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Tape OpStudios & prosAdrian Younge Releases Afro-Disco Makossa This new release from Adrian Younge [ Tape Op #119 ] is a modern day Afrobeat offering that has some modern sensibilities, but a foot firmly planted in the era of the genre
Tape OpStudios & prosMaking Music: Conversations With Record Producers is Out Now Our new book, Making Music: Conversations With Record Producers, is out now and you can find it at your favorite book store and online! If you want to buy a copy online, weâd appreciate it if you buy...
Tape OpStudios & prosNew Track and Upcoming Album From Daniele Luppi We did an article on Daniele Luppi back in Tape Op #40, and since then heâs released quite a bit of music including the very cool 2011 Rome collaboration with Danger Mouse, Jack White [Tape...
Tape OpStudios & prosNew Music From Floating Points and Turnstile In April of this year, Sam Shepherd, aka Floating Points, was in San Francisco for 11 performances of his piece for the San Francisco Ballet , Mere Mortals . I caught one of the shows and it was...
Tape OpStudios & prosMaking Music: Our Tape Op Book Reviewed Our book reviewed by James Barber on his Substack ( subscribe! ) Making Music: Conversations With Record Producers Larry Crane established his underground bona fides in â80s Chico, CA band Vomit Launch...
Tape OpStudios & prosNew Weezer: Gold Album Although the album title is listed as simply Weezer , it is being referred to as The Gold Album , due to its, well, gold cover. The record has big, loud, and sometimes abrasive guitars...
Tape OpStudios & prosNew Vinyl Reissues from Skip James and Jimmy Reed Vinyl records may not be the most convenient way to listen to music, but I am convinced they are the best way to listen to music. I am more intentional about what I want to listen to, and I sit down...
Tape OpStudios & prosEpisode 121: Maryam Qudus of Spacemoth We interviewed Maryam Qudus, aka Spacemoth, in 2022 for Tape Op #148 , as well as for episode #8 of our DISCussion podcast. In addition to her own albums, she is busy working with artists such as La Luz, Toro y Moi, Fran
Tape OpStudios & prosCatherine Anne Davies: is Still The Anchoress In issue #149 of Tape Op , I was lucky enough to interview Catherine Anne Davies about her musical career as The Anchoress. We've kept in touch a little bit since, and when her new album, As We Once Were , was annou
Tape OpStudios & prosNew Album and Video from Porcelain, Produced by Scott Evans Over the weekend, I stumbled on the new single and video âApocalypseâ by Porcelain and noticed that it was produced, recorded, and mixed by Tape Op contributor Scott Evans . The song sounds awesome...
Tape OpStudios & prosNew Shearwater Album and Videos Jonathan Meiburg is busy person. Heâs an author and musician who has written for Tape Op, and who we interviewed in issue #148 on his work with his group Loma. Meiburg is also the principal...
Tape OpStudios & prosLaura Veirs' new LP, Temple Songs, coming soon! Laura Veirs has a new LP, Temple Songs , coming out August 14th. Here
Tape OpStudios & prosMeaningful Stone - New Song and Video with Jay Som Check out the new song, â1+1=0â, and fun video from South Korean artist Kim Jimin, who records as Meaningful Stone. The track is a collaboration with producer Melina Duterte, aka Jay Som, and the...
Tape OpStudios & prosNew LP from Hannah Cole Mixed by Sonny DiPerri Nashville based artist Hannah Cole has a new LP, Switchbacks, out September 4th, and has just released the track âMMAâ, and the video to go along with it. The track has loud drums, and noisy, sludgy...
Tape OpStudios & prosAndrew Sa, Missy Thangs, and H.C. McEntire: It Takes Trust Andrew Sa, in and of himself, is an interesting artist, his talents shaped by his childhood performances at his motherâs karaoke joint then honed through relationships forged in the Chicago music...
Tape OpStudios & prosHow I Made "Don’t Dude Me" Read our interview with How I Made "Donât Dude Me" in Tape Op Magazine Issue #174.
Tape OpStudios & prosMac Kennedy & Poison Ruïn Read our interview with Mac Kennedy & Poison Ruïn in Tape Op Magazine Issue #174.
Tape OpStudios & prosJosé González Drawing from a wide-ranging pool of influences – from punk and hardcore to authors like evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and ethicist Peter Singer – José González has forged a unique place for himself in the music
Tape OpStudios & prosKenneth Blume III, FKA Kenny Beats After posting my year-end 2025 favorite albums on < tapeop.com> , I ended up emailing with Kenny Blume who produced one of my favorites, Geese's Getting Killed . He mentioned that he had finished building a new stud
Tape OpStudios & prosTod A. Maitland Tod A. Maitland has worked as production sound mixer on over 100 films since 1978, with known directors such as Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Woody Allen, and Oliver Stone. His work has been nominated six times for
Tape OpStudios & prosHrishikesh Hirway Hrishikesh Hirway is a musician through and through, though that may not be the role that comes to mind when we first think of him. For over ten years, he has created and hosted multiple podcasts, most notably Song Explo
Tape OpStudios & prosJack Petruzzelli A founding member of The Fab Faux, a highly regarded Beatles tribute band, Jack Petruzzelli has an even longer path as a session and touring musician. He has collaborated extensively with artists such as Joan Osborne, Pa
Tape OpStudios & prosAmon Drum & Mona Kayhan Read our interview with Amon Drum & Mona Kayhan in Tape Op Magazine Issue #174.
Tape OpStudios & prosCate Le Bon As I mentioned when I interviewed Stella Mozgawa in Tape Op #169 , I first met Cate Le Bon when she came into my Panoramic House Studio to work on her 2013 album, Mug Museum . Since then, I have enjoyed seeing Cate every
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