I know that that cassette tape’s never went away but I am definitely
a “champion” for their resurgence of late as my youth was spent dubbing
cassettes and doing mix tapes, and it often seems like a practice that was gone
and could have been forgotten.
Canadian label Northern Haze have started releasing cassette
versions of albums and with their two latest two releases they’ve brought to us
all something rather special.
If you said to me, “pick two records from the world of
desert rock that kick started things and changed the way you listened to
music”, then there is no doubt these two would be at the top of most people’s
lists.
Yawning Man’s first album Rock Formations and Fatso Jetson’s
classic Mans Ruin Records release Flames for All get the cassette makeover in
cool little packages.
I would be very surprised if you haven’t heard these albums
at least 100 times each over the years hence I’m not going to review them both
track by track, but for some reason you know little about them, then you’re in
for a treat.
Both cassettes come in oversized boxes that remind me of 90’s
computer games, with the original artwork adapted to fit and you will see that
the iconic Fatso Jetson Planet of The Apes image looks as good today as it did
back in 1999. The Yawning Man cassette is a deep dark blue with a corresponding
button badge that matches the albums sky above the rock formation. The Fatso
Jetson cassette is a bright pink that matches the album artwork and there is
also a neat little inlay card and a cool square apes badge.
Hopefully Northern Haze have a few more surprises lined up
in the future, but for now check the link below before they’re gone forever.
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