Collaborations on Tapes

If there was one defining trend that has come to characterize the music of this past summer, it is the rising prominence of DIY artists that have come to be lazily labeled as "chillwave." For every Neon Indian or Washed Out that hit it big, there are dozens of other equally talented producers that remain relatively undiscovered, who are unfairly bunched into this 'genre' of music. The reality of it is that they share as much in common with each other as Washed Out and Neon Indian do, which is to say, absolutely nothing; excepting the fact that they were discovered via internet, and that there is a 'home-studio' quality to their first discovered tracks. This makes it all the more exciting when the internet enables these unique and differing artists to collaborate with one another, whether they've ever actually met in person or not. In an effort to capture this excitement, Dead As Digital, Stadiums and Shines, and The Road Goes Even On, have assembled some of the finest of these musicians and released a cassette that features collaborations between these artists, which can be bought at weget.by (tip: There's only one cassette left.) Hit the jump for some choice tracks from this tape.



This first track is called 'For Now' and it is the collaboration between Closed Cassette and Top Girls, and there is an immediate warmth to the track makes one want to head-bob slowly while dreaming of riding bikes by a sunset-lit pond in the forest.

For Now - Closed Cassette X Top Girls by user8625353

The second track that needs to be shared is called 'Air', and it is the result of the works of Warm Waves and Pepepiano. This track is what I feel like Sigur Ros would sound like if Sigur Ros were a lonely stoner making music in his parent's basement.

Air- Warm Waves x Pepepiano by user8625353


This next track, called 'Self Love,' is the effort of Star Slinger and Pandit, and the influence of J-Dilla is evident as soon as the beat kicks in, and come on, who doesn't love J-Dilla?

Self Love - Self Slinger x Pandit by user8625353

If you want to listen to the whole thing, either buy it here or go to deadasdigital.com and search for it.