Older fans will have fond memories of plugging into a Walkman (which still exists as a range of portable digital media players like this 8GB model) and listening to their favourite albums on their way to school or work. They’ll also remember the engaging, real-time joy of recording mixtapes, a much more considered and engaging process than simply clicking “add to playlist” on a streaming app.
While cassettes and vinyl audio recordings won’t sound as clean as digitally mastered tracks, fans are drawn to their warm, analogue sound – hissing, crackles, pops and all.
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Cassettes are not as widely available as vinyl in Singapore, though stores like Roxy Records & Trading, Swee Lee and The Analog Vault offer a limited selection. Used cassettes are available on online marketplaces like Carousell and new releases are also available directly from some artists’ websites.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to scour the Internet for an OG boom box and rechargeable size D batteries. Look them up, kids. These were actual things from the dark ages, before do-it-all smartphones and powerbanks.
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