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The Strategic Tape Reserve, based in the Penedès region of Catalonia, is a fully independent organization dedicated to the responsible dissemination of ferric cassette materials.

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 1d

“Dorfmeister” in English would be something like “champion of the village” so to call yourself that implies, in his case, that he won the electronica competition at a village fair. I don’t think “Kruder” means anything, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he won a few village electronica contests as well

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 1d

Sell it as merch on Bandcamp?

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Suite 309 / Tiger Village @tigervillage.bsky.social · 12d

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it’s like being in an unsettling wojack meme where the walls are made of compression ducking and bitcrush. they’re closing in on you for 17 tracks with no time to take a breath

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 3d

Wow. I guess it’s possible with movies too.

Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 3d

Well, you don’t violate IP ownership rights. That’s probably a difficult lesson for a 3 year old to learn, but without a consistently applied legal framework, we’re living at the mercy of the violent whims of chaos itself.

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 3d

My neighbor’s kid is always singing the “Let It Go” Frozen song at the moment and as a fan of free music, I couldn’t be happier.

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely!

Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 3d

This is one of the things that makes music special and whenever you’re lucky enough to be in a situation where you hear more than one piece of music at once, it’s important to really appreciate what a valuable experience that is.

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 3d

One thing that sets music apart from other art forms is that you can listen to two pieces of music simultaneously. With other forms, you can alternate between two, but you can’t easily read two books at the exact same moment and you can’t focus on two different paintings at the same time.

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 3d

If you’ve only read the Taylor Swift lyrics but haven’t actually listened to the songs, you’re not getting that it’s mostly done spoken-word through an octave down pitch shifter over 180bpm supersaw arpeggios and gabber kicks, and honestly works really well.

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 4d

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, I think this is more or less the correct way to listen to all music. Good job, Swift enthusiasts!

amy brown @amybrown.xyz · 4d

are swifties okay

patreegs on instagram says

You need to listen to it once completely through while driving a car alone. Then you have to
listen to it indoors lying down. THEN you pick a few and listen to them WHILE you read the lyrics on your computer. You WILL find that you misheard some of the lyrics. DONT panic. Its COMPLETELY normal and healthy. DONT think about taylors life yet and DONT try to make sense of the lyrics and DONT panic if you dont like some of the songs at first bc your brain will LEARN to like them (evolutionary mechanism).
THEN, continue listening on loop as needed but have 2-3 that you sometimes just listen to on repeat. THEN re-emerge into the world and connect with others about their response to the text. THEN apply practically to your life. THEN examine how they fit into taylors. At this point you can start to lightly engage in online discourse if that feels healthy and safe.

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 4d

That’s probably it

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah, or a sports car

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 4d

A lot of people are going on about Taylor Swift writing “penis songs”, but I think this could be a misreading. Given her poetic songwriting style, isn’t it likely that “penis” is a metaphor for something else?

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 4d

If the whole internet went down, I realize there would likely be some very serious short term consequences, but I would probably also let out a little cheer.

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · Nov 10

Don't let yourself get attached to any social media platforms you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner.

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 5d

I don’t want to sound entitled, but I’m getting pretty impatient waiting for someone to make dark, melancholy minimal wave covers of Avril Lavigne songs.

Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 5d

Awesome!

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 5d

Also, Budokan Boys will soon be touring, so if you live in, live near, or have always dreamed of visiting one of these places, you should consider taking in the deranged spectacle of “The Ooze” in person.

Fall concerts in the EU and UK in support of THE OOZE

6 Nov — Athens, TV Control Center (KET)
7 Nov — Thessaloniki, Kotetsi
8 Nov — Skopje, La Kaña
11 Nov — Sofia, Bobbina
12 Nov — Belgrade, Dim
13 Nov — Zagreb, Noise n' Roses event
15 Nov — Vienna, Central Garden
17 Nov — Budapest, Gólya
18 Nov — Prague, TBA
21 Nov — Berlin, TBA
26 Nov — Paris, TBA
29 Nov — Cardiff, ARTHOLE
30 Nov — London, The Horse Hospital

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 5d

…to power our trains!

Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 5d

Airports are the blandest, most corporate type of transportation infrastructure and in my opinion, they simple don’t deserve music.

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 5d

And I’m not saying all fx are bad and we shouldn’t use them. Being a sound and getting chosen to go through a looper or a sustainer is probably pretty flattering!

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 5d

How would you feel if someone accused you of being “too dynamic”? That would be hurtful, wouldn’t it. So I wonder how sounds feel when we put them through a compressor. Not very I guess. But maybe they’re just relieved that we didn’t use a “Bit Decimator” or something with a name like that.

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · 5d

I’m not trying to emotionally manipulate anyone but maybe artists should think about how sounds feel about the fx they use on them. For example, putting reverb on a sound is essentially saying “I want you to seem far away.” Do you think the sound likes that? Does that make the sound feel good?

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