Cassette Culture & DIY Music

Cassette Culture

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The stories of the global underground movement that shaped experimental music and culture, told by the artists that were there…For two decades during the '80's and '90's, the international mail system fostered a network of underground artists, exchanging cassette tapes of music and homemade artwork – all under the radar of mainstream media. Taking the DIY message of Punk as a jumping off point, we travel through the network to find the creators of the fanzines, the music, the labels and events.

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Cassette Culture & DIY Music

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Find The Others 25.11.2024 18:48

A decade before the widespread adoption of the internet, a group of artists and musicians established an underground network to share their work with kindred spirits via the mail system. Starting our story from a dark, isolated UK in the late 1980's, with mass youth unemployment. We take a journey with some key figures from the Cassette Scene, who provide a firsthand account of the collaborative s...

Analog Connections - Join The Cassette Network 16.11.2024 2:12

Taking the DIY message of Punk as a jumping off point, our travel through the underground cassette network departs from the bleak 1980's Thatcher-era UK, community radio and fanzines, and all points in a journey to a thriving self sustaining culture.  Communication was valued over commerce. For two decades the international mail system fostered a network of underground artists, exchanging cas...