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Dig Up Your Mom's Walkman: Tapes Are Back In A Big Way

By Vincent Brunetto

Remember cassettes? Those little plastic things you pulled the guts out of? Well, they're suddenly cool again. So cool that the fine people at Get On Down reissued Raekwon’s 1995 classic Only Built 4 Cuban Linx on a limited edition purple tape replicating the original. The insanely elegant package sold out in just two days, but Raekwon isn’t the only one with an awesome cassette release. Here are a few others!

The Cyclist - Rending Brass

&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;http://crashsymbols.bandcamp.com/track/grayscale-ryan-hemsworth-remix&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; data-cke-saved-href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;http://crashsymbols.bandcamp.com/track/grayscale-ryan-hemsworth-remix&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Grayscale (Ryan Hemsworth Remix) by The Cyclist&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;

This remix tape released by Crash Symbols features the likes of Ryan Hemsworth, Lemonade, and SPORTS.

Slow Magic - ▲

The chillest.

Ariel Pink & R. Stevie Moore - Klu Klux Glam

&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;http://rsteviemoore.bandcamp.com/track/no-zipper-3&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; data-cke-saved-href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;http://rsteviemoore.bandcamp.com/track/no-zipper-3&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;No Zipper by R. STEVIE MOORE&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;

Possibly the worst album title ever.

Black Marble - Weight Against The Door

Brought to you by the brilliantly strange AMDISCS.

Young Pharos - White Shados

&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=&amp;amp;amp;quot;http://chillmegachill.bandcamp.com/track/put-your-love-in-my-hands&amp;amp;amp;quot; data-cke-saved-href=&amp;amp;amp;quot;http://chillmegachill.bandcamp.com/track/put-your-love-in-my-hands&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt;Put Your Love In My Hands by Young Pharaohs&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;

Comes with some free swag.

Ken Seeno - Invisible Surfer On An invisible Wave

Synth-heavy vibes with Vermont's NNA Tapes.

Punks On Mars - Ryan Howe Presents: Pimples in 3D

Been in the deck for a while.

Now, I’m sure you're asking yourself, "What the hell am I going to listen to these tapes on?" Not to fear; the the evil geniuses at Hammacher Schlemmer have got you covered with this monstrosity...