Collected Animals • sung tongs cassette

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Post **Posted:** Mon Aug 05, 2013 6:42 pm

cassette store day is a thing, apparently. unless this is a hoax that i didn't take the time to unmask/debunk.

http://cassettestoreday.com/releases

sung tongs on cassette sept 7

Post **Posted:** Mon Aug 05, 2013 7:07 pm

I heard the same thing. I couldn't figure out if it was going to be available online or not. I assumed it was going to be in store only (and if so, how would you figure out which ones?). There was a general lack of information about the whole thing. But I'll definitely snag a copy no matter what.

Post **Posted:** Mon Aug 05, 2013 7:09 pm

Guess I'll have to drive to Arlington.

Post **Posted:** Mon Aug 05, 2013 7:13 pm

nickyjay wrote:

I heard the same thing. I couldn't figure out if it was going to be available online or not. I assumed it was going to be in store only (and if so, how would you figure out which ones?). There was a general lack of information about the whole thing. But I'll definitely snag a copy no matter what.

Well there's a list of participating stores on the site. Doesn't sound like it'll be available online.

Post **Posted:** Mon Aug 05, 2013 7:13 pm

Can someone explain to me the fascination with cassettes? Why are they all the rage these days? I though they were of lower quality than records and CDs

Post **Posted:** Mon Aug 05, 2013 8:00 pm

Oops. I was in mobile view and didn't see the stores. Looks like I'm going to Arlington too.

Post **Posted:** Mon Aug 05, 2013 8:27 pm

oh shit, burger reissuing Twink, Think Pink!

Post **Posted:** Mon Aug 05, 2013 9:56 pm

i thought there was going to be a deerhunter release?

Post **Posted:** Mon Aug 05, 2013 10:51 pm

Damn, cant be in madison on the 7th! dat sux. and i heard that too quas, i wonder what happened. maybe they just havent released any info on it yet

Post **Posted:** Mon Aug 05, 2013 10:54 pm

If it's on fatcat it might not be released in the US...

Post **Posted:** Tue Aug 06, 2013 12:50 am

songtungs wrote:

Can someone explain to me the fascination with cassettes? Why are they all the rage these days? I though they were of lower quality than records and CDs

Post **Posted:** Tue Aug 06, 2013 1:51 am

lolol Billy Sprague looks and sounds like he came straight out of Portlandia

so basically the reasons are nostalgia and cheapness, right?

Post **Posted:** Tue Aug 06, 2013 2:00 am

might as well have minidisc day or betamax day

Post **Posted:** Tue Aug 06, 2013 2:26 am

I'm all about 8-track tape

Post **Posted:** Tue Aug 06, 2013 2:44 am

yeah i'd kill for oddsac on VHS

wasn't that brought up in another thread?

Post **Posted:** Tue Aug 06, 2013 3:01 am

Hashmane wrote:

so basically the reasons are nostalgia and cheapness, right?

Yea the main arguments that I'm hearing are that you can't skip tracks on a cassette and that some people just like the sound of tape hiss (for nostalgic reasons I presume). Then of course there is the economic justification. I know that every medium has it's advantages but it just seems like this whole cassette store day is a really lame way to make your fetish seem relevant (nobody calls them cassette stores).

Anyway, Sung Tongs on cassette. Could be cool I guess.

Post **Posted:** Tue Aug 06, 2013 3:30 am

yeah I didn't mention the not skipping tracks or "analogue warmth" since you can get that with vinyl which is a better quality medium, although tapes are more compact I guess

Post **Posted:** Tue Aug 06, 2013 3:36 am

the nature of home recording makes vhs tapes + cassettes way cooler than vinyl imo

Post **Posted:** Tue Aug 06, 2013 3:52 am

There really doesn't need to be an in depth reason on the merits of cassette coolness/quality. It's just another physical form of music. It's not better or worse. It's just a thing that exists.

Post **Posted:** Tue Aug 06, 2013 3:54 am

jfw7 wrote:

the nature of home recording makes vhs tapes + cassettes way cooler than vinyl imo

yeah I feel you on that

Post **Posted:** Tue Aug 06, 2013 3:55 am

StrangeClamsSequel wrote:

yeah i'd kill for oddsac on VHS

wasn't that brought up in another thread?

dub yor own dood

that would be cool, though

Post **Posted:** Tue Aug 06, 2013 3:59 am

Yea, I'm not getting down on cassette tapes in general, just the idea of having a day to celebrate them. Record store day is cool because it gets people through the doors and excited about buying music. Plus, in my town, our record store is on the same block as a bunch of venues so it ends up being an all day music/hang out fest which is cool. Not to mention that it's usually held on, or close to 4/20. I just feel like this whole cassette store day thing is a group of people trying to ride the success of RSD and make their personal fascination seem "cool" or "relevant" in some way.

Post **Posted:** Tue Aug 06, 2013 4:04 am

songtungs wrote:

Can someone explain to me the fascination with cassettes? Why are they all the rage these days? I though they were of lower quality than records and CDs

i feel like it's partially because cheap cars have cassette players in them. but honestly my cassettes always end up breaking. you really have to have a dedicated storage system if you want to preserve them. they are so cheap lol

Post **Posted:** Tue Aug 06, 2013 5:43 am

Erry day mp3 day in my house.

Do you believe there will come a time when we're all like 'remember FLAC YALL? Dang music used to be 2D lol!'

Post **Posted:** Tue Aug 06, 2013 6:12 am

Hashmane wrote:

lolol Billy Sprague looks and sounds like he came straight out of Portlandia

lol

Post **Posted:** Tue Aug 06, 2013 6:20 am

Stanshant wrote:

Erry day mp3 day in my house.

Do you believe there will come a time when we're all like 'remember FLAC YALL? Dang music used to be 2D lol!'

lol!

Post **Posted:** Tue Aug 06, 2013 6:21 am

how much they sellin' these cassettes for, though?

Post **Posted:** Wed Aug 07, 2013 1:10 am

GoJohnnyGo Records
4775 Banning Ave.
White Bear Lake, MN

what the HELL?

Post **Posted:** Wed Aug 07, 2013 1:18 am

Fritz you're doing the post multiple times in a row thing too much man

Post **Posted:** Wed Aug 14, 2013 5:45 am

stoked i'll be able to check this event out!!

definitely getting sung tongs and the laraaji tape

Post **Posted:** Sun Aug 25, 2013 2:28 am

Someone confirmed that the cassette will only be available in the UK

Post **Posted:** Sun Aug 25, 2013 3:13 am

Damn, that's cold.

Post **Posted:** Sun Aug 25, 2013 4:14 am

where was this confirmed?

Post **Posted:** Sun Aug 25, 2013 4:19 am

What a downer

Post **Posted:** Sun Aug 25, 2013 7:17 am

fuck you, fatcat
I'm still going to the store to check come september 7th
rhed rholl in nashville
I'll see you there

Post **Posted:** Sun Aug 25, 2013 5:57 pm

I emailed the owner of one of the participating stores and he told me that he requested a shipment of the sung tongs cassettes but the label told him they wouldn't be imported to the U.S.

Post **Posted:** Mon Aug 26, 2013 1:50 am

Aw nuts i have a feeling they wont have The Terror on cassette in the US either. i think its being distributed by bella union
but now that i check the site again monomania is gonna be on cassette!
but still no US sung tongs

Post **Posted:** Mon Aug 26, 2013 2:41 am

shovel wrote:

Aw nuts i have a feeling they wont have The Terror on cassette in the US either. i think its being distributed by bella union
but now that i check the site again monomania is gonna be on cassette!
but still no US sung tongs

Especially considering Animal Collective is a United Statesian band.

Post **Posted:** Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:21 am

that's really dumm

oh well

Post **Posted:** Mon Aug 26, 2013 6:10 am

That's weird, why would they only release it to the UK?

makes no sense