INFERNO Tape

[Moloch]

Get yours here: https://bleep.com/format/1982221-inferno

[The Other]

Do not own any official BoC tapes. So I had to snag this. Thanks for the heads up.

[sowhereareyouliving?]

33 USD? Spicy pricey!

[fujee]

33 USD? Spicy pricey!

Special inferno pricing. Get 'em while they're hot.

[burst__of__indigo]

Pricey for a tape but this will no doubt be a collector's gem. I'm so glad I passed on the red vinyl last night. I didn't expect this to drop so soon.

I listen to my tapes more than any vinyl I own. With prices going up, I can't really justify vinyl anymore.

[dana]

I bought one, i'm going to play the fuck out of it and make a real lofi version of the album

[AuHr]

One less tape, thanks to me. I was really hesitating, weighing my greed vs curiosity vs joy. But I actually wrote on here somewhere that my two wishes-not predictions- for what could come out of the VHS mystery (remember not knowing?) were a flexi vinyl sent out in a nat'l geographic format art magazine (ok, not quite), and any official new music on a tape format. Had to do it. Too late to look back now. Press play!

[Redd Panderson]

One less tape, thanks to me. I was really hesitating, weighing my greed vs curiosity vs joy. But I actually wrote on here somewhere that my two wishes-not predictions- for what could come out of the VHS mystery (remember not knowing?) were a flexi vinyl sent out in a nat'l geographic format art magazine (ok, not quite), and any official new music on a tape format. Had to do it. Too late to look back now. Press play!

Full solidarity to you, this is one of the unicorn releases where I snagged all 3 formats. I don't do that. The other time it happened was kind of a fluke. But this one is exceedingly special!

[chromaphase]

Out of curiosity for anyone who already received their tape, do you know what formulation the tapes are using (Type I Ferric, Type II Chrome, etc.) ?

[Mexicola]

Out of curiosity for anyone who already received their tape, do you know what formulation the tapes are using (Type I Ferric, Type II Chrome, etc.) ?

Doesn't state. The only specification printed is the 1 7/8 IPS speed. I doubt it's anything out the ordinary, although looks great and mine was made in the UK.

[turquoise70]

YES! Woo! I get stuff on tape whenever I can, thanks so much for the heads up! I would have missed this completely otherwise.

I also try to release my own stuff on tape whenever I can. God bless Josh at Illuminated Paths for that.

[burst__of__indigo]

Listening to my copy now, it's crazy how good this sounds. So glad I went with this over vinyl. Just not much of a fan of vinyl these days.

Based on my experience with releasing tapes, I'm guessing this was manufactured by BandCDs. They use type 1 as far as I know, but with a client like this the accessibility for options is probably unlimited.

[AuHr]

After no tracking updates, it arrived today. Will WARP replace mine that arrived in a cracked to hell case? The cardboard case doesn't show damage but the whole thing was either beneath a lot of pinpoint weight or it was packaged cracked. I'll wait.

[Redd Panderson]

Listening to my copy now, it's crazy how good this sounds. So glad I went with this over vinyl. Just not much of a fan of vinyl these days.

Based on my experience with releasing tapes, I'm guessing this was manufactured by BandCDs. They use type 1 as far as I know, but with a client like this the accessibility for options is probably unlimited.

Man, this is getting me so excited to hear mine. First time with a BOC tape, hearing it "the way it was meant to be heard," lol

[The Other]

My first official BoC tape has arrived.

[fractalz42]

I bought mine yesterday, can't wait for it. Hoping for safe shipping.

[turquoise70]

After no tracking updates, it arrived today. Will WARP replace mine that arrived in a cracked to hell case? The cardboard case doesn't show damage but the whole thing was either beneath a lot of pinpoint weight or it was packaged cracked. I'll wait.

dude... your tape went through the Inferno itself. As disappointing and frustrating as I'm sure that is (I'm sorry, seriously) it's kind of a keepsake now.

[Josh]

I'd like to ask an honest question. I'm not judging, but I don't get the cassette thing. Not just BoC, but any band that releases on cassette. I grew up buying and listening to tapes, but once CDs became standard, I never looked back. I remember having a copy of Beastie Boys' Check Your Head and playing it so much it wore out, which IIRC, didn't take all that long to happen. I soon replaced it with a CD and I think I still have it somewhere. I get the appeal of vinyl, CD, digital files, but the cassette revival doesn't make sense to me.

Are cassettes purchased mostly as a piece of merch to collect, or do people really enjoy the format?

[Wildfire]

I'd like to ask an honest question. I'm not judging, but I don't get the cassette thing. Not just BoC, but any band that releases on cassette. I grew up buying and listening to tapes, but once CDs became standard, I never looked back. I remember having a copy of Beastie Boys' Check Your Head and playing it so much it wore out, which IIRC, didn't take all that long to happen. I soon replaced it with a CD and I think I still have it somewhere. I get the appeal of vinyl, CD, digital files, but the cassette revival doesn't make sense to me.

Are cassettes purchased mostly as a piece of merch to collect, or do people really enjoy the format?

Some people really enjoy the format, it's really big in the ambient world, it just gives a pleasant sonic characteristic that many people get a kick out of due to it's nostalgic quality.

[turquoise70]

Also a pretty big fan of the tactile experience of it. Like, I don't NEED to have any of my music on any kind of physical media at all. The main thing I like about tapes is the physical experience of them. They way they look on the shelf, their size and form factor, the way it feels to handle them/load them into a player and mash the button down, the persistent inconvenience of having to seek tracks without skipping... there's something about it that puts me in a good place emotionally. Feels real. I'm sure it's all nostalgia-related or something!