Month: April 2024

‘The Harrow & The Harvest’: Gillian Welch’s seminal album on tape and an interview with David Rawlings

April 19, 2024

Last year Gillian Welch’s 2011 album, the Grammy-nominated The Harrow & The Harvest, described by the Washington Post as “Welch…at her haunting, heart-aching best,” was released for the first time ever on reel-to-reel tape via her own Acony Records (which she co-owns with long-time collaborator David Rawlings). It’s long been a favourite album of mine … More ‘The Harrow & The Harvest’: Gillian Welch’s seminal album on tape and an interview with David Rawlings

‘An Evening of New York Songs and Stories’: Suzanne Vega live on tape from Horch House

April 18, 2024

It’s fantastic that we’re starting to see a wider breadth of music available on reel-to-reel tape lately, both in terms of a broader range of genres and also an increasing number of contemporary artists alongside the ‘old greats’. Horch House have been doing some sterling work on this, with recent releases including Alice Cooper and … More ‘An Evening of New York Songs and Stories’: Suzanne Vega live on tape from Horch House

Electronic band Yello announce ‘The Mastertape Edition’ & ‘The Revox B77 MkII Yello Edition’

April 3, 2024

I have some exciting news for you here folks, especially for those of us craving a wider range of musical genres on tape. (Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge fan of jazz and classical, but I also love a whole heap of other genres and am always hankering to hear more of them on … More Electronic band Yello announce ‘The Mastertape Edition’ & ‘The Revox B77 MkII Yello Edition’