Tape Log

Blog posts by Geoff Stanfield

April 17, 2024

New Loma Single and Video

by Geoff Stanfield

We interviewed Loma in Tape Op issue #148 and spoke with members Dan Duszynski, Emily Cross, and Jonathan Meiburg about their recording process. Emily also did the cover art for that issue, and Jonathan is also a member of Shearwater and a Tape...

April 16, 2024

Tape Op Turns 28!

by Geoff Stanfield

Many Tape Op readers likely can’t imagine that issue #1 was Xeroxed and hand-folded 28 years ago, but it was. People may think of us as DIY, but there’s a long history of so many helping this magazine be its best, beginning with friends...

Dec. 20, 2023

Tape Op Staff Picks 2023!

by Geoff Stanfield

Happy New Year! Now that the dust has settled from the holidays, and most of us are in the 2024 groove, we thought we'd offer a quick look back at some of our favorite releases from 2023. There was a staggering amount of great music released this...

Dec. 6, 2023

Michael Nehra Looks Back at 30 Years of Vintage King

by Geoff Stanfield

Vintage King recently celebrated their 30 year anniversary. Like most things, there is a story behind what has now become a fantastic retailer of both vintage and modern recording equipment. I caught up with founder Michael Nehra on a Zoom call and...

Sept. 29, 2023

A 25-YEAR-OLD CASSETTE IN A BOX

by Geoff Stanfield

By Pete Droge Recently, I unearthed a cassette tape from a box labeled "late 90s." The spine read "Warren Pash at Got Wheels." The tape contained two Pash originals I produced, engineered, and mixed: "Blue River" and "Bones & Stones."  ...

May 22, 2023

Surfing with Don Zientara

by Geoff Stanfield

By John BaccigaluppiPhotos by Cynthia Connolly If you haven't yet, check out Larry's review in this issue for some insight into the recently published book, The Inner Ear of Don Zientara. I hope you know who Don is. As Ted Nicely says in the book,...

April 16, 2023

Boston's Q Division Studios Is Back!

by Geoff Stanfield

After 20 years at the Davis Square location (and a previous 15 years on Albany Street), Boston’s Q Division Studios had to close its doors in July of 2021. Through the years, Q Division was host to a diverse group of artists, including Aimee...

Feb. 7, 2023

There's An App for That!

by Geoff Stanfield

Hello Friends, Yes the rumours are true! We are happy to announce the release of the Tape Op iPad app! And for those folks that are not Apple product users don't despair, there is an Andriod version coming soon.  You can log in using...

Dec. 14, 2022

The Rest of the Best List 2022

by Geoff Stanfield

Well friends, there were just too many great albums this year, and so here is the "Rest of the Best". Andy and John both had super extensive year end favorites lists and make up the bulk of this list. I will need a good chunk of 2023 to dig in to...

Dec. 4, 2022

Tape Op Staff Favorite Albums of 2022

by Geoff Stanfield

Hard to believe that 2022 is already coming to a close. As was true in 2021, it was obvious that as the world was on lock down, artists were busy using their time to be creative and the result was an incredible amount of fantastic releases across...

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