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New Tape Op book and T-shirt available for pre-order!

We’re proud to announce the upcoming publication of a new Tape Op book, coming in September of this year! Titled, Making Music: Conversations With Record Producers, it will be published by our pals...

May 31, 2026

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Ed O'Brien: Blue Morpho

BY Geoff Stanfield

What begins as a simple acoustic guitar track reminiscent of Nick Drake quickly morphs (unavoidable pun) into a world that let's the listener know that Ed O'Brien has spent time in a band...
May 29, 2026

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Grateful Dead: Workingman's Dead High-Fidelity Reissue

My vinyl copy of the Grateful Dead's classic Workingman's Dead is a little hammered. I think I bought it at a garage sale about 30 years ago. It has someone else's name written on it....
May 28, 2026

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Miles '56: The Prestige Years Box Set

BY Geoff Stanfield

1956 was a pivotal year in the music of Miles Davis. It consolidated his "First Great Quintet" which included Red Garland, Philly Joe Jones, Paul Chambers, and John Coltrane. To make good...
May 23, 2026

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New Music From Moses Sumney: Is God Is

BY Geoff Stanfield

Moses Sumney, interviewed in Tape Op#125, has new music out in the form of a collaboration with composer Joseph Shirley (The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett and Creed III) for the soundtrack to...
May 21, 2026

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Ramones First Album Turns 50

BY Geoff Stanfield

Wait, what??? The Ramones first album just turned 50! A record made by four young men from the Forest Hills neighborhood in Queens, NY, has gone on to be one of the greatest punk rock records of...
May 20, 2026

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Linda Perry: Let It Die Here (album)

BY Dawn Landes

Linda Perry’s last solo album came out in 1999. In the 27 years since then she has become one of the most successful producers for other artists, writing and recording hits for P!NK, Christina...
May 16, 2026

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Two New Songs and Videos from Spacemoth

BY John Baccigaluppi

We interviewed engineer/producer/artist Maryam Qudus about her Spacemoth project back in Tape Op#148. Spacemoth has a new LP that is releasing on June 26, but in the meantime you can check out...
May 5, 2026

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Harry Styles Live From Funkhaus

Tape Op publisher John Baccigaluppi came across this beautifully shot, long-form video of Harry Styles live in session at Berlin's Funkhaus studio. Performing orchestral versions of songs from...
May 3, 2026

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Mitchell Sigman releases "Memory Banks" LP

BY Larry Crane - editor

By Mitchell Sigman's own description: "Memory Banks is an all-original love letter celebrating the futuristic musical visions of ELO, Kraftwerk, The Alan Parsons Project, et al. No AI, no...
May 1, 2026

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New Music From The Black Keys: Peaches!

BY Geoff Stanfield

Although the opening moments of The Black Keys' (Dan Auerbach [Tape Op#127] and Patrick Carney [#136]) new release, Peaches!, sounds like a Tinariwen record, it quickly settles in to a familiar...
April 19, 2026

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Tape Op Mentioned on Reddit

BY Larry Crane - editor

Visit this recent Reddit thread to follow an interesting conversation about YouTube recording influencers and Tape Op shout out. OMG. Larry has written a LOT of gear reviews over the years, by the...

May 31, 2026 • BLOG

Ed O'Brien: Blue Morpho

BY Geoff Stanfield

What begins as a simple acoustic guitar track reminiscent of Nick Drake quickly morphs (unavoidable pun) into a world that let's the listener know that Ed O'Brien has spent time in a band...
May 29, 2026 • BLOG

Grateful Dead: Workingman's Dead High-Fidelity Reissue

My vinyl copy of the Grateful Dead's classic Workingman's Dead is a little hammered. I think I bought it at a garage sale about 30 years ago. It has someone else's name written on it....
May 28, 2026 • BLOG

Miles '56: The Prestige Years Box Set

BY Geoff Stanfield

1956 was a pivotal year in the music of Miles Davis. It consolidated his "First Great Quintet" which included Red Garland, Philly Joe Jones, Paul Chambers, and John Coltrane. To make good...
May 23, 2026 • BLOG

New Music From Moses Sumney: Is God Is

BY Geoff Stanfield

Moses Sumney, interviewed in Tape Op#125, has new music out in the form of a collaboration with composer Joseph Shirley (The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett and Creed III) for the soundtrack to...
May 21, 2026 • BLOG

Ramones First Album Turns 50

BY Geoff Stanfield

Wait, what??? The Ramones first album just turned 50! A record made by four young men from the Forest Hills neighborhood in Queens, NY, has gone on to be one of the greatest punk rock records of...
May 20, 2026 • BLOG

Linda Perry: Let It Die Here (album)

BY Dawn Landes

Linda Perry’s last solo album came out in 1999. In the 27 years since then she has become one of the most successful producers for other artists, writing and recording hits for P!NK, Christina...
May 16, 2026 • BLOG

Two New Songs and Videos from Spacemoth

BY John Baccigaluppi

We interviewed engineer/producer/artist Maryam Qudus about her Spacemoth project back in Tape Op#148. Spacemoth has a new LP that is releasing on June 26, but in the meantime you can check out...
May 5, 2026 • BLOG

Harry Styles Live From Funkhaus

Tape Op publisher John Baccigaluppi came across this beautifully shot, long-form video of Harry Styles live in session at Berlin's Funkhaus studio. Performing orchestral versions of songs from...
May 3, 2026 • BLOG

Mitchell Sigman releases "Memory Banks" LP

BY Larry Crane - editor

By Mitchell Sigman's own description: "Memory Banks is an all-original love letter celebrating the futuristic musical visions of ELO, Kraftwerk, The Alan Parsons Project, et al. No AI, no...
May 1, 2026 • BLOG

New Music From The Black Keys: Peaches!

BY Geoff Stanfield

Although the opening moments of The Black Keys' (Dan Auerbach [Tape Op#127] and Patrick Carney [#136]) new release, Peaches!, sounds like a Tinariwen record, it quickly settles in to a familiar...
April 19, 2026 • BLOG

Tape Op Mentioned on Reddit

BY Larry Crane - editor

Visit this recent Reddit thread to follow an interesting conversation about YouTube recording influencers and Tape Op shout out. OMG. Larry has written a LOT of gear reviews over the years, by the...