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New Ringo Starr: Look Up

by Geoff Stanfield

Ringo Starr rings in the new year with the T Bone Burnett-produced album, Look Up. The collection stands firmly in the Americana realm, and just like it did when he sang the country tinged/rockabilly tunes "Act Naturally," "Honey Don't," and "I...

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New Moses Sumney Single and Video - "Vintage"

by Geoff Stanfield

Check out the new single and video, "Vintage" from Moses Sumney. We’re big fans of Moses here at Tape Op, and his LP Aromanticism made both John and Geoff’s best of 2017 year end list. "Vintage" pulls the listener into its...

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Calling All Veterans of the British Studio Scene!

by Larry Crane

THE GREAT BRITISH RECORDING STUDIOS  Howard Massey, an excellent author and recording engineer, is putting together what should be an important book on the British record studio scene of the sixites and seventies. If you were involved in this...

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Ronan's Recording Show features Jerks Behind Tape Op mag

by Larry Crane

Our pal Ronan Chris Murphy does this cool "TV" show on his site, http://ronansrecordingshow.com, and the most recent one is with me and John Baccigaluppi where we talk about Tape Op Magazine. I think it's a good insight into how the mag works and who...

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James Supercave "Burn" - Live from Gus Seyffert's Sargent Recorders

by Anthony Sarti

Video Release: James Supercave "Burn" What follows may be one of the best answers to the "So, how'd you guys meet?" question we have ever heard. Producer, engineer, and oft-recorded bassist (Black Keys, Ryan Adams, Norah Jones) Gus Seyffert was...

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New Music From Sunroof: Electronic Music Improvisations, Vol.3

by Geoff Stanfield

We interviewed both Gareth Jones (Depeche Mode, Erasure) and Daniel Miller (Mute Records, The Normal) in Tape Op #110. Collectively they are Sunroof, and have just released Electronic Music Improvisations, Vol.3.  This collection follows...

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Promote Your Music with Cassette Releases?

by Larry Crane

I just received the first promo cassette in a long time from Odessa Records' Shit Horse. Alright! Wait, what year is it? Fucking A. I have a cassette player in the basement, and I could go down there, grab it, plug it all in and give this a...

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How the Free Economy is Affecting the Recording Community

by Allen Farmelo

I just read an excellent new essay called The Case Against Free in which the author suggests that the "free economy" is drying up the economic resources needed to make quality creative works. The article focuses on recordings. It's a well...

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On Spotify (and Why I'm not a Conspiracy Theorist After All)

by Allen Farmelo

In a fascinating and really open Facebook debate initiated by fellow producer, cycling enthuiasist, and coffee-drinking pal, Eric Ambel (www.ericambel.com), I was alerted to what was finally a clear insight into how and why Spotify could possibly...