The cassette demo was an art in its own right and not only
have we seen it all but vanish and die years ago with the cassette,
its departure was dear and it and what it represented is sorely missed and is
missing. The cassette demo is long dead, but the scariest part is that the demo
is too, no matter what the medium. The demo phase of
of a band is a first small step in making and recording music
and vital to the growth of the band and its existence and creative process.
Casette Demos. Cheap at home basement or project studio 4 track
recordings, better than half the shit I hear today on line, no real mix down
or post production, let alone mastering and the like that seems commonplace
these days thanks to all the available home computer gear you can buy.
But for real the demo is an absent stage in many bands
life and development today. A stage that if many had to endure like that of old would
probably never get through. It’s just to easy to put out an alright record to
soon and make a cd or post tracks on myspace. And on another note the CD demo just
never had the compact rawness and shite decibel range the classic cassette demo
tape posessed nor could it be slid in a pocket the same way, or even charged a
buck for as the CD burn is a joke compared to the real time labor the demo
cassette demanded. The casette Demo: real time recording in duplication/replication,
button cueing, copy machine expertise and origami discipline to fold the booklet
just right, binding info perfect and shit. Not to mention CD burns are so cheap to
make and there is something about them that its like,”I would never pay for one
as I did home boy a favor I accepted it as he burned it before he left his crib last minute anyway.”
This act of sheer impatience in making and creating music and of sad
desperation as bands and artists beg to have people hear what they have
going on way to early sends a message and if you can’t put any value on it how can you
expect anyone else to? You sold it out early bro. The day of the demo tape is dead and myspace may be filling the void the cd never did when it came to demos, but it truly lacks the
spirit of the classic cassette demo. Lastly there are bands with raw songs all over
the internet and myspace that aren’t even bands yet, posting songs and shit
as they hustle the web for a bassist or singer as they just can’t wait to make one.
Un...Real. Go write some songs and play some fucking shows and be a band before
you drop some shit on me and let this be a tribute to the dearly departed and sorely
missed cassette demo tape as I know it would have weeded out a whole bunch of c...rap.