Below is our update #3 (march 2026)
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Important shipping notice:
Currently, I am working with Intime Delivery, a Dutch company that charges prices comparable to the German Post but a bit more. It’s a delicate balance, but I will always look for the best price for you. We still ship from Germany, but it’s reduced to going there once a week.
0. Fees.
Right! Nobody likes fees of any kind, certainly not when they end up in the coffers of some evil Big Tech company. So, if you trust me enough not to rip you off, especially all my long-serving customers, I’d like to ask you to choose the ‘send money to a friend’ option in PayPal. I don’t pay anything to PayPal, which is nice. It no longer shows your address, so make sure to send me an e-mail with your most current address.
And, of course, Discogs; now, if you see something over there that you’d like to order, you could order through Discogs. Better is to send me an e-mail and order it from me. I like Discogs. I understand they need to earn a buck, too, but I’d like an extra buck, too.
1. Forthcoming concerts:
10 June 2026 Modelbau at FSK radio, Hamburg, as part of Blurred Edges festival
2. New releases
Here’s a little experiment…
Through the Cassette Culture Podcast (https://cassetteculturepodcast.com/), I found out about Copy This Cassette fanzine. I tried to order a copy, but the postage was something of a downer. I asked the publisher if I could get PDFs and Xerox them here, then sell them, with perhaps better postage for European customers. So, this is only for European customers!
In the words of D. Blake Werts:
COPY THIS CASSETTE! is my humble attempt at an info-news-review zine assembled by and for cassette fans. This project grew out of an email conversation with Joshua James Amberson concerning the lack of information about current cassette releases offered by independent tape labels, especially in zine format. Yes, I understand there’s the Internet and all, but even here we’re not seeing near as much attention as was happening five to ten years ago. Thankfully Tabs Out podcast is still rolling; however, the Cassette Gods blog has been on hiatus for a while.
My goal with COPY THIS CASSETTE! zine is to help you find more great music to add to your daily routine. If I’m successful, my words about a release I’ve just heard will spur you on to grab yourself a copy. Even better, you’ll seek out other work by these artists.
Issue 1
In addition to the cassette reviews, we have interviews with:
– James Joshua Amberson (Antiquated Future Records as well as Antiquated Future distro),
– Marc Masters (“High Bias: The Distorted History of The Cassette Tape”), and
– Carl Kruger (SquidCo partner and musician).
artwork from:
– Billy McKay and
– Marc Myers
56 pages
black and white
Issue 2
In addition to the cassette reviews, this second issue we have interviews with:
– Hal McGee (one of the original “cassette culture” creators),
– Nate Cross (Astral Spirits/Astral Editions record label), and
– Emmett Martin (Bud Tapes record label).
artwork from:
– Marc Myers
64 pages
black and white
Issue 3
In addition to the cassette reviews, this third issue we have
– an interview with Jerry Kranitz (cassette culture historian and author),
– an article detailing modern cassette playback options (by Lama Toru),
– artwork from Carl Kruger, and
– an explosion of cassette snapshot reviews by our team of reviewers!
64 pages
black and white
Issue 4
In addition to the cassette reviews, this fourth issue we have
– an interview with Raw Ryan (Ingrown music label owner, musician, etc.),
– an article surveying new cassette tape options (by Lama Toru),
– artwork from Carl Kruger, and
– an explosion of cassette snapshot reviews by our team of reviewers!
64 pages
black and white
Issue 5
In addition to the cassette reviews, this fifth issue we have
– an interview with Anthony Thon of Fantasy Audio Magazine (by Lamu Toru),
– an insanely detailed article about Ron Lessard’s Recycled Music series (by Arvo Zylo),
– a shorter follow-up article covering more Recycled Music listens (by D. Blake Werts)
– artwork from Ron Lessard and Carl Kruger, and
– an explosion of cassette snapshot reviews by our team of reviewers!
64 pages
black and white
only available as a bundle of five, for 18,50. And Europe includes Norway, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and so on.
Opus Dei cassettes update:
It took a bit longer but the physical cassettes are out now. SINCE MY MESSAGES DON’T ALWAYS COME ACROSS, I USE CAPITALS FOR ONCE: I HAVE A FEW TO SELL, BUT NOT ALL; I AM NOT THE ONE RELEASING THESE CASSETTES. IF YOU WANT ORDER PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO opusdeisociety@gmail.com
I ONLY have the ones that I am musically involved with, so here’s a list of titles available from me
opus 1 Post Destruction Music – Mijn Nederlands
opus 2 kapotte muziek – Gematria
opus 3 Death pact International – Death Sentence
opus 4 various – the new mentality
opus 6 Fcator 6 – The Heretic
opus 7 13 frater 13 – the lord is my shepherd
opus 8 various new (militairy) music
opus 9 new (christian) music
opus 10 Kapotte Muziek – Weapons Of Musick
opus 12 Kapotte Muziek – Aim: Destruction
opus 13 Post Destruction Music – The right to be wrong
opus 23 Information Agression – Liberators Become Oppressors
(opus 20 Vandal X contains also my Ragnorak collaboration with Vandal X and I will get some copies of this one soon also to sell)
price iss 7 euro per cassette
still available (though some delay might occur)
Electronic Cottage complete collection
Hardcover, 468 pages, 21 x27 cm
In the wake of his Cause And Effect cassette label and distribution service, Hal McGee launched Electronic Cottage International Magazine. From 1989 to 1991, its six issues focused on the independent home recording community – artists who had developed their craft in the post-punk DIY era. The contributors were nearly all members of the hometaper community. The magazine featured articles providing helpful tips and highlighted the challenges hometapers faced. It included insightful artist and label profiles. And it could be a hotbed of controversy and debate. Though its mission was to serve the hometaper community, Electronic Cottage’s coverage of independent music contributed as much as any of the era’s publications. The 400+ pages produced stand as crucial documents of an era that was melting into the next.
Foreword by Jerry Kranitz, author of Cassette Culture – Homemade Music and the Creative Spirit in the Pre-Internet Age
Design by Studio Bertin
Price 29 euro
We Know How To Hate – The Opus De Society story
soft cover, 88 pages, 17×24 cm
In 1984, Frans de Waard founded his label, Korm Plastics, and his music project, Kapotte Muziek. Shortly thereafter, Christian Nijs joined as a member. About a year later, Frans launched the Opus Dei Society. This harsh noise cassette label released 23 cassettes by the likes of Post Destruction Music, Kapotte Muziek, Death Pact Internal, Factor 6, THU20, 13 Frater 13, A Violated Body, Zweiter Korps, Con-Dom, Nails Øv Christ, Odal, Experiment Incest, Birth of Tragedy, Brutal Love, Vandal X, Het Hilaire Brisdak Ensemble, Une Le Wurg Production and Information Aggression. In this fanzine/booklet, he details the story of each release and, along the way, interviews several key players, including Vidna Obmana, Don van Dijk, David Padbury, Eriek van Havere, Stef Windelinx, and Ameury Perez, while Peter Zincken writes autobiographical notes. There are a few reprinted pieces from the past, such as interviews with Con-Dom and THU20. There’s even a recipe! Two additional texts are about
Christian Nijs and his venture as a label, Disbuse Transmissions, and a piece on the early works of Peter Zinkcen/Odal—an indispensable read for anyone with a love of harsh noise, power electronics and obscure cassette releases.
-> 8,50 euros
In the digital world there are some reissues of old Korm Plastics release
blackhumour – romance
Destroy It!
Modelbau has a few new cassettes, but apart from the ones already spoken for, I have none to sell
MVK & Modelbau – Transversaal
Modelbau – Turnaround
Modelbau & Jeroen Diepenmaat cassette Esc.rec
Modelbau & RSN – two different releases; one is a lathe LP for Licht-ung
Modelbau & Bass Communion – Analysis Reveals Nothing Of Substance CD
Modelbau & MKV – Transversal cassette
Modelbau – Roestig (CD for Licht-ung)
Modelbau & John West – Time dialation 10” lathe cut
Modelbau – Muster CD for Drone Records
Modelbau – CD for Fourth Dimension
Modelbau – 9 Makes 10 CDR No Sides Records
Modelbau – Clicks & Buzzers cassette Aught Void
3. More books??
Yes, more books, second-hand books. I need some space in my tiny apartment, so I am selling some books.
4. A small bunch of items that I also have for sale
Plus other items
Ted Byrnes & Jeph Jerman – Play Drums CD sealed 7 euro
David Lacey – The Root, The Interim CD sealed 7 euro
6. A message from your sponsor
Alfred Boland, who has three different Discogs accounts where you can shop, makes this trip to Germany possible!
for some wave, punk, 70’s, 80’s, dub, pop, rock
for your ambient, experiment, weirdo, postpunk and such
for your classic rock, prog rock, symphonic rock
Both Alfred and me love to sell outside
Discogs simply because we earn a bit more, so feel free to ask Alfred and me to bundle stuff together from all our accounts (in combination with my monthly list as well) and pay one shipping price on the lot! Contact me or Alfred (alfred@redbol.nl )