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Detroit Remembers Audio Ace Norm Druce
by Geoff Stanfield
Nice piece in the Detroit Free Press about audio and electronics guru Norman Druce who died October 6th....
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I will remix the stupid right outta you
by Vijith Assar
Hipper music bloggers than you're likely to ever find here have been freaking out over surrealist hip hop duo Das Racist for a while now, ever since the Pineapple Express rap tune "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell" came out earlier this year. Even...
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Amyl and the Sniffers: Cartoon Darkness
by Geoff Stanfield
Australia has always had its fair share of rock and punk bands, and the tradition continues today with artists like The Chats, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, and Amyl and the Sniffers, just to name a few. Amyl and the Sniffers new...
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It Helps to Get Paid
by Larry Crane
I often think about the relation of commerce and art. It's a convoluted one, but necessary. How could one continue to create the best art possible if they were destitute? They won't - they will be focused on survival instead. A recent...
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New Ancient Farmers Album: Seventh Heaven
by Geoff Stanfield
Steve Daubenspeck and Greg Freeman are Ancient Farmers and their new album is called Seventh Heaven. Greg Freeman was featured in Tape Op #1, and had previously recorded two albums for Tape Op founder Larry Crane when he was in the band Vomit...
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Tape Op Editor/Founder Larry Crane Releases Home Recordings from mid-'80s
by Larry Crane
With the release of Lawrence "Larry" Crane's Craniostomy Vol. Two, Tape Op's founder gives us a glimpse into his home recordings from 1983 to 1985. Cassette decks and odds and ends were harnessed into making these tracks, and revisiting them in...
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Mr. Oliver Has Left the Building: Vaughan Oliver / 1957-2019
by Geoff Stanfield
by John Baccigaluppi It may not be obvious, but as this magazine’s graphic designer, the recently passed Vaughan Oliver was a major influence on the look of Tape Op Magazine. Being someone who’s not involved with social media, and as...
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Rupert Neve Discusses Creating His First Transistor Based Mixing Console
by Geoff Stanfield
I love this series of simple video interviews with Rupert Neve from Rupert Neve Designs. Here he discusses creating his first transistor-based mixer.
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King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Release New Album: Flight b741
by Geoff Stanfield
No secret that I am a big fan of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. They first caught my ear in 2017 with their Turkish Psych-Rock flavored album, Flying Microtonal Banana, and I have been a fan ever since. If you asked me what the definitive KGLW...