Hotline / Weltempfanger (Cassingle #34) by Ball Geographie (Translated from the German original, see below) For the Cassingle Series, Ball Geographie contributes two tracks from an abandoned 90ies project which were rearranged and recorded especially for the superpolar Taïps label. Originally, they were part of a two-hour prog-rock musical dealing with the cultural history of […]
Hualun（花伦）- Dawn [Cassingle #27]
superpolar Taïps is very happy to welcome Hualun to the cassingle series. While they modestly call themselves ‘a rock band from China since 2004’, their oeuvre offers so much more. Multiple influences from Krautrock, Minimal and Experimental form the mesmerising soundscapes you can listen to on this cassette single, but also on their other releases. […]
Ffion – Lights That Burn Twice As Bright [Cassingle #26]
“Two pieces of music inspired by the many cloud formations and skylines I’ve seen from my home in West Yorkshire. Everything I see here is almost in slow motion and the birds seem to be carrying a great weight as they fly.” Yorkshire, UK based composer Thomas Ragsdale produces under his own name, but also […]
Chorchill – Ruhrpott Diver [Cassingle 23]
Chorchill revisits his 2020 album Nachtfisch (for Cologne fellow label Strategic Tape Reserve) and gives two tracks the post-minimalism treatment. RUHRPOTT DIVER is a remix and sequel of and to FLOODED RUHRPOTT, while MODERN TAVLA (remix of BLEEDING INTO FALL) sheds some light on the backgammon playing habits of mythical Ruhrpott figure Apel Okuyan on […]
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.”
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 […]
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, […]