A new God in Heaven: the music cassette tape
Invented by the Dutch Lou Otten in the 1960s, it led end 1970s and early 1980s to the start of a vibrant DIY-cassette tape culture, in which musicians recorded their own music themselves and distributed it. In The Netherlands, it was the VPRO radio programme “De Radiola Improvisatie Salon” from Willem de Ridder that provided the groundwork for this movement. He invited listeners to record their own music on a cassette tape, from 1978 until 1984. In this episode of Free Radicals we take a closer look at the medium music cassette tape and the LP Willem de Ridder & the Radio Art Foundation present “Radiola”, released by Dead Mind Records.
01. Forest Swords. Pearl of Hail. 1:50. Album: Torch/Pearl of Hail. Bandcamp 7inch: Torch/Pearl of Hail.
02. Forest Swords. Onward. 5:40. Album: Engravings. Label: Tri Angle Records.
03. Floating Points. Key 103. 7:23. Album: Cascade. Label: Ninja Tune.
04. Donnacha Costello. Your New God. 7:08. Album: Together Is The New Alone. Label: Keplar.
05. Julia Holter. Ocean. 5:38. Album: Something in the Room She Moves. Label: Domino.
06. Eelco Tamminga. Untitled. 3:25. Album: Willem de Ridder & the Radio Art Foundation present “Radiola”. Label: Dead Mind Records.
07. Rob Terwiel. Untitled. 2:41. Album: Willem de Ridder & the Radio Art Foundation present “Radiola”. Label: Dead Mind Records.
08. Harry Teunissen. Untitled. 2:58. Album: Willem de Ridder & the Radio Art Foundation present “Radiola”. Label: Dead Mind Records.
09. Pierre Bastien & Michel Banabila. Le Système Déraille. 3:58. Album: Nuits Sans Nuit. Label: Pingipung.
10. Temir Alcy. Dept In Blu. 5:57. Album: Temir Alcy. Label: Stroom.
11. Lucy Valentine. The Great Refractor. 4:03. Album: Vault Of Heaven. Label: The Crystal Cabinet.
12. The Fun Years. Auto Show Day Of The Dead. 7:00. Album: Baby, It,s Cold Inside. Label: Keplar.
