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Cassette Culture
Cassette Culture
For two decades the international mail system fostered a network of underground artists, exchanging cassette tapes of music and homemade ar…
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Cassette Culture

Cassette Culture

For two decades the international mail system fostered a network of underground artists, exchanging cassette tapes of music and homemade artwork - all under the radar of mainstream media.

Taking the DIY message of Punk as a jumping off point, we travel through the network to find the world we left behind.

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Cassette Culture

Recent Episodes

March 4, 2025

Contact-Exchange-Document: The Story of ND

DIY passion, artistic discovery, and the power of community. This is a story of the kind friendly networking that typified the cassette scene and it shines through in this episode. We dive into the fascinating history of the ...

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Feb. 18, 2025

Evolution of Noise: The 40 Year Journey of Satori

With pile of scrap metal and a disused railway tunnel nearby, unemployed youths Dave Kirby and Rob Maycock began recording sounds that they’d use as material for their Throbbing Gristle-inspired noise project, Psychopath. For...

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Feb. 9, 2025

The British Library Sound Archive Calls

We share the news of the preservation of the Cassette Culture podcast by the British Library Sound Archive and talk about some upcoming interviews. Coming Next: Psychedelia in the Home Counties with Richard Allen of Delerium ...

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Jan. 9, 2025

Underground 'Zines And The Hunt For Lost Music

The Vital fanzine evolved from hand typed, xeroxed pages to pioneering online distribution, and connected artists from the USA and Europe. We dive into an interview with Frans de Waard, creator of the Dutch fanzine Vital and ...

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Dec. 28, 2024

The Package From Steve Arrives

Unboxing a Cassette Time Capsule sent to us from Steve Gears in the UK. We find a treasure trove of rare cassette culture artifacts from the 1980s and 90s. From handmade fanzines and photocopied flyers to quirky cassette rele...

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Dec. 23, 2024

Cassettes On The Radio: Underground Broadcasting

1980’s cassette networking branched out into independent radio shows, physical meet ups and gigs. For 14 years Sandy Nys ran his radio show on Antwerp's Radio Centraal, amplifying and connecting the scene. Through these conne...

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