In my latest Cassette Culture column for Beats Per Minute , I write about tapes from: @indek.bsky.social Snow Caps (@strangemono.bsky.social) Crystal Voyager & UFOm (@moonglyph.bsky.social) advrb Spectral Snake Stylianos Ou beatsperminute.com/cassette-cul...

Check out Beats Per Minute’s Honorable Mentions list for 2024. I wrote about records from Alan Sparhawk, Angelo Harmsworth, Blood Incantation, The Bug, Colin Stetson, Henrik Appel, Laryssa Kim, Mitochondrion, Phosphorescent, SUMA, Tindersticks, and Vylet Pony. beatsperminute.com/honorable-me...

While you work through your pre-Thanksgiving warmups, check out these amazing new albums that came out this week: Father John Misty – Mahashmashana @kendricklamar.bsky.social – GNX Mason Infinity - Lucky Lit Me On Fire Fellsius – Blue Es.cher – 01.3 Opeth – The Last Will and Testament

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Coming January 17, 2025: A 2xLP / 2xCD repress of ‘Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo.’ Back in print for the first time in over 20 years, the compilation assembles more than two hours of hard to find and unreleased YLT music from 1988 – 1995. Pre-order: ylt.mat-r.co/geniusloveylt

“ …such is the life of an adventurer” I like: Aardman Animation Laika Studios Andrei Tarkovsky Bravestarr P.T. Anderson Big Ears Festival Studio Ghibli Nikki Giovanni Physical Media (vinyl, cassette, cd) Reading Lumberjanes with my daughter Elephant 6 Recording Co #promosky

Lara Sarkissian - Remnants [btwn Earth+Sky] Electroacoustic sounds woven into an ambient tapestry filled with curious musical divergences and mesmeric atmospheres that play out as a litany of cinematic nomenclature. #digdeepereveryday

TOKEE - ЛЕЯ (Mahorka) Sounds like Depeche Mode going full electronica with some neo-classical touches. Restless and ecstatic and drenched in electro-goth rumbles. Danceable and mischievous, and welcome on a frustrating Monday. #digdeepereveryday mahorka.bandcamp.com/album/--3

As we settle into this prolonged sense of insanity, take some time to temper the absurdity by checking out some amazing records released this week: Poem Rocket - Lend-Lease Wallice – The Jester Los Campesinos! – More Hell Poppy – Negative Spaces Yves - I Did Sofie Royer - Young-Girl Forever