Taking the DIY message of Punk as a jumping off point, our travel through the network departs from the bleak 1980's Thatcher-era UK, community radio and fanzines and all points in a journey to a thriving self sustaining 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 main stream media.
We track down some key figures in the cassette scene, and follow the web of connections outward from the UK around the world, mapping the impacts and their ongoing effects. We speak with musicians, label runners, and fanzine writers, who share their experiences of connecting through the mail system and its ongoing effects on their lives.
Premonitions: Underground Cassette Network 1989-90
C55 with on-body printing in jewel case, printed two-sided j-card and wrap-around o-card sleeve. Numbered edition of 61.
"Superb ferric foraging on London’s Infinite Expanse, charting lesser-explored recesses of Slough’s Sound Image label with ambient industrial doings from Downwards-related Antonym and TAL’s Konrad Kraft plus cult shade dwellers M. Nomized, Jack Hurwitz, Omega Ensemble, and many names new to us, at least" - RIYL Spencer Clark, Discrepant, MAAT, Enno Velthuys. BOOMKAT.COM
The genesis of this podcast is the reissue of the 1989 compilation cassette on Infinite Expanse in January 2024.
"Premonitions: Underground Cassette Network 1989-90" cassette reissue, Infinite Expanse, 2024
https://infiniteexpanse.bandcamp.com
Podcast Presented by Martin Franklin & Hudson Graham.
Podcast produced by Martin Franklin/East Coast Studio (https://eastcoaststudio.com.au)