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CASSETTE STORE DAY REVEALS FIRST WAVE OF RELEASES INCLUDING KIASMOS AND SAD PALACE

August 24, 2017

 

CASSETTE STORE DAY

REVEALS FIRST WAVE OF RELEASES INCLUDING KIASMOS AND SAD PALACE

RETURNS FOR ITS 5TH YEAR ON 14TH OCTOBER 2017

 

Cassette Store Day is back this autumn on October 14th with a day of global celebrations and all in honour of the humble cassette tape. The first list of UK releases is as follows:

  • Strange Collective – Surf Odyssey (Salvation)
  • Trojan Horse – Fukushima Surfer Boys (This City Is Ours)
  • AlgernonCornelius – Radio (This City Is Ours)
  • untitled band – badly poured beer (untitled band project)
  • Worried About Satan – Blank Tape (Spun Out Of Control)
  • Stefan Bachmeier – Anomaly On Meadow Lane (Spun Out Of Control)
  • Alternative TV – The Image Has Cracked (Radiation)
  • The Kids – Kids (Radiation)
  • Blitz – Voice Of A Generation (Radiation)
  • Various Artists – FutureSounds Volume 2 (TimeSlave)
  • Occams Laser – Occams Laser: Occult 86 (TimeSlave)
  • Sad Palace – Frostbeat (Kissability)
  • The Dollar Bill Murrays – Always On (Valley Heat)
  • Zapoppin’ – Live At The Curse (Last Shop Recs)
  • Pony Fringe – Forgotten Lullabies (Lavender Sweep)
  • Paris Angels – Stairs To The Sun EP (Lavender Sweep)
  • Gina Kushka – Cure (Access)
  • Various Artists – Neon Maniacs (Nerve Centre/Girlsville)
  • Rosie Blacher – Anhedonia (Obi)
  • Don Pierre – La frontière finale (Obi)
  • Old Swing – Someone Else (Obi)
  • Underwood – Underwood (Obi)
  • Twins Natalia – The Destiny Room (Lavender Sweep)
  • Chris Knox – KnoxTraxFine (Thokei Tapes)
  • Madison Beer – Dead (Access)
  • aramael – OldSchoolTape (Churchill Independent)
  • SBK Satan’s Bee Keeper – SBK EP1 (Sonic Entrails)
  • Various Artists – The Doxey Boggart Cassette (Sonic Entrails)
  • Kiasmos – Kiasmos (Erased Tapes)
  • Various Artists – Witches’ Halloween Brew (Burning Witches)
  • Those Unfortunates – In Lavender (& other songs) (Midnight Bell)
  • Kara Marni – Golden (Access)
  • Dancehall – K.O. (Vibe/Anti-Vibe)
  • One Man Bannister – Evolver (A Tribute To The Beatles) (Thokei Tapes)
  • Various Artists – Blak Magik (Blak Hand)
  • Los Bitchos – Tripping Party (Blak Hand)

International Cassette Store Day returns for its fifth year on October 14 2017 and are proud to be running events in the UK, USA, China, Japan, France, New Zealand and Australia. Last year saw UK releases from big names PixiesCourtney Barnett and Get Cape. Wear. Cape. Flyand in the USA –  RamonesDeath Cab for Cutie, and Allah-Las.

Founded in London by a group of UK labels in 2013, the event saw a thriving demand and to the surprise of its founders has grown into a highly anticipated event, now in its fifth year!

This year, Cassette Store Day is run by UK record label Blak Hand Records, partnering up with USA brothers Burger Records, Balades Sonores in France, Nasty Wizard Recordings in China and VSI from Japan.

CSD tries to bring releases into shops again, however they understand that this is not always possible, so are working again this year with labels to offer an online alternative for fans to grab an exclusive release if there isn’t an event or gig on in their hometown. They’ll be adding a feature to the UK site this year where fans are linked to an online shop where they can buy the official releases.

Cassette label owner Brit Williams has taken over UK duties from its founders and says:
“For the past few years, Cassette Store Day has been the most anticipated release we do at Blak Hand. It gives us a chance to showcase some of our best bands by throwing out a mixtape so people can hear the distinct sound of what we do. I know for many, CSD is the perfect chance to get music heard to broader audience and bring people together through the art of the tape. Having taken over CSD this year from Jen Long and her label mates, I’ve been working with Sean at Burger Records to make this year one of the brightest and best. We’ve designed a new logo, updated our CSD national websites and tried to keep a buzz going the last few months in anticipation for this year’s event. We’re thrilled to once again celebrate all things analogue and help bring attention to some up and coming artists and labels in the country. What makes it work so well is you guys, the people who contribute limited edition releases, the exclusives, the demos. We can’t do it without you. So please, sign up! Plus, we’ve already been in touch with more UK labels and shops, keeping the momentum going and encouraging more independent record shops to get involved, throw a party and celebrate the longevity of the cassette.”

Sean Bohrman from Burger adds “For the past five years we’ve seen Cassette Store Day grow internationally and exponentially as our goal of making the cassette tape relevant again through showing record labels and stores that they can still sell in today’s day and age has come to fruition! Who would have thought? We would!”

Important Dates:

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

SUBMISSIONS END FOR CSD 2017 RELEASES, STORES & EVENTS

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2017
FINAL LIST OF 2017 CSD RELEASES AND STORES ANNOUNCED

SATURDAY OCTOBER 14, 2017
CASSETTE STORE DAY 2017!

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