>_charming a new generation of music enthusiasts with its nostalgic appearance and distinctly warm and rich sound._
Ahhh yes… the warm and rich sound of ‘hssssssssssssssssss’
Surprise?
The retro trend of cassettes has been years in the making. I’ve bought Japanese tapes in the last 10 years
Love that retro is still a thing, that cassette futurism vibe is great.
Well, time to show the youngsters how to rewind the cassette with a pencil in order to save on the batteries of the Sony Walkman with orange headset.
Will they also re-release computer games like Elden Ring for cassette tape?
What’s the point of getting cassettes over vinyl? Vinyl can be better quality than both CDs and MP3. I don’t have any fond memories of cassettes at all. So confused.
They’ve had a revival in the US for years now.
I’m all about retro and forgotten tech, but this is one trend I won’t be hopping on.
Nothing good about music on cassette
>At some stores like Tower Records, cassette tape popularity is on the rise, especially among people in their 20s and 30s who never experienced the tapes’ heyday in the 1980s.<
Eh! I’m a relic of the past as they quoted and also I’m in my 30s. I had lots of cassettes and CDs in the 2000s. Cassettes still had enough “hey” back in those days.
The cassette section in Tower records Shibuya thats been there for about 5 years is a bit sad, back in a small corner on the vinyl floor and the new tapes sadly don’t move while a few of the “collectors item” vintage tapes from the 80’s & 90’s are waaaaay overpriced, like ¥20,000 for an opened copy of Thriller which is kinda expected but the only people I see ~~buying~~ looking at em (and I’m in there 2-3 times a week) are late teen/early 20-somethings who are simply marveling at their aesthetics
I know a lot of indie acts are releasing on cassette lately, with digital download QR codes attached. No point releasing on CD now few people own CD players, so if you want to do a physical release, why not choose the coolest-looking option?
sounds…
Boomers complained about all the inconvenient bullshit gen Z doesn’t have to deal with, so the zoomers accepted the challenge.
Rotary phones are next, baby.
The entire article is based around Tower expanding their cassette section. I live in Japan and I have not seen a single person use a cassette in years. Like many articles on Japan, I don’t think this is actually a thing.
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>_charming a new generation of music enthusiasts with its nostalgic appearance and distinctly warm and rich sound._
Ahhh yes… the warm and rich sound of ‘hssssssssssssssssss’
Surprise?
The retro trend of cassettes has been years in the making. I’ve bought Japanese tapes in the last 10 years
Love that retro is still a thing, that cassette futurism vibe is great.
Well, time to show the youngsters how to rewind the cassette with a pencil in order to save on the batteries of the Sony Walkman with orange headset.
Will they also re-release computer games like Elden Ring for cassette tape?
What’s the point of getting cassettes over vinyl? Vinyl can be better quality than both CDs and MP3. I don’t have any fond memories of cassettes at all. So confused.
They’ve had a revival in the US for years now.
I’m all about retro and forgotten tech, but this is one trend I won’t be hopping on.
Nothing good about music on cassette
>At some stores like Tower Records, cassette tape popularity is on the rise, especially among people in their 20s and 30s who never experienced the tapes’ heyday in the 1980s.<
Eh! I’m a relic of the past as they quoted and also I’m in my 30s. I had lots of cassettes and CDs in the 2000s. Cassettes still had enough “hey” back in those days.
The cassette section in Tower records Shibuya thats been there for about 5 years is a bit sad, back in a small corner on the vinyl floor and the new tapes sadly don’t move while a few of the “collectors item” vintage tapes from the 80’s & 90’s are waaaaay overpriced, like ¥20,000 for an opened copy of Thriller which is kinda expected but the only people I see ~~buying~~ looking at em (and I’m in there 2-3 times a week) are late teen/early 20-somethings who are simply marveling at their aesthetics
I know a lot of indie acts are releasing on cassette lately, with digital download QR codes attached. No point releasing on CD now few people own CD players, so if you want to do a physical release, why not choose the coolest-looking option?
sounds…
Boomers complained about all the inconvenient bullshit gen Z doesn’t have to deal with, so the zoomers accepted the challenge.
Rotary phones are next, baby.
The entire article is based around Tower expanding their cassette section. I live in Japan and I have not seen a single person use a cassette in years. Like many articles on Japan, I don’t think this is actually a thing.
Just like in Perfect Days