Already Dead Tapes

Already Dead Tapes

@alreadydeadtapes.bsky.social

Genre-free record label & shop focused on cassettes, vinyl, and VHS. Est. 2009. alreadydeadtapes.com Not accepting demos.

640 Followers 55 Following 10 Posts Joined Sep 2023
3 months ago
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Pressing Concerns: Tony Molina, Chaepter, Star Card, MARAUDEUR The Thursday Pressing Concerns is made up of four albums that are coming out tomorrow, November 14th. We’ve got new ones from Tony Molina, Chaepter, Star Card, and MARAUDEUR below, and if you…

New blog post! Wrote about new records from Tony Molina @slumberlandrecords.com, Chaepter, Star Card @alreadydeadtapes.bsky.social, and MARAUDEUR:

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7 months ago
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little run of shows starting next week with my dear friends SH!TOMATO and Peopling

07/30 / Los Angeles / Slipper Clutch
08/01 / Los Angeles / Coaxial Arts
08/02 / San Diego / Bike Del Pueblo
08/06 / San Diego / Bancroft Bar

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8 months ago
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We're now offering custom cassette duplication!

Need tapes for your band or project? Reach out at alreadydeadtapes.com for a quote!

Duplicated tapes with and without full color artwork and cases now available.

Drop us a line, we'd love to help out with your next project.

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9 months ago
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Track Premiere: Public Speaking’s ‘Lapse’ The Brooklyn-based experimentalist releases the first single from his forthcoming LP.

*** TRACK PREMIERE ***

@pubspeak.bsky.social's 'Lapse' - taken from the forthcoming album from the Jason Anthony Harris-led project - out later this year via @alreadydeadtapes.bsky.social.

sun-13.com/2025/05/29/t...

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9 months ago
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2: Eating pizza in the rain (the… - Playlist by Strategic…

STR BC Mix 2:

Eating Pizza In The Rain (The Grease Forms An Impermeable Barrier Against Water, So The Pizza Is Totally Fine)

bandcamp.com/strategictap...

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11 months ago
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Ian MacPhee // Cycles ( @alreadydeadtapes.bsky.social 2025). Love this artist. Ambient soundscapes and field recordings flawlessly stitched together.

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1 year ago
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Sobbing Honey // Melela (true stereo) (@alreadydeadtapes.bsky.social 2024). Creeping musique concrete and ambience. Duo of Grant Capes and Mike Meanstreetz. (More Mike Meanstreetz in our lives, please. Where have you gone Tingo Tongo Tapes??)

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1 year ago
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@alreadydeadtapes.bsky.social

California tour in may.

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1 year ago
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My new album Cycles is out today on @alreadydeadtapes.bsky.social! Available on cassette and special edition VHS tapes, very happy for it to be out in the world.

ianmacphee.bandcamp.com/album/cycles-2

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1 year ago
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Pressing Concerns: Vista House, Dignan Porch, Grey Factor, The Royal Arctic Institute Welcome to a new Pressing Concerns! I’m glad you’re here. Today features new albums from Vista House and Dignan Porch, a new EP from The Royal Arctic Institute, and a reissue of the dis…

From two years ago: wrote about records from Vista House @anything-bagel.bsky.social, Dignan Porch @safesuburban.bsky.social @repeatingcloud.com @hiddenbayrec.bsky.social, Grey Factor @tinyglobalmusic.bsky.social, and The Royal Arctic Institute @alreadydeadtapes.bsky.social:

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1 year ago
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Various Artists ~ Now That’s What I Call Already Dead! We can’t believe Josh Tabbia’s Already Dead Tapes is 15 years old, because we can remember when it was born and now it’s almost old enough to drive!  Moving around a bit, from Chi…

Incredibly thoughtful review of our 15th anniversary compilation from Richard at @acloserlisten.bsky.social !

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1 year ago
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Chicago’s 96 Cougar are back with 'Forklift Rodeo', a gritty collision of cowpunk and garage rock, layered with psychedelic and alt-country undertones.

Out March 7th on cassette and streaming services.

First single & pre-order are live: alreadydeadtapes.bandcamp.com/album/forkli...

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1 year ago
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Ian MacPhee - Days YouTube video by TBD Presents

And big thanks to @tbdpresents.bsky.social for premiering the video. My new album has an accompanying VHS full of Hi-8 video collages I made set to the music. This video is a clip from that:

youtu.be/lTek64pYN58?...

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1 year ago
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@ianmacphee.bsky.social returns to Already Dead with 'Cycles', an album that merges ambient drone with organic field recordings. Available 2/28 on cassette, VHS, and streaming. Bundles also available.

First single and pre-order are live:
alreadydeadtapes.bandcamp.com/album/cycles

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1 year ago
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Our 15th anniversary compilation is out today!

A nearly 90 minute mixtape spanning experimental, post-punk, folk, harsh noise, hardcore, electronica, dreampop, drone, sludge, and just about every other genre under the sun.

www.alreadydeadtapes.com/product-page...

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1 year ago
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2018 maybe?

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1 year ago
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Found two copies of Urine Hell's sold out 'Weight' cassette in a box of distro items, they're now available on the AD site: www.alreadydeadtapes.com/product-page...

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Already Dead turns 15 this year! Celebrating with a massive 88 minute compilation album featuring a 21 of our favorite artists. Out January 31st on limited edition cassette and Bandcamp, first single and pre-order are live!

alreadydeadtapes.bandcamp.com/album/now-th...

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1 year ago
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It's that time of year again! Join the Already Dead Tape Club and we'll send you new music on cassette tapes all year long, plus members' exclusive club t-shirt, downloads, stickers and more. www.alreadydeadtapes.com/product-page...

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1 year ago
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Already Dead Tape Club Subscription | Already Dead Tapes What the hell is it?The Already Dead Tape Club is our yearly cassette membership. Imagine a year full of tapes, delivered to your door every other month! (with Free US Shipping!) Register now to recei...

It’s that time of year. Time to update my subscription to @alreadydeadtapes.bsky.social

www.alreadydeadtapes.com/product-page...

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2 years ago
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I’ve waited for too long to throw this on! Psyched to hear the Royal Arctic Institute on vinyl (I’ve only had tapes before this one). “From Catnap to Coma to Catharsis” (2023) compiles their two @alreadydeadtapes.bsky.social EPs into one full-length. Your new favorite late-night road trip band.

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2 years ago
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#tapetueday
New batch of @alreadydeadtapes.bsky.social showed up

ianmacphee.bandcamp.com/album/distan...

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2 years ago
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Hazardous Material, by Material 11 track album

This preorder on @alreadydeadtapes.bsky.social is pretty epic alreadydeadtapes.bandcamp.com/album/hazard...

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