute tees and tanks — 6 different designs!
... limited-edition #cassettes!
https://shannoncurtis.limitedrun.com/categories/80s-kids-pre-sale
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Magnetic tape recordings used in videotapes and cassette tapes, which were popular up to the 2000s, are at risk of being lost as the tapes deteriorate and replay equipment are no longer produced. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/03/japan/society/magnetic-tapes-2025-problem/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #digitalization #museums #yokkaichi #mie #cassettes
Perhaps Mastodon can suggest stuff for me about #audio #archiving.
On a technological level I know what I'm doing (codecs, cables, tape mechanisms, etc.) but I'm struggling with making decisions.
I have a load of old type 1 #cassettes that I want to archive. I have the hardware to do it in high quality but I cannot make up my mind what to archive them as.
FLAC seems pointless given the quality of the source material but I cannot decide what is a sensible compromise between storage and faff!
Now Playing: Soul Asylum – Grave Dancers Union
https://album.link/us/i/158329476
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Had a few of these #cassettes way back when.
#Classical #Music #PhysicalMedia #Walkman
https://www.discogs.com/label/446292-Walkman-Classics?page=1
Now Playing: Phase Zero – まわれまわれ
Is #PhysicalMedia more your thing?
#AnalogRevolution and many of the same artists got you.
https://analogrevolution.com/shop/
Doesn't matter if you're a tape head, a vinyl nerd or still rocking the CD player.
Vos souvenirs méritent d'être préservés, faites numériser vos archives...
#numérisation #archives #souvenirs #cassettes #bobines #touslessupports
Wasn't how I planned spending my day, but I just found an old stash of cassettes of some of my bands and maybe some solo demos and general stupidity. Stuff from the 80s and 90s. This could be fun. And probably scary.
Some of the bands include:
Murder One
The Hindu Gods of Love
Cherry Black
Planet Overdrive
Thunder Box
"These tapes and the underground, tape-trading economy played a vital role in documenting and spreading the music nationwide."
How Cassettes and Tape-Trading Shaped Hip-Hop’s Early Years: https://www.spin.com/2024/02/cassettes-tape-trading-hip-hop/
Flipping Nora! Have you seen the price of #Kraftwerk #cassettes? Maybe I’ll just record their albums on my stereo! I’m sure that’s not going to kill their #music at this stage 
(If you’re going to sell a cassette for £50 you could at least offer free postage 
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I love the smell of #Cassettes #Coffee & #Democracy in the morning!
Embrace the music that moves and moves you 
Qué pasa peña... Me llamo Oscar y acabo de llegar al Frikiverse. Siempre fui raro, de modo que he creado esta cuenta para charlar sobre cosas raras como este equipo de música Aiwa CX-Z85M que acabo de comprar en Madrid. Aun no funcionan los #cassettes, necesitan una revisión pero sí los #vinilos 
Os deseo una buena semana,
Sed vosotros mismos.
#presentacion
It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.
