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Qassettes — keeping it reel

Off the back of their QRATES vinyl pressing service comes QASSETTES... can you guess what it is? Yes — people still want tapes for some mad reason.

The imperfection of perfection and why I miss cue burn

The reliance on technology-based perfection is slowly eliminating the human element of DJing. Give me cue burn and off beats - do that mix in one take.

Cassettes cool again, but do you have a player?

Cassettes are pretty awful, but like most things retro, seemingly cool. Or at least so says the BBC, who have found a small but noticeable rise in sales.