Following the long sold-out ‘Blessing of the Hand-Sanitizer’ cassingle, superpolar Taïps is very happy to present the first full-length release by prolific and versatile artist Simon Proffitt, here under his Carnedd Aur moniker. Here’s Simon’s take on ‘Beetles’: “After a few years of exploring drones / tones / field recordings (as Cahn Ingold Prelog), fictional […]
Modelbau – Aether Aleatorica (C60)
Released 4 June on Tape and digital. An eerie radiophonic trip.
a long awakening [Cassingle #18]
Guitarist extraordinaire Cinchel from Chicago joins the cassingle series! Read more …
Zigra – Enif [Cassingle #19]
Fantastic Electronics, knob twiddling and meticulous glitching by Jamie Orlando (Delaware – USA).
Emerging Industries Of Wuppertal – The Future Is Under Control [Cassingle #17]
Emerging Industries Of Wuppertal’s Cassingle debut. Recorded by a sales intern of fellow Cologne Strategic Tape Reserve, who occasionally produces music for a nearby industrial association to use during meetings and celebrations.
The Tuesday Night Machines – Chondrite [Cassingle #16]
To quote the artist “Dip your toes into the sparkling pixel pond and listen to more synthetic octopus noise …” and add, from my side, “by the visiting the release page embedded below or TTNM’s lovely Youtube channel.”
Phirnis – Culinary Delights [Cassingle #15]
Oops. A maxi cassingle. Phirnis aka Kai Ginkel’s super dark, noisy and haunty tracks are awesome, but impossible to squeeze into two minutes and thirty seconds. So for once I break the otherwise strict rule. Further info on the BC release page …
Cruel Diagonals – Carapace [Cassingle #14]
“‘Carapace’ and ‘Oneiric Amplitude’ (Side B, bonus track) are tracks composed entirely from my voice. Here, I’m exploring themes of the subconscious, namely the dream state and its ability to communicate vital shifts within our healing before our conscious mind becomes aware of them”, says Megan Mitchell. She composes unsettling, ethereal music under the alias […]
Aros E-V – Rift [Cassingle #12]
Aros E-V is the ambient music project of sound artist Ryan Evans. Using tape loops, field recordings, and digital processing, he creates slow sound pieces that underline the passing of time. ‘In Time’ and ‘In Space’ are edges and breaks. Assembled with guitar, four-track, and digital processing, They trace the negative space between miniscule sonic […]
Sinusoidal Frequency Modulations by Robin Barnick
A minimal synth EP, garnished with harsh noise, composed entirely on a Yamaha DX7. Despite the minimal setup, it creates an intense, sometimes uplifting, sometimes eerie atmosphere.. We believe that you’ve rarely heard the DX7 like that before. Artist Robin Barnick sold his DX7 a long time ago – it was a rocking DX7IIFD in […]
bleed Air – Ogehiko (Cassingle #9)
Ogehiko and Yahiko are tape loop siblings. Ogehiko is a layered four track cassette tape loop., The artist does not exactly remember how he created the main sound element (with one of his synths, he believes). He however recognises use of the Fostex’s lovely pitch wheel, which he digs a lot. Yahiko is a reel […]
Cassingle #6: moduS ponY [SPT08]
I first came across modus pony’s music on a split tape released by Cologne’s Strategic Tape Reserve. His genre-spanning, intricate guitar/bass/synth arrangements immediately stood out (of course next to the artist behind VLK, whom we’ll welcome soon as part of this cassingle series too). Because of its complexity, “Systemmetry/2Systemmetry” could be perceived as a concept […]
Cassingle #5 – German Army [SPT07]
German Army is a two piece (DT and GT) from the San Gabriel Valley, California, USA. Raised on Sydney Possuelo and Paulo Freire, their catalog seeks to critique US imperialism and nationalism. Their frequent and consistently outstanding releases have established them as one of the most present groups in the international tape scene in recent […]
Cassingle #4 – qualchan. [SPT06]
Fourth release of our cassette single series. qualchan. is a native american multi-disciplinary artist residing deep in the heart of cascadia. they describe their work as a reimagining of americana filtered through the tropes of new age, focusing primarily on living through the anthropocene. they call this wave now age, & are the only member […]
Cassingle #3 – Harald Sack Ziegler [SPT05]
25 Artists. 25 C-5 (that’s 2:30 per side) cassettes with two tracks (exclusive B-side). Strictly limited to 10 hand-dubbed copies each. Custom design. superpolar Taïps proudly presents the third release of its Cassette Single series. superpolar.org/2020/10/20/the-spt-cassingle-series/ The number of his entries on discogs is 49 – in reality there are innumerable and probably half of them […]
Cassingle #2 – The Master Musicians of Dyffryn Moor [SPT04]
25 Artists. 25 C-5 (that’s 2:30 per side) cassettes with two tracks (exclusive B-side). Strictly limited to 10 hand-dubbed copies each. Custom design. superpolar Taïps proudly presents the second release of its Cassette Single series. The Master Musicians of Dyffryn Moor are a ragtag band of percussionists from a parallel Wales where rituals and folklore […]
Cassingle #1: Tiger Village [SPT03]
25 Artists. 25 C-5 (that’s 2:30 per side) cassettes with two tracks. Exclusive B-sides. Strictly limited to 10 hand-dubbed copies each. Custom design. superpolar Taïps presents the first release of its Cassette Single series. The original thought behind the music of Tiger Village was to make music that is missing a core component of composition, […]
The Cassingle Series
Updated 11 September 2023 35 Artists. 35 cassette singles. Exclusive B-sides. Individual artwork. A limited number of hand-dubbed copies per tape and artist. Eventually, all tracks will be released on a compilation (digital/cassette), planned for sometime in 2024. That’s the SPT Cassingle series in a nutshell. The first two batches of three were released on […]
bleed Air (SPT02)
bleed Air’s debut full-length is a mix tape blending dark ambient, playful electronica as well as experimental beat and drone. A journey into warm, analogue noise, echo and soundscapes, sometimes resembling a soundtrack for a yet to be filmed low budget sci-fi movie. When Robot choirs start singing or broken analogue circuits and filters start […]