See Hear Podcast Episode 114 - Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape

There's a song performed by Peter Allen that seems to be more
relevant than ever: Everything Old Is New Again. Film plots are
recycled, songs are recycled (through covers or the same chord
structures).....and the media we use to play those films and songs
are back in fashion. Records have been popular again for a while,
some people are rediscovering VHS, and as this month's film focus
shows us, the Compact Cassette is the new medium of choice for
music recording and listening. Welcome to Episode 114 of See Hear
Podcast. In 2016, Zack Taylor released a film called “Cassette: A
Documentary Mixtape” which looks at the humble invention which
meant so much to those of us who grew up with the tape as a
dominant medium for music listening (and recording music and audio
letters and.....) The film features a new generation who were
probably not born or at least cognisant of the tape singing its
praises. Importantly, the director also sought out Lou Ottens and
his colleagues who invented the compact cassette in the early 60s.
While proud of their achievements, Ottens is somewhat puzzled that
the cassette appeals so much to a new generation – he truly
believes (as inventors do) that the cassette's time is done and the
next thing should be focused on. False nostalgia? A genuine appeal
to new eyes? The film gently explores all these things. The fans,
the inventors, the musicians only releasing their music on
cassette.....they're all here. Tim, Kerry and myself are joined by
Mike White of The Projection Booth to talk as much about our own
experiences and thoughts on tapes as well as the film. Give it a
listen, then gather your friends together to reminisce (if you're
of that age) about your own mixtapes, the times you became cassette
surgeons, and how much you miss your old Walkmans. The film is
available for you to watch on Tubi or on Youtube at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmClZ7SMfBo Mike has a number of
shows running under the banner of the Weirding Way Media network,
but the flagship is The Projection Booth, essential listening for
film fans of any type of cinema – tentpole, arthouse, Sci-fi,
Czech, theme months, early cinema, obscure, mainstream.....all
discussed with people passionate about films. It's a favourite of
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