Tape Op Magazine

2 days ago | tapeop.com | Geoff Stanfield

I’m still shocked at the passing of Martin Phillips of The Chills. He made a number of songs and albums that truly inspired me and many others. Please check out the interview I did with him in 1997, and listen to his song “Pink...

6 days ago | tapeop.com | Geoff Stanfield

Tunde Adebimpe for Tape Op #155, and he has just released Thee Black Boltz, a beautifully conceived album full of interesting sonics and great songs. Many will recognize Tunde as the lead singer of TV On The Radio, the Brooklyn-based band he co-founded with producer and multi-instrumentalist Dave Sidek. This album is diverse, offers many sonic vibes, and is unafraid to dip its toe into a variety of genres.

1 week ago | tapeop.com | Geoff Stanfield

Tunde Adebimpe for Tape Op #155, and he has just released Thee Black Boltz, a beautifully conceived album full of interesting sonics and great songs. Many will recognize Tunde as the lead singer of TV On The Radio, the Brooklyn-based band he co-founded with producer and multi-instrumentalist Dave Sidek. This album is diverse, offers many sonic vibes, and is unafraid to dip its toe into a variety of genres.

1 week ago | tapeop.com | Geoff Stanfield

SABLE, fABLE, the new release from Bon Iver, it dawned on me that he and co-producer Jim-E Stack, have created a collection of songs that are deeply rooted in two american songwriting traditions without sounding like a traditional Americana or gospel or soul album. The release is presented as Disc 1 and Disc 2.

3 weeks ago | tapeop.com | Geoff Stanfield

Tape Op issue #93. His new release, Songs of the Earth, is a return to a sound and vibe reminiscent of 2010's Mount Wittenberg Orca, a collaboration with Björk. Songs of the Earth is a masterful work of orchestral arrangements; adventrous vocals performed by Dirty Projectors bandmates Maia Friedman, Felicia Douglass, and Olga Bell; and the Berlin-based chamber orchestra s t a r g a z e, conducted by André de Ridder.