I just bought a casette tape player - Page 2

ann ashtray · 09.21.2010, 10:19 AM

"Quality that is unique"...I like that, JB. Mind if I call you "JB"?

akprodr · 09.21.2010, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by _slavo_

Bratislava, the kingdom of cheap beer and beautiful girls.

Steely Dan wrote a song about it, no?

Derek · 09.21.2010, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

Derek, I didn't want to correct you over on Fangs, but I noticed you called an SCG album "dawn of the devil" 4 times. The album is called dawn of the devi...

I know it's called that, the mistitling is just a force of habit.

Kind of a random thing to call me out for though, no?

SuperCreep · 09.21.2010, 11:03 AM

i bought a cassette deck for mixtapes/recording a few months ago, but i haven't bought a cassette in ages. i'm not sure if i'm feeling enough nostalgia to start collecting.

however, i did enjoy laughing at everyone on the bus in middle school with their fancy sony walkman CD players with rubber bands holding everything together. my walkman cassette player seemed to crap out a lot less and was much more simpler/portable.

nicfit · 09.21.2010, 11:20 AM

you should buy http://www.westernunconscious.com/ stuff

.

atsonicpark · 09.21.2010, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Derek

I know it's called that, the mistitling is just a force of habit.

Kind of a random thing to call me out for though, no?

Oh it's on now! Soulseek time!! Haha.

_slavo_ · 09.21.2010, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by akprodr

Steely Dan wrote a song about it, no?

wasn't that this one?

Steely Dan's, "Bodhisattva"
Misheard Lyrics:

Bratislava
Original Lyrics:

Bodhisattva
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia

come on, dude ...

_slavo_ · 09.21.2010, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Bytor Peltor

Single deck - new / used - what brand player?

used, for 65 EUR, which is a great bargain.
Yamaha KX 393.

I have a Yamaha receiver and CD player, so this is going to be a match.

space · 09.21.2010, 01:39 PM

I just picked up a large garbage bag full of my old tapes.

it was years before I switched to CD's.

that said, I have no way of playing tapes anymore.

!@#$%! · 09.21.2010, 02:21 PM

flotto:

i have an old walkman cluttering a drawer in my apartment.

it's wonderful sound! i'll sell it to you for $500 worth of gold bullion.

it's, you know, vintage.

ink. · 09.21.2010, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by _slavo_

yes, adam is true, drone is perfect for tapes. that's why i'm giving Digitalis Ltd. a try, looks like there's plenty of gems there that I don't know of.
Plus, a tape is small, you can fit nice artwork into it, and it feels way more personal than CDs or even vinyls.

that's why I liked the concept of minidiscs, and I wish they had stayed popular, over cd's. Small and all that.

ink. · 09.21.2010, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

flotto:

i have an old walkman cluttering a drawer in my apartment.

it's wonderful sound! i'll sell it to you for $500 worth of gold bullion.

it's, you know, vintage.

flots inherited a high end vintage walkman from japan in my wares, when our files mingled.

http://www.walkmancentral.com/products/wm-r707

akprodr · 09.21.2010, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by _slavo_

come on, dude ...

it was a JOKE!

ink. · 09.21.2010, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ink.

flots inherited a high end vintage walkman from japan in my wares, when our files mingled.

http://www.walkmancentral.com/products/wm-r707

and apparently google says one sold on ebay for like $500, sweet.

space · 09.21.2010, 03:45 PM

yes, but isn't gansta rap meant to be shared?

walkmen are so...personal.

you know you want to hear me rhyme along to some Compton's Most Wanted.

tesla69 · 09.21.2010, 04:10 PM

I've been pretty much listening to cassettes for the past 6 weeks while I'm in a crappy temp apt while they do work on my bldg - my stereo is all packed away as is my hard drive, so I've been listening to cassettes on a boom box. The very first live tape I ever got, a Doors show from 66 at the matrix, doesn't sound any better but the tape still plays fine nearly 30 years later. The boom box speakers are fried, so I need to buy a new one, but I'm not even sure they make these anymore. The Cd player doesn't work too well and the antenna is broken off.

And I dug out several older Thurston nonSY ensembles from the 90's on cassette I hadn't listened to in awhile because they were from digital sources and I never copied them to CDR, hoping to find original digital sources. That didn't happen so I guess I have a project once I get my stereo set back up.

Cassettes are better in one way than digital because you press play, and it plays. With digital you have to go through a painful loading procedure.

atsonicpark · 09.21.2010, 04:59 PM

In general, I just feel more inclined to purchase music on cassette than on any other format. Being portable and not easy to just download and hit "burn" makes it very desirable... I'd LOVE to get some techno on cassettes... if anyone has any they want to sell me, hit me up.. I know Ceephax Acid Crew release toms of shit on cassette.. rules.

SpaceCadetHayden · 09.21.2010, 05:12 PM

I have some local dubstep and ghost house mixes on tape, adam. if i can find them(i just fucking moved), i'd be willing to send them to you for a trade or a few sexual favors or something.

atsonicpark · 09.21.2010, 05:39 PM

Might be interested in the future, hayden, thanks. A bit busy with moving some stuff myself at the moment.

SpaceCadetHayden · 09.21.2010, 06:03 PM

It's absolutely fucking awful that moving business.

anyways, to the subject at hand, i've always had a thing for tapes. My collection consists mostly of old punk tapes, harsh noise, and lots of them from not not fun. Tapes have so much more to offer as far as art space is concerned. I've gotten tapes in wooden boxes built for them and shit. when I buy cds I get liner notes. big fucking woop

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ann ashtray expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Macon, GA Posts: 2,299	"Quality that is unique"...I like that, JB. Mind if I call you "JB"? __________________ Team Thurston!
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SuperCreep expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: brooklyn Posts: 2,281	i bought a cassette deck for mixtapes/recording a few months ago, but i haven't bought a cassette in ages. i'm not sure if i'm feeling enough nostalgia to start collecting. however, i did enjoy laughing at everyone on the bus in middle school with their fancy sony walkman CD players with rubber bands holding everything together. my walkman cassette player seemed to crap out a lot less and was much more simpler/portable. __________________
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nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	you should buy http://www.westernunconscious.com/ stuff . __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
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09.21.2010, 01:39 PM	#29
space expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,553	I just picked up a large garbage bag full of my old tapes. it was years before I switched to CD's. that said, I have no way of playing tapes anymore.
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09.21.2010, 02:21 PM	#30
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,578	flotto: i have an old walkman cluttering a drawer in my apartment. it's wonderful sound! i'll sell it to you for $500 worth of gold bullion. it's, you know, vintage.
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09.21.2010, 03:45 PM	#35
space expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,553	yes, but isn't gansta rap meant to be shared? walkmen are so...personal. you know you want to hear me rhyme along to some Compton's Most Wanted.
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09.21.2010, 04:10 PM	#36
tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	I've been pretty much listening to cassettes for the past 6 weeks while I'm in a crappy temp apt while they do work on my bldg - my stereo is all packed away as is my hard drive, so I've been listening to cassettes on a boom box. The very first live tape I ever got, a Doors show from 66 at the matrix, doesn't sound any better but the tape still plays fine nearly 30 years later. The boom box speakers are fried, so I need to buy a new one, but I'm not even sure they make these anymore. The Cd player doesn't work too well and the antenna is broken off. And I dug out several older Thurston nonSY ensembles from the 90's on cassette I hadn't listened to in awhile because they were from digital sources and I never copied them to CDR, hoping to find original digital sources. That didn't happen so I guess I have a project once I get my stereo set back up. Cassettes are better in one way than digital because you press play, and it plays. With digital you have to go through a painful loading procedure.
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09.21.2010, 04:59 PM	#37
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	In general, I just feel more inclined to purchase music on cassette than on any other format. Being portable and not easy to just download and hit "burn" makes it very desirable... I'd LOVE to get some techno on cassettes... if anyone has any they want to sell me, hit me up.. I know Ceephax Acid Crew release toms of shit on cassette.. rules. __________________
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09.21.2010, 05:12 PM	#38
SpaceCadetHayden the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: the void of civilization Posts: 988	I have some local dubstep and ghost house mixes on tape, adam. if i can find them(i just fucking moved), i'd be willing to send them to you for a trade or a few sexual favors or something. __________________
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09.21.2010, 05:39 PM	#39
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Might be interested in the future, hayden, thanks. A bit busy with moving some stuff myself at the moment. __________________
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09.21.2010, 06:03 PM	#40
SpaceCadetHayden the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: the void of civilization Posts: 988	It's absolutely fucking awful that moving business. anyways, to the subject at hand, i've always had a thing for tapes. My collection consists mostly of old punk tapes, harsh noise, and lots of them from not not fun. Tapes have so much more to offer as far as art space is concerned. I've gotten tapes in wooden boxes built for them and shit. when I buy cds I get liner notes. big fucking woop __________________
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