There were so many great records released this year, in fact too many to make a definitve and exhaustive list, but here are a few favorites from the Tape Op family. Consider it a tasting menu and have a great holiday! Click link to listen!
Neko Case -
Greg Laswell - Happy Rhodes - Brian Eno - The Beatles -
Adrianne Lenker -
Cat Power - Khruangbin - Moby - Nils Frahm - Thom Yorke - Kamasi Washington -
Low -
Masayoshi Fujita - Jon Hassell - John Coltrane - Kacey Musgraves - Leikeli47 - And from John and Larry's list I wore out Nils Frahm's
José James -
Greta Van Fleet - Nrthrn - Covet - This Will Destroy You -
Death Grips -
Billie Eilish - Destroy Boys - Gorillaz - The Prodigy - Grimes -
Kronos Quartet/Laura Anderson -
Tune-Yards - Marian Hill - Libella - Remain in Light -MORE ENTRIES
December 3, 2018
Put Down the Phone
BY Geoff Stanfield
It wasn’t that long ago that when you went into the studio you basically disappeared from the rest of the world into a place with few (or no) windows,...
November 28, 2018
Studio Etiquette: Everything Your Engineer Wants You To Know But Is Afraid To Say
BY Geoff Stanfield
Justin Douglas of King Electric Recording in Austin, Texas compiled some good thoughts on all the stuff nobody likes to talk about but really, really ...
November 23, 2018
Ikea DIY Plate Reverb Hack
BY Geoff Stanfield
Tape Op contributor Thom Monahan dug up this gem. Enjoy!
November 21, 2018
Ableton’s Loop 2018: A Summit for Music Makers
BY Geoff Stanfield
On November 9-11, 2018, Ableton held their Loop 2018 conference in Hollywood, CA. Thom Monahan and I both went to check it out. Here’s some of what we...
November 7, 2018
End Rant Continued...
BY Geoff Stanfield
In editor Larry Crane's recent End Rant [Tape Op#127], he talked about how people are currently learning recording techniques, all of the misinformati...
October 31, 2018
The Record Straight: Tony Bongiovi's Interview in Tape Op #127
BY Larry Crane
Interviews, Stories, and the Truth
September 13, 2018
Larry Crane en Español!
BY Geoff Stanfield
Check out this interview with our own Larry Crane in Spanish language audio magazine Audioforo!